# Mosin-Nagant vs Patriot XMR in MW4

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

Patriot XMR is ahead on 8 of the 12 key stats that both weapons report; Mosin-Nagant is ahead on 2, and 2 stats are tied. Patriot XMR's biggest lead is fire rate (645 RPM against 44 RPM). Mosin-Nagant's is bullet velocity (700 m/s against 620 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=mosin-nagant,patriot-xmr) [Build with Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=mosin-nagant) [Build with Patriot XMR](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=patriot-xmr)

Marksman Rifle Assault Rifle

Mosin-Nagant is a marksman rifle and Patriot XMR 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 Mosin-Nagant and Patriot XMR, from Activision's launch weapon sheets*

| Stat | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) | [Patriot XMR](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/patriot-xmr/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Fire rate (higher is better) | 44 RPM | 645 RPM Ahead |
| Magazine size (higher is better) | 5 rounds | 25 rounds Ahead |
| Reserve rounds (higher is better) | 15 rounds | 100 rounds Ahead |
| Total rounds (higher is better) Magazine plus reserve | 20 rounds | 125 rounds Ahead |
| Unlock level | Player Level 36 | Player Level 27 |
| Weapon levels | 69 | 72 |
| Apex Attachment | Mosin Harpoon | Patriot XMR Volt |
| Apex blocks | Barrel and Muzzle | Barrel |

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

## About Mosin-Nagant and Patriot XMR

### 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.

### Patriot XMR

Full-auto rifle with high-impact fire and substantial recoil; rewards controlled fire at mid to long range.

Apex Attachment, Patriot XMR Volt: Underbarrel launcher that fires a wide spread of 50,000 V darts. Non-lethal stun that primes targets for elimination. It blocks barrel 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, Mosin-Nagant is ahead on 7 and Patriot XMR on 18; 6 rows are tied and 0 rows are not compared because a weapon has no value.

- Official numbers: Patriot XMR is ahead on fire rate (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), total rounds (very wide), and magazine size (very wide); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group.
- Mobility: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on strafe speed (tiny) and movement speed (tiny), and Patriot XMR is ahead on firing movement speed (moderate), ADS movement speed (moderate), crouch movement speed (tiny), and sprint speed (tiny). Level on tactical sprint speed.
- Handling: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on ADS out speed (moderate), and Patriot XMR is ahead on ADS speed (wide), sprint to fire speed (clear), raise speed (moderate), and drop speed (narrow). Level on reload time.
- Recoil: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), and Patriot XMR is ahead on horizontal recoil (very wide), ADS idle sway (very wide), horizontal gun kick (very wide), and vertical recoil (wide). Level on ADS gun bob.
- Range and bullets: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on bullet penetration (wide) and bullet velocity (clear); Patriot XMR leads no row of this group. Level on damage range.
- Hip fire and flinch: Patriot XMR is ahead on hip idle sway (very wide) and flinch received (very wide); Mosin-Nagant leads no row of this group. Level on hip gun bob and hip turn sway.
- Fire rate and ammo: Mosin-Nagant is ahead on headshot multiplier (wide); Patriot XMR 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 (Patriot XMR 645 RPM against 44 RPM), reserve rounds (Patriot XMR 100 rounds against 15 rounds), and total rounds (Patriot XMR 125 rounds against 20 rounds).

CODMunity lists no stat change for the Mosin Harpoon.

CODMunity lists no stat change for the Patriot XMR Volt.

### 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).

### Attachment effects reported for Patriot XMR

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

- [50 Round Drum Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/50-round-drum-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +100% (better).
- [35 Round Mag](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/35-round-mag/) (magazine): Magazine size +40% (better).
- [Schlager 7x](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/schlager-7x/) (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).
- [Schlager Dogfight GI](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/schlager-dogfight-gi/) (optic): Vertical recoil −30% (better).

