TR Infantry Weapons

This guide contains a list of every infantry weapon available to TR, along with what I consider to be their most standout features. Positive traits will be labeled with a "+", and drawbacks are labeled with a "-". I also label a few weapons as "Meta™" if they are considered to be among the best-in-class weapons based on community consensus and personal experience, although this can be subjective.

Any mention of bullets-to-kill or time-to-kill assumes the target is standard infantry unless stated otherwise.

"0.75x ADS" Means you move faster while aiming than you would with other weapons.

This list will not include weapon re-skins, such as gold or black variants, that are otherwise functionally identical to their base counterparts. I'm also not covering consumables, because you already know what a grenade does.

Last updated July 21, 2023

Note that the pistol meta is heavily centered on the NS-44 Commissioner, NS-357 Underboss, and NS-45 Pilot. Faction-specific pistols currently have a niche being used by stalker-cloak infiltrators, though they face competition in that niche from both the meta and other NS sidearms.

All TR-specific pistols have access to KCAP ammo.
All pistols besides the Showdown have 0.75x ADS speed.

Default Pistol. 3x Burst. Comparable to an NS-45 Pilot, with less damage per bullet and faster rate of fire. Decent close-range panic option.

• +Most viable starting pistol
  
• +Highest damage per second of all TR pistols
  
• +Can easily reach full-auto by spamming the trigger
  
• -Inaccurate at range

Semi-auto. Designed for longer ranges than other pistols, but has pitiful damage output.

• +Best aimed accuracy, reload speed, velocity, and damage per bullet among TR pistols
  
• -Much lower fire rate results in the lowest damage per second among TR pistols
  
• -Not worth the tradeoff

2x Burst Pistol. Big magazine. The Inquisitor is slowly gaining popularity.

• +Very large magazine capacity for a pistol; high damage per magazine
  
• +Best hipfire accuracy and second best aimed accuracy among TR pistols, and can attach a compensator
  
• -Somewhat low damage per second
  
• -Slow reload speed

Full-auto, and the only faction-specific full-auto pistol besides The President. Damage per second is comparable to the Repeater.

• +Fastest firing sidearm
  
• +Good Damage per second
  
• -Low damage per magazine
  
• -Very Inaccurate

Directive Reward Pistol. Full-auto variant of the Repeater.

• +Full-auto
  
• +Magazine size can be doubled with a special extended magazine attachment
  
• +Longer minimum damage range and less bloom
  
• -Smaller default magazine than the base Repeater

Revolver. The king of all pistols. Can kill an infiltrator with a single head shot and finish off anyone else, but requires skill as inaccuracy is heavily punished.

• +Meta™
  
• +Extremely high damage; can 1-shot infiltrators
  
• -Slow fire rate
  
• -Slow reload
  
• -Slower equip speed than other pistols

Revolver. If the Commissioner is the king, then the Underboss is the prince. The Underboss does less damage than its larger relative but is much more user-friendly in return, and still hits harder than other pistols.

• +Meta™
  
• +Faster fire rate than the Commissioner
  
• +Faster reload than the Commissioner
  
• -Less damage than the Commissioner

3x burst pistol. Its high-caliber rounds can kill standard infantry in a single burst if all 3 shots hit the head, though that's easier said than done. It's a good close-range panic option as well.

• +Meta™
  
• +High damage can potentially kill in a single burst
  
• -Bad at range

Full-auto pistol. Functions well as a pseudo-primary, especially for stalker infiltrators, but lower burst damage makes it worse than the revolvers as a panic option. Slightly less damage per second than the T4 AMP but much more reliable at range.

• +Accurate
  
• +Large Magazine
  
• +Fastest reload among common-pool sidearms
  
• -Somewhat lacking in raw damage output

Revolver. A modified Commissioner adapted to longer ranges at the expense of close-range effectiveness. Comes with a mandatory built-in 4x scope.

• +Higher velocity than the Commissioner
  
• +More damage at range than the Commissioner
  
• +Better aimed accuracy than the Commissioner
  
• -Worse hip-fire accuracy than the Commissioner
  
• -Smaller magazine than the Commissioner

A crossbow. Seems like a dated design but the Hunter is quiet and has access to a variety of bolt types including explosive, detect, and incendiary.

• +Access to a variety of unique ammo types that let it fill unusual roles
  
• +Very high damage per shot
  
• +Quieter than most weapons, will only reveal user to enemies 10 meters or less away.
  
