@@rolandcraggs348 this was meant to be based on the L86A1. It was done badly. Another thing most people ignore is that the ROF is incredibly slow. You only get it to fire that slowly if you treat it like the jihadis treat their AKs.
Looking back an entire year, this gun has changed a lot. I’m pretty sure it was buffed significantly twice. Once in the heavy assault rifle buff when the AK47, SCAR 17, Oden (and SA87) got a decent reduction in ADS time, and again on its own to reduce the recoil. In its current state it is an extremely underrated rifle, especially in warzone because the damage and range are just that bit better than the assault rifles. The recoil now is also pretty much non existent too. To anyone reading this comment, I’d recommend using this gun with the monolithic suppressor, longest barrel, commando foregrip (recoil stabilisation helps with the kick of heavy assault rifles), 50 round mag because the fire rate is slow enough that you can get away with not taking 60, and, last but not least, sleight of hand. I use this gun extensively for warzone, usually paired with a HDR. I’ve rambled long enough, but quick tip: if you don’t want to use sleight of hand, use a blue dot or a monocle reflex sight.
St Mindless nice, I currently run 12 barrel, monolithic suppressor, gi mini optic, 60 mag, tac laser .. which is not too bad. I’m tryna unlock gold for it right now.
Bakes 13 I can’t recall personally. I played nonstop on PS4 and then switched to PC when it opened up. Only thing I really remember was all shotguns were comically bad and spawns seemed to be better, I saw the M4 used less as well.
@@jackmariscal2381 Pretty sure they buffed the damage and lowered it's recoil. It's a really nice gun to use now. Second weapon I got gold for after the strela.
This gun was buffed substantially, it's great at med to long rang with a couple attachments for the recoil, making this really great for open field engagements. Not good for short range/hip fire but that should not be the point of this gun.
This thing needs a buff. It should have 40 starting 50 and 60 for x mags and have a faster ADS to start with. I remember this thing in BF2 Medic class, loved it in that game.
Idk if I'd necessarily buff the mag capacity, but if it had better handling and reload times and maybe a buff to fire rate (the actual SA-80 is generally set up to fire closer to 700-750 rpm) it would be significantly more viable
@@Pattamatt1998 Exactly what I was about to say. 619 is what you should expect if you literally never clean or lube it. Also, as someone who has fired an L85A2 I just want to say that no part of this platform's recoil impulse is rightward. It's mostly up and just a little left
It uses 30-round STANAG mags by default, which hold 30, so that's not changing. All it really needs is an ADS time buff, that's the big thing that kills it.
@@wumpygaming but in real life we dont use this as an LMG any more. Yes we use the sa80 a2/a3 as a standard battle rifle and have done away with the lmg version. So its just not relevant anymore
Love the L85 in BF3 and 4, so I'm naturally drawn to this gun in MW. I was surprised to see no compensator in your recommended classes. I'll have to give the Merc Foregrip a try.
@@vd2130 Nah, the Kilo141 aka HK433 is the most modern of them all. It was designed to replace the G36 in German Bundeswehr, but 3 days ago it was announced that the new ordonance will be the Haenel MK556 (AR-15 lookalike). Fun Fact: Haenel invented the first assault rifle ever, the StG44.
Started the damascus road a couple of days ago, this is the best moment of the day, roll up a doobie, coffee, and fiddle with the loudout for the moment while watching your awesome content before going into to hc shipment blitzkrieg, frying my brain for the next couple of hours. 8l Without your videos I wouldn't play anymore.
I just got mine gold/platinum yesterday. My go to setup for HC was tac laser, 50rd mag, shortest barrel, SOH, and then whatever optic. It was still very very clunky and slow but if multiple enemies popped out on you, you could just mow them down. I found sometimes the slow fire rate got me killed, but most times it was alright.
would like to see an updated review of this gun the recoil and damage have changed making it more viable . since its more viable a good look at al the attachments would be appreciated like tac laser ads time,ads for stippled, i tested and found the biggest gain in recoil control from a compensator over a merc grip or the barrels
Yeah I've been using it recently and it sucked at first with no attachments, but with ads attachments it's not too bad at all. Still slow, but if you account for the slower ads you can shred people with consistency. I think it should have a 2 shot ttk up close with headshot. The gun as a whole just feels consistent, but unremarkable when up against an MP5 or Grau.
I enjoy the SA once I leveled it up, but yeah, even at its best, it's a bad AR and an average LMG. Sort of has the worst of both classes. But, I did find a setup that makes me enjoy it: Lightweight Suppressor 12.4" Factory barrel GI Mini Reflex/Corp Combat Holo Sight Merc Foregrip Stippled Pistol Grip This setup I find makes it most usable for CQB by strengthening its ADS speed. Lightweight Suppressor and 12.4" barrel will really cut back on your range, but I find its worth it for the ADS speed. Sometimes I'll take off the Merc Foregrip or Stippled Pistol Grip to slap on the FORGE TAC CQB Comb to further help ADS speed. I like the Merc Foregrip for the recoil control and for the hip fire. Due its already solid hip fire, Merc Foregrip makes it really good at hipfiring and more reliable in CQB so you don't have to deal with its ADS speed. I mainly play Ground War, but when I play a CQB 6v6 map or something, I'll take off my sight instead for the Stock to just maximize the ADS potential.
Same -- I hated this gun at first, but slowly started to love it once I could get the ADS speed down. I like it with a sniper scope, short barrel, an ADS attachment, FMJ, and 60 rounds. It becomes this weird, wall-banging spraying sniper rifle that's surprisingly fun to use at every distance.
i love the SA now that i'm in the 40s with it and actually have some ADS attachments for it (12.4 barrel and Stippled feels real snappy) but it's still sluggish elsewhere and there's not really much i can do about it. even with the strafe speed stock, it's STILL just a little too slow, and if I put Sleight of Hand on, it reloads okay but then burns through ammo surprisingly fast, so i'm stuck either taking 50/60 round mags or running Fully Loaded with small 30 round mags, which isn't great either i've found that, for an all around decent class, Compensator, 12.4 Factory, 50 round mags, Stippled grip, and Ultralight Hollow feels the best. it improves a lot of, if not most of, the downsides you get from a base SA87.