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

| Stat | [Mosin-Nagant](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mosin-nagant/) | [Patriot XMR](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/patriot-xmr/) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobility |  |  |
| Movement speed (higher is better) | 4.57 m/s Ahead | 4.54 m/s |
| ADS movement speed (higher is better) | 2.10 m/s | 2.22 m/s Ahead |
| Sprint speed (higher is better) | 6.04 m/s | 6.05 m/s Ahead |
| Tactical sprint speed (higher is better) | 7.09 m/s Tie | 7.09 m/s Tie |
| Crouch movement speed (higher is better) | 2.11 m/s | 2.13 m/s Ahead |
| Strafe speed (higher is better) | 3.50 m/s Ahead | 3.47 m/s |
| Firing movement speed (higher is better) | 3.66 m/s | 3.96 m/s Ahead |
| Handling |  |  |
| ADS speed (lower is better) | 350 ms | 280 ms Ahead |
| ADS out speed (lower is better) | 380 ms Ahead | 400 ms |
| Sprint to fire speed (lower is better) | 240 ms | 210 ms Ahead |
| Reload time (lower is better) | 3333 ms Tie | 3333 ms Tie |
| Raise speed (lower is better) | 1167 ms | 1100 ms Ahead |
| Drop speed (lower is better) | 833 ms | 800 ms Ahead |
| Recoil |  |  |
| Vertical recoil (lower is better) | 78.8 | 52.6 Ahead |
| Horizontal recoil (lower is better) | 45.5 | 14.4 Ahead |
| Vertical gun kick (lower is better) | 17.3 Ahead | 35.1 |
| Horizontal gun kick (lower is better) | 4.9 | 2.7 Ahead |
| ADS idle sway (lower is better) | 0.79° | 0.40° Ahead |
| ADS gun bob (lower is better) | 0.09° Tie | 0.09° Tie |
| Range and bullets |  |  |
| Bullet velocity (higher is better) | 700 m/s Ahead | 620 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) | 30.0 in Ahead | 21.0 in |
| Hip fire and flinch |  |  |
| Hip idle sway (lower is better) | 4.89° | 1.31° Ahead |
| 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) | 0.52x | 0.29x Ahead |
| Fire rate and ammo |  |  |
| Headshot multiplier (higher is better) | 1.70x Ahead | 1.30x |

"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 Mosin-Nagant and Patriot XMR, not Activision data.

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

| Figure | Mosin-Nagant | Patriot XMR |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Multiplayer pick rate (CODMunity) | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| ggranked tier | Tier D, 2,534 ms time to kill | Tier A, 861 ms time to kill |
| DMZ Radar tier | Tier B | Tier B |
| Community builds listed | 3 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ | 2 Multiplayer and 2 DMZ |

## Latest official changes

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

No change to Mosin-Nagant is listed in the patch notes tracked on this site.

### Patriot XMR: First weapon tuning update, October 28, 2026

- Recoil Control Penalty changed from 8% to 6% (−25%).
- Recoil Control Penalty changed from 5% to 4% (−20%).

[Patch notes of October 28, 2026](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/patch-notes/2026-10-28/)

## Weapon pages, builds and tools

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

## More weapon comparisons

### 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/)

### Other pair pages with Patriot XMR

- [Patriot XMR vs Hyeon Burst](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/hyeon-burst-vs-patriot-xmr/)
- [Patriot XMR vs Han 86](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/han-86-vs-patriot-xmr/)
- [Patriot XMR vs M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/m4-vs-patriot-xmr/)
- [Patriot XMR vs Axion](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/axion-vs-patriot-xmr/)

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What do the Apex Attachments of Mosin-Nagant and Patriot XMR do?**

A: 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. Patriot XMR Volt (Patriot XMR): Underbarrel launcher that fires a wide spread of 50,000 V darts. Non-lethal stun that primes targets for elimination. It blocks barrel attachments.

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

A: On CODMunity's base values (community-reported, read November 4, 2026): Mosin-Nagant is ahead on vertical gun kick (very wide), bullet penetration (wide), headshot multiplier (wide), bullet velocity (clear), ADS out speed (moderate), strafe speed (tiny), and 1 other row. Patriot XMR is ahead on fire rate (very wide), reserve rounds (very wide), total rounds (very wide), magazine size (very wide), hip idle sway (very wide), horizontal recoil (very wide), and 12 other rows.

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

A: CODMunity's Multiplayer pick rate is 4.1% for Mosin-Nagant and 4.4% for Patriot XMR, so Patriot XMR is picked about 1.1 times as often. ggranked places Mosin-Nagant in tier D and Patriot XMR in tier A. ggranked gives a time to kill of 2,534 ms for Mosin-Nagant and 861 ms for Patriot XMR; 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.