Sniping is deadlier than ever Call of Duty: Cold War Black Ops. This news ignites excitement or despair depending on whether you're the one staring at the high-powered sight or the unhappy soul seeing the flicker of the scope. Despite the significant changes to sniper rifles since the beta, the weapon category can be made viable for fast scopers early on.
le Pelington 703 The Sniper Rifle can be unlocked without going too far in the 55 rank progression system. At Rank 4, Create-A-Class immediately unlocks and assigns a handful of starter weapons to the player. The Pelington 703 is one such weapon.
Here are our recommended loadouts for building the Entry Sniper Rifle into a beast that can stand its ground at a variety of engagement ranges. We offer two different loadouts depending on whether you prefer a more aggressive approach, jumping between close and distant targets, or if you tend to hang back and aim hard.
Best Pelington 703 Gear – Basic Multiplayer Modes
- Barrel – 26,5 ″ Tiger Team
- Unlocks at weapon level 48
- Underbarrel – Infiltrator's Handle
- Unlocks at weapon level 15
- Magazine - Fast charger
- Unlocks at weapon level 16
- To manipulate - Airborne elastic band
- Unlocks at weapon level 53
- Stock – Raider Pad
- Unlocks at weapon level 54
Obtaining all of the parts for this loadout will take time, as several attachments are unlocked towards the end of weapon level progression. The combination of the above attachments will ensure fast ADS time, even with the nerfs that hit snipers between beta and launch. Loadout prioritizes mobility and responsiveness, allowing for rapid response to hostile contact.
le 26,5 ″ Tiger Team The barrel carries a host of advantages. Reload speed, damage, bullet speed, and rate of fire all see a buff. These characteristics are essential to react quickly to emerging situations. The sniper goes from 5 to 4 shots before requiring a reload, but this limitation is partially corrected by another attachment.
le Infiltrator's Handle Attachment under the barrel has no drawbacks. Player speed is increased by 5% in three categories: movement speed, shooting movement speed, and aiming movement speed. This attachment allows the operator to stay mobile on smaller mainboards.
le Fast charger Magazine also carries no negatives. A 30% increase in reload speed is provided. Since the recommended barrel removes one bullet from the default count, the increased reload speed counteracts the reduction by limiting the impact of more frequent reloading.
le Airborne elastic band The handle is an absolute must. Operator gains 90% flinch resistance, making it infinitely easier to hold down a target while catching fire. Along with this invaluable buff, ADS gets a slight boost and it can be sustained while laying down. The downsides, a loss of shot movement speed and sprint shot time, are mitigated by other attachments.
le Raider Pad Stock increases sprint time to fire, more than compensates for grip pick, and aim movement speed. Mobility remains a priority even when you're aiming for venues. Hip shot accuracy shouldn't even ring off anyone's radar. No-scoping can make for some fun highlight rolls, but they're far from a reliable source of consistent kills.
Best Pelington 703 Gear – Fireteam
- Barrel – 26,5 ″ Tiger Team
- Unlocks at weapon level 48
- Underbarrel – Infiltrator's Handle
- Unlocks at weapon level 15
- Magazine - Fast charger
- Unlocks at weapon level 16
- To manipulate - Airborne elastic band
- Unlocks at weapon level 53
- Stock – Raider Pad
- Unlocks at weapon level 54
For snipers digging into the outskirts of maps, this loadout sacrifices ADS speed in favor of general weapon control and bullet speed. When taking shots from the other chunks of the map in Fireteam, the increased bullet travel time of the loadout reduces the need to heavily direct targets. Having less scope sway and recoil pairs well with a larger magazine, allowing for quick follow-up shots.
le 27,2″ Combat Recon The barrel dramatically improves bullet speed by 75%. Players will have to contend with a slight influence from the extra range, but it's not a terrible price to pay to eliminate the need for a bigger target at range.
le bipod Underbar attachment keeps vertical and horizontal recoil in line. This will allow for more accurate follow-up shots, as the reticle won't deflect as much after firing. The slight impact to sprint movement speed shouldn't be too noticeable as this loadout revolves around finding advantageous areas to settle in.
le Salvo 9 Round Fast Mag The magazine adds a larger pool of ammo and shots available before reloading becomes necessary. The added bonus of the magazine is that reloading is faster than hand-fed cartridges with the bolt options. ADS time is reduced, but loading is not for those trying to tackle enemies quickly. Instead, it's built around staying in range for longer periods of time.
le Airborne elastic band The handle connects the two different loads. This is because of flinch's invaluable resistance bonus. Being caught in a hail of bullets will not prevent you from keeping the crosshairs on target.
le Stock de combat SAS throws some mobility to an otherwise fixed playstyle loadout. The main point is the 40% increase to aim movement speed. This will allow players to reposition faster or make themselves harder to hit without taking away sight of the target.
Now that you have an idea of how much loadout to apply to your preferred playstyle, take a look at our multiplayer perks guide to see what you should pair with the Pelington 703.
