# Axion vs Mosin-Nagant in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-mosin-nagant/
Updated: 2026-11-04

Axion is ahead on 9 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Mosin-Nagant is ahead on 1, and 2 stats are tied. Axion's biggest lead is fire rate (705 RPM against 44 RPM). Mosin-Nagant's is bullet velocity (700 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,mosin-nagant) [Build with Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion) [Build with Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mosin-nagant)

Assault Rifle Marksman Rifle

Axion is an assault rifle and Mosin-Nagant is a marksman 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 Mosin-Nagant, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 705 RPM Ahead | 44 RPM |
| Magazine size (higher is better) | 30 rounds Ahead | 5 rounds |
| Reserve rounds (higher is better) | 90 rounds Ahead | 15 rounds |
| Total rounds (higher is better) Magazine plus reserve | 120 rounds Ahead | 20 rounds |
| Unlock level | Player Level 52 | Player Level 36 |
| Weapon levels | 69 | 69 |
| Apex Attachment | Axion Clearcut | Mosin Harpoon |
| Apex blocks | Optic, Laser, Underbarrel, Stock and Rear Grip | Barrel and Muzzle |

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

## About Axion and Mosin-Nagant

### 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.

### Mosin-Nagant

Legacy bolt-action rifle that stays rugged and hard-hitting at long range.

Apex Attachment, Mosin Harpoon: Spring-loaded ballistic bayonet: longer melee lunge, and it can be launched at enemies and retrieved for reuse. It blocks barrel and muzzle attachments.

## 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 22 and Mosin-Nagant on 5; 4 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), magazine size (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), and total rounds (very wide); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group.
- Mobility: Axion is ahead on ADS movement speed (clear), firing movement speed (moderate), crouch movement speed (narrow), sprint speed (tiny), strafe speed (tiny), movement speed (tiny), and tactical sprint speed (tiny); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group.
- Handling: Axion is ahead on ADS speed (wide), drop speed (clear), ADS out speed (clear), sprint to fire speed (clear), and raise speed (clear); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group. Level on reload time.
- Recoil: Axion is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide), ADS idle sway (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), and vertical recoil (wide), and Mosin-Nagant is ahead on vertical gun kick (tiny). Level on ADS gun bob.
- Range and bullets: Mosin-Nagant 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) and flinch received (very wide), and Mosin-Nagant is ahead on hip turn sway (very wide). Level on hip gun bob.
- Fire rate and ammo: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on headshot multiplier (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 44 RPM), magazine size (Axion 30 rounds against 5 rounds), and reserve rounds (Axion 90 rounds against 15 rounds).

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 Mosin Harpoon.

### 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 Mosin-Nagant

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

- [10 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/10-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
- [Mosin Pistol Stock](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/mosin-pistol-stock/) (stock): Bullet velocity −51% (worse).
- [7 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/7-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +40% (better).
- [No Stock](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/no-stock/) (stock): Vertical recoil +30% (worse).

*Community-reported base stats of Axion and Mosin-Nagant from CODMunity, row by row*

| Stat | [Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/) | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility |  |  |
| Movement speed (higher is better) | 4.62 m/s Ahead | 4.57 m/s |
| ADS movement speed (higher is better) | 2.41 m/s Ahead | 2.10 m/s |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.11 m/s Ahead | 6.04 m/s |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 7.16 m/s Ahead | 7.09 m/s |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.16 m/s Ahead | 2.11 m/s |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.54 m/s Ahead | 3.50 m/s |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 4.05 m/s Ahead | 3.66 m/s |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 260 ms Ahead | 350 ms |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 325 ms Ahead | 380 ms |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 210 ms Ahead | 240 ms |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 3333 ms Tie | 3333 ms Tie |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 1033 ms Ahead | 1167 ms |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 700 ms Ahead | 833 ms |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 48.9 Ahead | 78.8 |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 13.7 Ahead | 45.5 |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 17.6 | 17.3 Ahead |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 2.8 Ahead | 4.9 |
| ADS idle sway (lower is better) | 0.40° Ahead | 0.79° |
| ADS gun bob (lower is better) | 0.09° Tie | 0.09° Tie |
| Range and bullets |  |  |
| Bullet velocity (higher is better) | 400 m/s | 700 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 | 30.0 in Ahead |
| Hip fire and flinch |  |  |
| Hip idle sway (lower is better) | 1.31° Ahead | 4.89° |
| Hip gun bob (lower is better) | 1.09° Tie | 1.09° Tie |
| Hip turn sway (lower is better) | 20.9° | 10.8° Ahead |
| Flinch received (lower is better) | 0.29x Ahead | 0.52x |
| Fire rate and ammo |  |  |
| Headshot multiplier (higher is better) | 1.30x | 1.70x 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 Mosin-Nagant, not Activision data.

*Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Axion and Mosin-Nagant*

| Figure | Axion | Mosin-Nagant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 5.2% | 4.1% |
| ggranked tier | Tier A, 853 ms time to kill | Tier D, 2,534 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier B | Tier B |
| Community builds listed | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |

## Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Axion or Mosin-Nagant, as listed on this site.

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

No change to Mosin-Nagant 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/)
- [Mosin-Nagant: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/)
- [Best build for Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/axion/best-build/)
- [Best build for Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/best-build/)
- [Open Axion in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=axion)
- [Open Mosin-Nagant in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mosin-nagant)

## 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 Mosin-Nagant

- [Mosin-Nagant vs Oris 8.6](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/mosin-nagant-vs-oris-8-6/)
- [Mosin-Nagant vs MAR-9](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/mar-9-vs-mosin-nagant/)

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What do the Apex Attachments of Axion and Mosin-Nagant 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. Mosin Harpoon (Mosin-Nagant): Spring-loaded ballistic bayonet: longer melee lunge, and it can be launched at enemies and retrieved for reuse. It blocks barrel and muzzle attachments.

**Q: Where is Axion ahead of Mosin-Nagant, and where is Mosin-Nagant ahead?**

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Axion is ahead on fire rate (very wide), magazine size (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), total rounds (very wide), hip idle sway (very wide), horizontal recoil (very wide), and 16 other rows. Mosin-Nagant is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide), hip turn sway (very wide), bullet velocity (very wide), headshot multiplier (wide), and vertical gun kick (tiny).

**Q: How often are Axion and Mosin-Nagant picked, and what tiers do they have?**

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 5.2% for Axion and 4.1% for Mosin-Nagant, so Axion is picked about 1.3 times as often. ggranked places Axion in tier A and Mosin-Nagant in tier D. ggranked gives a time to kill of 853 ms for Axion and 2,534 ms for Mosin-Nagant; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places both weapons in tier B. 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.