# Axion vs KG-7 Vulcan in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-kg-7-vulcan/
Updated: 2026-11-04

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.

[Open both in the compare tool](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/?w=axion,kg-7-vulcan) [Build with Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion) [Build with KG-7 Vulcan](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=kg-7-vulcan)

Assault Rifle Sniper 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](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [KG-7 Vulcan](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/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-reported Base values with nothing attached, read from [CODMunity](https://codmunity.gg/weapon-stats/mw4) 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](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/100-round-drum/) (magazine): Magazine size +233% (better).
- [20 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/20-round-mag/) (magazine): Reload time −41% (better).
- [40 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/40-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
- [Locus PX3 Canted](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/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](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/15-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
- [6 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/6-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size −40% (worse).
- [Hanbit RTR Mk. I](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/hanbit-rtr-mk-i/) (stock): ADS movement speed +27% (better).
- [FT Hyperport 408](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/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](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [KG-7 Vulcan](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/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-reported Other 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

- [Axion: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/)
- [KG-7 Vulcan: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/kg-7-vulcan/)
- [Best build for Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/best-build/)
- [Best build for KG-7 Vulcan](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/kg-7-vulcan/best-build/)
- [Open Axion in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion)
- [Open KG-7 Vulcan in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=kg-7-vulcan)

## More weapon comparisons

### Other pair pages with Axion

- [Axion vs Hyeon Burst](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-hyeon-burst/)
- [Axion vs Han 86](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-han-86/)
- [Axion vs M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-m4/)
- [Axion vs Kastov 762](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-kastov-762/)

### Other pair pages with KG-7 Vulcan

- [KG-7 Vulcan vs Astaroth .57](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/astaroth-57-vs-kg-7-vulcan/)
- [KG-7 Vulcan vs Signal 50](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/kg-7-vulcan-vs-signal-50/)

## Frequently asked questions

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

A: 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.

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

A: 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).

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

A: 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.