• -Lower than normal head shot multiplier; can one-shot-kill infiltrators on headshot but lacks the followup of the commissioner
  
• -Very long equip time for a sidearm and low fire rate makes it a poor backup option
  
• -Very low muzzle velocity
  
• -Explosive bolts do very little damage to armor, detect bolts are less effective than recon darts, and incendiary bolts do less damage to single targets than regular bolts.

Revolver. You'd think that taking the scope off of a Blackhand would turn it back into a Commissioner, but instead you wind up with this. It's recommended required to listen to Texas Red while using this weapon.

• +Greater hip accuracy compared to the Blackhand
  
• +Fires faster than the Blackhand while aimed
  
• -No optics, but aiming will still increase accuracy
  
• -Slower fire rate than the Blackhand while not aimed
  
• -Only sidearm with 0.5x ADS speed

Revolver. A strange variant of the Underboss that fires two shots at once in a tight shotgun-like cone, which will kill standard infantry if both shots hit the head at point-blank. However, it will likely take an entire magazine or more to kill a target outside of point blank or without head shots.

• +Fires two rounds at once that can kill at point blank
  
• +Greater hip accuracy than the Underboss
  
• -Slower fire rate than the Underboss
  
• -Less damage per bullet than the Underboss
  
• -Very harsh damage drop off beyond point-blank

Full-auto pistol. A variant of the Pilot that fires slower but in full-auto. Generally considered worse than the Pilot as a panic weapon and worse than the Emissary as a pseudo-primary.

• +It's a full-auto Pilot
  
• -Slower fire rate and velocity than the Pilot

• Semi-Automatics which are more effective at range
  
• Fully-Automatics which focus on close-range damage per second
  
• Pump-Actions that can one-shot-kill but cycle rounds slowly

Default Shotgun. Semi-auto, magazine-fed. Balanced but usually worse than alternatives in practice.

• +Fastest reload speed among magazine-fed shotguns
  
• +Higher minimum damage than other shotguns
  
• -Out-competed for effectiveness at range by the NS Baron G5
  
• -Out-competed for effectiveness in close quarters by just about everything else

Semi-auto, magazine-fed, high capacity shotgun. A closer-range variant of the Barrage.

• +Larger magazine
  
• +Longer maximum damage range
  
• -Slowest reload among magazine-fed shotguns
  
• -Less damage at range
  
• -Slightly less velocity

Full-auto magazine-fed shotgun. Not very subtle.

• +More damage per pellet at close range
  
• +Faster rate of fire
  
• -Less damage at range
  
• -Less accurate
  
• -Slow reload

Pump-action, tube-fed, high-capacity shotgun. Little brother to the Blackjack.

• +Can kill with a single trigger-pull
  
• +Larger magazine than the Blackjack
  
• +Faster reload and chamber speed than the Blackjack
  
• +More accurate than the Blackjack
  
• -Less damage per shot than the Blackjack

Pump-action, tube-fed, high-damage shotgun. Trades a round per magazine for an additional pellet per shot. Focuses on raw burst damage.

• +Can kill with a single trigger-pull
  
• +Most pellets per shot
  
• -Slower reload and chamber speed
  
• -Smaller magazine
  
• -Less accurate

Directive reward shotgun. Essentially a shiny, full-auto Barrage.

• +Full-auto but with a semi-auto's stat spread
  
• +Longer maximum damage range
  
• +Larger magazine
  
• -Heavier recoil
  
• -Longer reload

Tube-fed, semi-auto shotgun. Despite its low damage and potentially slow reload process, the Baron's tight pellet spread makes it more effective and reliable at longer ranges than other shotguns.

• +Meta™
  
• +Tight pellet spread
  
• +Damage drops off slower than other shotguns
  
• +Higher velocity than other shotguns
  
• -Low damage
  
• -Tube-feeding can make reloading a lengthy process

Tube-fed, semi auto shotgun with a built-in silencer. One of the best Black Market weapons.

• +Meta™
  
• +It's a silenced Baron, and the only silenced shotgun.
  
• +Larger magazine than the Baron
  
• -No smart choke access
  
• -Fire rate, damage fall-off, and velocity are all worse than the stock Baron's

Submachine guns are focused on fast-paced close-quarters engagements but can reach out farther than shotguns in emergencies. Carbines are usually as good or better than SMGs for most engagements, so SMGs are typically only used by infiltrators and ASP-enrolled light assaults.

All SMGs have 0.75x ADS speed.

High-damage submachine gun. AKA the "farmistice."

• +Meta™
  
• +Extremely high fire-rate
  
• -Inaccurate and hard to control at range

A worse alternative to the Armistice with a well-endowed magazine. AKA the "failstorm."

