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Everything about M249 in CS2

M249: damage, accuracy, recoil and skins in CS2.

Schwere Waffen In-game price $5,200 100 / 200 rounds

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M249 CS2 / M249

Damage 32 Body

Armor penetration 80% Body · armor: 25,6

Rounds / min 750 Recoil magnitude: 25

Magazine 100 200 rounds

M249 round profile

Effective range Close to medium

Firing rhythm Sustained fire

Defining trait

The 100-round box is built to hold a lane for a long time. Its high price makes every dropped M249 costly.

01 / DAMAGE

Damage by distance

Move the slider to inspect calculated damage per hit. Values are rounded; actual damage also depends on hit zone and armor.

Distance 500 game units

015003000

about 13 m

Head 124,2

Head · helmet 99,3

Body 31

Body · armor 24,8

One armored headshot is not enough at this distance

02 / CONTROL

Accuracy and spread

Vergleiche die Streugrenzen des ersten Schusses anhand der Spielparameter. Haltung ändert die Ungenauigkeit, Entfernung den Durchmesser.

Recoil magnitude25

Base spread0.00200

Standing Durchmesser bis 24,6 cm bei 12,7 m Streugrenze des ersten Schusses im primären Waffenmodus

03 / FIELD NOTES

How to play it

Choose a range that suits the damage profile and stop before precision shots.

04 / HANDLING

Handling

Move speed: 195 u/s
Reserve ammo: 200
Reload fire lockout: 5,7 s

Values checked against CS2 weapon data · snapshot 2026-09-23 Source ↗

Reading the numbers

Why does damage change with distance?

The game applies a range modifier for every 500 game units. The slider models that modifier; it is not a guarantee for every encounter.

Is this a bullet spray pattern?

Vergleiche die Streugrenzen des ersten Schusses anhand der Spielparameter. Haltung ändert die Ungenauigkeit, Entfernung den Durchmesser. Koordinaten aus aufgezeichneten OP.GG-Serien: Kamerarückstoß ohne Mauskorrektur. Zufällige Geschossstreuung ist nicht enthalten.