WEAPON DOSSIER · CS2 · Machine gun

Everything about M249 in CS2

A strong open-area LMG, the M249 is the perfect choice for players willing to trade a slow fire rate for increased accuracy and a high ammo capacity.

Heavy 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

Compare first-shot spread bounds from game parameters. Stance changes inaccuracy; the distance slider changes the zone diameter.

Recoil magnitude25

Base spread0.00200

Standing Diameter up to 24.6 cm at 12.7 m First-shot spread bound in the weapon’s primary mode

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?

Compare first-shot spread bounds from game parameters. Stance changes inaccuracy; the distance slider changes the zone diameter. Coordinates from recorded OP.GG sequences: camera recoil without mouse compensation. Random bullet spread is excluded.