Carbines
M4A1
Measured across 108 real players, each with 50+ kills with it.

- Shots per kill
- 26
- average vs its family
- Accuracy
- 18.4%
- average vs its family
- Headshots
- 13.7%
- average vs its family
- Kills per minute
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- Coming in a few days: we're measuring it.
What's good with the M4A1
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
26
Half of players are between 20.7 and 36.9. At 20.7 or fewer, you use it better than 3 in 4. Below 16.7, top 10%.
Accuracy
18.4%
Half of players are between 15.3% and 22.0%. At 22.0% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 26.2%, top 10%.
Headshots
13.7%
Half of players are between 11.8% and 16.5%. At 16.5% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 20.0%, 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 5 of 7
Accuracy
Rank 6 of 7
Headshots
Rank 4 of 7
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.