Game: Modern Warfare 4MW4

Mojave .357 vs SANG 9mm in MW4

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SANG 9mm is ahead on 7 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Mojave .357 is ahead on 3, and 2 stats are tied. SANG 9mm's biggest lead is fire rate (370 RPM against 141 RPM). Mojave .357's is vertical recoil (31.0 against 41.6). 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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Same class: Pistol

Official numbers

Official numbers for Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm, from Activision's launch weapon sheets
StatMojave .357SANG 9mm
Fire rate (higher is better)141 RPM370 RPM Ahead
Magazine size (higher is better)8 rounds13 rounds Ahead
Reserve rounds (higher is better)32 rounds39 rounds Ahead
Total rounds (higher is better)Magazine plus reserve40 rounds52 rounds Ahead
Unlock levelPlayer Level 48Player Level 4
Weapon levels4438
Apex AttachmentMojave LawlessSANG Breach
Apex blocksTrigger ActionLaser

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

About Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm

Mojave .357

Revolver with heavy stopping power at close range.

Apex Attachment, Mojave Lawless: Fan the hammer for rapid hip-fired shots that favor speed over precision. It blocks trigger action attachments.

SANG 9mm

Close-quarters sidearm with rapid follow-up shots and minimal recoil.

Apex Attachment, SANG Breach: Underbarrel shotgun loaded with one 12-gauge shell; a canted stance braces against the recoil. It blocks laser 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, Mojave .357 is ahead on 7 and SANG 9mm on 15; 9 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

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 horizontal gun kick (SANG 9mm 1.6 against 32.4), vertical gun kick (SANG 9mm 15.9 against 128.6), and fire rate (SANG 9mm 370 RPM against 141 RPM).

Mojave Lawless, community-reported effects from CODMunity: Fire rate +164% (better), Drop speed +17% (worse), Reload time +14% (worse), and Raise speed +5% (worse).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the SANG Breach.

Attachment effects reported for Mojave .357

The community-reported attachments for Mojave .357 with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

Attachment effects reported for SANG 9mm

The community-reported attachments for SANG 9mm with the largest change to a key stat, according to CODMunity.

Community-reported base stats of Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm from CODMunity, row by row
StatMojave .357SANG 9mm
Mobility
Movement speed (higher is better)4.96 m/s5.05 m/s Ahead
ADS movement speed (higher is better)3.58 m/s3.73 m/s Ahead
Sprint speed (higher is better)6.56 m/s6.62 m/s Ahead
Tactical sprint speed (higher is better)7.55 m/s7.64 m/s Ahead
Crouch movement speed (higher is better)2.42 m/s2.47 m/s Ahead
Strafe speed (higher is better)3.79 m/s3.86 m/s Ahead
Firing movement speed (higher is better)4.39 m/s4.49 m/s Ahead
Handling
ADS speed (lower is better)190 ms170 ms Ahead
ADS out speed (lower is better)270 ms Tie270 ms Tie
Sprint to fire speed (lower is better)80 ms Tie80 ms Tie
Reload time (lower is better)3700 ms2500 ms Ahead
Raise speed (lower is better)700 ms Ahead833 ms
Drop speed (lower is better)400 ms Ahead466 ms
Recoil
Vertical recoil (lower is better)31.0 Ahead41.6
Horizontal recoil (lower is better)9.8 Ahead10.3
Vertical gun kick (lower is better)128.615.9 Ahead
Horizontal gun kick (lower is better)32.41.6 Ahead
ADS idle sway (lower is better)0.12° Tie0.12° Tie
ADS gun bob (lower is better)0.12° Tie0.12° Tie
Range and bullets
Bullet velocity (higher is better)400 m/s Ahead370 m/s
Damage range (higher is better)An index: 100 is the weapon's own damage range, and attachments scale it100% Tie100% Tie
Bullet penetration (higher is better)21.0 in Ahead9.0 in
Hip fire and flinch
Hip idle sway (lower is better)2.22° Tie2.22° Tie
Hip gun bob (lower is better)1.49° Tie1.49° Tie
Hip turn sway (lower is better)15.8° Tie15.8° Tie
Flinch received (lower is better)0.21x Tie0.21x Tie
Fire rate and ammo
Headshot multiplier (higher is better)1.80x Ahead1.50x

"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 Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm, not Activision data.

Community pick rates, tiers and builds for Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm
FigureMojave .357SANG 9mm
Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity)0.9%2.0%
ggranked tierTier B, 1,036 ms time to killTier B, 933 ms time to kill
DMZ Radar tierTier DTier D
Community builds listed2 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ2 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ

Latest official changes

The newest patch notes that change Mojave .357 or SANG 9mm, as listed on this site.

No change to Mojave .357 is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

No change to SANG 9mm is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

More pistols comparisons

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Frequently asked questions

What do the Apex Attachments of Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm do?

Mojave Lawless (Mojave .357): Fan the hammer for rapid hip-fired shots that favor speed over precision. It blocks trigger action attachments. SANG Breach (SANG 9mm): Underbarrel shotgun loaded with one 12-gauge shell; a canted stance braces against the recoil. It blocks laser attachments.

Where is Mojave .357 ahead of SANG 9mm, and where is SANG 9mm ahead?

On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Mojave .357 is ahead on bullet penetration (very wide), vertical recoil (wide), headshot multiplier (clear), raise speed (clear), drop speed (clear), bullet velocity (moderate), and 1 other row. SANG 9mm is ahead on horizontal gun kick (very wide), vertical gun kick (very wide), fire rate (very wide), magazine size (wide), reload time (wide), total rounds (wide), and 9 other rows.

How often are Mojave .357 and SANG 9mm picked, and what tiers do they have?

CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 0.9% for Mojave .357 and 2.0% for SANG 9mm, so SANG 9mm is picked about 2.2 times as often. ggranked places both weapons in tier B. ggranked gives a time to kill of 1,036 ms for Mojave .357 and 933 ms for SANG 9mm; that is the site's own calculation, not a published value. DMZ Radar places both weapons in tier D. 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.