MSG-90

"A modified, lightweight sniper rifle, built for precise shooting. Used by many armed forces as their standard-issue sniper rifle."

- The Arsenal

The MSG-90 is a semi-automatic Sniper Rifle released shortly after Combat Arms came out.

Overview
As a semi-automatic sniper, the MSG-90 has nearly perfect accuracy, with a high fire rate and portability for a sniper but also comparably low damage. In general, semi-automatic snipers are quite terrible for close range due to its lack of crosshair and stopping power (damage and fire rate combined) compared to assault rifles and submachine guns. However, with its high accuracy and power, the MSG-90 is very efficient over long range and if used correctly one could kill almost anyone on sight. This sniper is frequently compared with another semi-auto, the SR25. The MSG-90 has comparably higher damage, dealing about 85 HP per hit. The damage does not make too much of a difference however, as the SR25 could also kill someone with 2 shots. The SR25 also has a faster fire rate, making it a faster killer despite being weaker. To compensate that, the MSG-90 has a tamer recoil pattern that goes up instead of everywhere, unlike the SR25. Notably, the MSG-90 has the lowest recoil of any semi-automatic sniper rifle in the game. It is therefore superior to the SR25 in terms of quickly firing accurately, as the recoil settles faster, while rapidly firing the SR25 is extremely ineffective at anything more than close range. In general the SR25 is more popular because it costs 100 GP less, is lighter, and can also kill in 2 shots. For this reason the MSG-90 is rarely seen.

Some players have compared the MSG-90 to the PSG-1, its police-issue cousin. Overall, they say that the MSG-90 is better than the PSG-1 because of its larger magazine capacity and its higher magnification scope. However, the MSG-90 is supposed to be used at longer ranges, while the PSG-1 is suited for shorter ranges.

Variants

 * PSG-1 (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 CAMO (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 MOD (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 MOD CAMO (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 MARK II (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 CAMO MARK II (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 MOD MARK II (Cousin variant)
 * PSG-1 MOD CAMO MARK II (Cousin variant)

Trivia

 * Despite being called a Semi-Automatic sniper rifle, one could hold down the fire button and still be able to fire repeatedly, technically making the MSG-90 an automatic.