M4 accuracy + The decision between an M4 or SKS.

[Googs]

Hey guys, was wondering what the effective range of an M4 was, and whether it is accurate both in relatively close quaters and medium to long range combat.

Also, if you had to pick between an M4 or SKS, considering the landscape of DayZ, which would you chose?

[epsiloN]

Both are good in close range, M4 is a little better in enviroment with buildings and stuff due to the rate of fire, its good at medium range and not so effective in long range + is way more silent than the sks + the supressors will fixed someday.. Now if you're in a mountain or a field or not in a "rich" town the sks is awesome..

[Pasilius]

Well, if you have time to aim correctly.. you could hit targets up to 700-800 meters with the M4.
Considering you have pristine/worn attachments and an ACOG.

[David]

I've seen videos where m4 was accurate on 500m, but I never experienced that. Is there anyone able to confirm that there is a combination of attachments for m4 which makes it accurate on 400+m? For me, m4 is a gun up to 200m.

To November - from beggining take SKS, later on take m4. Sks is very common and be found in houses too. However both as inaccurate on 400m+. I've hared people saying SKS is a long range gun, but that is a pure rummor. You can't hit the same spot twice on taht range.

[Lance]

M4 is short range high rate of fire with larger mags (30)
SKS is medium range, 10 round auto loader
Mosin with LRS is for long range but slow to reload and extremely loud

BTW you can carry two rifles.

[David]

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

Well, if you have time to aim correctly.. you could hit targets up to 700-800 meters with the M4.
Considering you have pristine/worn attachments and an ACOG.

I did have pritine ACOG but it wasn't accurate even with bibod. I guess also type of buttstock and handguard matters. What is the accurate combination?

[kuma8877]

Change the rate of fire to semi on the M4 by double tapping (T). The accuracy goes up considerably at range as opposed to single rounds fired on auto. And don't forget to change your zeroeing too as this can help a bunch on all the rifles.

[Pasilius]

I've hit targets 700+ meters with the m4. Had a worn ACOG, pristine MP attachments. No bipod.
Granted, it does take a couple of shots to get it right tho :P And, the fire rate needs to be single.

[Diogenes]

Цитата допису Lubo:

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

Well, if you have time to aim correctly.. you could hit targets up to 700-800 meters with the M4.
Considering you have pristine/worn attachments and an ACOG.

I did have pritine ACOG but it wasn't accurate even with bibod. I guess also type of buttstock and handguard matters. What is the accurate combination?

You have to be prone to use the Bipod effectively, also did you range the M4 properly? I have no issues with it really in relation to accuracy. Another thing is that if you go full auto, expect to miss due to the recoil. Your best using it in burst fire or single shot at medium to long range.

[Hugh Jaynis]

Цитата допису Lubo:

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

Well, if you have time to aim correctly.. you could hit targets up to 700-800 meters with the M4.
Considering you have pristine/worn attachments and an ACOG.

I did have pritine ACOG but it wasn't accurate even with bibod. I guess also type of buttstock and handguard matters. What is the accurate combination?

I had this problem aswell, everything was pristine, EXCEPT for the quadrail. I realised maybe my pristine acog wobbles on the damaged quadrail making it inaccurate. Well I take that back, I guess the scope wouldn't mount in the quadrail, but I still think that is why its innaccurate

[Diogenes]

Personally, given the choice, I'd have the M4A1 due to the ammount of ammo found for it, the 60 round Coupled Stanag Mags and the attatchments.

The SKS doesn't hold enough ammo for a sustained fire fight and the ammo isn't common enough. I think that people who use the SKS are thinking more along the DPS route than how viable the weapon actually is in a sustained fire fight environment which is what you need to start thinking about now with Zed mechanics being changed recently.

Given the Zed's current respawn mechanic, The M4A1 is the better weapon to me. It has enough ammo, high enough capacity Mags, a fast enough rate of fire and it shouldn't draw as many Zeds when using the Stanag Mags because each shot should be treated like a Silenced round according to the in game description of the Stanag Mag, also when Suppressors work, it will have the stealth factor due to being able to be Suppressed.

[David]

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

I've hit targets 700+ meters with the m4. Had a worn ACOG, pristine MP attachments. No bipod.
Granted, it does take a couple of shots to get it right tho :P And, the fire rate needs to be single.

Well listen, when you say you can hit targets up to 700m you mean that the gun is accurate on that range. Of course you can hit targets on that range whe you try like 10 times. In combat you don't have time for it, you need the first shot to be accurate. And on that range only accurate is mosin and possibly hunting rifle.

[Diogenes]

Цитата допису Lubo:

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

I've hit targets 700+ meters with the m4. Had a worn ACOG, pristine MP attachments. No bipod.
Granted, it does take a couple of shots to get it right tho :P And, the fire rate needs to be single.

Well listen, when you say you can hit targets up to 700m you mean that the gun is accurate on that range. Of course you can hit targets on that range whe you try like 10 times. In combat you don't have time for it, you need the first shot to be accurate. And on that range only accurate is mosin and possibly hunting rifle.

Why do you need to be accurate at 700M on that gun for the purposes of killing Zeds? Most Zed's will be within 50 - 100 Meteres using the current Zeroing scale. The only time you would need an accurate 700M+ shot is if your engaging other survivors.

[Hugh Jaynis]

Why doesn't the sks have 30 round mags? I used to own an sks and I had 5 30 round mags I used with it.

[Campy]

Цитата допису Zerthactu:

Well, if you have time to aim correctly.. you could hit targets up to 700-800 meters with the M4.
Considering you have pristine/worn attachments and an ACOG.

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[DJswirlyAlien]

I watched a video on the accuracy of these 2 weapons and the basic M4 on single fire was only slightly less accurate the SKS. So I would argue that the minor gains of SKS don't out way the all-rounderness of the M4. I think ultimately the question in this game is Mosin or M4 still.