Spray Patterns and Recoil Compensation for all CS:GO Weapons
Basics
The spray pattern of any weapon in CS:GO is a result of:
- Inaccuracy
- Recoil
Inaccuracy
Inaccuracy adds a measure of randomness to the otherwise fixed recoil pattern. It is different for every weapon and is affected at least by the following factors:
- Running > Walking > Standing > Ducking
- Jumping
- Climbing ladders
- Number of shots fired / time
- The mood of Valves dev team 😉
Recoil
Recoil is the fixed pattern unique to each weapon and weapon mode (scoped or silenced). Generally is goes up and then to the sides. To test the recoils pattern for any weapon without the inaccuracy, use this command in the console:
- sv_cheats 1 // Allow cheats on server
- weapon_accuracy_nospread 1 // Disable weapon inaccuracy spread
The recoil effect is reset when you stop shooting and you wait until
- the dynamic crosshair is back to default
- the weapon model is back in default position
Compensation
You have most likely already learned to pull down after the first shots to compensate for the upward motion of the spray pattern. Once you have mastered that, start to compensate for the sideways motion as well. Every weapon has a different timing required to compensate properly. The following animations should help to understand the general flow of the spray pattern and the mouse movement needed to compensate, but in-game timings might be a bit different.
A step by step exercise on recoil / spray pattern control can be found in our article on “How to aim better in CS:GO“.
All due credits to twowordbird for his great spray pattern animations and his article on CS:GO Recoil Mechanics.
Rifles
AK-47
Ak-47 Spray Pattern
AK-47 Recoil Compensation
M4A4
M4A4 Spray Pattern
M4A4 Recoil Compensation
M4A1-S
M4A1-S Spray Pattern
M4A1-S Recoil Compensation
M4A1
M4A1 Spray Pattern
M4A1 Recoil Compensation
Galil
Galil Spray Pattern
Galil Recoil Compensation
SSG 08
SSG 08 Spray Pattern
SSG 08 Recoil Compensation
SG 553
SG 553 Spray Pattern
SG 553 Recoil Compensation
G3SG1
G3SG1 Spray Pattern
G3SG1 Recoil Compensation
FAMAS
FAMAS Spray Pattern
FAMAS Recoil Compensation
SSG 08
SSG 08 Spray Pattern
SSG 08 Recoil Compensation
AUG
AUG Spray Pattern
AUG Recoil Compensation
AUG scoped
AUG scoped Spray Pattern
AUG scoped Recoil Compensation
AWP
AWP Spray Pattern
AWP Recoil Compensation
SCAR-20
SCAR-20 Spray Pattern
SCAR-20 Recoil Compensation
Submachine guns
MAC-10
MAC-10 Spray Pattern
MAC-10 Recoil Compensation
MP9
MAC-10 Spray Pattern
MAC-10 Recoil Compensation
MP7
MP7 Spray Pattern
MP7 Recoil Compensation
UMP-45
UMP-45 Spray Pattern
UMP-45 Recoil Compensation
PP-Bizon
PP-Bizon Spray Pattern
PP-Bizon Recoil Compensation
P90
P90 Spray Pattern
P90 Recoil Compensation
Heavy
Nova
Nova Spray Pattern
Nova Recoil Compensation
Sawed-Off
Sawed-off Spray Pattern
Sawed-off Recoil Compensation
XM1014
XM1014 Spray Pattern
XM1014 Recoil Compensation
MAG-7
MAG-7 Spray Pattern
MAG-7 Recoil Compensation
Machine guns
M249
M249 Spray Pattern
M249 Recoil Compensation
Negev
Negev Spray Pattern
Negev Recoil Compensation
Guns
Glock-18
Glock-18 Spray Pattern
Glock-18 Recoil Compensation
P2000
P2000 Spray Pattern
P2000 Recoil Compensation
P250
P250 Spray Pattern
P250 Recoil Compensation
USP-S
USP-S Spray Pattern
USP-S Recoil Compensation
Desert Eagle
Deagle Eagle Recoil Spray Pattern
Desert Eagle Recoil Compensation
Dual Berettas
Dual Berettas Spray Pattern
Dual Berettas Recoil Compensation
Tec-9
Tec-9 Spray Pattern
Tec-9 Recoil Compensation
CZ75-Auto
CZ75A Spray Pattern
CZ75A Recoil Compensation
Five-Seven
Five-seven Spray Pattern
Five-seven Recoil Compensation
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