@@butteredbread100 If you wanna have any success being even slightly aggressive, you're gonna have to cut down on its range by reducing ADS speed. Its painfully slow ADS speed isn't worth its 3 shot kill range. You can run something else over the Lightweight such as a Compensator or Monolithic, but I I'd rather reduce my range with the Lightweight than increase it my ADS speed with the Monolithic, and I don't feel the Compensator is necessary. Could always run a Stock to improve your ADS speed or strafe speed instead of a muzzle.
@@SeaGLGaming This gun is not built for aggression, it's entire ethos is dominating at range, that's where it's 3-hit-kill range allows it to out TTK weapons that it would otherwise get dominated by. If I want an aggressive 3-hit-kill gun then the AK is better in basically every way. This gun is for locking down lanes and hosing people at range. I run no barrel (stock barrel is good enough for 6v6). Instead, I use operator grip, 60 round mags, strafe speed stock, cronen pro optic, and stippled grip tape.
@@maagu-_- nope the Sa87 is one of my favorite guns to use your not the only one. But I also like using the Scar, ak47 , and the Deagle so I might just be weird
@@theapexlegend2664 Same, I've always been a fan of those slow firing but extremely powerful damage guns. It's my second gun gold after I got gold and obsidian for my main choice of secondary weapon, the Strela-P.
Love it my favorite gun surprised so many people hate it. Absolutely shreds with minimal recoil. I feel like assault rifle you have to empty half clips into people but with this you can accurately pick off 3-4 people in mid range and ne competitive with snipers with an acog scope
What's funny is that I just started using this gun and was literally watching Drift0r's guide on this gun minutes ago and then went to your page to see if you also had one up. What timing on my part.
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How come everything changed so negatively from the beta???
i think this is an underrated gun. I absolutely love this gun as a long range ground war hybrid ar/lmg. With recoil control attachments this thing hardly moves at all. I run the compensator, 25.4 barrel, commando foregrip, rubberized grip, and solozero optic. i don’t have an issue with the ads time at all with a play style centered around holding down overview spots for B,C,D flags.
the gun shoots mostly fine in real life, similar to other 5.56 rifles of the era. it's just the overall construction and reliability which is bad, the reason this gun is bad is it's shoehorned into the LMG class and has unrealistically bad reload time and handling. it should handle similar to any larger assault rifle like an AK or the tar21. the only way to make the gun as bad as it is in real life is to have a jamming system which doesnt fit in COD at all.
That was one of the best, most informative and insightful MW weapon videos I think I've seen, to date. Thanks! Just curious, where do you get all of these detailed stats from (distances, ms, damage, etc.)
Actually I’d really love to see you go through all the pistols because I think most people already have a primary they really love and use all the time anyway but we don’t spend a lot of time with pistols and could use some pointers. The x16 is one of my personal favorites
Longer barrels *slightly* increase 1 shot kill ranges, but I haven't noticed any spread reduction or increase when ads. The 1Mw and 5mw lasers help hip fire spread pretty decently unless they nerfed it since I stopped using it
Yea they've nerfed the snake shot ammo like 3 times now, they were suuuper OP at launch. The .357 with snakeshot is a decent backup now, not a surrogate primary like it used to be lol
“At best a bad assault rifle and a below average LMG” very accurate. Every time I use this gun, it seems like it kicks all over the place, maybe it has a high amount of visually viewkick or it’s just the irons? The Holger is much AR-LMG imo.
8:45 can someone confirm if he just said that out of habit or did they actually make a change where shooting shows up in the radar? Or is he talking about the compass?
My old weapon when I served, basically a longer barrelled SA80 with a scope as standard. Should have been in the AR cat then bumped up to lmg with attachments, not the other way round!
Leveling this gun up was hell man. The visual recoil is insane, the handling is slow, and it felt like the worst version of both an lmg and ar. The damage was nice though and a simple buff would make this a really good gun
I love this gun. I use it as my main, and oh my I do so well with it - despite the sh*t reload and ads I use slight of hand, and a shorter barrel to try to help that. And now it's been buffed with better recoil and damage so... I can't wait to get in a match and see how much better I do
I think it’s actually more accurate to think of the SA87 as a marksman/lmg hybrid. Range and reliable torso multipliers is clearly its thing and a slower than expected ads speed makes more sense you think of it as a hybrid between those two.
The Holger, SA87 should have buffed base ADS and lowered lowest possible ADS. The Holger should receive a very small upper chest multiplier that can allow it to 3 shot kill to the chest at closer ranges, seeing as the PKM can 2 shot with the same firerate.
Actually enjoyed using this weapon and did pretty well with it. However , I only had success using a camping setup that reduces speed, maintains distance and is loaded with attachments that reduce recoil. When I was running and gunning , I would get outgunned most of the time.
Along with speeding up the ADS, the recoil needs a fix. Even in semi, it still has crazy muzzle climb, while the other MGs with a selector can dump magazines and get a group that looks it was made by a sniper rifle.
I’ve actually grown to like this weapon. I’ve been using it a lot as a full auto dmr, switching between tap firing and full auto and enjoying it as a slow methodical weapon. Basically an lmg that can reposition itself more often, or a ebr that can go full auto in panic situations. It has such good range.
IRL the British troops I’ve worked with carry this as their “every soldier” weapon and it IS classified as an Assault/Service Rifle. Even the sentries outside (and inside probably) of the palaces carry them equipped with a Bayonet...And they are crazy heavy compared to an M16A2. Edit: forgot to mention it’s as heavy as a stripped (light weight buttstock and short barrel and a few other changes) M249 SAW... or it at least seemed like it was.
