SR-25
The Stoner Rifle-25, known in-game as the SR-25, is a DMR utilizing 7.62mm ammunition. It was added to the game in the v0.10.0 "Back with a Bang update on September 14th, 2023. It features higher damage than many other DMRs, albeit at a lower DPS.
Background
The SR-25 was designed by Eugene Stoner in the early 1990s for the Knight's Armament Company. Stoner combined the AR-10 with the direct-gas system of the AR-15, and various improvements from the M16A2 to create the SR-25. It has been used in small quantities by a small selection of special forces, police, and military around the world. Variants of the SR-25 are also sold to civilians.
Strategies
Using
- The SR-25 can do 570 damage per mag (855 to obstacles), the highest of any DMR, and even higher than the Mini-14 You can use this to destroy cover such as Tree and Rocks.
- Like most DMRs, the SR-25 is most effective at maximum DPS. Click as fast as you can to get the most out of it.
- Despite having the lowest DPS of any DMR, the SR-25 has higher DPS than many assault rifles and SMGs, and it is more accurate as well.
Countering
- Use high adrenaline to try and strafe the SR-25 user. This will often avoid much of the damage.
- Attack while they are reloading.
- Take cover behind indestructible obstacles like Oil Tanks
- Be careful around Rocks and Trees because the SR-25 can easily destroy them, and have plenty of bullets left to finish you off.
- If at close range, rush your opponent with a high-DPS weapon such as a shotgun or a SMG like the Micro Uzi
- The Mini-14 has a higher DPS than the SR-25, making it an effective counter.
Obtaining
The SR-25 is found in many of the same drops as the Mini-14. These include AEGIS and Flint Crates, Airdrops, as well as other rare locations. It can also be rarely found as ground loot.
Trivia
- The loot image for the SR-25 is based specifically on a SR-25 E2 PR M-LOK
- "PR" stands for "Precision Rifle", and "M-LOK" is a rail interface system
- It has a 20" barrel and weighs 10.5 pounds
- The "25" in "SR-25" comes from adding the numbers for the AR-10 and AR-15 together
- 60% of the parts of the SR-25 are interchangeable with AR-15 and M16 style rifles
- Eugene Stoner also designed the Stoner 63 and the M16A4
History
- v0.13.0
- Standing spread decreased to 1° (from 2°)
- Moving spread decreased to 3.5° (from 5°)
- v0.11.0
- Updated world image
- v0.10.0
- Added
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