MW4 · Weapons

.50 GS

Hand cannon with very heavy recoil and big damage; rewarding but demanding.

Pistol

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Class: Pistol

Last verified Nov 11, 2026Season Season 1

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Overview

GS Magna apex turns it fully automatic (+192% fire rate on CODMunity) at the cost of accuracy; blocks the trigger slot.

Strengths

High per-shot damage / stopping power.
With GS Magna it becomes an automatic with a much better TTK, plus more range and ammo when built for it.

Weaknesses

Severe recoil; low EaseScore.
On GS Magna, each bullet hits softer and full-auto is hard to hold at range; burst fire advised.

Pro intel

Premium

Best loadouts

.50 GS Multiplayer loadoutMultiplayer

Best TTK and handling of the tracked builds; full-auto with a drum to keep firing.

Muzzle: FTAC HVY-S50Lv 33+Suppressed+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed
Barrel: Matuzek MonarchLv 29+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Hip fire−Sprint-fire−Tac sprint
Optic: Bruen Field-OpLv 18
Rear Grip: TT Bulkkot GripLv 39+ADS−Recoil
Magazine: 25 Round Drum MagLv 37+Mag−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Reload−Tac sprint
Apex: GS Magna

Needs weapon level 39

.50 GS Multiplayer loadoutMultiplayer

Dexerto's listed build; no reasoning given.

Muzzle: ZLR Igni P5Lv 27+Recoil−ADS
Barrel: Matuzek MonarchLv 29+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Hip fire−Sprint-fire−Tac sprint
Laser: GW 700-VLv 36+ADS
Rear Grip: Bruen Operator .50 GripLv 4+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
Magazine: 14 Round MagLv 9+Mag−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Reload−Tac sprint
Apex: GS Magna

Needs weapon level 36

Attachments

Cronen Zero-KOptic
Lv 5
Bruen Clash-40Optic
Lv 10
Z-Dot 9Optic
Lv 14
Bruen Field-OpOptic
Lv 18
Cronen R808Optic
Lv 24
SZ Helios HoloOptic
Lv 26
SZ Micro D-3Optic
Lv 28
FJX 708 PROOptic
Lv 30
GL K230Optic
Lv 32
SZ Lonewolf HoloOptic
Lv 34
KV Corsac HoloOptic
Lv 38
VLK TrimmerOptic
Lv 40
Bruen THRM-60 OpticOptic
Lv 42
SZ SRE-7Optic
Lv 44
SZ Echelon HoloOptic
Lv 46
Schlager Night View ProOptic
Lv 48
TA SVG-50KMuzzle
Lv 2
+Suppressed−Range
LM TenderizerMuzzle
Lv 11
+Range
Mugi G30-TacMuzzle
Lv 13
+Recoil−ADS
Bruen Retort .50Muzzle
Lv 17
+Suppressed−ADS
XRK Portmaster v2Muzzle
Lv 23
+Recoil−ADS
ZLR Igni P5Muzzle
Lv 27
+Recoil−ADS
FTAC HVY-S50Muzzle
Lv 33
+Suppressed+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed
PCR90 Flash HiderMuzzle
Lv 45
+Recoil
TA WarlordBarrel
Lv 8
+Stability+ADS+ADS move+Move speed+Hip fire+Sprint-fire+Tac sprint−Velocity−Recoil−Range
Matuzek MonarchBarrel
Lv 29
+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Hip fire−Sprint-fire−Tac sprint
FT ReckonerBarrel
Lv 43
+Velocity+Recoil+Range−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Hip fire−Sprint-fire−Tac sprint
GW Domi-9Underbarrel
Lv 7
+Hip fire
Mire-50 Tac GripUnderbarrel
Lv 16
+Move speed−ADS
14 Round MagMagazine
Lv 9
+Mag−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Reload−Tac sprint
25 Round Drum MagMagazine
Lv 37
+Mag−Stability−ADS−ADS move−Move speed−Reload−Tac sprint
Bruen Operator .50 GripRear Grip
Lv 4
+Recoil−ADS−Sprint-fire
ZLR Tact-99 GripRear Grip
Lv 25
+Stability+Flinch+Hip fire
TT Bulkkot GripRear Grip
Lv 39
+ADS−Recoil
GW MDL-2Laser
Lv 9
+Sprint-fire
XT-100Laser
Lv 12
+Stability+ADS move+Move speed+Hip fire
FSS Phosphor 40Laser
Lv 20
+Hip fire
Corvus Aves-3Laser
Lv 22
+Stability+ADS+Sprint-fire
GW 700-VLaser
Lv 36
+ADS
Schlager GS MatchTrigger Action
Lv 6
+ADS+Sprint-fire−Fire rate
RCN-7X LightTrigger Action
Lv 35
+Fire rate
Corio Lightning N6Trigger Action
Lv 41
+Fire rate
.50 Pistol Hollow PointAmmunition
Lv 3
.50 Pistol FrangibleAmmunition
Lv 15
.50 Pistol Armor PiercingAmmunition
Lv 19
.50 Pistol OverpressuredAmmunition
Lv 31
.50 Pistol High VelocityAmmunition
Lv 47
+Velocity+Range