ProjectHaloWars but the fact it’s more compact makes a huge difference, same as the M16 vs an M4; it’s only a two pound difference. but if you and things to the m4 to match a stripped down M16, the m4 ‘feels’ much heavier.
I don’t know if it is still there but when I went for gold on this gun. Increasing hip fire and going prone is what makes this gun good. The reticle would tighten to about the size of an mp7 hip fire build.
While the gun may be awful in real life doesn't mean they should have it as the worst gun in the game. A nice buff would be a increase to its ads would be great as all my attachments go towards improving that.
I really wanted to love this gun. I play hardcore and it has shined at times, but no matter how I kit this weapon there are many much better options. CQC or Long range. Doesn’t matter. There are so many other weapons that just shred this weapon. I think a buff to ads time and a reduction to recoil are what this needs. It’s 5.56 ammo. It shouldn’t kick that much. I like variety so I do find myself coming back to this lmg quite a bit, but then I remember why I stopped trying to use it.
Iv used this weapon in real life how the weapon behaves in real life does not reflect on the game. This rifle is as accurate as the M4 and m13 and is really accurate in single fire.
I like this set-up on medium-range engagements. Merc Grip Compensator 25.4" Barrel Granulated Grip Sniper Scope You have a lot of control, the shots are consistent. Post on cover, and you have nearly a 4 shot laser. Alternatively, I like to convert it to the LA87 variant by attaching all the attachments that help with ADS.It's comparable to the AR's, really only is nostalgic for like MW feels.
How much or less of an increase to range do you get with extended barrels compared to monolithic suppressors though? They are a better attachment overall I feel like vs the mono yet they are never mentioned in your videos?
My 1st gold lmg, highly underated. most defo wanna treat it like a AR, but use it more like a fal. switch the gun to semi auto fire mode, use a 3x scope. in semi auto you will not burn ammo so fast, so swap ammo slot for a better attachment.
I hate how, for example, those magazines say they increase the ADS time but your testing proves they don't. That's a perfect example of why I love your channel, although I wish they just gave us accurate stats so we didn't have to figure them out ourselves.
I agree that should have the best ADS and handling of the LMG category (probably tied with the Holger, since it's another AR conversion). I might argue that the base magazine should be a little larger, as well.
I recommend trying it out now. It’s like the AK if it was an LMG and was actually good. I never even had to get my loud out and just picked up the blue SA87
This should've just been the L85A2 or A3, stick it in the AR list, buff the shit outta the mobility, give it more underbarrels and for nostalgia, a SUSAT scope. And when you put the bipod on, an extra foregrip should appear behind the magazine, like a true LSW
Rari Gang they made it so it can’t 2-shot headshot and reduced the range bonus of 10mm rounds. I’ve done a lot of research on SMGs and the MP5/MP7 only work on Shoothouse or Shipment, otherwise the SMGs with better range (AUG/P90/Bizon with long barrels + Mono suppressor) outclass them. Personally I’d say the AUG is the best SMG on a “normal map,” the only downside is slower ADS and mag size, but you get GREAT range for a SMG, fast TTK, and two-shot headshots. Mono Suppressor, 622mm Barrel, Tac Laser, CQC Stock, and Sleight of Hand is the best setup for the AUG
To sum this gun up: The Ram-7 but with stats of an LMG. At least buff the ADS because there's almost no redeeming factor of this weapon outside of reloading times which is already outdone by ARs and SMGs.
They too the L85A2 Assault Rifle and coded it as an LMG. There is an LMG variant of the L85 however the version we get as and LMG is only a standard assault rifle! You literally have to use your attachment slots to make it into the LMG. Its like they tried to make this a bad weapon.
I'd used the SA87 mostly to be different in the first few weeks of the games' launch. I actually kind of like it now lol but I wouldn't say it's the best at anything in particular. An increase to ADS and maybe even movement would put it in a good place.
I'm going for gold on it. My setup: Monolithic Suppressor, 12.4 barrel , 5mw laser, the sa87 ultra light hollow stock, and a ranger foregrip. Try that and tell me it doesn't smack. A beast for clearing tight spaces but can beam people from a aways.
I bought the Executive pack in the very first days of the game because the SA 87 and Uzi in Black and gold look freaking great. I learned very quick and painfully I bought steaming hot looking garbage. So painful to max them out and never touched them again. Guess that's what executives do: buy fancy looking useless shit...
Another great video! What about the Stock and things? Drift0r was saying that the Stippled has no effect on the SA87 until stacking. The ADS stock lowers ADS time by 67ms
my personal favorite weapon in this game right now ran this way: Compensator, Sport Tac Comb, Operator Foregrip, 50 Round Mag, and Stippled Grip Tape i do alot of work with this setup and i cant see to figure out why i love it so much.
@@autistichades5552 i know right! its absoutely absure, the more i used it the more i was like "25-3, 33-5, 22-0," yeah maybe i like this gun alot, its also my best KD on any weapon.
@pacmanfanable I actually have the Dragonov gold and liked every second of it. You can’t really play the Dragonov like the AX-50 or especially the HDR. The Dragonov packs less damage then either of those two. The Dragonov can get one shot chest shots, and can fire much faster than the Kar98k and slightly faster than the MK2 which have similar damage. You also enjoy better range and more ammo than those 2. With an aiming stability attachment and a compensator/muzzle brake I found myself dropping people back to back at mid-range with some practice. Is it as good at close range as the MK2 or at long range like the HDR? Nope, neither. As such, one can see why people hate it, but if you have a knack for chest shots and fast follow ups, the Dragonov might fit the bill.
Not to take merit away from your video Ace, but maybe this one is worth a revisit. I was leveling this gun yesterday as I left it at lvl 4 back then because it sucked so bad, and it's SO not the same gun than post-buff. I was shredding with it when I remember not being able to even aim on time!
The ttk range is like really good, even with the short barrel. Don't really see how you think it's bad when you can remove a good chunk of the ADS time and not have any relevant downsides.
