Sokol 545 vs VS Reconin Black Ops 7

HEAD-TO-HEAD

LIGHT MACHINE GUN

Sokol 545

NET BUFF (MINOR)+5.5

SNIPER RIFLE

VS Recon

NET BUFF (MAJOR)+6.5

Sokol 545

Sokol 545 net buff (score +6): gun kick (impr) 15→21%, h-recoil (impr) 15→21%, v-recoil (impr) 15→21%.

VS Recon

VS Recon net buff (score +6): max dmg 104→112dmg, mid dmg 102→106dmg, min dmg 95→98dmg, ROF (impr) 7→29%. 2 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 2 down).

Stat trajectory

STAT

Stat comparison

STAT	Sokol 545	VS Recon
ADS Time (improvement) ads_time_ms__improvement	75ms +15.4%	15ms +0.0%
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement	21% +40.0%	8% +0.0%
Movement Speed (improvement) movement_speed_mps__improvement	—m/s —	0.40m/s +0.0%
Sprint Speed (improvement) sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement	—m/s —	0.25m/s +0.0%

MOST DIVERGENT STATS

ADS Time (improvement)
- Sokol 54575 ms
- VS Recon15 ms
Leader · Sokol 545
+400%
Horizontal Recoil (improvement)
- Sokol 54521 %
- VS Recon8 %
Leader · Sokol 545
+163%

Patch history

Sokol 5453 patches

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2025-12-15

Season 01

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Recoil of default fire mode (qualitative)
View Kick (buff)

2026-02-05

Season 02

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Movement Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
ADS Spread 1.75→1.45degrees (buff)−17.1%ads_spread_pct
ADS Time (improvement) 65→75ms (buff)+15.4%ads_time_ms__improvement
ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
Gun Kick (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%gun_kick__improvement

2026-04-02

Season 03

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ADS Movement (penalty) 20→17.5% (buff)−12.5%ads_movement_speed_mps__penalty

VS Recon3 patches

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2025-11-26

Preseason / Launch

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Damage Range improvement 25→23% (nerf)−8.0%damage_range_pct__improvement
Vertical Recoil (penalty) 50→40% (buff)−20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
ADS Time (penalty) 120→100ms (buff)−16.7%ads_time_ms__penalty
Sprint to Fire (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)+50.0%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__penalty
Sprint to Fire (improvement) 15→20ms (buff)+33.3%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__improvement
ADS Time (improvement) 10→15ms (buff)+50.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)−20.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
Movement Speed (improvement) 0.6→0.4m/s (nerf)−33.3%movement_speed_mps__improvement
Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.5→0.25/s (nerf)−50.0%sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement

2025-12-15

Season 01

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Max Damage 104→112dmg (buff)+7.7%damage_max
Mid Damage 102→106dmg (buff)+3.9%damage_med
Min Damage 95→98dmg (buff)+3.2%damage_min
Upper Arm Mult 1.02→1.03x (buff)+1.0%upper_arm_multiplier
Lower Arm Mult 1.02→0.99x (nerf)−2.9%lower_arm_multiplier
Hand/Upper Leg Mult 1→0.96x (nerf)−4.0%hand_upper_leg_multiplier
Flinch Resistance improvement 35→20% (nerf)−42.9%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
Fire Rate (improvement) 7→29% (buff)+314.3%fire_rate_pct__improvement

2026-02-05

Season 02

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Stabil Heavy Pad · Flinch Resistance improvement 45→20% (nerf)−55.6%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
Outpost Raider Pad · Flinch Resistance improvement 17→12% (nerf)−29.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement

Sources

2026-04-02Black Ops 7 Season 03 Patch Notes Official source →
2026-02-05Black Ops 7 Season 02 Patch Notes Official source →
2025-12-15Black Ops 7 Season 01 Patch Notes Official source →
2025-11-26Black Ops 7 Preseason Patch Notes Official source →

Numbers paraphrased from official patch notes. See methodology for how the cumulative verdict is computed.

Sokol 545 vs VS Reconin Black Ops 7

HEAD-TO-HEAD

LIGHT MACHINE GUN

Sokol 545

NET BUFF (MINOR)+5.5

SNIPER RIFLE

VS Recon

NET BUFF (MAJOR)+6.5

Sokol 545

Sokol 545 net buff (score +6): gun kick (impr) 15→21%, h-recoil (impr) 15→21%, v-recoil (impr) 15→21%.