• +Much larger magazine
  
• -Lacking damage output
  
• -Still inaccurate and hard to control at range

A slower-firing but harder-hitting SMG that has very unique attachment options, namely the BX Adapter which allows the gun to fire extremely quickly after a spinup delay.

• +Access to Hybrid Suppressor, BX Adapter, and KCAP ammo
  
• +Harder hitting, slower firing model makes having similar accuracy stats to the Armistice less noticeable
  
• -BX Adapter's spinup time is very punishing, and takes up an important attachment slot

Directive reward SMG. A shiny Armistice with a larger magazine.

• +Larger magazine, can be increased further with Extended Magazines
  
• +Access to KCAP ammo
  
• -Longer reload time

A unique SMG with a respectable damage model and an integrated grenade launcher. The default grenades do less damage than other underbarrel launchers, but can be modified to have unique effects depending on the class using it. The Punisher also has the unique ability to equip an additional rail attachment along with its grenade launcher.

• +Meta™
  
• +Higher RPM than other SMGs of its caliber
  
• +Unique adaptive class underbarrel launcher that doesn't sacrifice rail attachment access
  
• +Better damage at range with low fall off
  
• -Low muzzle velocity

A very controllable SMG that can easily hit targets pushing into carbine range. Contrary to its in-game description, the PDW does not hit hard at all, so don't expect to win any trades at its preferred range.

• +Accurate with very forgiving recoil
  
• -Low damage, other SMGs can outperform it with practice

A variant of the NS-7 PDW with an integrated suppressor. It has 20m/s more velocity than if the PDW used an aftermarket suppressor. It also fires slightly faster, presumably as compensation for losing most of its ranged effectiveness.

• +Integrated suppressor; very slightly better velocity than other suppressed SMGs
  
• +Slightly higher fire rate than the NS-7 PDW
  
• +Inherits good accuracy stats from the NS-7 PDW, but can't really make use of them because:
  
• -Harsh damage fall off (thanks to the built-in suppressor)
  
• -Low damage output in general
  
• -Integrated suppressor cannot be combined with another barrel attachment, nor can it be removed

Like all NSX weapons, the Tengu is gimmicky. Instead of normal bullets, the Tengu rapidly fires groups of 4 pellets in a shotgun-like spread. The spread is tightened while aiming.

• +Heavy damage at very close range when all pellets connect
  
• +If your aim is poor, you may still hit a few pellets
  
• -If your aim is good, you may still miss a few pellets
  
• -Bad at range, even by SMG standards

A modified Tengu that fires 3 pellets instead of 4 with an increased fire rate and ranged effectiveness. Essentially a direct upgrade to the Tengu.

• +More damage per second; higher rate of fire than the Tengu
  
• +Larger magazine
  
• +Better damage at range than the Tengu
  
• -Less raw damage per shot

• Semi-automatics which are designed for ranged effectiveness
  
• Fully-automatics which which function like low-damage, high-accuracy assault rifles (with the exception of the Dragoon)

Semi-auto scout rifle. Has balanced stats while maintaining enough damage to 2-shot kill with headshots at any range. The HSR-1 is TR's fastest reloading scout rifle, and has access to explosive ammo.

• +Can kill in 2 headshots at any range; tied for the fastest killing scout rifle with the NS-30 Vandal
  
• +Fastest reload
  
• +Access to explosive ammo, heavy magazine, weighted receiver, and comfort grip
  
• -Missing high velocity ammo and soft point ammo
  
• -Out-competed for its role by the NS-30 Vandal

Semi-auto scout rifle. The fastest-firing semi-auto scout rifle, and it can equip underbarrel launchers.

• +Fastest rate of fire among semi-auto scout rifles
  
• +Largest magazine among semi-auto scout rifles (other than the auraxium DMR-99)
  
• +Fastest velocity and best aimed-moving accuracy without a weighted receiver attachment
  
• +Access to underbarrel launchers, soft point ammo, high velocity ammo, weighted receiver, and comfort grip
  
• -Lowest damage-per-shot among semi-auto scout rifles; requires at least 3 shots to kill past 15 meters

Full-auto scout rifle. Intended to be the longest-range scout rifle available to TR. Despite having a low fire rate, the Dragoon is fully-automatic, allowing its users to easily reach its max fire rate. For users that can click at a moderate pace, its single-fire barrel attachment transforms it into an extremely accurate long-range semi-auto scout rifle.

• +No damage falloff. Can kill in 2 headshots at any range.
  
