Signal 50: Sniper Rifle stats and attachments in MW4
Signal 50 is a sniper rifle in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. It fires 111 RPM from a 7-round magazine with 21 reserve rounds, and it unlocks at Player Level 50. Its Apex Attachment is the Signal Inferno.
Build with Signal 50All sniper rifles
Tier C (ggranked, 1,543 ms) · Tier A (DMZ Radar). Tier lists
3 Multiplayer and 1 DMZ builds from CODMunity, pick rate 0.4%. Popular builds
Official Signal 50 stats
| Stat | Value | Rank among sniper rifles |
|---|---|---|
| Fire rate | 111 RPM | #1 of 3 |
| Magazine | 7 rounds | #2 of 3 |
| Reserve | 21 rounds | #1 of 3 |
| Total rounds | 28 | |
| Weapon levels | 74 | #2 of 3 |
| Unlock level | Player Level 50 | |
| Caliber | .50 cal |
Damage, time to kill and the in-game Gunsmith bars are not published by Activision, so they are not shown. Community-reported movement, handling and recoil values follow in their own section.
Derived firing numbers
| Number | Value |
|---|---|
| Shots per second | 1.9 |
| Time between shots | 541 ms |
| First to last shot of a full magazine | 3.24 s |
These are arithmetic on the published fire rate and magazine size. They ignore reloads, recoil and burst or pump cycling, and they say nothing about damage.
Signal 50 community-reported stats
Community-reportedNothing attached, from CODMunity (read ); community-reported and unverified.
How this is sourced
Movement, handling, recoil and ammo values for the Signal 50 with nothing attached. Activision has not published them, and they are launch data that changes with patches. Fire rate, magazine size and total rounds are Activision's published numbers. Damage and time to kill are not included.
Each attachment below lists its biggest changes as a percentage of the value above, and the changes of everything equipped are multiplied together (the source's rule, not confirmed by Activision). The Apex Attachment is listed with its own changes further down. Where these numbers come from.
Mobility
- Movement speed
- 4.22 m/s
- ADS movement speed
- 1.07 m/s
- Sprint speed
- 5.67 m/s
- Tactical sprint speed
- 6.52 m/s
- Crouch movement speed
- 1.80 m/s
- Strafe speed
- 3.23 m/s
- Firing movement speed
- 2.71 m/s
Handling
- ADS speed
- 590 ms
- ADS out speed
- 494 ms
- Sprint to fire speed
- 283 ms
- Reload time
- 4967 ms
- Raise speed
- 1300 ms
- Drop speed
- 1000 ms
Recoil
- Vertical recoil
- 19.8
- Horizontal recoil
- 8.4
- Vertical gun kick
- 15.6
- Horizontal gun kick
- 3.6
- ADS idle sway
- 0.63°
- ADS gun bob
- 0.10°
Range and bullets
- Bullet velocity
- 600 m/s
- Damage range
- 100%
- Bullet penetration
- 48.0 in
Hip fire and flinch
- Hip idle sway
- 5.40°
- Hip gun bob
- 1.09°
- Hip turn sway
- 30.6°
- Flinch received
- 0.62x
Fire rate and ammo
- Fire rate
- 111 rpm
- Magazine size
- 7 rounds
- Total rounds
- 28 rounds
- Headshot multiplier
- 2.30x
Attachments change these values. The class builder shows the result for a whole build.
Signal 50 attachments
The Signal 50 accepts 9 attachment types. Gunsmith allows up to 5 standard attachments on one weapon, plus its Apex Attachment.
Community-reported69 attachments listed by community sites, by type below; community-reported and unverified.
How this is sourced
Activision has not published the names or effects of the individual attachments, so there is no official list to check these against. They are grouped by type in Gunsmith order. Where CODMunity lists a stat change for an attachment on this weapon, the biggest changes are printed under it as a percentage of the base value; "No stat change reported" means the source lists none, not that there is none. Where the names come from.
