PUBG Weapon Patch Notes

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 10%

Muzzle velocity increased

840m/s870m/s

Reduced vertical recoil buildup during early/mid sustained fire, with slightly faster vertical recoil recovery

Reduced the tendency to drift left during sustained fire

Removed unused attachment-related visual elements

Removed from world spawns and removed all related content including skins

Vertical recoil decreased by about 20%

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 15%

Announced for removal in the June because it is underused

Base damage decreased

4443

Horizontal recoil increased by about 8%, to ease very high usage rate in Ranked

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 4%

Vertical recoil increased by about 10%

Horizontal recoil increased by about 5%

Firing sound is now louder and audible from farther away (though still quieter than other weapons)

Vertical and horizontal recoil each decreased by about 5%

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 10%

Muzzle velocity drop over distance reduced

Horizontal recoil increased by about 4%

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 5%

Hip-fire accuracy reduced by about 57% through increased initial bullet spread

Hip-fire accuracy during sustained fire reduced by about 51.5%

Hip-fire accuracy reduced by about 28.5%, and by 25.75% during sustained fire

Base damage decreased.

3432

DMR Rebalance: damage reduced by about 12% across DMRs

DMR Rebalance: rate of fire reduced by about 45%

DMR Rebalance: rate of fire reduced by about 33%

Exempt from the DMR Rebalance. Damage and rate of fire same as before

Base damage decreased

4140

Aim punch reduced by about 50%, in both aim shift and camera shake

Base damage increased

4345

Muzzle velocity increased

330m/s430m/s

Damage falloff now begins at 50m instead of at the muzzle

0m50m

Zeroing steps simplified from 25m to 100m intervals, with maximum zeroing distance raised to 300m

Now world spawns on all maps

World spawns restricted to Karakin

World spawns restricted to Vikendi

World spawns restricted to Sanhok

World spawns restricted to Paramo

World spawns restricted to Erangel

World spawns restricted to Deston

New aim punch system: sniper rifles apply the most aim punch

New aim punch system: shotguns apply a lot of aim punch (less than SRs), falling off sharply with distance

New aim punch system: SMGs apply a high level of aim punch. VSS is treated as an SMG here

New aim punch system: ARs, LMGs and DMRs apply low level of aim punch and 7.62mm punching harder than 5.56mm

New aim punch system: ARs, LMGs and DMRs apply low level of aim punch, 5.56mm having weaker punch

New aim punch system: handguns apply a very low level of aim punch

Vertical and horizontal recoil each increased by about 10%

Damage over distance reduced: the longest range at which one headshot + one body shot kills a target in a Lvl 2 helmet and vest fell by 30%

118m83m

7.62mm ammo weight reduced by about 15%

0.70.6

Buckshot spread reduced by about 10%

Pump action time reduced

0.61s0.55s

Buckshot spread increased by about 5%

Base damage decreased

2423

Buckshot spread reduced by about 12%

Damage over distance increased by about 20%

Vertical and horizontal recoil each decreased by about 10%

World spawn rates adjusted to narrow the variation in shotgun quantities across maps

Hip-fire accuracy increased by about 33% through improved initial bullet spread

Hip-fire accuracy during sustained fire increased by about 40%

Accuracy when aiming over the shoulder increased by about 25%, and by 60% during sustained fire

Hip-fire and over-the-shoulder accuracy while moving increased

9mm ammo weight reduced by about 20%

QuickDraw Mag, Extended Mag and Ext. QuickDraw Mag are now available

Reload speed increased by 20%

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 5%

Reticle size increased

5.7mm ammo weight increased, but it remains asthe lightest ammo type

Base damage decreased

6160

Rate of fire decreased

667 RPM600 RPM

Moved into Care Packages, and removed from world spawn

Base damage increased

2628

Rate of fire increased

375 RPM480 RPM

Pump action time reduced

0.63s0.45s

Vertical and horizontal recoil each decreased by about 20%

Buckshot spread decreased by about 30%

Added to Care Packages on all maps. Previously Miramar only

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 2.3% and vertical recoil by about 4.5%

Recoil reduction while crouched improved

13%14%

Damage over distance slightly reduced: the longest range at which a headshot kills a target in a Lv. 2 helmet fell by 25% (not sure when this was then later changed again, but as of Aug 5 2026 dragunov does not 1-hit kill a Lv. 2 helmet at any distance...?)