Hi Ace, first i would like to congratulate you for the work you have done and for the help you give to all those interested in Call of Duty. It is undoubtedly a superb job! I would like you to clarify a doubt if possible. Regarding the AR Sprint To Fire speed. Does it pay to use the stipple grip and the 5mw laser or just one of the two? I'm a rusher player, i don't play more with AR because the STF time is high. Thank you for all the help u can give
I love the SA80 style rifles so i'm a bit annoyed it sucks so much in the game, i'm not sure what they should do, convert it to the Assault Rifle class? Make the attachments to make it faster more effective? A unique attachment for the bolt that makes it fire faster but reduce damage range? Whatever they do they should definitely start with ADS speed.
I don’t know if this thing got stealth buffed, but I just began using it and it’s easily the second best LMG behind the PKM. The M91 shoots Marshmallows compared to this thing.
Pretty sure its based off an L86-LSW (light support weapon) which is a heavy barreled version of the l85 that increases range is designed to mainly be used in fully automatic than in semi automatic that most rifleman use, making it a hybrid of an assault rifle and an lmg but its a pretty weird gun in this game
I use it primarily. Like the feel of it. And it seems to kill fairly quickly. Only thing I didn't like was the low ammo count, besides that it does a good job.
I feel the SA87 ads should be a lot faster considering the ammo capacity.
And design right ads should be best in class
@@xcmledder3420 Right? I mean, it's supposed to be an AR/LMG Hybrid right?
Faster movement too. IRL the L85 is primarily an AR
@@rolandcraggs348 this was meant to be based on the L86A1. It was done badly. Another thing most people ignore is that the ROF is incredibly slow. You only get it to fire that slowly if you treat it like the jihadis treat their AKs.
I can see not wanting it to beat any of the ARs. It should be the fastest ADS LMG, though.
Looking back an entire year, this gun has changed a lot. I’m pretty sure it was buffed significantly twice. Once in the heavy assault rifle buff when the AK47, SCAR 17, Oden (and SA87) got a decent reduction in ADS time, and again on its own to reduce the recoil. In its current state it is an extremely underrated rifle, especially in warzone because the damage and range are just that bit better than the assault rifles. The recoil now is also pretty much non existent too. To anyone reading this comment, I’d recommend using this gun with the monolithic suppressor, longest barrel, commando foregrip (recoil stabilisation helps with the kick of heavy assault rifles), 50 round mag because the fire rate is slow enough that you can get away with not taking 60, and, last but not least, sleight of hand. I use this gun extensively for warzone, usually paired with a HDR. I’ve rambled long enough, but quick tip: if you don’t want to use sleight of hand, use a blue dot or a monocle reflex sight.
As someone who just got Modern Warfare I was worried that these guides would be outdated.
Considering that it has the 5.56 and a low fire rate, it should have much less recoil
It has basically no recoil in real life too. IW just made it shit on purpose. Although the model in game is the A1, which was AWFUL
St Mindless facts
St Mindless what attachments you run on this btw ?
@@larenzocizzle9371 I use 12" Barrel, Sleight of Hand, Stippled Grip, any optic, the Stock that helps ADS
St Mindless nice, I currently run 12 barrel, monolithic suppressor, gi mini optic, 60 mag, tac laser .. which is not too bad. I’m tryna unlock gold for it right now.
This gun was so fun in the beta, now it's just depressing
Honestly though, it was one of my favorite guns in the beta, I couldn't wait to unlock it when the full game released but man I was so disappointed
TheOkayestGamer what changed
Bakes 13 I can’t recall personally. I played nonstop on PS4 and then switched to PC when it opened up.
Only thing I really remember was all shotguns were comically bad and spawns seemed to be better, I saw the M4 used less as well.
@@bakes1324 maybe nothing changed, but in the beta we dont have acess to all the attachements on the gunsmith
@@bakes1324 the gun
SA87: Where’s my damage?
Infinity Ward: Gone. Reduced to atoms.
You are the Justin Y. of CoD, I see you everywhere.
You murdered trillions!
God, where is this quote from?
@@carrier2823 Avengers: Endgame
Nah it's powerful af what u mean
Boy i love lmg speed and rpm with AR ammo capacity and damage.
Yay! It's an assault rifle with ALL THE DOWNSIDES OF AN LMG
Good thing it was buffed now
Cameron Schmid what did they do
Jack Mariscal So they buffed a lot of stats about it, I’m not positive what exactly but it is a more useable weapon now
Cameron Schmid ah cool thanks
@@jackmariscal2381 Pretty sure they buffed the damage and lowered it's recoil. It's a really nice gun to use now. Second weapon I got gold for after the strela.
This gun feels alot better with the new buff, it might be worth revisiting now. Ive been using it alot recently
This gun was buffed substantially, it's great at med to long rang with a couple attachments for the recoil, making this really great for open field engagements. Not good for short range/hip fire but that should not be the point of this gun.
I've been able to win a fair share of up close engagements with it surprisingly.
This thing needs a buff. It should have 40 starting 50 and 60 for x mags and have a faster ADS to start with. I remember this thing in BF2 Medic class, loved it in that game.
Idk if I'd necessarily buff the mag capacity, but if it had better handling and reload times and maybe a buff to fire rate (the actual SA-80 is generally set up to fire closer to 700-750 rpm) it would be significantly more viable
@@Pattamatt1998 Exactly what I was about to say. 619 is what you should expect if you literally never clean or lube it. Also, as someone who has fired an L85A2 I just want to say that no part of this platform's recoil impulse is rightward. It's mostly up and just a little left
It uses 30-round STANAG mags by default, which hold 30, so that's not changing. All it really needs is an ADS time buff, that's the big thing that kills it.
it's 30 rounds starting because thats what this weapon uses as standard irl
@@wumpygaming but in real life we dont use this as an LMG any more. Yes we use the sa80 a2/a3 as a standard battle rifle and have done away with the lmg version. So its just not relevant anymore
Love the L85 in BF3 and 4, so I'm naturally drawn to this gun in MW. I was surprised to see no compensator in your recommended classes. I'll have to give the Merc Foregrip a try.