Optic (35)
Astaroth .57 11.2x ScopeSniper Scope
Bruen MaestroSniper Scope
Bruen THRM-60 Optic2.1x thermal optic
Corio Bisect4x Scope
Corio D51 ScopeMarksman Scope
Corvus Avis-0Marksman Scope
Cronen R8084x Scope
Expedite 308 DR2Marksman Scope
FJX 708 PROReflex
GL K2304x Scope
GW Löwe-55Marksman Scope
Hanbit 3080 FirelineSniper Scope
IOTA-DMini reflex optic
KG-7 Vulcan 11.2x ScopeSniper Scope
KV Corsac HoloHolo
Locus PX3 CantedRifle Scope
Luca StormwatchMarksman Scope
RVX9 ThermoRifle Scope
Schlager 7xRifle Scope
Schlager BigskySniper Scope
Schlager Dogfight GIRifle Scope
Schlager Indigo-RFMarksman Scope
Schlager Night View Pro4x Scope
Slimline EliteMini Reflex
SZ CastawaySniper Scope
SZ Echelon HoloHolo
SZ Helios HoloHolo
SZ Lonewolf Flip4x Scope
SZ Lonewolf HoloHolo
SZ Micro D-3Reflex
SZ Prima-4 DotLow-profile dot optic
SZ SRE-7Reflex
VLK Rize-40Rifle Scope
VLK TrimmerReflex
ZLR Type CMini Reflex
Muzzle (8)
BL-A5 CompBalanced Comp- Vertical recoil −8% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −8% (better)
- ADS speed +2% (worse)
Cronen JAB-60Breacher
DS Op-67M FlashFlash Hider- Vertical recoil −3% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −3% (better)
FSS DES-Tac70Tactical Silencer- ADS speed +3% (worse)
FSS HOC-30Heavy Silencer- Bullet velocity +16% (better)
- Damage range +15% (better)
- Vertical recoil −6% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −6% (better)
FSS MoodkillerLight Silencer- Damage range −11% (worse)
LM Deadstop-99Horizontal Comp- Horizontal recoil −25% (better)
- ADS speed +2% (worse)
TA Honeypot 670Vertical Comp- Vertical recoil −13% (better)
- ADS speed +2% (worse)
Barrel (4)
MR50 Tyrant 29"Long Barrel- Damage range +25% (better)
- Bullet velocity +20% (better)
- ADS speed +11% (worse)
- ADS movement speed −7% (worse)
S50-SB GEN.2 22"Short Barrel- Bullet velocity −14% (worse)
- Damage range −14% (worse)
- Vertical recoil +10% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +10% (worse)
TV Guarddog 50CAL 27"Heavy Barrel- Vertical recoil −14% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −14% (better)
- ADS speed +10% (worse)
- ADS movement speed −9% (worse)
TV Icarus 50 24.5"Light Barrel- ADS movement speed +17% (better)
- Vertical recoil +9% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +9% (worse)
- ADS speed −5% (better)
Underbarrel (7)
AA54 V.3 BipodBipod
BipodBipod
FSS BeargripBipod Grip- Movement speed +3% (better)
- ADS speed +3% (worse)
FSS Fireline GripAngled grip- Pro: Firing stability
- Con: Aiming speed
- Vertical recoil −9% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −9% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed +5% (worse)
- ADS speed +3% (worse)
FSS TAC90 GripAngled Short Grip- ADS idle sway −50% (better)
- ADS gun bob −50% (better)
GW Domi-9Vertical Short Grip- Hip idle sway −50% (better)
- Hip gun bob −40% (better)
MIRE-50 Tac GripVertical Grip- Movement speed +5% (better)
- ADS speed +3% (worse)
Magazine (2)
5 Round Mag- Magazine size −29% (worse)
- Reload time −23% (better)
- ADS movement speed +4% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed −3% (better)
8 Round Mag- Magazine size +14% (better)
- Reload time +7% (worse)
- ADS movement speed −1% (worse)
- ADS speed +1% (worse)
Rear Grip (3)
Corvus OP-One v.4Assault Grip- Vertical recoil −6% (better)
