Skills/Rifles

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Note: Also see how endurance affects stamina.

The rifle skill can be leveled up by:

Note: Shooting while standing will give more experience than easier stances, like crouching or laying prone.

Note: Experience is only gained if a round is fired before reloading. The round does not have to hit a target.

The skill level can only be increased if the player has enough points in their strength attribute to allow it.

Basic: 1 STR required

Medium: 2 STR required

Advanced: 3.0 STR required

The rifle skill does not affect:

Speed of ranging, windage calculations, and any additional information displayed inside of certain sights. This is determined by the sniping skill.

As of SCUM 0.6.19,

Tested using STR 2, Rifle skill None

There appears to be a point penalty for headshots using shotguns and rifles but not for crossbows.
You get more points the closer you are to the head without hitting the head. For points go for the neck, then chest, then arms/legs.
Kneeling gives ~20-30% less points than standing
Prone gives ~35-40% less points than standing

Crossbows - Bodyshot vs Headshot points using wooden bolt

Rifles - Headshot vs Bodyshot points using crafted ammo

Shotguns - Headshot vs Bodyshot points using crafted ammo

Given the current Rifle points scale

Using the sawed off m1887 with an average 113 points per kill

Using the Hunter 85 with an average 822 points per kill