By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026
No change to the P250’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.
CS2 weapon · Pistol · both sides P250
Valve: “A popular, if modest, damage upgrade.” A low-recoil firearm with a high rate of fire, the P250 is a relatively inexpensive choice against armored opponents.
5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m
Target & armour
Buy P250 when…
You can land several hits — a helmeted head takes 2 even up close.
Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in eco rounds.”Buy recommended$300
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $2,800.- Price
- $300 game data
- Kill reward
- $300 game data
- Damage
- 38 game data
- Armour pen
- 64% derived
- Fire rate
- 400 RPM derived
- Ammo
- 13 / 39 game data
- Reload lock
- 2.27 s game data
- Run speed
- 240 game data
- Penetration
- 1.0 game data
- Accurate range
- 13.73 m derived
Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m
| Zone | None | Kevlar | Helmet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chest | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Stomach | 3 | 5 | 5 |
| Arms | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Legs | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 75 damage per hit → 2 hits to kill · TTK 150 ms.
derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded downArmour breakpoints
no armour
- 0 m – 50 m1 hit
- 51 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar
- 0 m – 50 m1 hit
- 51 m – 60 m+2 hits
Kevlar + helmet
Against Kevlar + helmet: no change out to 60 m.- 0 m – 60 m+2 hits
Damage over distance
1600
0 m15 m30 m45 m60 m
- Head · no armour
- Head · helmet
- Chest · Kevlar
- Chest · no armour
1st shot spread
Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to13.73 m
At 30 m the first shot can land up to 33 cm from the crosshair.
derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plateSpray & firing mode
Phase
10 bullets · 1.35 s of fire at 400 RPM · 3 left in the magazine.
Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 26 ± 3 · direction variance 10 · same recoil seed as the CZ75-Auto.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.
Firing mode guidance
Semi-automatic — one shot per click. Pace the taps: each shot widens the next.
Spread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.What beats the P250?
Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
- R8 Revolverfewer hits1 hit$600
- Desert Eaglefewer hits1 hit$700
- SSG 08fewer hits1 hit$1,700
- AK-47fewer hits1 hit$2,700
- SG 553fewer hits1 hit$3,000
- AWPfewer hits1 hit$4,750
- G3SG1fewer hits1 hit$5,000
- SCAR-20fewer hits1 hit$5,000
Economy context
- P250 + Kevlar + helmet$1,300$2,800 left
- P250 + Kevlar$950$3,150 left
- P250 alone$300$3,800 left
- Glock-18 + Kevlar + helmet$1,200$2,900 left
Counterplay tips
- Fight it beyond 13.73 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 6.93 m.
- It needs 5 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 $300 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.
No — 2 hits to a helmeted head at 30 m (75 each).
Buy now or save now?with $4,100
| If you lose | 0 kills | 1 kill | 2 kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| +$1,400after wins | buy$4,200 next | buy$4,500 next | buy$4,800 next |
| +$1,900a half’s first loss | buy$4,700 next | buy$5,000 next | buy$5,300 next |
| +$2,400 | buy$5,200 next | buy$5,500 next | buy$5,800 next |
| +$2,900 | buy$5,700 next | buy$6,000 next | buy$6,300 next |
| +$3,400the cap | buy$6,200 next | buy$6,500 next | buy$6,800 next |
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Sources & evidence
- Damage · armour · range
- weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
- Price · kill reward
- $300 · $300
- Fire rate · magazine
- 400 RPM · 13/39
- Range modifier · penetration
- 0.9 · 1
- Description · buy-menu lines
- csgo_english.txt
- Loss bonus · armour prices
- gamemode_competitive.cfg · items_game.txt
All the maths runs in your browser, from Valve’s weapon file (10f3693c, 2026-09-23).