HomeSearchGuidesSavedMap
Settings
HomeSearchGuidesSavedMap
Weapons
Assault rifle

M4-A1

The benchmark western assault rifle. Accurate and highly modular.

Compare, Beta locked
militarymodularmeta
rare

The most sought-after assault rifle in the game. It takes the widest range of attachments of any weapon, and 5.56x45mm is plentiful wherever military loot spawns.

Compatibility

Type
Assault rifle
Uses ammo
5.56x45mm
Action
Select fire
Feed
Detachable magazine
Fire modes
Semi-AutoFull-Auto

Compatible magazines

6
  • 10rd10rd Mag-C Mag
  • 20rd20rd Mag-C Mag
  • 30rd30rd Standardized Mag
  • 30rd30rd Mag-C Mag
  • 40rd40rd Mag-C Mag
  • 60rd60rd Standardized Mag

Compatible attachments

Optic
ACOG ScopeM68 Red Dot Sight
Suppressor
Standardized SuppressorPlastic Bottle Suppressor
Buttstock
M4 Buttstock
Handguard
M4 Rail Handguard
Flashlight
Universal Flashlight

Strengths

  • Very low recoil, easy to control in full-auto
  • Largest attachment pool in the game
  • Ammo is common on military loot

Weaknesses

  • On Chernarus it comes from contaminated areas — bring a gas mask
  • Needs attachments to reach its potential

Where to find

Data for Chernarus

Can spawn in

Static Contaminated ZoneContaminated
  • —Current Chernarus loot economy: Contaminated Area.
  • —Contaminated areas are not all alike; this does not point at a specific one.

Typical availability: rare. Loot availability can vary by map, server configuration and game update.

View on Chernarus mapOpen in Loot Finder

Compatibility information only. This guide deliberately carries no damage or range figures, because reliable values are not published and change between patches.