Having used the SA80 in basic training, it actually pisses me off to see this in both LMG category, as well as the shit TTK
Suck it. M4 Is still the best irl and in the game
@@Assassino275 M4 is pretty outdated now. Modular ARs such as FN SCAR or Remmington ACR are the future of military.
@@vd2130 if militaries even bother to upgrade haha
@@vd2130 Nah, the Kilo141 aka HK433 is the most modern of them all. It was designed to replace the G36 in German Bundeswehr, but 3 days ago it was announced that the new ordonance will be the Haenel MK556 (AR-15 lookalike). Fun Fact: Haenel invented the first assault rifle ever, the StG44.
I looked at this as the sa80, then throw that idea out the window. I think they are trying to make it like the LSW
Started the damascus road a couple of days ago, this is the best moment of the day, roll up a doobie, coffee, and fiddle with the loudout for the moment while watching your awesome content before going into to hc shipment blitzkrieg, frying my brain for the next couple of hours. 8l
Without your videos I wouldn't play anymore.
This gun was an absolute MONSTER in MW2. It was my number one used weapon and it hurts to see them do this weapon this bad this time around
Dude right? That's what me n my friends have been saying, the LSW was amazing. This thing is pretty garbage sadly, I wanna like it but it's just bad
Going for gold on this gun right now and boy is it hot garbage.
I play rainbow six, so I was trying to use this weapong because of sledge and right about on the second day I gave up
You just need to learn how to use it properly
Blaise Chalmers I know how to use it, doesn’t make the gun any better.
@@blaisechalmers1464 Oh I tried, but it doesn't get any better, at most, it becomes decent, but not good
I just got mine gold/platinum yesterday. My go to setup for HC was tac laser, 50rd mag, shortest barrel, SOH, and then whatever optic. It was still very very clunky and slow but if multiple enemies popped out on you, you could just mow them down. I found sometimes the slow fire rate got me killed, but most times it was alright.
would like to see an updated review of this gun the recoil and damage have changed making it more viable . since its more viable a good look at al the attachments would be appreciated like tac laser ads time,ads for stippled, i tested and found the biggest gain in recoil control from a compensator over a merc grip or the barrels
Yeah I've been using it recently and it sucked at first with no attachments, but with ads attachments it's not too bad at all. Still slow, but if you account for the slower ads you can shred people with consistency. I think it should have a 2 shot ttk up close with headshot. The gun as a whole just feels consistent, but unremarkable when up against an MP5 or Grau.
Did they change the stats of the gun ? Seems really powerfull now
They got rid of the fire delay
Buffed the damage and reduced the recoil
yeah this thing is mad tuff
It shreds on shipment
It's a pretty viable gun and is my choice of weapon. Second gun gold after the strela, which I got obsidian on as well.
0:22 Hold on, what was that gliding????
Is there some kind of glide featre that i dont know about or was it just the parachute? xD
Up for this. I always die to fall damage because I can't seem to open my chute at the last minute.
If you right stick while in the air you can glide like that but be careful to deploy your parachute
I enjoy the SA once I leveled it up, but yeah, even at its best, it's a bad AR and an average LMG. Sort of has the worst of both classes. But, I did find a setup that makes me enjoy it:
Lightweight Suppressor
12.4" Factory barrel
GI Mini Reflex/Corp Combat Holo Sight
Merc Foregrip
Stippled Pistol Grip
This setup I find makes it most usable for CQB by strengthening its ADS speed. Lightweight Suppressor and 12.4" barrel will really cut back on your range, but I find its worth it for the ADS speed. Sometimes I'll take off the Merc Foregrip or Stippled Pistol Grip to slap on the FORGE TAC CQB Comb to further help ADS speed. I like the Merc Foregrip for the recoil control and for the hip fire. Due its already solid hip fire, Merc Foregrip makes it really good at hipfiring and more reliable in CQB so you don't have to deal with its ADS speed. I mainly play Ground War, but when I play a CQB 6v6 map or something, I'll take off my sight instead for the Stock to just maximize the ADS potential.
Same -- I hated this gun at first, but slowly started to love it once I could get the ADS speed down.
I like it with a sniper scope, short barrel, an ADS attachment, FMJ, and 60 rounds. It becomes this weird, wall-banging spraying sniper rifle that's surprisingly fun to use at every distance.
i love the SA now that i'm in the 40s with it and actually have some ADS attachments for it (12.4 barrel and Stippled feels real snappy) but it's still sluggish elsewhere and there's not really much i can do about it. even with the strafe speed stock, it's STILL just a little too slow, and if I put Sleight of Hand on, it reloads okay but then burns through ammo surprisingly fast, so i'm stuck either taking 50/60 round mags or running Fully Loaded with small 30 round mags, which isn't great either
i've found that, for an all around decent class, Compensator, 12.4 Factory, 50 round mags, Stippled grip, and Ultralight Hollow feels the best. it improves a lot of, if not most of, the downsides you get from a base SA87.
The long 3-shot-kill range of this gun is the only real advantage it has, with this setup you are nearly halving it.
@@butteredbread100 If you wanna have any success being even slightly aggressive, you're gonna have to cut down on its range by reducing ADS speed. Its painfully slow ADS speed isn't worth its 3 shot kill range.
You can run something else over the Lightweight such as a Compensator or Monolithic, but I I'd rather reduce my range with the Lightweight than increase it my ADS speed with the Monolithic, and I don't feel the Compensator is necessary. Could always run a Stock to improve your ADS speed or strafe speed instead of a muzzle.
@@SeaGLGaming This gun is not built for aggression, it's entire ethos is dominating at range, that's where it's 3-hit-kill range allows it to out TTK weapons that it would otherwise get dominated by. If I want an aggressive 3-hit-kill gun then the AK is better in basically every way.