VS Recon

VS Recon net buff (score +6): max dmg 104→112dmg, mid dmg 102→106dmg, min dmg 95→98dmg, ROF (impr) 7→29%. 2 attachment trait(s) touched (0 up / 2 down).

Stat trajectory

STAT

Stat comparison

STAT	Sokol 545	VS Recon
ADS Time (improvement) ads_time_ms__improvement	75ms +15.4%	15ms +0.0%
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement	21% +40.0%	8% +0.0%
Movement Speed (improvement) movement_speed_mps__improvement	—m/s —	0.40m/s +0.0%
Sprint Speed (improvement) sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement	—m/s —	0.25m/s +0.0%

MOST DIVERGENT STATS

ADS Time (improvement)
- Sokol 54575 ms
- VS Recon15 ms
Leader · Sokol 545
+400%
Horizontal Recoil (improvement)
- Sokol 54521 %
- VS Recon8 %
Leader · Sokol 545
+163%

Patch history

Sokol 5453 patches

Show changelog →

2025-12-15

Season 01

view full patch →

Recoil of default fire mode (qualitative)
View Kick (buff)

2026-02-05

Season 02

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Movement Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
Sprint Speed (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
ADS Spread 1.75→1.45degrees (buff)−17.1%ads_spread_pct
ADS Time (improvement) 65→75ms (buff)+15.4%ads_time_ms__improvement
ADS Movement (improvement) Δ +0.1m/s (buff)
Vertical Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%vertical_recoil_pct__improvement
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
Gun Kick (improvement) 15→21% (buff)+40.0%gun_kick__improvement

2026-04-02

Season 03

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ADS Movement (penalty) 20→17.5% (buff)−12.5%ads_movement_speed_mps__penalty

VS Recon3 patches

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2025-11-26

Preseason / Launch

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Damage Range improvement 25→23% (nerf)−8.0%damage_range_pct__improvement
Vertical Recoil (penalty) 50→40% (buff)−20.0%vertical_recoil_pct__penalty
ADS Time (penalty) 120→100ms (buff)−16.7%ads_time_ms__penalty
Sprint to Fire (penalty) 20→30ms (nerf)+50.0%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__penalty
Sprint to Fire (improvement) 15→20ms (buff)+33.3%sprint_to_fire_time_ms__improvement
ADS Time (improvement) 10→15ms (buff)+50.0%ads_time_ms__improvement
Horizontal Recoil (improvement) 10→8% (nerf)−20.0%horizontal_recoil_pct__improvement
Movement Speed (improvement) 0.6→0.4m/s (nerf)−33.3%movement_speed_mps__improvement
Sprint Speed (improvement) 0.5→0.25/s (nerf)−50.0%sprinting_movement_speed_mps__improvement

2025-12-15

Season 01

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Max Damage 104→112dmg (buff)+7.7%damage_max
Mid Damage 102→106dmg (buff)+3.9%damage_med
Min Damage 95→98dmg (buff)+3.2%damage_min
Upper Arm Mult 1.02→1.03x (buff)+1.0%upper_arm_multiplier
Lower Arm Mult 1.02→0.99x (nerf)−2.9%lower_arm_multiplier
Hand/Upper Leg Mult 1→0.96x (nerf)−4.0%hand_upper_leg_multiplier
Flinch Resistance improvement 35→20% (nerf)−42.9%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
Fire Rate (improvement) 7→29% (buff)+314.3%fire_rate_pct__improvement

2026-02-05

Season 02

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Stabil Heavy Pad · Flinch Resistance improvement 45→20% (nerf)−55.6%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement
Outpost Raider Pad · Flinch Resistance improvement 17→12% (nerf)−29.4%flinch_resistance_pct__improvement

Sokol 545 vs VS Reconin Black Ops 7

Sokol 545

VS Recon

Stat trajectory

Stat comparison

ADS Time (improvement)

Horizontal Recoil (improvement)

Patch history

Sokol 5453 patches

VS Recon3 patches

Sources

Sokol 545 vs VS Reconin Black Ops 7

Sokol 545

VS Recon

Stat trajectory

Stat comparison

ADS Time (improvement)

Horizontal Recoil (improvement)

Patch history

Sokol 5453 patches

VS Recon3 patches

Sources