Call of Duty Wiki:Ask A Veteran/ACR Guide

Cpl. Dunn has created this as a guide to the ACR.



The ACR is a weapon only featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Compared to other weapons
The ACR has two direct competitors, the SCAR-H and the M4A1.

The SCAR-H has less recoil, higher damage (40-30), a lower rate of fire (630 RPM), and a smaller magazine (20 rounds). Its higher damage is enough to make up for its lower rate of fire in that the SCAR-H will always kill faster than the M4A1 if all shots hit and its lower recoil makes it more accurate at longer ranges. However, its small magazine makes it less capable of engaging multiple targets in rapid succession. In essence, this means that the SCAR-H is superior at engaging single targets while the M4A1 is better at engaging multiple targets.

The M4A1 has a slightly higher rate of fire than the ACR (750 RPM) and no recoil. Therefore, there is little reason to use the M4A1 upon unlocking the ACR, as the ACR's total lack of recoil is a far greater advantage than its lower rate of fire is a disadvantage. This means that the only times the M4A1 will beat the ACR are when firing from the hip or when shooting at targets that are close enough to ensure that the M4A1's recoil will not be enough to cause any missed shots.

Tactics

 * The ACR has almost no recoil, and a high rate of fire, so it can make for an improvised long range weapon.