The Real Guns of PUBG
PUBG's weapons are real firearms, sometimes lightly renamed. We map each to its real production model and the optic that fits. Editorial; not affiliated with the game.
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Quick answers
- What are the real guns in PUBG?
- Mostly real names — the M416 is an H&K 416, the AKM and Beryl M762 are AK-pattern rifles, the M16A4 is a Colt, and the Mini-14 is the real Ruger Mini-14. The snipers are the headline: the AWM (Accuracy International AWM), the M24 (Remington 700), the Kar98k (a WWII Mauser), and the SKS — plus the KRISS Vector and the Mk14 EBR (an M14).
- What is the M416 in PUBG?
- It's the Heckler & Koch 416; the civilian MR556 is the production version.
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Rifles & carbines
- M416Assault rifle
The M416 is the H&K 416 — the most-built AR in the game.
On screen: a red dot + 4× magnifier.
Build it: HK MR556 A4 → — HK's civilian 416 — the MR556 — is the production equivalent
- AKMAssault rifle
The 7.62×39 AKM — high recoil, high damage.
On screen: a red dot.
Build it: PSA AK-103 → — the PSA AK-103 is a US-production 7.62×39 AK
- M16A4Burst rifle
The real Colt M16/M4-family rifle.
On screen: an Aimpoint red dot.
Build it: Colt LE6920 → — the Colt LE6920 is the civilian M4/M16 descendant
- Mini-14Marksman rifle
The Mini-14 is the real Ruger Mini-14 — a light 5.56 DMR.
On screen: a magnified scope.
Build it: Ruger Mini-14 Ranch → — the Ruger Mini-14 Ranch is the production gun
- Beryl M762Battle rifle
The Beryl M762 is the Polish FB Beryl — a 7.62×39 AK.
On screen: a 1–8× LPVO.
Build it: Zastava ZPAP M70 → — a 7.62×39 AK (Zastava ZPAP M70) is the closest US-production analog
- AWMCare-package sniper
The AWM is the Accuracy International AWM — the legendary care-package sniper, the most coveted gun in the game.
On screen: a high-magnification scope.
Build it: Accuracy International AWSM → — the AI AWSM is exactly the gun (AWM) in-game
- M24Bolt-action sniper
The M24 is the Remington 700 / M24 SWS — the mid-tier world-spawn bolt sniper.
On screen: a magnified scope.
Build it: Remington 700 SPS → — the Remington 700 is exactly the action behind the M24
- SKSDMR
The semi-auto SKS in 7.62×39 — the workhorse marksman rifle of PUBG.
On screen: a 4× or 6× scope.
Build it: SKS → — the SKS is exactly the gun in-game
- Mk14 EBRCare-package DMR
The Mk14 is the M14 EBR — the air-drop 7.62 marksman rifle.
On screen: a magnified optic.
Build it: Springfield M1A → — the Springfield M1A is the civilian M14
- VectorSMG
The KRISS Vector — the highest-RPM SMG, a fan-favorite close-range gun.
On screen: a red dot.
Build it: KRISS Vector CRB → — the KRISS Vector CRB is the civilian carbine version
- Kar98kBolt-action sniper
The Kar98k is the WWII Mauser Karabiner 98k — the iconic starter bolt sniper.
Build it: Mauser K98k → — the Mauser K98k is exactly the gun in-game (surplus)
- Dragunov (SVD)DMR
The Dragunov is the SVD in 7.62×54R — a hard-hitting semi-auto marksman rifle.
On screen: a magnified scope.
Build it: Zastava M91 → — the Zastava M91 is the closest US-available SVD-pattern DMR — a Dragunov-derived 7.62×54R semi-auto
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