- Horizontal recoil −6% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed +3% (worse)
- ADS speed +2% (worse)
EXP TRIM-54FSkeleton Grip- ADS speed −8% (better)
- Sprint to fire speed −8% (better)
- Vertical recoil +6% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +6% (worse)
GL Zero Drop 6Aim Grip- Flinch received −60% (better)
- ADS idle sway −10% (better)
- Hip idle sway −5% (better)
Stock (3)
Cronen SN-PAD50Tactical Stock- ADS speed −6% (better)
- Vertical recoil +5% (worse)
- Horizontal recoil +5% (worse)
EXP T50-S HeavyHeavy Stock- ADS movement speed −7% (worse)
Lockwood Mobile-1Light Stock- ADS movement speed +28% (better)
- Movement speed +4% (better)
- Sprint speed +2% (better)
Laser (4)
Expedite 21 CFRCanted Laser- ADS gun bob +30% (worse)
FJX EVR7Flashlight- ADS movement speed +5% (better)
- Movement speed +2% (better)
Schlager VISIV-5Laser sight- Pro: Sprint-to-fire speed
- Pro: Aim-down-sight speed
- Con: Beam is visible to enemies while aiming
- Sprint to fire speed −17% (better)
- ADS speed −7% (better)
XRK Clutch-LSLaser sight; the beam is not visible to enemies- Pro: Aim-down-sight speed
- ADS speed −4% (better)
Ammunition (3)
.50 Cal Armor Piercing- Bullet penetration +70% (better)
.50 Cal Frangible- Bullet penetration −20% (worse)
.50 Cal High Velocity- Bullet velocity +20% (better)
- Damage range +6% (better)
Signal Inferno Apex Attachment
Loads .50 cal incendiary rounds for a significant increase in vehicle and killstreak damage.
- Unlock
- Fully level the Signal 50: 74 weapon levels.
- Blocks
- Reported stat changes
- Bullet penetration −100% (worse)
- Bullet velocity −27% (worse)
Community-reportedCODMunity; unverified.
- Slot use
- None. Apex Attachments are equipped outside the standard attachment slots.
How to unlock the Signal 50
Reach Player Level 50. Player Level runs from 1 to 55. XP from Multiplayer and DMZ counts toward it, and Warzone XP does from Season 1. The Signal Inferno needs a separate grind: level the Signal 50 itself through all 74 weapon levels.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Signal 50's fire rate in MW4?
111 RPM. That ranks #1 of 3 sniper rifles by fire rate. The magazine holds 7 rounds and the weapon carries 21 in reserve.
When do you unlock the Signal 50 in MW4?
At Player Level 50. Activision's per-weapon sheet lists Player Level 35, but its unlock table and the progression table both say Level 50, so this site uses Level 50.
What does the Signal Inferno Apex Attachment do?
Loads .50 cal incendiary rounds for a significant increase in vehicle and killstreak damage. It blocks Ammunition attachments. It unlocks by fully levelling the Signal 50 (74 weapon levels).
How many attachments can the Signal 50 use?
Up to 5 standard attachments, chosen from 9 attachment types (Optic, Muzzle, Barrel, Underbarrel, Magazine, Rear Grip, Stock, Laser, and Ammunition), plus the Signal Inferno Apex Attachment, which does not use one of the 5 slots.
Which attachments are reported for the Signal 50?
Activision has not published the attachment list, and it says there are more than 500. Community sites report 69 attachments for the Signal 50, community-reported and unverified: 35 optic, 8 muzzle, 4 barrel, 7 underbarrel, 2 magazine, 3 rear grip, 3 stock, 4 laser, and 3 ammunition. The attachments section of this page lists them by type.
