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By GamGem ResearchLast updated 6 Oct 2026

No change to the XM1014’s numbers in Valve’s file since May 2024.

CS2 weapon · Heavy · both sides XM1014

Valve: “A full-auto rapid-fire monster.” The XM1014 is a powerful fully automatic shotgun that justifies its heftier price tag with the ability to paint a room with lead fast.

Distance to decision 30 m

5 m20 m30 m40 m60 m

Target & armour

Buy XM1014 when…

Close fights only — it fires 6 pellets, and how many land decides the kill.

Valve’s buy menu: “Consider in force buy rounds.”

Buy recommended$2,000

$4,100 buys it with Kevlar and a helmet and leaves $1,100.

Price: $2,000
Kill reward: $600
Damage: 20 × 6
Armour pen: 80%
Fire rate: 171 RPM
Ammo: 7 / 32
Reload lock: 0.60 s
Run speed: 215
Penetration: 1.0
Accurate range: 3.39 m

Damage & kill outcomes @ 30 m

Damage per pellet, by zone and armour
Zone	None	Kevlar	Helmet
Head	34	34	27
Chest	8	6	6
Stomach	10	8	8
Arms	8	6	6
Legs	6	6	6

Head vs Kevlar + helmet at 30 m: 27 damage per pellet.

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

Armour breakpoints

No breakpoints: it fires 6 pellets, and how many land decides the kill. One pellet to the head, against Kevlar + helmet:

0 m64 per pellet
5 m55 per pellet
10 m48 per pellet
15 m41 per pellet
20 m36 per pellet

Damage over distanceper pellet

800

0 m15 m30 m45 m60 m

Head · no armour
Head · helmet
Chest · Kevlar
Chest · no armour

Here: 27 damage per pellet at 30 m.

1st shot spread

Every pellet in a 30 cm plate to3.39 m

At 30 m the pellets spread up to 135 cm from the crosshair — wider than this drawing.

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

Spray & firing mode

Phase

7 shells · 2.10 s of fire at 171 RPM · the magazine is empty.

Valve’s recoil inputs: kick 80 ± 20 · direction variance 20.Valve’s file holds these inputs, not the path the bullets take — so no path is drawn here.

Firing mode guidance

spray6+ shots · inside 1.7 mCommit and pull down
burst2–3 shots · 1.7–3.39 mStop, then reset between bursts
tap1 shot · past 3.39 mReset fully between shots

At 30 m: tap.rule · ours: tap past its standing accurate range (3.39 m), spray inside half of itSpread still varies shot to shot — a guide, not a guarantee.

What beats the XM1014?

Weapon · edge30 m · headCost

R8 Revolvercheaper1 hit$600
Desert Eaglefaster fire1 hit$700
SSG 08cheaper1 hit$1,700
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

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

Economy context

Your cash

XM1014 + Kevlar + helmet$3,000$1,100 left
XM1014 + Kevlar$2,650$1,450 left
XM1014 alone$2,000$2,100 left
Nova + Kevlar + helmet$2,050$2,050 left

Kill reward $600 — 4 kills pay the gun back. Armour: Kevlar $650, with helmet $1,000 (Valve’s items_game.txt).

Counterplay tips

Fight it beyond 3.39 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 2.06 m.
It fires pellets — stay out of close range and it cannot kill in one shot.
It moves at 215 u/s — re-peek fast; it is slow to follow.
Drop its holder first: they lose a $2,000 gun, and each kill it makes pays them $600.

Pellets decide — 27 per pellet 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	risky$2,500 next	buy$3,100 next	buy$3,700 next
+$1,900a half’s first loss	buy$3,000 next	buy$3,600 next	buy$4,200 next
+$2,400	buy$3,500 next	buy$4,100 next	buy$4,700 next
+$2,900	buy$4,000 next	buy$4,600 next	buy$5,200 next
+$3,400the cap	buy$4,500 next	buy$5,100 next	buy$5,700 next

rule · ours: buy when a lost round still leaves $3,000 for it with full armour. Loss bonus and kill reward: Valve’s source

Share this scenario

30 m · Kevlar + helmet · headPellets decideBuy recommendedXM1014

gamgem.com/counter-strike-2/weapons/xm1014#30m-helmet-head

Sources & evidence

Damage · armour · range: weapons.vdata · 10f3693c · 2026-09-23
Price · kill reward: $2,000 · $600
Fire rate · magazine: 171 RPM · 7/32
Range modifier · penetration: 0.7 · 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.vdata items_game.txt gamemode_competitive.cfg

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