Original: Whether HBar, Whether Comp? A Hitrater Investigation, posted March 11th 2015
Author: Veritable
This is an attempt to answer a question that I often seen asked: Which gun would benefit from the Compensator? Which gun is worth the ~23% V-Recoil penalty that the Heavy Barrel hits you with?
Part 1: Assault Rifles and Carbines
Setup:
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Hitrater
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H-Recoil values + ADS - Not Moving spread values + SIPS values for the gun in question
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modified by Naked / Heavy Barrel / Compensator barrel attachments
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Range 55m aiming at center mass
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length of burst is set to the BTK values at that range (which is minimum damage for both classes) for the weapon (5 for SCAR-H and Bulldog, 6 for 5.56mm ARs and ACE 52, 7 for 5.56mm Carbines)
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1 million runs
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multiply the expected hits with the damage value to get an average damage per burst value
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rank the damage values for each gun by attachment
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rank the values for each gun in the class
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rank the values for each gun across both classes.
Part 1a: Assault Rifles
ACE 23
Comp (77.3208 ) ---(+1.80%)--> Naked (78.7122) ---(+8.22%)--> HBar (85.1814)AEK-971
Naked (69.4962) ---(+0.59%)--> Comp (69.9084) ---(+6.90%)--> Hbar (74.7342)AK-12
Comp (84.5316) ---(+4.50%)--> Naked (88.335) ---(+8.41%)--> HBar (95.7672)AR-160
Naked (77.2344) ---(+0.77%)--> Comp (77.8284) ---(+6.19%)--> HBar (82.647)AUGA3
Comp (75.7728 ) ---(+0.01%)--> Naked (76.4514) ---(+9.89%)--> HBar (84.0114)BULLDOG
Naked (68.9568 ) ---(+4.73%)--> Comp (72.2208 ) ---(+1.55%)--> HBar (73.3416)CZ-805
Comp (81.4626) ---(+3.22%)--> Naked (84.087) ---(+8.32%)--> Hbar (91.0818 )F2000
Naked (64.0296) ---(+2.90%)--> Comp (65.8872) ---(+4.89%)--> HBar (69.111)FAMAS
Naked (51.246) ---(+5.18%)--> HBar (53.8992) ---(+2.24%)--> Comp (55.1088 )L85A2
Comp (73.4022) ---(+0.82%)--> Naked (74.0052) ---(+10.92%)--> HBar (81.4158 )QBZ-95-1
Comp (80.289) ---(+4.17%)--> Naked (83.6406) ---(+11.13%)--> HBar (92.9502)SAR-21
Comp (81.4374) ---(+2.45%)--> Naked (83.4354) ---(+10.00%)--> HBar (91.7784)SCAR-H
Comp (88.0752) ---(+2.48%)--> Naked (90.2592) ---(+8.23%)--> HBar (97.6896)Pure Damage Output Ranking
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SCAR-H HB
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AK-12 HB
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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SAR-21 HB
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CZ-805 HB
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SCAR-H
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AK-12
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SCAR-H Comp
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M416 HB
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ACE 23 HB
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AK-12 Comp
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CZ-805
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AUG A3 HB
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QBZ-95-1
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SAR-21
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AR160 HB
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CZ-805 Comp
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SAR-21 Comp
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L85A2 HB
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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M416
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ACE 23
----- average -----
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AR160 Comp
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M416 Comp
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ACE 23 Comp
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AR160
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AUG A3
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AUG A3 Comp
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AEK-971 HB
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L85A2
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L85A2 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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Bulldog Comp
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AEK-971 Comp
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AEK-971
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F2000 HB
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Bulldog
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F2000 Comp
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F2000
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FAMAS Comp
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FAMAS HB
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FAMAS
Damage Per Degree V-Recoil Ranking
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SAR-21
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SAR-21 Comp
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SAR-21 HB
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AR160 Comp
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AR160
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QBZ-95-1
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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AR160 HB
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AUG A3
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AUG A3 Comp
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AK-12
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AK-12 Comp
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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AUG A3 HB
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CZ-805 Comp
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AK-12 HB
----- average -----
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SCAR-H
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SCAR-H Comp
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CZ-805
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L85A2
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L85A2 Comp
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ACE 23 Comp
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M416 Comp
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ACE 23
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M416
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F2000 Comp
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SCAR-H HB
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L85A2 HB
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F2000
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Bulldog Comp
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CZ-805 HB
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ACE 23 HB
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Bulldog
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M416 HB
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F2000 HB
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AEK-971 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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AEK-971
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FAMAS Comp
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FAMAS
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AEK-971 HB
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FAMAS HB
Combined Ranking - Ease of Use + Accuracy
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SAR-21
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SAR-21 HB
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SAR-21 Comp
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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QBZ-95-1
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AK-12 HB
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AK-12
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AR160 Comp
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AR160
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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CZ-805 HB
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CZ-805
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AR160 HB
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SCAR-H HB
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AK-12 Comp
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SCAR-H
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CZ-805 Comp
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SCAR-H Comp
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AUG A3 HB
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AUG A3
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AUG A3 Comp
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M416 HB
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M416
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M416 Comp
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ACE 23 HB
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ACE 23
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ACE 23 Comp
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L85A2 HB
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L85A2
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L85A2 Comp
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Bulldog Comp
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AEK-971 HB
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F2000 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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Bulldog
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AEK-971 Comp
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AEK-971
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F2000 HB
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F2000
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FAMAS Comp
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FAMAS
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FAMAS HB
Assault Rifles more accurate with Comp than with HBar
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Assault Rifles more accurate Naked than with Comp
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ACE 23
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AK-12
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AUG A3
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CZ-805
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L85A2
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M416
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QBZ-95-1
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SAR-21
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SCAR-H
Assault Rifles that make almost no difference with Naked or Comp
Less than 1% improvement separate these attachments for these ARs, so they are prime candidates to run Suppressor if not needing the HBar.
