By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026
No change to the SSG 08’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.
CS2 weapon · Sniper · both sides SSG 08
Valve: “Light and powerful long-distance damage dealer.” The SSG08 bolt-action is a low-damage but very cost-effective sniper rifle, making it a smart choice for early-round long-range marksmanship.
5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m
Target & armour
Buy SSG 08 when…
You can take the first headshot — one helmeted headshot kills at every distance to 60 m.
Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in force buy rounds.”Buy recommended$1,700
$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $1,400.- Price
- $1,700 game data
- Kill reward
- $300 game data
- Damage
- 88 game data
- Armour pen
- 85% derived
- Fire rate
- 48 RPM derived
- Ammo
- 10 / 20 game data
- Reload lock
- 3.70 s game data
- Run speed
- 230 game data
- Penetration
- 2.5 game data
- Accurate range
- 47.18 m derived · scoped
Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m
| Zone | None | Kevlar | Helmet |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chest | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Stomach | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Arms | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Legs | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 285 damage per hit → 1 hit to kill · TTK 0 ms.
derived · damage × range modifier^(units ÷ 500) × zone × armour, rounded downArmour breakpoints
no armour
- 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar
- 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Kevlar + helmet
Against Kevlar + helmet: no change out to 60 m.- 0 m – 60 m+1 hit
Damage over distance
3600
0 m15 m30 m45 m60 m
- Head · no armour
- Head · helmet
- Chest · Kevlar
- Chest · no armour
1st shot spreadscoped
Sure to hit a 30 cm plate to47.18 m
At 30 m the first shot can land up to 10 cm from the crosshair.
unscoped: sure to 4.77 m.derived · 0.1524 m ÷ (spread + inaccuracy) — Valve’s own 30 cm plateSpray & firing mode
Phase
10 bullets · 11.25 s of fire at 48 RPM · the magazine is empty.
Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 25 ± 2 · direction variance 20.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.
Firing mode guidance
Bolt-action — one shot, then the bolt. Make the first one count.
Spread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.What beats the SSG 08?
Weapon · edge30 m · headCost
- R8 Revolverfaster fire1 hit$600
- Desert Eaglefaster fire1 hit$700
- AK-47faster fire1 hit$2,700
- SG 553faster fire1 hit$3,000
- AWP1 hit$4,750
- G3SG1faster fire1 hit$5,000
- SCAR-20faster fire1 hit$5,000
- USP-Sfaster fire2 hits$200
Economy context
- SSG 08 + Kevlar + helmet$2,700$1,400 left
- SSG 08 + Kevlar$2,350$1,750 left
- SSG 08 alone$1,700$2,400 left
Counterplay tips
- Fight it beyond 47.18 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 1.23 m.
- It needs 2 chest hits at 15 m against armour — trade it rather than duel alone.
- It moves at 230 u/s — expect it to reposition quickly.
- Drop its holder first: they lose a $1,700 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $300.
Yes — 285 damage to a helmeted head at 30 m.
Buy now or save now?with $4,100
| If you lose | 0 kills | 1 kill | 2 kills |
|---|---|---|---|
| +$1,400after wins | buy$2,800 next | buy$3,100 next | buy$3,400 next |
| +$1,900a half’s first loss | buy$3,300 next | buy$3,600 next | buy$3,900 next |
| +$2,400 | buy$3,800 next | buy$4,100 next | buy$4,400 next |
| +$2,900 | buy$4,300 next | buy$4,600 next | buy$4,900 next |
| +$3,400the cap | buy$4,800 next | buy$5,100 next | buy$5,400 next |
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Sources & evidence
- Damage · armour · range
- weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
- Price · kill reward
- $1,700 · $300
- Fire rate · magazine
- 48 RPM · 10/20
- Range modifier · penetration
- 0.98 · 2.5
- 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).