108m81m

Movement speed increased by about 2.6% and sprint speed by about 2.4% to match unarmed speed

Damage at medium and long range reduced, noticeable from about 50m out

Added to all maps

Base damage increased

3334

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 7% and vertical recoil by about 5%, and vertical recoil now grows gradually

Reload time on an empty magazine reduced by about 15%

Ammo type changed

.45 ACP9mm

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 5% and vertical recoil by about 7%

Ammo type changed, and the weapon renamed from UMP45 to UMP to match

.45 ACP9mm

Base damage increased

4142

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 5%

Horizontal recoil decreased by about 10% and vertical recoil by about 15%

Base damage increased

3638

Vertical and horizontal recoil each decreased by about 5%

Moved into Care Packages and removed from world spawn. Cannot be called with the Flare Gun. (Cant find patch notes for when this became a world spawn again??)

Default magazine changed to a drum magazine, raising capacity to 100 rounds with reload speed adjusted to match

Attachable scopes limited to Red Dot and Holographic Sight

Rate of fire increased

625 RPM650 RPM

Vertical and horizontal recoil each decreased by about 4% toffset the perceived recoil from the faster fire rate

Base damage increased

4748

Gunfire is slightly louder with a Suppressor, making it easier to locate at mid range

Base damage decreased

3432

Vertical recoil increased by about 18% and horizontal recoil by about 15%

Buckshot spread increased by about 13%, and bullet size slightly reduced

Pump action time increased

0.5s0.61s

Buckshot spread increased by about 14%, and bullet size slightly reduced

Buckshot spread increased by about 40%, and bullet size slightly reduced

Pump action time increased

0.45s0.63s

Rate of fire decreased

480 RPM375 RPM

Added to the game as a 9mm SMG with single and full-auto fire, 34 damage, 200m effective range, 400m/s muzzle velocity and 900 RPM. Takes all SMG muzzle and magazine attachments and scopes up to 6x. No foregrip or stock. Spawns in Rondo only

Horizontal recoil increased by 4% and vertical recoil by 9.8%

Recoil reduction while crouched weakened

16%13%

Rate of fire increased

150 RPM180 RPM

Recoil recovery improved by 11%, steadying aim after each shot

Probabilistic damage replaced with a fixed value after player feedback

58-7360

Rate of fire decreased

750 RPM720 RPM

Vertical and horizontal recoil slightly increased so perceived recoil stays same despite slower fire rate

Added to the game as a 7.62mm DMR with single fire, 500m effective range, 830m/s muzzle velocity and 150 RPM. Damage probabilistic at launch (between 58 and 73). Takes AR and DMR muzzle and magazines, cheekpad, and scopes up to 15x. World spawns

Screen shake while firing reduced. Recoil itself is unchanged

Added to the game as a 5.56mm Care Package (Air drop weapon) AR with single, burst and full-auto fire, 39 damage, 400m effective range and 900 RPM. Takes scopes up to 6x

Moved out of Care Packages to become a world spawn weapon on every map

Base damage decreased

4241

Rate of fire increased

700 RPM750 RPM

Bullet velocity decreased

940m/s890m/s

Effective range shortened

90-500m60-450m

Recoil generally readjusted, slightly upward

Base damage decreased

4140

Horizontal recoil slightly increased

Single and burst rate of fire increased, restoring a high-risk high-reward feel to the two ARs that dont have full-auto

600 RPM800 RPM

Spawn rate of weapon and the ammo reduced by about 30% in Normal Match and 20% in Ranked, on every map

Added to Care Packages and Secret Rooms in Ranked, and now always spawns with at least 200 rounds

Can now equip Canted Sight

The 8x and 15x Scopes can now be attached, to make them more useful at range

Can now equip the new Heavy Stock, trading ADS speed and hip-fire accuracy for recoil control

Added to the game as a 9mm SMG with single and full-auto fire, 31 damage, 100m effective range, 400m/s bullet speed and 1,000 RPM. HAs a built-in laser and silencer and a 30-round magazine, and limited to Red Dot or Holographic Sight. World spawns in Deston only

Added to the game as a 12 Gauge Slug shotgun with single, 3-round burst and full-auto fire, 100 damage, roughly 300m effective range, 625m/s muzzle velocity and 480 RPM. World spawns in Deston only