Apex: GS Magna · Weapon level 50 (CODMunity; official max weapon level is 37)

Tier rankings

Multiplayer: C Tier · dexerto.com, 2026-11-09
Overall: C Tier, #2 of 4 · wzstats.gg, 2026-11-11
All modes: Below Average in all modes · codmunity.gg, 2026-11-10

Stats

Fire rate: 167 rpm
Magazine: 7 rounds
Bullet velocity: 460 m/s (Warzone)
Head multiplier: 1.5×
ADS time: 180 ms (Warzone)
Sprint to fire: 80 ms (Warzone)
Reload: 2.33 s

Time to kill

Multiplayer: 100 health, body shots, every shot hits.
Range	Damage	Shots	TTK
0–22 m	70	2	359 ms
22–42 m	58	2	359 ms
42 m+	45	3	719 ms

Source notes

Top-level velocity/adsMs/sprintToFireMs are Warzone base values (CODMunity weapon page and GGRanked Warzone page agree exactly). Class: pistol (official patch notes, Dexerto, Games Atlas 'Handguns', GGRanked, mw4field) - matches our list. In-game name '.50 GS'. rpm 167 (GGRanked, CODMunity; Games Atlas/mw4field 166). Magazine 7 (GGRanked, CODMunity, Games Atlas, mw4field); reload 2333 (GGRanked, CODMunity). Head multiplier is CODMunity's stats-table value (table is labelled Warzone, but for this class it matches the GGRanked MP head/body ratio, not Warzone's). MP damage brackets GGRanked only (0-22 / 23-42 / 43+ m), no Season 1 changes to confirm. GGRanked MP body-part damage: head 105, neck/upper torso/upper arm 77, others 70. GGRanked Warzone body-part damage shows 100 head / 75 everywhere else, which does not match its 50 max range damage (shown as given). Not in CODMunity's MW4 TTK ranking. Apex '.50 GS Magna' is a full-auto conversion (Dexerto, no numbers). MP handling (GGRanked): velocity 460 m/s, ADS 200 ms, sprint-to-fire 80 ms. DMZ page damage values are identical to the Warzone page, but it shows MP ADS (200 ms). Warzone profile is GGRanked only (low). DMZ profile is from GGRanked's DMZ page only; the page does not show which mode tab its stats block reflects, so treat as unconfirmed DMZ data. DMZ profile health is null: base health 150 is sourced (DMZ Codex) but armor per plate is not. Our one Warzone source contradicts itself for this gun (its range damage and body-part damage don't match), so we don't show a Warzone time to kill yet.

One source, or not yet tested in game · checked 2026-11-11 · GGRanked - .50 GS MW4 Multiplayer stats, GGRanked - .50 GS Warzone stats, GGRanked - .50 GS DMZ stats, CODMunity - .50 GS MW4 weapon page (Warzone base stats, patch history), Dexerto - All weapon buffs and nerfs in MW4 & Warzone Season 1 (patch-note figures), Call of Duty - Modern Warfare 4 Season 1 Patch Notes (official, weapon balancing), mw4field - MW4 weapons table (RPM, magazine), Games Atlas - .50 GS (MW4) (RPM, magazine)

More stats

Fire rate (base): 167 rpm
Magazine (base): 7
Reload: 2,333 ms
Bullet velocity: 460 m/s
Head multiplier: 1.5x
GS Magna: +192% fire rate, -41% gun kick, blocks trigger

How to unlock

Player level: 41
Details: Player level 41. GS Magna needs max weapon level.
Apex attachment: GS Magna · Reach max weapon level (CODMunity: Lv. 50; Dexerto's level count suggests 37). Converts to full-auto.

Heads up: Sources disagree on when the GS Magna Apex attachment unlocks: weapon level 50 in one tracker, while another lists 37 weapon levels for the gun.

Full .50 GS breakdown

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2 best loadouts with full attachments
All 47 attachments with unlock levels and stat effects
Tier rankings: Multiplayer, Overall, All modes
Stat sheet and time to kill at every range
How to unlock it and its Apex attachment

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Sources

Dexerto wiki (2026-08-21)
Dexerto pistol tier list (2026-11-09)
CODMunity (2026-11-10)
CODMunity GS Magna
wzstats (2026-11-11)
wzstats pairings (beta-era) (2026-08-26)
games.gg apex guide (2026-10-25)
Gamingdeputy (FR)