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AEK-971
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AR160
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AUG A3
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L85A2
Most beneficial HBar
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QBZ-95-1
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L85A2
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SAR-21
Assault Rifles that make more sense with Comp
These ARs are statistically more accurate with the HBar but the V-Recoil penalties are so high or the improvements are so little that itβs not worth it.
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AR160
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Bulldog
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F2000
Part 1b: Carbines
A-91
Naked (53.85534) β(+2.89%)β> Comp (55.4092) β(+10.52%)β> HBar (61.23964)
ACE 21 CQB
Comp (65.65482) β(+3.35%)β> Naked (67.85394) β(+14.59%)β> HBar (77.75614)
ACE 52 CQB
Comp (65.3524) β(+0.27%)β> Naked (65.531) β(+11.73%)β> HBar (73.2184)
ACW-R
Naked (55.22748 ) β(+2.56%)β> Comp (56.64428 ) β(+7.76%)β> HBar (61.04252)
AK5c
Comp (67.75692) β(+2.59%)β> Naked (69.5156) β(+14.08%)β> HBar (79.30076)
AKU-12
Comp (71.20806) β(+6.19%)β> Naked (75.61862) β(+16.36%)β> HBar (87.99252)
G36C
Comp (71.20806) β(+6.19%)β> Naked (75.61862) β(+16.36%)β> HBar (87.99252)
MTAR-21
Naked (48.6486) β(+4.35%)β> Comp (50.7661) β(+7.68%)β> HBar (54.66538 )
SG553
Naked (57.93018 ) β(+1.69%)β> Comp (58.91116) β(+9.25%)β> HBar (64.36122)
Type-95B-1
Comp (67.4751) β(+5.37%)β> Naked (71.09718 ) β(+20.39%)β> HBar (85.59628 )
Pure Damage Output Ranking
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G36C HB
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AKU-12 HB
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Type-95B-1 HB
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Ak5C HB
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ACE 21 HB
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G36C
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AKU-12
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ACE 52 HB
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G36C Comp
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AKU-12 Comp
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Type-95B-1
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Ak5C
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ACE 21
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Ak5C Comp
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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ACE 21 Comp
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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SG553 HB
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A-91 HB
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ACW-R HB
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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ACW-R Comp
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A-91 Comp
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ACW-R
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MTAR-21 HB
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A-91
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MTAR-21 Comp
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MTAR-21
Damage Per Degree V-Recoil Ranking
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Type-95B-1
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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Type-95B-1 HB
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AKU-12
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G36C
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AKU-12 Comp
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AKU-12 HB
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G36C Comp
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Ak5C
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Ak5C Comp
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G36C HB
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Ak5C HB
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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ACE 21
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A-91 Comp
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ACE 21 Comp
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A-91
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ACE 21 HB
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SG553 HB
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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A-91 HB
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ACW-R Comp
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ACW-R
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ACE 52 HB
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MTAR-21 Comp
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MTAR-21
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ACW-R HB
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MTAR-21 HB
Combined Ranking - Ease of Use + Accuracy
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Type-95B-1 HB
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G36C HB
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AKU-12 HB
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G36C
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Type-95B-1
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AKU-12
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Ak5C HB
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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AKU-12 Comp
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G36C Comp
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ACE 21 HB
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Ak5C
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Ak5C Comp
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ACE 21
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ACE 52 HB
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ACE 21 Comp
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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SG553 HB
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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A-91 HB
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A-91 Comp
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ACW-R HB
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A-91
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ACW-R Comp
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ACW-R
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MTAR-21 HB
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MTAR-21 Comp
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MTAR-21
No Carbine is statistically more accurate with Comp than HBar.
Carbines more accurate Naked than with Comp
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ACE 21
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ACE 52
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Ak5C
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AKU-12
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G36C
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Type-95B-1
Only the ACE 52 has less than 1% difference separating Naked and Comp.
