Carbines
M277
Measured across 155 real players, each with 50+ kills with it.
It's used at the same ranges as other Carbines: 10.8% of its kills are hip-fire. Among the 9 Carbines, it ranks 2nd in shots per kill (19.4), 8th in accuracy (21.9%) and 5th in kills per minute (1.94).
- Kills per minute
- 1.94
- Hip-fire kills
- 10.8%
- Its family: 12.0%. The higher, the closer range.

What's good with the M277
How normal players spread out: the solid band is the middle half, the white line the median and the yellow one its family (all automatic weapons, for example). Right is always better.
Shots per kill
−28% vs its family19.4
Half of players are between 16.2 and 24.1. At 16.2 or fewer, you use it better than 3 in 4. Below 13.6, top 10%.
Accuracy
average vs its family21.9%
Half of players are between 19.2% and 24.5%. At 24.5% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 27.5%, top 10%.
Headshots
−6% vs its family13.3%
Half of players are between 11.7% and 15.2%. At 15.2% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 17.5%, top 10%.
Which class gets the most out of it
Carbines aren't any class's signature weapon: they perform the same on Assault, Engineer, Support or Recon.
Against the rest: carbines
Shots per kill
Rank 2 of 9
Accuracy
Rank 8 of 9
Headshots
Rank 8 of 9
Data: public stats from players our engine sees as normal. These aren't the weapon's official numbers (damage, fire rate): it's how it really performs in people's hands.