This gun is for locking down lanes and hosing people at range. I run no barrel (stock barrel is good enough for 6v6). Instead, I use operator grip, 60 round mags, strafe speed stock, cronen pro optic, and stippled grip tape.
Used this while working to unlock the Bruen MK9 & I loved it. This thing hits like a truck & was super easy to control
I wanna see the MG34 next.
Don't sleep on it, golded this weapon pretty easily, the LMG buffs are really nice
I golded it on the grind to unlock Holger 26 and Bruen. Tbh I kinda liked it, and I can't explain why. I figured I'm just weird
@@maagu-_- nope the Sa87 is one of my favorite guns to use your not the only one. But I also like using the Scar, ak47 , and the Deagle so I might just be weird
@@theapexlegend2664
All high damage guns
Very satisfying
@@theapexlegend2664 Same, I've always been a fan of those slow firing but extremely powerful damage guns. It's my second gun gold after I got gold and obsidian for my main choice of secondary weapon, the Strela-P.
People like to sleep on this gun but trust me, this gun slaps
I’m fr I use this gun all the time and I’m in love
Love it my favorite gun surprised so many people hate it. Absolutely shreds with minimal recoil. I feel like assault rifle you have to empty half clips into people but with this you can accurately pick off 3-4 people in mid range and ne competitive with snipers with an acog scope
Ace i think its rly underrated. Can u do an updated sa87 vid?
Its in my top 5 best guns.
What's funny is that I just started using this gun and was literally watching Drift0r's guide on this gun minutes ago and then went to your page to see if you also had one up. What timing on my part.
How come everything changed so negatively from the beta???
They need to update this weapon by removing this from the LMG class and moving it to the AR class
TheXclusiveAce Gun Guide is Awesome. Thanks bro
i think this is an underrated gun. I absolutely love this gun as a long range ground war hybrid ar/lmg. With recoil control attachments this thing hardly moves at all. I run the compensator, 25.4 barrel, commando foregrip, rubberized grip, and solozero optic. i don’t have an issue with the ads time at all with a play style centered around holding down overview spots for B,C,D flags.
Come on guys, this game is totally 100% realistic. Proof? The SA87 in game is as good as it is in real life.
the gun shoots mostly fine in real life, similar to other 5.56 rifles of the era. it's just the overall construction and reliability which is bad, the reason this gun is bad is it's shoehorned into the LMG class and has unrealistically bad reload time and handling. it should handle similar to any larger assault rifle like an AK or the tar21. the only way to make the gun as bad as it is in real life is to have a jamming system which doesnt fit in COD at all.
Umm the L85A2 and A3 are awesome IRL
@@tezpokemonmaster true, it should be an AR, my opinion, but keep in mind, its just a stupid game that is fun to play
They should’ve added the A2 variants which are much better.
I hate the L85 series in real life. It doesn't compensate for lefties. However, the SA87 is an insanely underrated lmg which deserves some lovin'😂
I just discovered 87 and I love it I’m still trying different attachments at the moment.
I think its great with compensator and merc grip. Super controlled and w/ a 50 mag, you can get a team wipe easily enough.
That was one of the best, most informative and insightful MW weapon videos I think I've seen, to date. Thanks!
Just curious, where do you get all of these detailed stats from (distances, ms, damage, etc.)
Testing, also this video is kind of outdated.
PLEASE do the 357 next I really wanna know how the snake shot reacts to the different barrels and if it acts like a choke like it wouldn’t real life
Actually I’d really love to see you go through all the pistols because I think most people already have a primary they really love and use all the time anyway but we don’t spend a lot of time with pistols and could use some pointers. The x16 is one of my personal favorites
Longer barrels *slightly* increase 1 shot kill ranges, but I haven't noticed any spread reduction or increase when ads.
The 1Mw and 5mw lasers help hip fire spread pretty decently unless they nerfed it since I stopped using it
Yea they've nerfed the snake shot ammo like 3 times now, they were suuuper OP at launch.
The .357 with snakeshot is a decent backup now, not a surrogate primary like it used to be lol
The 1911 is pretty great imo. It looks nice in gold
I absolutely hate the 1911 in game
“At best a bad assault rifle and a below average LMG” very accurate.
Every time I use this gun, it seems like it kicks all over the place, maybe it has a high amount of visually viewkick or it’s just the irons? The Holger is much AR-LMG imo.
8:45 can someone confirm if he just said that out of habit or did they actually make a change where shooting shows up in the radar? Or is he talking about the compass?
Talking about the compass and when theres an enemy UAV active
My old weapon when I served, basically a longer barrelled SA80 with a scope as standard. Should have been in the AR cat then bumped up to lmg with attachments, not the other way round!
True! Sort of like how the AK is setup as an AR and not as an LMG (RPK).
Leveling this gun up was hell man. The visual recoil is insane, the handling is slow, and it felt like the worst version of both an lmg and ar. The damage was nice though and a simple buff would make this a really good gun
I love this gun. I use it as my main, and oh my I do so well with it - despite the sh*t reload and ads
I use slight of hand, and a shorter barrel to try to help that.
And now it's been buffed with better recoil and damage so... I can't wait to get in a match and see how much better I do
I think it’s actually more accurate to think of the SA87 as a marksman/lmg hybrid. Range and reliable torso multipliers is clearly its thing and a slower than expected ads speed makes more sense you think of it as a hybrid between those two.
The Holger, SA87 should have buffed base ADS and lowered lowest possible ADS. The Holger should receive a very small upper chest multiplier that can allow it to 3 shot kill to the chest at closer ranges, seeing as the PKM can 2 shot with the same firerate.
That mantle at the beginning tho!
change your name to “the senate” rn
@@envrnmntlsm I will soon have a new apprentice. One far younger, and more powerfulllll
Actually enjoyed using this weapon and did pretty well with it. However , I only had success using a camping setup that reduces speed, maintains distance and is loaded with attachments that reduce recoil. When I was running and gunning , I would get outgunned most of the time.
