# MAR-9 vs Mosin-Nagant in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/mar-9-vs-mosin-nagant/
Updated: 2026-11-04

MAR-9 is ahead on 6 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Mosin-Nagant is ahead on 4, and 2 stats are tied. MAR-9's biggest lead is fire rate (315 RPM against 44 RPM). Mosin-Nagant's is bullet velocity (700 m/s against 670 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=mar-9,mosin-nagant) [Build with MAR-9](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mar-9) [Build with Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mosin-nagant)

Same class: Marksman Rifle

## Official numbers

*Official numbers for MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [MAR-9](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mar-9/) | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 315 RPM Ahead | 44 RPM |
| Magazine size (higher is better) | 20 rounds Ahead | 5 rounds |
| Reserve rounds (higher is better) | 60 rounds Ahead | 15 rounds |
| Total rounds (higher is better) Magazine plus reserve | 80 rounds Ahead | 20 rounds |
| Unlock level | Player Level 4 | Player Level 36 |
| Weapon levels | 73 | 69 |
| Apex Attachment | MAR-9 Auto | Mosin Harpoon |
| Apex blocks | Trigger Action | Barrel and Muzzle |

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

## About MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant

### MAR-9

Semi-auto marksman rifle with high-power precision and moderate recoil for medium to long range.

Apex Attachment, MAR-9 Auto: Fully automatic Bruen conversion with a high fire rate and more stopping power than the semi-auto original. It blocks trigger action 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, MAR-9 is ahead on 13 and Mosin-Nagant on 8; 10 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

- Official numbers: MAR-9 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: MAR-9 is ahead on firing movement speed (narrow), and Mosin-Nagant is ahead on movement speed (narrow), strafe speed (narrow), crouch movement speed (narrow), tactical sprint speed (tiny), and sprint speed (tiny). Level on ADS movement speed.
- Handling: MAR-9 is ahead on reload time (clear), raise speed (clear), drop speed (moderate), and ADS speed (moderate), and Mosin-Nagant is ahead on sprint to fire speed (narrow). Level on ADS out speed.
- Recoil: MAR-9 is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide) and vertical recoil (wide); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group. Level on vertical gun kick, horizontal gun kick, ADS idle sway, and ADS gun bob.
- Range and bullets: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on bullet penetration (wide) and bullet velocity (narrow); MAR-9 leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
- Hip fire and flinch: MAR-9 is ahead on flinch received (clear); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group. Level on hip idle sway, hip gun bob, and hip turn sway.
- Fire rate and ammo: MAR-9 is ahead on headshot multiplier (clear); Mosin-Nagant 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 (MAR-9 315 RPM against 44 RPM), magazine size (MAR-9 20 rounds against 5 rounds), and reserve rounds (MAR-9 60 rounds against 15 rounds).

MAR-9 Auto, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Vertical gun kick +102% (worse), Fire rate +92% (better), Horizontal recoil +53% (worse), and Vertical recoil −18% (better).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the Mosin Harpoon.

### Attachment effects reported for MAR-9

The community-reported attachments for MAR-9 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 −50% (worse).
- [30 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/30-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +50% (better).
- [MG-Tac Trigger](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/mg-tac-trigger/) (trigger action): Fire rate +31% (better).
- [Bruen R12 Gen. 4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/bruen-r12-gen-4/) (muzzle): Horizontal recoil −25% (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 MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant from CODMunity, row by row*

| Stat | [MAR-9](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mar-9/) | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility |  |  |
| Movement speed (higher is better) | 4.41 m/s | 4.57 m/s Ahead |
| ADS movement speed (higher is better) | 2.10 m/s Tie | 2.10 m/s Tie |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 5.93 m/s | 6.04 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.95 m/s | 7.09 m/s Ahead |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.04 m/s | 2.11 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.38 m/s | 3.50 m/s Ahead |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 3.74 m/s Ahead | 3.66 m/s |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 330 ms Ahead | 350 ms |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 380 ms Tie | 380 ms Tie |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 249 ms | 240 ms Ahead |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 2933 ms Ahead | 3333 ms |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 1033 ms Ahead | 1167 ms |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 767 ms Ahead | 833 ms |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 62.0 Ahead | 78.8 |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 14.9 Ahead | 45.5 |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 17.3 Tie | 17.3 Tie |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 4.9 Tie | 4.9 Tie |
| ADS idle sway (lower is better) | 0.79° Tie | 0.79° Tie |
| ADS gun bob (lower is better) | 0.09° Tie | 0.09° Tie |
| Range and bullets |  |  |
| Bullet velocity (higher is better) | 670 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) | 21.0 in | 30.0 in Ahead |
| Hip fire and flinch |  |  |
| Hip idle sway (lower is better) | 4.89° Tie | 4.89° Tie |
| Hip gun bob (lower is better) | 1.09° Tie | 1.09° Tie |
| Hip turn sway (lower is better) | 10.8° Tie | 10.8° Tie |
| Flinch received (lower is better) | 0.42x Ahead | 0.52x |
| Fire rate and ammo |  |  |
| Headshot multiplier (higher is better) | 2.00x Ahead | 1.70x |

"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 MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant, not Activision data.

*Community pick rates, tiers and builds for MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant*

| Figure | MAR-9 | Mosin-Nagant |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 2.2% | 4.1% |
| ggranked tier | Tier B, 1,035 ms time to kill | Tier D, 2,534 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier B | Tier B |
| Community builds listed | 4 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |

## Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change MAR-9 or Mosin-Nagant, as listed on this site.

No change to MAR-9 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

- [MAR-9: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mar-9/)
- [Mosin-Nagant: stats, attachments and Apex Attachment](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/)
- [Best build for MAR-9](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mar-9/best-build/)
- [Best build for Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/best-build/)
- [Open MAR-9 in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mar-9)
- [Open Mosin-Nagant in the class builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mosin-nagant)

## More marksman rifles comparisons

### Other pair pages with MAR-9

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

### Other pair pages with Mosin-Nagant

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

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What do the Apex Attachments of MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant do?**

A: MAR-9 Auto (MAR-9): Fully automatic Bruen conversion with a high fire rate and more stopping power than the semi-auto original. It blocks trigger action 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 MAR-9 ahead of Mosin-Nagant, and where is Mosin-Nagant ahead?**

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): MAR-9 is ahead on fire rate (very wide), magazine size (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), total rounds (very wide), horizontal recoil (very wide), vertical recoil (wide), and 7 other rows. Mosin-Nagant is ahead on bullet penetration (wide), bullet velocity (narrow), sprint to fire speed (narrow), movement speed (narrow), strafe speed (narrow), crouch movement speed (narrow), and 2 other rows.

**Q: How often are MAR-9 and Mosin-Nagant picked, and what tiers do they have?**

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 2.2% for MAR-9 and 4.1% for Mosin-Nagant, so Mosin-Nagant is picked about 1.9 times as often. ggranked places MAR-9 in tier B and Mosin-Nagant in tier D. ggranked gives a time to kill of 1,035 ms for MAR-9 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.