Battle Rifle
This one belongs out in the sticks. A hunter in Leonida's backcountry is seen resting it across his lap, its long profile and wood-toned furniture giving away its roots as a Springfield M1A. Think of it as the middle ground between a scoped hunting rifle and something you'd want in a firefight.
Combat Performance
Dark tick marks the Weapons class average
Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
About This Weapon
Half hunting rifle, half battlefield weapon, the Battle Rifle is Leonida’s answer to players who want stopping power without waiting on a bolt.
Want me to go back through Carbine Rifle Mk2, Capo Pistol, and Bolt Action Sniper and give those the same treatment, or just keep it varied from here on out?
Special Features
Full-power rifle cartridge instead of the lighter rounds most carbines use, which tracks with the M1A it's copying
Sits in an odd spot between a marksman rifle and a bolt-action, hits harder than most semi-autos but reloads faster than anything bolt-fed
The only glimpse of it so far shows it paired with a hunter carrying an Assault Sniper, suggesting Rockstar is leaning into a specific "backwoods arsenal" for that part of the map