KG-7 Vulcan vs M4 in MW4

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

M4 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. M4's biggest lead is fire rate (810 RPM against 41 RPM). KG-7 Vulcan's is horizontal recoil (8.7 against 17.1). 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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KG-7 Vulcan is a sniper rifle and M4 is an assault 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 KG-7 Vulcan and M4, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
Stat	KG-7 Vulcan	M4
Fire rate (higher is better)	41 RPM	810 RPM Ahead
Magazine size (higher is better)	10 rounds	30 rounds Ahead
Reserve rounds (higher is better)	20 rounds	90 rounds Ahead
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve	30 rounds	120 rounds Ahead
Unlock level	Player Level 4	Player Level 14
Weapon levels	75	72
Apex Attachment	KG-7 Drillcharge	M4 Hurricane
Apex blocks	no attachment types	Barrel and Magazine

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

About KG-7 Vulcan and M4

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.

M4

Fully automatic, highly adaptable service rifle that Activision pitches as effective in most engagements.

Apex Attachment, M4 Hurricane: Converts the M4 into a top-loading, high-capacity 5.7x28 mm variant that is lighter, more agile and fires faster. It blocks barrel and magazine attachments.

Community-reported stats

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

Across the 31 rows with a direction, KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on 6 and M4 on 24; 1 row is tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

Official numbers: M4 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: M4 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: M4 is ahead on ADS speed (very wide), reload time (very wide), raise speed (wide), ADS out speed (wide), sprint to fire speed (wide), and drop speed (narrow); KG-7 Vulcan leads no row of this group.
Recoil: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide) and vertical gun kick (clear), and M4 is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), ADS idle sway (wide), vertical recoil (clear), and ADS gun bob (clear).
Range and bullets: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide) and bullet velocity (wide); M4 leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
Hip fire and flinch: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on hip gun bob (moderate), and M4 is ahead on hip idle sway (very wide), flinch received (very wide), and hip turn sway (wide).
Fire rate and ammo: KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on headshot multiplier (very wide); M4 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 (M4 810 RPM against 41 RPM), reserve rounds (M4 90 rounds against 20 rounds), and hip idle sway (M4 1.31° against 5.40°).

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

M4 Hurricane, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Vertical gun kick +104% (worse), Magazine size +67% (better), Total rounds +67% (better), and Horizontal gun kick +58% (worse).

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).

Attachment effects reported for M4

The community-reported attachments for M4 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

60 Round Drum (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
45 Round Mag (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
No Stock (stock): Vertical recoil +30% (worse).
Corvus LVL-40 (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (better).

Community-reported base stats of KG-7 Vulcan and M4 from CODMunity, row by row
Stat	KG-7 Vulcan	M4
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)	4.33 m/s	4.70 m/s Ahead
ADS movement speed (higher is better)	1.13 m/s	2.51 m/s Ahead
Sprint speed (higher is better)	5.80 m/s	6.18 m/s Ahead
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)	6.67 m/s	7.26 m/s Ahead
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)	1.86 m/s	2.20 m/s Ahead
Strafe speed (higher is better)	3.31 m/s	3.60 m/s Ahead
Firing movement speed (higher is better)	2.80 m/s	4.15 m/s Ahead
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)	550 ms	240 ms Ahead
ADS out speed (lower is better)	504 ms	370 ms Ahead
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)	270 ms	210 ms Ahead
Reload time (lower is better)	4367 ms	2600 ms Ahead
Raise speed (lower is better)	1367 ms	933 ms Ahead
Drop speed (lower is better)	700 ms	667 ms Ahead
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)	49.2	40.6 Ahead
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)	8.7 Ahead	17.1
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)	14.5 Ahead	16.9
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)	6.8	3.3 Ahead
ADS idle sway (lower is better)	0.63°	0.40° Ahead
ADS gun bob (lower is better)	0.10°	0.09° Ahead
Range and bullets
Bullet velocity (higher is better)	740 m/s Ahead	590 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)	27.0 in Ahead	13.0 in
Hip fire and flinch
Hip idle sway (lower is better)	5.40°	1.31° Ahead
Hip gun bob (lower is better)	1.09° Ahead	1.15°
Hip turn sway (lower is better)	30.6°	20.9° Ahead
Flinch received (lower is better)	0.62x	0.29x Ahead
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)	2.60x Ahead	1.20x

"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 KG-7 Vulcan and M4, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for KG-7 Vulcan and M4
Figure	KG-7 Vulcan	M4
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)	4.0%	5.6%
ggranked tier	Tier D, 2,623 ms time to kill	Tier S, 819 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tier	Tier A	Tier S
Community builds listed	2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ	3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change KG-7 Vulcan or M4, as listed on this site.

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

M4: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

Max Damage Range changed from 990 to 1,020 (+3%).

Patch notes of October 28, 2026

Weapon pages, builds and tools

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of KG-7 Vulcan and M4 do?

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. M4 Hurricane (M4): Converts the M4 into a top-loading, high-capacity 5.7x28 mm variant that is lighter, more agile and fires faster. It blocks barrel and magazine attachments.

Where is KG-7 Vulcan ahead of M4, and where is M4 ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): KG-7 Vulcan is ahead on headshot multiplier (very wide), bullet penetration (very wide), horizontal recoil (very wide), bullet velocity (wide), vertical gun kick (clear), and hip gun bob (moderate). M4 is ahead on fire rate (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), hip idle sway (very wide), total rounds (very wide), magazine size (very wide), ADS speed (very wide), and 18 other rows.

How often are KG-7 Vulcan and M4 picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 4.0% for KG-7 Vulcan and 5.6% for M4, so M4 is picked about 1.4 times as often. ggranked places KG-7 Vulcan in tier D and M4 in tier S. ggranked gives a time to kill of 2,623 ms for KG-7 Vulcan and 819 ms for M4; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places KG-7 Vulcan in tier A and M4 in tier S. 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.