M8A1 Assault Rifle

The M8A1 serves as an assault rifle in Black Ops II's multiplayer arsenal. It unlocks at Level 49 and, like every weapon in the Pick-10 system, still costs an Unlock Token to equip. 4-round-burst rifle capable of one-burst kills at range. It deals 35-24 damage, fires at 1250 RPM, holds its max damage out to about 31 m, feeding from a 32-round magazine with a 2.3s reload. Its design is based on the real-world Heckler & Koch XM8.

M8A1 Stats & Performance

In practice, as a burst weapon, pacing your trigger keeps the burst grouped at range; its long 31 m damage range suits holding sightlines on larger maps.

Attachments

Attachments commonly run on the M8A1 include:

Each attachment costs one of the ten allocation points in the Pick-10 create-a-class, so a heavily-kitted M8A1 leaves fewer slots for perks and equipment. See the Pick-10 loadout guide for how to balance a class.

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