Axion vs KG-7 Vulcan in MW4

Data updated 4 Nov 2026 · Latest official patch: 2 Nov 2026

Axion is ahead on 9 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on 2, and 1 stat is tied. Axion's biggest lead is fire rate (705 RPM against 41 RPM). KG-7 Vulcan's is bullet velocity (740 m/s against 400 m/s). Fire rate and magazine size are Activision's numbers; the other key stats are community-reported by CODMunity, read November 4, 2026.

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Assault RifleSniper Rifle

Axion is an assault rifle and KG-7 Vulcan is a sniper rifle. This pair has a page because both are among the 12 weapons with the highest Multiplayer pick rate in CODMunity's list.

Official numbers

Official numbers for Axion and KG-7 Vulcan, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Axion	KG-7 Vulcan
Fire rate (higher is better)	705 RPM Ahead	41 RPM
Magazine size (higher is better)	30 rounds Ahead	10 rounds
Reserve rounds (higher is better)	90 rounds Ahead	20 rounds
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve	120 rounds Ahead	30 rounds
Unlock level	Player Level 52	Player Level 4
Weapon levels	69	75
Apex Attachment	Axion Clearcut	KG-7 Drillcharge
Apex blocks	Optic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Grip	no attachment types

From Activision's launch weapon sheets. A damage table and time to kill are not published.

About Axion and KG-7 Vulcan

Axion

Subsonic rifle with a slower rate of fire and strong stopping power at most ranges; subsonic rounds hide enemy skulls on kills.

Apex Attachment, Axion Clearcut: Chainsaw-style rear grip with a handlebar foregrip, hip laser and canted aiming for mobile, hip-fire play. It blocks optic, laser, underbarrel, stock, and rear grip attachments.

KG-7 Vulcan

High-capacity bolt-action sniper rifle with a comparatively high rate of fire.

Apex Attachment, KG-7 Drillcharge: Side-mounted KG-9 Drillcharge rounds that drill into a surface and then detonate, for flushing out entrenched players. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

Community-reported stats

Community-reportedBase values with nothing attached, read from CODMunity on November 4, 2026. Unverified.

Across the 31 rows with a direction, Axion is ahead on 23 and KG-7 Vulcan on 5; 3 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: Axion is ahead on fire rate (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), total rounds (very wide), and magazine size (very wide); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group.
Mobility: Axion is ahead on ADS movement speed (very wide), firing movement speed (wide), crouch movement speed (clear), tactical sprint speed (moderate), strafe speed (moderate), movement speed (moderate), and sprint speed (moderate); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group.
Handling: Axion is ahead on ADS speed (very wide), ADS out speed (wide), raise speed (wide), reload time (wide), and sprint to fire speed (wide); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group. Level on drop speed.
Recoil: Axion is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), ADS gun bob (clear), and vertical recoil (tiny), and KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on horizontal recoil (wide) and vertical gun kick (clear).
Range and bullets: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide) and bullet velocity (very wide); Axion leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
Hip fire and flinch: Axion is ahead on hip idle sway (very wide), flinch received (very wide), and hip turn sway (wide); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group. Level on hip gun bob.
Fire rate and ammo: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on headshot multiplier (very wide); Axion leads no row of this group.

Brackets give the size of the gap as a share of the larger value: tiny under 2%, narrow under 5%, moderate under 10%, clear under 20%, wide under 40%, very wide above.

The widest gaps across both tables are fire rate (Axion 705 RPM against 41 RPM), reserve rounds (Axion 90 rounds against 20 rounds), and hip idle sway (Axion 1.31° against 5.40°).

Axion Clearcut, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal gun kick +179% (worse), Hip idle sway −50% (better), Vertical gun kick −27% (better), and Movement speed −16% (worse).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the KG-7 Drillcharge.

