Hyeon Burst vs KG-7 Vulcan in MW4

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

Hyeon Burst is ahead on 10 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on 1, and 1 stat is tied. Hyeon Burst's biggest lead is fire rate (375 RPM against 41 RPM). KG-7 Vulcan's is horizontal recoil (8.7 against 16.4). 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

Hyeon Burst 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 Hyeon Burst and KG-7 Vulcan, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	Hyeon Burst	KG-7 Vulcan
Fire rate (higher is better)	375 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 21	Player Level 4
Weapon levels	68	75
Apex Attachment	Hyeon Hyperburst	KG-7 Drillcharge
Apex blocks	no attachment types	no attachment types

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

About Hyeon Burst and KG-7 Vulcan

Hyeon Burst

North Korean prototype rifle with a hard-hitting burst mode that lands fast, decisive rounds.

Apex Attachment, Hyeon Hyperburst: Overclocked receiver: a very fast three-round burst followed by slow, controlled automatic fire. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it.

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, Hyeon Burst is ahead on 25 and KG-7 Vulcan on 4; 2 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: Hyeon Burst 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: Hyeon Burst is ahead on ADS movement speed (very wide), firing movement speed (wide), crouch movement speed (clear), tactical sprint speed (moderate), movement speed (moderate), strafe speed (moderate), and sprint speed (narrow); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group.
Handling: Hyeon Burst is ahead on ADS speed (very wide), raise speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), drop speed (wide), sprint to fire speed (wide), and reload time (wide); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group.
Recoil: Hyeon Burst is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), vertical recoil (wide), and ADS gun bob (clear), and KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide) and horizontal recoil (very wide).
Range and bullets: Hyeon Burst is ahead on bullet velocity (narrow), and KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide). Level on damage range.
Hip fire and flinch: Hyeon Burst 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); Hyeon Burst 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 (Hyeon Burst 375 RPM against 41 RPM), horizontal gun kick (Hyeon Burst 1.5 against 6.8), and reserve rounds (Hyeon Burst 90 rounds against 20 rounds).

Hyeon Hyperburst, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Horizontal gun kick +220% (worse), Vertical gun kick −60% (better), Horizontal recoil +27% (worse), and Fire rate +23% (better).

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

Attachment effects reported for Hyeon Burst

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

60 Round Drum Mag (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
40 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +33% (better).
Locus PX3 Canted (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
RVX9 Thermo (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 Hyeon Burst and KG-7 Vulcan from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	Hyeon Burst	KG-7 Vulcan
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.58 m/s Ahead	4.33 m/s
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	2.36 m/s Ahead	1.13 m/s
Sprint speed (higher is better)	6.07 m/s Ahead	5.80 m/s
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	7.11 m/s Ahead	6.67 m/s
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	2.11 m/s Ahead	1.86 m/s
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.50 m/s Ahead	3.31 m/s
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	4.01 m/s Ahead	2.80 m/s
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	275 ms Ahead	550 ms
ADS out speed (lower is better)	360 ms Ahead	504 ms
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	210 ms Ahead	270 ms
Reload time (lower is better)	3400 ms Ahead	4367 ms
Raise speed (lower is better)	967 ms Ahead	1367 ms
Drop speed (lower is better)	533 ms Ahead	700 ms
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	38.3 Ahead	49.2
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	16.4	8.7 Ahead
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	32.7	14.5 Ahead
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	1.5 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)	775 m/s Ahead	740 m/s
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)	13.0 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)	0.18x 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 Hyeon Burst and KG-7 Vulcan, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Hyeon Burst and KG-7 Vulcan
Figure	Hyeon Burst	KG-7 Vulcan
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	9.9%	4.0%
ggranked tier	Tier B, 1,030 ms time to kill	Tier D, 2,623 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier A	Tier A
Community builds listed	4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ	2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ

Latest official changes

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

Hyeon Burst: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

Full-Auto Max Damage changed from 37 to 34 (−8.1%).
Full-Auto Max Damage Range changed from 970 to 1,220 (+25.8%).
Mid Damage Range 1 changed; the notes give no values.

Patch notes of October 28, 2026

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

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Frequently asked questions

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

Hyeon Hyperburst (Hyeon Burst): Overclocked receiver: a very fast three-round burst followed by slow, controlled automatic fire. Activision lists no blocked attachment types for it. 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 Hyeon Burst ahead of KG-7 Vulcan, and where is KG-7 Vulcan ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Hyeon Burst is ahead on fire rate (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), hip idle sway (very wide), total rounds (very wide), flinch received (very wide), and 19 other rows. KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), bullet penetration (very wide), headshot multiplier (very wide), and horizontal recoil (very wide).

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

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 9.9% for Hyeon Burst and 4.0% for KG-7 Vulcan, so Hyeon Burst is picked about 2.5 times as often. ggranked places Hyeon Burst in tier B and KG-7 Vulcan in tier D. ggranked gives a time to kill of 1,030 ms for Hyeon Burst and 2,623 ms for KG-7 Vulcan; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places both weapons 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.