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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the R8 Revolver’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · Pistol · both sides R8 Revolver

Valve: “Deals massive damage after a short delay.” The R8 Revolver delivers a highly accurate and powerful round at the expense of a lengthy trigger-pull. Firing rapidly by fanning the hammer may be the best option when point-blank stopping power is required.

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Target & armour
Buy R8 Revolver when…

You can take the first headshot — one helmeted headshot kills at every distance to 60 m.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in eco rounds.”
Buy recommended$600
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $2,500.
Price
$600
game data
Kill reward
$300
game data
Damage
86
game data
Armour pen
93.2%
derived
Fire rate
120 RPM
derived
Ammo
8 / 16
game data
Reload lock
2.27 s
game data
Run speed
180
game data
Penetration
2.0
game data
Accurate range
60.48 m
derived

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Hits to kill, by zone and armour
ZoneNoneKevlarHelmet
Head111
Chest222
Stomach222
Arms222
Legs222

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 277 damage per hit → 1 hit to kill · TTK 0 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 – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar
  • 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar + helmet
  • 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Against Kevlar + helmet: no change out to 60 m.

Damage over distance

  • Head · no armour
  • Head · helmet
  • Chest · Kevlar
  • Chest · no armour
Here: 277 damage per hit at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to60.48 m

At 30 m the first shot can land up to 8 cm from the crosshair.

fan (right-click): sure to 1.91 m.derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plate

Spray & firing mode

Phase
8 bullets · 3.50 s of fire at 120 RPM · the magazine is empty.
Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 20 · direction variance 40.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

  • spray6+ shots · inside 30.2 mCommit and pull down
  • burst2–3 shots · 30.2–60.48 mStop, then reset between bursts
  • tap1 shot · past 60.48 mReset fully between shots
At 30 m: spray.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (60.48 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the R8 Revolver?

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

  • R8 Revolver + Kevlar + helmet$1,600$2,500 left
  • R8 Revolver + Kevlar$1,250$2,850 left
  • R8 Revolver alone$600$3,500 left
  • Glock-18 + Kevlar + helmet$1,200$2,900 left
Kill reward $300 — 2 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

  • Fight it beyond 60.48 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 21.71 m.
  • It needs 2 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
  • It moves at 180 u/s — re-peek fast; it is slow to follow.
  • Drop its holder first: they lose a $600 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.

Yes — 277 damage to a helmeted head at 30 m.

Buy now or save now?with $4,100

If you lose0 kills1 kill2 kills
+$1,400after winsbuy$3,900 nextbuy$4,200 nextbuy$4,500 next
+$1,900a half’s first lossbuy$4,400 nextbuy$4,700 nextbuy$5,000 next
+$2,400buy$4,900 nextbuy$5,200 nextbuy$5,500 next
+$2,900buy$5,400 nextbuy$5,700 nextbuy$6,000 next
+$3,400the capbuy$5,900 nextbuy$6,200 nextbuy$6,500 next
rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $1,600 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
$600 · $300
Fire rate · magazine
120 RPM · 8/16
Range modifier · penetration
0.94 · 2
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).