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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the MAC-10’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · SMG · T side MAC-10

Valve: “A run and gun tool for breaching bombsites.” Essentially a box that bullets come out of, the MAC-10 SMG boasts a high rate of fire, with poor spread accuracy and high recoil as trade-offs.

5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m
Target & armour
Buy MAC-10 when…

You can land several hits — a helmeted head takes 2 even up close.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in the first three rounds of the half.”
Buy recommended$1,050
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $2,050.
Price
$1,050
game data
Kill reward
$600
game data
Damage
29
game data
Armour pen
57.5%
derived
Fire rate
800 RPM
derived
Ammo
30 / 90
game data
Reload lock
2.57 s
game data
Run speed
240
game data
Penetration
1.0
game data
Accurate range
10.96 m
derived

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head223
Chest61212
Stomach599
Arms61212
Legs999

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 39 damage per hit → 3 hits to kill · TTK 150 ms.

derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded down

Armour breakpoints

Where head hits-to-kill change, 0–60 m
no armour
  • 0 m – 8 m1 hit
  • 9 m – 47 m2 hits
  • 48 m – 60 m+3 hits
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 8 m1 hit
  • 9 m – 47 m2 hits
  • 48 m – 60 m+3 hits
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 16 m2 hits
  • 17 m – 38 m3 hits
  • 39 m – 55 m4 hits
  • 56 m – 60 m+5 hits
Against Kevlar + helmet: 3 changes between 0 and 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 39 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to10.96 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 42 cm from the crosshair — wider than this drawing.

derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray — the first 10 bullets

Phase
10 bullets · 0.67 s of fire at 800 RPM · 20 left in the magazine.Inside the first 10 — the part guides say to learn first.

Like the Galil with less drift: up-left, then right — mostly fired on the move. source

Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 18 ± 1 · direction variance 70.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

  • spray6+ shots · inside 5.5 mCommit and pull down
  • burst2–3 shots · 5.5–10.96 mStop, then reset between bursts
  • tap1 shot · past 10.96 mReset fully between shots
At 30 m: tap.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (10.96 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the MAC-10?

Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
Hits to kill from Valve’s file at your distance and armour — not win rates. Shotguns left out: pellets decide.

Economy context

  • MAC-10 + Kevlar + helmet$2,050$2,050 left
  • MAC-10 + Kevlar$1,700$2,400 left
  • MAC-10 alone$1,050$3,050 left
Kill reward $600 — 2 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 10.96 m: past its standing accurate range even the first shot is not sure to land.
  • Catch it moving: on the move its first shot is only sure within 10.45 m.
  • It needs 9 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 240 u/s — expect it to reposition quickly.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $1,050 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $600.

No — 3 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (39 each).

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsbuy$3,450 nextbuy$4,050 nextbuy$4,650 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossbuy$3,950 nextbuy$4,550 nextbuy$5,150 next
+$2,400buy$4,450 nextbuy$5,050 nextbuy$5,650 next
+$2,900buy$4,950 nextbuy$5,550 nextbuy$6,150 next
+$3,400the capbuy$5,450 nextbuy$6,050 nextbuy$6,650 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $2,050 for it with full armour. Loss bonus and kill reward: Valve’s source

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Sources & evidence

Damage · armour · range
weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
Price · kill reward
$1,050 · $600
Fire rate · magazine
800 RPM · 30/90
Range modifier · penetration
0.8 · 1
Description · buy-menu lines
csgo_english.txt
Loss bonus · armour prices
gamemode_competitive.cfg · items_game.txt
Valve’s files, read 2026-10-06:weapons.vdataitems_game.txtgamemode_competitive.cfg

All the maths runs in your browser, from Valve’s weapon file (10f3693c, 2026-09-23).