# Bolt action rifles nerf is stupid **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [August 11, 2018, 1:39pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bolt-action-rifles-nerf-is-stupid/105736 "2018-08-11T13:39:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 286
**Author:** ![Kunstula](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Kunstula](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Kunstula)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bolt-action-rifles-nerf-is-stupid/105736/286 "2018-12-06T22:05:00Z")
> [@WhiteRabbit\_swe](#): > > The bolt action rifles are extremely underpowered… > > I fast scope and hit each and every enemy in close range (people have no idea the skills and reflexes needed to pull that off on console with a 6x zoom scope)… But it doesnt matter, I’m long dead before I can shoot my rifle a 2nd time, or switch to my pistol to finish enemy off… > > Yesterday I put 3 bullet with my sniper from range into a medic, he just healed up and ran away… Still Its ok I get insta killed by a shotgun 25m away… > > The bolt action rifle is not a 2 hit kill to the chest, its at least a 3 hit kill because of all the insta healing and bunny jumping… > > Having to fire 3 shots with your bolt action rifle to kill a target (unless headshot) make them very underpowered in medium to close range… This is a fact! > > Its not balanced, and anyone claiming it to be are either misinformed, has an biased agenda towards recon class, or is just trolling… > > I payed 80 euro to play this game just as the support and assault players did… There is zero reasons why my class should be nerfed this hard so I cant even enjoy the game anymore… > > Bolt action rifles are underpowered, and DICE doesnt care… They havent even once acknowledge our complaints… I regret buying this game, since for me there is no alternative class to play… Its not fun playing any other weapon except for the bolt action, because other weapons take almost no skill to use and then I just get boored of the game very fast… > > You have Stodeh to thank for the state of the recon class… I probably hate him more then Dice right now! This is his fault… Well technically bolt actions do 2HK with bodyshots, but the 3 hit kill situation is caused these 4 main culprits: - Too agile soldier movement, more precisely a lack of momentum. This makes it almost impossible to lead shots at targets moving in a non-linear pattern. - Soldier can start healing too fast after taking damage. - Bolt action max damage too is low (which is what this thread is mostly about) and the damage drop-off is way too fast. - Bolt action muzzle velocity is too low, this makes it less suitable for attaining high accuracy. Actually, some assault rifles and LMG’s have higher muzzle velocity than bolt actions… --- _[View the full topic](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/bolt-action-rifles-nerf-is-stupid/105736)._