Attachment effects reported for Axion

The community-reported attachments for Axion with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

100 Round Drum (magazine): Magazine size +233% (better).
20 Round Mag (magazine): Reload time −41% (better).
40 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

Attachment effects reported for KG-7 Vulcan

The community-reported attachments for KG-7 Vulcan with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

15 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
6 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size −40% (worse).
Hanbit RTR Mk. I (stock): ADS movement speed +27% (better).
FT Hyperport 408 (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).

Community-reported base stats of Axion and KG-7 Vulcan from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Axion	KG-7 Vulcan
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.62 m/s Ahead	4.33 m/s
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.41 m/s Ahead	1.13 m/s
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.11 m/s Ahead	5.80 m/s
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.16 m/s Ahead	6.67 m/s
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.16 m/s Ahead	1.86 m/s
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.54 m/s Ahead	3.31 m/s
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	4.05 m/s Ahead	2.80 m/s
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	260 ms Ahead	550 ms
ADS out speed (lower is better)	325 ms Ahead	504 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Ahead	270 ms
Reload time (lower is better)	3333 ms Ahead	4367 ms
Raise speed (lower is better)	1033 ms Ahead	1367 ms
Drop speed (lower is better)	700 ms Tie	700 ms Tie
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	48.9 Ahead	49.2
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	13.7	8.7 Ahead
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	17.6	14.5 Ahead
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	2.8 Ahead	6.8
ADS idle sway (lower is better)	0.40° Ahead	0.63°
ADS gun bob (lower is better)	0.09° Ahead	0.10°
Range and bullets
Bullet velocity (higher is better)	400 m/s	740 m/s Ahead
Damage range (higher is better)An index: 100 is the weapon's own damage range, and attachments scale it	100% Tie	100% Tie
Bullet penetration (higher is better)	9.0 in	27.0 in Ahead
Hip fire and flinch
Hip idle sway (lower is better)	1.31° Ahead	5.40°
Hip gun bob (lower is better)	1.09° Tie	1.09° Tie
Hip turn sway (lower is better)	20.9° Ahead	30.6°
Flinch received (lower is better)	0.29x Ahead	0.62x
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)	1.30x	2.60x Ahead

"Ahead" marks the better value of a row; "not reported" means no value, not zero.

Pick rates and tiers

Community-reportedOther sites' own figures and opinions about Axion and KG-7 Vulcan, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and KG-7 Vulcan
Figure	Axion	KG-7 Vulcan
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	5.2%	4.0%
ggranked tier	Tier A, 853 ms time to kill	Tier D, 2,623 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier B	Tier A
Community builds listed	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ	2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or KG-7 Vulcan, as listed on this site.

No change to Axion is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

No change to KG-7 Vulcan is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

Weapon pages, builds and tools

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Axion and KG-7 Vulcan do?

Axion Clearcut (Axion): Chainsaw-style rear grip with a handlebar foregrip, hip laser and canted aiming for mobile, hip-fire play. It blocks optic, laser, underbarrel, stock, and rear grip attachments. KG-7 Drillcharge (KG-7 Vulcan): Side-mounted KG-9 Drillcharge rounds that drill into a surface and then detonate, for flushing out entrenched players. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

Where is Axion ahead of KG-7 Vulcan, and where is KG-7 Vulcan ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on fire rate (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), hip idle sway (very wide), total rounds (very wide), magazine size (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), and 17 other rows. KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide), headshot multiplier (very wide), bullet velocity (very wide), horizontal recoil (wide), and vertical gun kick (clear).

How often are Axion and KG-7 Vulcan picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 4.0% for KG-7 Vulcan, so Axion is picked about 1.3 times as often. ggranked places Axion in tier A and KG-7 Vulcan in tier D. ggranked gives a time to kill of 853 ms for Axion and 2,623 ms for KG-7 Vulcan; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places Axion in tier B and KG-7 Vulcan in tier A. These are community figures, not Activision data: CODMunity and the tier lists, read November 4, 2026.

Community-reported values: CODMunity, read November 4, 2026. Official numbers: Activision launch posts, updated October 24, 2026. Unofficial fan site; see Data and assumptions for every source and gap.