• +Full-auto, and can equip a unique single-fire barrel to become an accurate semi-auto
  
• +Perfect aimed accuracy in all stances
  
• +Access to explosive ammo, heavy magazine, forward grip, and comfort grip
  
• -Terrible hipfire, high vertical recoil without the single-fire barrel, and low velocity
  
• -Low fire rate (though still slightly faster than its cross-faction counterparts)
  
• -Smallest magazine, tied with the NS-30 Tranquility

Full-auto scout rifle. Functions similarly to an assault rifle, particularly the NS-11A, but worse in almost every aspect except first-shot recoil. Typically only used by infiltrators, who lack access to actual assault rifles, and even then finds itself competing with amphibious rifles. (The shame!)

• +Unbiased recoil with a low first-shot multiplier
  
• -Low damage per second
  
• -Very small magazine

Semi-auto, directive reward scout rifle. Essentially a shiny AMR-66 with a larger magazine, built-in compensator, and built-in forward grip. In return, it has slower reload speed and worse hip accuracy. It also notably has access to explosive ammunition, making it the fastest-firing weapon with explosive ammunition access.

• +Fastest rate of fire among semi-auto scout rifles (same as the AMR-66)
  
• +Largest magazine among semi-auto scout rifles
  
• +Fastest velocity and aimed moving accuracy without a weighted receiver
  
• +Built-in compensator and forward grip, and access to explosive ammunition
  
• -Lowest damage per shot among semi-auto scout rifles (same as the AMR-66)
  
• -Slower reload
  
• -Worse hipfire accuracy

Semi-auto scout rifle. Has the much sought-after 0.75x ADS speed multiplier, making it a great tool for peeking doorways and earning headshots. Maintaining a 2-headshot kill at all ranges with a large magazine, the Vandal only makes sacrifices in velocity, reload speed, and recoil.

• +Meta™
  
• +Coveted 0.75x ADS speed multiplier
  
• +Can 2-headshot kill at any range, tied for fastest killing scout rifle with the HSR-1
  
• +Best hipfire among semi-auto scout rifles
  
• +Access to forward grip and high-velocity ammo
  
• -Slightly worse recoil and velocity (can be compensated for with attachments)
  
• -Slowest reloading scout rifle
  
• -No access to weighted receiver or comfort grip

Full-auto scout rifle. Similarly to the NSX Daimyo, the Tomoe has extremely low base damage but a higher than normal headshot multiplier. Combined with no damage dropoff, the Tomoe can kill in 4 headshots at any range. However, it is still outperformed by most mid-range weapons, and has too much randomized horizontal recoil to be reliable at longer ranges, meaning it is best used by infiltrators who lack mid-range options.

• +Higher than normal headshot multiplier; can kill in 4 headshots
  
• +High fire rate
  
• +Good accuracy while crouched
  
• -Abysmal base damage; body shots may as well be misses
  
• -Strong horizontal recoil that kicks in a random direction, and terrible hipfire
  
• -Extremely small magazine

Semi-auto scout rifle. A variant of the Vandal that fires manticore ammunition which slows targets by 20% for a few seconds, making follow-up shots easier. It also features a unique integrated suppressor that raises muzzle velocity instead of lowering it like normal. As icing on the cake, it gets underbarrel launcher access. In return, the Tranquility fires slower, has a smaller magazine, and does less damage per shot. It maintains enough damage to kill standard infantry with 2 headshots, but will no longer kill non-infiltrator infantry using auxiliary shield past 150 meters in 2 headshots (boo hoo). One of the best Black Market weapons.

• +Coveted 0.75x ADS speed multiplier
  
• +Slows targets on hit
  
• +Integrated suppressor that increases velocity instead of lowering it
  
• +Can 2-headshot kill at any range if target does not have auxiliary shield
  
• +Best hipfire among semi-auto scout rifles
  
• +Access to underbarrel launchers, comfort grip, and heavy magazine
  
• -Slower fire rate than Vandal
  
• -Smallest Magazine, tied with the Dragoon
  
• -Silencer is mandatory, and no access to forward grip or high velocity ammo

Full-auto scout rifle. A variant of the NSX Tomoe that uses harder-hitting but slower-firing rounds, notably bringing the headshots-to-kill down to 3 at all ranges.

• +3-headshot kill at all ranges
  
• +Less hipfire bloom
  
• +Good crouched accuracy
  
• -Bodyshots are still worthless
  
• -Slower fire rate
  
• -Bad horizontal recoil and base hipfire accuracy
  
• -Longer reload

• Bolt-actions, which can kill in a single headshot but chamber rounds slowly
  
• Semi-automatics, designed for rapid follow-up shots
  
• Burst-fire, unique to the TRAP-M1.

Bolt-action, long-range, default sniper rifle. Strikes a middle ground between chamber time, reload speed, and velocity.

