Rifles
SV-98
Measured across 102 real players, each with 50+ kills with it.
It's more of an aim-down-sights weapon than other Rifles: only 12.1% of its kills are hip-fire, against 19.7% for the rest. Among the 7 Rifles, it ranks 3rd in shots per kill (4.1), 5th in accuracy (37.9%) and 6th in kills per minute (0.9).
- Kills per minute
- 0.9
- Hip-fire kills
- 12.1%
- Its family: 14.6%. The higher, the closer range.

What's good with the SV-98
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
average vs its family4.1
Half of players are between 3.1 and 5.5. At 3.1 or fewer, you use it better than 3 in 4. Below 2.5, top 10%.
Accuracy
average vs its family37.9%
Half of players are between 32.9% and 42.7%. At 42.7% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 48.2%, top 10%.
Headshots
average vs its family65.5%
Half of players are between 56.2% and 72.2%. At 72.2% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4. Above 76.6%, top 10%.
Which class gets the most out of it
It's a signature weapon of the Recon class: that class carries it with an advantage. Other classes can use it too, without the advantage.
Against the rest: rifles
Shots per kill
Rank 4 of 7
Accuracy
Rank 6 of 7
Headshots
Rank 5 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.
