The Real Guns of Insurgency: Sandstorm
Insurgency: Sandstorm runs a realistic NATO-vs-insurgent arsenal of real guns. We map each to its production model and the optic that fits. Editorial; not affiliated with the game.
Lean, lethal, and entirely real.
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Quick answers
- What are the real guns in Insurgency: Sandstorm?
- A realistic NATO-vs-insurgent mix of real guns — Colt M4/Mk18 carbines, the AKM, the IWI Galil, and the Beretta M9 — plus the Mosin and M24 snipers, the M249 SAW, a Remington 870, the AKS-74U, and the FN SCAR-H, run with real red dots and magnified optics.
- What is the M9 in Insurgency: Sandstorm?
- It's the Beretta 92; the current optics-ready 92X RDO is the production version.
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Pistols
- M9Sidearm
The M9 is the Beretta 92 service pistol.
Build it: Beretta 92X Performance Defensive RDO → — the Beretta 92X RDO is the current optics-ready 92
Rifles & carbines
- M4A1Security carbine
The real Colt M4 — the Security team's 5.56 workhorse.
On screen: a red dot + magnifier.
Build it: Colt LE6920 → — the Colt LE6920 is the civilian M4 Carbine
- Mk18CQB carbine
The short 5.56 Mk18 for close work.
On screen: an Aimpoint red dot.
Build it: Daniel Defense MK18 → — Daniel Defense's MK18 is the production Mk18
- AKMInsurgent rifle
The Insurgents' 7.62×39 AKM.
On screen: a side-mounted red dot.
Build it: PSA AK-103 → — the PSA AK-103 is a US-production 7.62×39 AK
- GalilBattle rifle
The Galil is the IWI Galil — an AK-derived 5.56/7.62.
On screen: an Aimpoint red dot.
Build it: IWI Galil ACE Gen2 → — the IWI Galil ACE Gen2 is the current production Galil
- Mosin-NagantInsurgent sniper
The bolt-action Mosin 91/30 in 7.62×54R — the quintessential insurgent/partisan rifle.
On screen: a PU-pattern scope.
Build it: Mosin-Nagant 91/30 → — the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 is exactly the gun in-game
- M24Security sniper
The M24 is the Remington 700 / M24 SWS — the Security team's bolt sniper.
On screen: a magnified riflescope.
Build it: Remington 700 SPS → — the Remington 700 is exactly the action behind the M24
- M249 SAWLight machine gun
The FN M249 SAW — the Security team's belt-fed 5.56 automatic.
On screen: a red dot.
Build it: FN M249S → — the FN M249S is the semi-auto, civilian-legal M249
- AKS-74UInsurgent carbine
The short AKS-74U in 5.45×39 — the compact insurgent carbine.
On screen: a side-mounted red dot.
Build it: PSA AK-74 → — the PSA AK-74 is a US-production 5.45×39 AK-74
- SCAR-HSecurity battle rifle
The FN SCAR-H — the Security team's hard-hitting 7.62.
On screen: a 1–6× LPVO.
Build it: FN SCAR 17S → — the FN SCAR 17S is the civilian SCAR-H
- SVDInsurgent DMR
The Dragunov SVD in 7.62×54R — the Insurgents' marksman rifle.
On screen: a PSO-pattern scope.
Build it: Zastava M91 → — the Zastava M91 is the closest US-available SVD-pattern DMR — a Dragunov-derived 7.62×54R semi-auto
Shotguns
- M870Breacher shotgun
The Remington 870 pump 12-gauge — the Breacher class's workhorse.
Build it: Remington 870 Express Tactical → — the 870 Express Tactical is the production 870
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