Along with speeding up the ADS, the recoil needs a fix. Even in semi, it still has crazy muzzle climb, while the other MGs with a selector can dump magazines and get a group that looks it was made by a sniper rifle.
I run with 60 round mags , merc foregrip, 25.4 barrel, monolithic suppresor, scout combat optic it works rly well and boots the stats
I’ve actually grown to like this weapon. I’ve been using it a lot as a full auto dmr, switching between tap firing and full auto and enjoying it as a slow methodical weapon. Basically an lmg that can reposition itself more often, or a ebr that can go full auto in panic situations. It has such good range.
My first gold gun. And I looooove the variant in the Gun Nut pack
Can you do it now after the buff? Wanna check it for warzone
Oh you actually did the gun I wanted next! Sweet! Let’s get some LMGs going!
The new blueprint on this is really good. Definitely recommend
Which one do you mean? Just got the gun nut one and the iron sight is so much better
The abyss one. It's mostly white. I think they secretly buffed the sa87.
@@Shaqatyah777 thanks for the info!
IRL the British troops I’ve worked with carry this as their “every soldier” weapon and it IS classified as an Assault/Service Rifle. Even the sentries outside (and inside probably) of the palaces carry them equipped with a Bayonet...And they are crazy heavy compared to an M16A2.
Edit: forgot to mention it’s as heavy as a stripped (light weight buttstock and short barrel and a few other changes) M249 SAW... or it at least seemed like it was.
It’s only 1kg heavier then the m4 lmao
ProjectHaloWars but the fact it’s more compact makes a huge difference, same as the M16 vs an M4; it’s only a two pound difference. but if you and things to the m4 to match a stripped down M16, the m4 ‘feels’ much heavier.
I use this gun often and it's a beast. I tend to be less aggressive so it fits my style of play.
I don’t know if it is still there but when I went for gold on this gun. Increasing hip fire and going prone is what makes this gun good. The reticle would tighten to about the size of an mp7 hip fire build.
"Wots up muh naem is ayse, and wellkhum to anuther gun guy"
Couldnt find ""Wots up muh naem is ayse, and wellkhum to anuther gun guy"", Find it in the App Store?
Considering this is one of the lighter guns in it's category it should have a faster ADS time.
This is a really, really good gun now. Don't sleep on it. Or do, I like shredding with guns that people don't use.
While the gun may be awful in real life doesn't mean they should have it as the worst gun in the game. A nice buff would be a increase to its ads would be great as all my attachments go towards improving that.
It’s not awful in real life
The A1 yes but not the A2/3
It iskt awful in real life by any means. The a1 had reliability issues, but a2 and a3 are perfectly fine weapons.
I really wanted to love this gun. I play hardcore and it has shined at times, but no matter how I kit this weapon there are many much better options. CQC or Long range. Doesn’t matter. There are so many other weapons that just shred this weapon. I think a buff to ads time and a reduction to recoil are what this needs. It’s 5.56 ammo. It shouldn’t kick that much. I like variety so I do find myself coming back to this lmg quite a bit, but then I remember why I stopped trying to use it.
Iv used this weapon in real life how the weapon behaves in real life does not reflect on the game. This rifle is as accurate as the M4 and m13 and is really accurate in single fire.
This gun is so underated
Do you have an excel chart for the the guns stats?
still my favorite gun focus on ads and you got an overpowered ar 👌🏾
This video is 5 months old.
I think they buffed it, it's not that bad now!
I like this set-up on medium-range engagements.
Merc Grip
Compensator
25.4" Barrel
Granulated Grip
Sniper Scope
You have a lot of control, the shots are consistent. Post on cover, and you have nearly a 4 shot laser.
Alternatively, I like to convert it to the LA87 variant by attaching all the attachments that help with ADS.It's comparable to the AR's, really only is nostalgic for like MW feels.
Good timing of the video for me! I’m working on leveling up lmgs, I’m gonna work on the SA87 soon before this x2 XP event ends
This gun combines all of the worst parts of an LMG and an AR.
Right. I remember in mw3 I would use the mg36 and lsw (I think that's the name) which were hybrids that did it right
@@zackphelps3052 I don't remember much of that game
How much or less of an increase to range do you get with extended barrels compared to monolithic suppressors though? They are a better attachment overall I feel like vs the mono yet they are never mentioned in your videos?
This is honestly my favorite gun lol, I have only a 1.5 K/D with it but I still enjoy it when I just wanna mess around and have fun :)
Can you redo this video with currently buffed SA87 please... 😅👍
How was this gun buffed? I heard it was but don’t know what was changed.
My 1st gold lmg, highly underated. most defo wanna treat it like a AR, but use it more like a fal. switch the gun to semi auto fire mode, use a 3x scope. in semi auto you will not burn ammo so fast, so swap ammo slot for a better attachment.
Hell yeah, the SA87! That's what I want to see.
I hate how, for example, those magazines say they increase the ADS time but your testing proves they don't. That's a perfect example of why I love your channel, although I wish they just gave us accurate stats so we didn't have to figure them out ourselves.
I agree that should have the best ADS and handling of the LMG category (probably tied with the Holger, since it's another AR conversion).
I might argue that the base magazine should be a little larger, as well.
I recommend trying it out now. It’s like the AK if it was an LMG and was actually good. I never even had to get my loud out and just picked up the blue SA87
The gun I've been waiting for. Thank you!!!
This should've just been the L85A2 or A3, stick it in the AR list, buff the shit outta the mobility, give it more underbarrels and for nostalgia, a SUSAT scope. And when you put the bipod on, an extra foregrip should appear behind the magazine, like a true LSW
Can you do an updated video for MP5 after nerf? Curious to see how this affected it and whether or not it’s time to switch some barrrels/muzzle up.