• +Highest uptime of the long-range sniper rifles
  
• -Lowest velocity of the long-range sniper rifles

Bolt-action, close quarters sniper rifle. One of the most infamous weapons in the game, combining 1-headshot kill potential with a fast chamber time and snappy optics. Despite its "close quarters" nature, it can still 1-headshot kill out to 200 meters. All of this, on an invisible class! Truly a triumph of game design.

• +Meta™
  
• +Fastest chamber time of any bolt-action
  
• +Close range optics with no sway
  
• +Higher maximum damage
  
• -Tied for lowest velocity with the KSR-35

Bolt-action, high-capacity, long-range sniper rifle. Has larger magazines and more reserve ammunition than other bolt-actions.

• +Larger magazine and more reserve ammunition
  
• +Faster velocity
  
• -Slower chamber time and reload speed

Bolt-action, long-range sniper rifle. The longest-ranged sniper available, with the highest damage per shot and velocity of any sniper (other than the Bighorn).

• +Very high velocity
  
• +More damage per shot at all ranges
  
• -Very slow chamber time and reload speed
  
• -Worse hipfire accuracy

Semi-auto, long-range sniper rifle. Although it lacks 1-headshot kill potential on standard infantry, it can rapidly land consecutive headshots before targets can react, making it a great tool for dealing with overshielded heavy assaults at range. It has unique access to a ballistics computer attachment that removes scope sway.

• +Rapid follow-up shots
  
• +Better aimed-moving accuracy
  
• +Access to ballistics computer and weighted receiver
  
• -Can only 1-headshot kill infiltrators before 50 meters
  
• -Tied for worst hipfire with the KSR-35

Semi-auto, close quarters sniper rifle. Time left this poor weapon behind. While it maintains decently high damage per shot, its supporting statistics are worse than most scout rifles. There's little reason to use this weapon.

• +Close-range optics with no sway
  
• +Rapid follow-up shots
  
• +Better aimed-moving accuracy
  
• +Access to weighted receiver
  
• -Cannot 1-heashot kill any target
  
• -Lower velocity than most scout rifles
  
• -Worse aimed bloom per shot and tied for worst hipfire with the 99SV
  
• -Worse damage per shot and damage falloff than the 99SV
  
• -Worse than scout rifles in almost every way except damage per shot

Burst-fire sniper rifle. The TRAP uniquely has two firemodes that change its behavior. In 3x burst mode, it fires slower but with low delay between bursts. In 2x burst mode, it fires faster with better accuracy, but with longer delays between bursts. Previously considered a "trap purchase," it has received a slow trickle of buffs that have made it more competitive, though it struggles to shake its reputation.

• +The only sniper of its kind
  
• +Multiple firemodes for multiple effective ranges
  
• +Best hip accuracy and aimed bloom of all snipers
  
• +Generously low damage falloff
  
• +Access to close-range optics and a 6x scope with no sway, along with forward grip, laser sight, and compensator
  
• -Burst-fire nature makes both long-range precision and close-range spraying difficult
  
• -Competes with both other snipers and scout rifles for a niche

Bolt-action, long-range, directive reward sniper rifle. Essentially a shiny RAMS with a built-in compensator and straight-pull bolt. It also gets a slightly larger magazine, slightly faster velocity, and slightly more damage per shot, just enough to allow it to 1-headshot kill at any range and greatly extends the range that it can 1-headshot kill an overshielded heavy assault.

• +Built-in compensator and straight-pull bolt that can be combined with other attachments
  
• +Highest damage per shot of any sniper
  
• +Highest velocity of any TR sniper
  
• +Slightly larger magazine and more reserve ammunition
  
• +Access to extended magazine, weighted receiver, and flash suppressor
  
• -Built-in compensator worsens hipfire and reveals you up to 150 meters, for questionable benefit
  
• -Slowest chamber time of any sniper and tied for slowest reload with the RAMS

Semi-auto, adaptable sniper rifle. Like the NSX Tomoe, the Daimyo has very low base damage for its class, but a higher than normal headshot multiplier, requiring users to land headshots. In return, it can potentially land 1-headshot kills on up to 4 targets per magazine and has access to a 4x scope with no sway, all while maintaining a velocity found in longer-range snipers. It would be more infamous than the TSAR if it wasn't held back by strong recoil.

• +1-headshot kill potential in a semi-auto package
  
• +Access to a 4x scope with no sway, along with extended magazine, weighted receiver, and flash suppressor
  
• +High velocity
  
• -Abysmal base damage; requires at least 4 bodyshots to kill standard infantry
  
• -Very strong recoil for a semi-auto sniper