Most beneficial HBar
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Type-95B-1
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G36C
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AKU-12
Carbines that make more sense with Comp
No specific Carbine has the HBar increase in accuracy clearly outweighed by the increase in V-Recoil, but these came close.
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ACW-R
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MTAR-21
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SG553
Part 1c: The Big List - Assault Rifles and Carbines Combined Rankings
Pure Damage Output Ranking
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SCAR-H HB
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AK-12 HB
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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SAR-21 HB
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CZ-805 HB
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G36C HB
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SCAR-H
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AK-12
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SCAR-H Comp
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AKU-12 HB
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Type-95B-1 HB
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M416 HB
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ACE 23 HB
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AK-12 Comp
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CZ-805
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AUG A3 HB
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QBZ-95-1
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SAR-21
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AR160 HB
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CZ-805 Comp
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SAR-21 Comp
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L85A2 HB
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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Ak5C HB
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M416
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ACE 23
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AR160 Comp
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M416 Comp
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ACE 21 HB
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G36C
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ACE 23 Comp
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AR160
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AUG A3
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AUG A3 Comp
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AKU-12
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AEK-971 HB
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L85A2
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L85A2 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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ACE 52 HB
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G36C Comp
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Bulldog Comp
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AKU-12 Comp
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Type-95B-1
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AEK-971 Comp
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Ak5C
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AEK-971
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F2000 HB
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Bulldog
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ACE 21
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Ak5C Comp
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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F2000 Comp
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ACE 21 Comp
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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SG553 HB
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F2000
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A-91 HB
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ACW-R HB
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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ACW-R Comp
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A-91 Comp
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ACW-R
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FAMAS Comp
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MTAR-21 HB
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FAMAS HB
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A-91
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FAMAS
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MTAR-21 Comp
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MTAR-21
Damage Per Degree V-Recoil Ranking
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SAR-21
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SAR-21 Comp
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SAR-21 HB
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AR160 Comp
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AR160
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QBZ-95-1
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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AR160 HB
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AK-12
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AUG A3
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AUG A3 Comp
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CZ-805
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AK-12 Comp
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CZ-805 Comp
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Type-95B-1
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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AUG A3 HB
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AK-12 HB
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M416
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Type-95B-1 HB
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CZ-805 HB
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M416 Comp
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AKU-12
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SCAR-H
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SCAR-H Comp
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ACE 23
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L85A2
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ACE 23 Comp
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G36C
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L85A2 Comp
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AKU-12 Comp
----- average -----
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AKU-12 HB
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G36C Comp
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M416 HB
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Ak5C
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Ak5C Comp
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G36C HB
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F2000 Comp
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SCAR-H HB
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F2000
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L85A2 HB
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ACE 23 HB
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Bulldog Comp
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Ak5C HB
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Bulldog
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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AEK-971 Comp
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ACE 21
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AEK-971
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A-91 Comp
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ACE 21 Comp
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F2000 HB
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A-91
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ACE 21 HB
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SG553 HB
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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A-91 HB
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AEK-971 HB
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FAMAS Comp
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ACW-R Comp
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ACW-R
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ACE 52 HB
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FAMAS
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MTAR-21 Comp
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MTAR-21
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ACW-R HB
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MTAR-21 HB
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FAMAS HB
Combined Ranking - Ease of Use + Accuracy
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SAR-21
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SAR-21 HB
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SAR-21 Comp
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QBZ-95-1 HB
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QBZ-95-1
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AK-12 HB
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AK-12
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AR160 Comp
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AR160
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QBZ-95-1 Comp
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CZ-805 HB
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CZ-805
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AR160 HB
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SCAR-H HB
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AK-12 Comp
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SCAR-H
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CZ-805 Comp
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Type-95B-1 HB
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SCAR-H Comp
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AUG A3 HB
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G36C HB
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AUG A3
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AKU-12 HB
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AUG A3 Comp
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M416 HB
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M416
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M416 Comp
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ACE 23 HB
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ACE 23
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G36C
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Type-95B-1
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ACE 23 Comp
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AKU-12
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L85A2 HB
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L85A2
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Ak5C HB
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L85A2 Comp
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Type-95B-1 Comp
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AKU-12 Comp
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G36C Comp
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ACE 21 HB
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Ak5C
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Bulldog Comp
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Ak5C Comp
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AEK-971 HB
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F2000 Comp
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Bulldog HB
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Bulldog
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AEK-971 Comp
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AEK-971
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F2000 HB
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ACE 21
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F2000
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ACE 52 HB
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ACE 21 Comp
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ACE 52
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ACE 52 Comp
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SG553 HB
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SG553 Comp
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SG553
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A-91 HB
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A-91 Comp
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ACW-R HB
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A-91
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ACW-R Comp
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FAMAS Comp
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ACW-R
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MTAR-21 HB
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FAMAS
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MTAR-21 Comp
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FAMAS HB
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MTAR-21