Rari Gang they made it so it can’t 2-shot headshot and reduced the range bonus of 10mm rounds. I’ve done a lot of research on SMGs and the MP5/MP7 only work on Shoothouse or Shipment, otherwise the SMGs with better range (AUG/P90/Bizon with long barrels + Mono suppressor) outclass them. Personally I’d say the AUG is the best SMG on a “normal map,” the only downside is slower ADS and mag size, but you get GREAT range for a SMG, fast TTK, and two-shot headshots. Mono Suppressor, 622mm Barrel, Tac Laser, CQC Stock, and Sleight of Hand is the best setup for the AUG
To sum this gun up: The Ram-7 but with stats of an LMG. At least buff the ADS because there's almost no redeeming factor of this weapon outside of reloading times which is already outdone by ARs and SMGs.
They too the L85A2 Assault Rifle and coded it as an LMG. There is an LMG variant of the L85 however the version we get as and LMG is only a standard assault rifle! You literally have to use your attachment slots to make it into the LMG. Its like they tried to make this a bad weapon.
I'd used the SA87 mostly to be different in the first few weeks of the games' launch. I actually kind of like it now lol but I wouldn't say it's the best at anything in particular. An increase to ADS and maybe even movement would put it in a good place.
I'm going for gold on it. My setup:
Monolithic Suppressor, 12.4 barrel , 5mw laser, the sa87 ultra light hollow stock, and a ranger foregrip.
Try that and tell me it doesn't smack. A beast for clearing tight spaces but can beam people from a aways.
I bought the Executive pack in the very first days of the game because the SA 87 and Uzi in Black and gold look freaking great.
I learned very quick and painfully I bought steaming hot looking garbage.
So painful to max them out and never touched them again.
Guess that's what executives do: buy fancy looking useless shit...
Fair lol
This was my second gold gun.
Another great video! What about the Stock and things? Drift0r was saying that the Stippled has no effect on the SA87 until stacking. The ADS stock lowers ADS time by 67ms
my personal favorite weapon in this game right now
ran this way:
Compensator, Sport Tac Comb, Operator Foregrip, 50 Round Mag, and Stippled Grip Tape
i do alot of work with this setup and i cant see to figure out why i love it so much.
U....like this? HOW!?!
@@autistichades5552 He is a masochist thats how..
@@i_inf0din254 your...joking right?
@@autistichades5552 i know right! its absoutely absure, the more i used it the more i was like "25-3, 33-5, 22-0," yeah maybe i like this gun alot, its also my best KD on any weapon.
Or you could just run a kilo with a 50 mag and get basically the same results without the need for recoil control and still a faster ads
I appreciate these videos Ace! Can't wait for many more. Can you cover the snipers soon? I want to know if the Dragunov is hot trash or not.
Dragunov is weak. I recommend camo grinding for it in hardcore modes. I found it painfully weak in core modes
Gotta hit the upper chest
@pacmanfanable I actually have the Dragonov gold and liked every second of it. You can’t really play the Dragonov like the AX-50 or especially the HDR. The Dragonov packs less damage then either of those two.
The Dragonov can get one shot chest shots, and can fire much faster than the Kar98k and slightly faster than the MK2 which have similar damage. You also enjoy better range and more ammo than those 2. With an aiming stability attachment and a compensator/muzzle brake I found myself dropping people back to back at mid-range with some practice.
Is it as good at close range as the MK2 or at long range like the HDR? Nope, neither. As such, one can see why people hate it, but if you have a knack for chest shots and fast follow ups, the Dragonov might fit the bill.
Not to take merit away from your video Ace, but maybe this one is worth a revisit. I was leveling this gun yesterday as I left it at lvl 4 back then because it sucked so bad, and it's SO not the same gun than post-buff. I was shredding with it when I remember not being able to even aim on time!
I recon the SA87 needs a buff to the aim down sight time and overall magazine capacity to 40 round mags instead of 30 round mags
I like this weapon
The ttk range is like really good, even with the short barrel. Don't really see how you think it's bad when you can remove a good chunk of the ADS time and not have any relevant downsides.
When you do recoil tests, why do you do two at a time and why are they sometimes a bit different with the same attachments? Is it just a bit of RNG?
Yes, random predictive recoil
recoil tends to follow a pattern, but each shot won't have the same amount of kick. so you can guess and predict it, but it's not identical every shot
How is this an LMG and the oden is an AR??
Thats call of duty. The Kar98 is also not a marksman rifle and the dragunov is falsly classified as well.
Johan Banacheck the Kar98k was used in marksman roles
Ash12.7 (Oden) is actually a select-fire rifle, you can easily find a full auto video
They should switch up both the Dragunov and Kar98k's classes IMO.
Hi Ace, first i would like to congratulate you for the work you have done and for the help you give to all those interested in Call of Duty. It is undoubtedly a superb job! I would like you to clarify a doubt if possible. Regarding the AR Sprint To Fire speed. Does it pay to use the stipple grip and the 5mw laser or just one of the two? I'm a rusher player, i don't play more with AR because the STF time is high. Thank you for all the help u can give
I love the SA80 style rifles so i'm a bit annoyed it sucks so much in the game, i'm not sure what they should do, convert it to the Assault Rifle class? Make the attachments to make it faster more effective? A unique attachment for the bolt that makes it fire faster but reduce damage range? Whatever they do they should definitely start with ADS speed.
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I don’t know if this thing got stealth buffed, but I just began using it and it’s easily the second best LMG behind the PKM. The M91 shoots Marshmallows compared to this thing.
Pretty sure its based off an L86-LSW (light support weapon) which is a heavy barreled version of the l85 that increases range is designed to mainly be used in fully automatic than in semi automatic that most rifleman use, making it a hybrid of an assault rifle and an lmg but its a pretty weird gun in this game
My favourite weapon
I use it primarily. Like the feel of it. And it seems to kill fairly quickly. Only thing I didn't like was the low ammo count, besides that it does a good job.
Why merc foregrip over compensator? Doesnt the latter off better recoil control? Just looking for the small hipfire buff?