What is the best gun of each category (in your opinion)

[Polka]

AK47 for ALL classes.

[Lemon]

sniper or shotty!

[=)BiT(=BlackMage]

AR - M4
SMG - MP5
LMG - RPD
Shotty - W1200
Snipe - R700

[FPS[SONIC]]

AR: M16 ftw <-- this is my primary weapon
SMG: MP5
LMG: RPD
Shotty: M1014
Sniper: Barret
Pistols: USP .45

Frequency of use:

1. M16
2. MP5
3. M14
4. M1014

[jackal22]

i voted assault because im loving my

ak n00btube + m4 n00b tube with over kill (yeh 4 nades lol!)

However, i feel a weird longing to pick up two pistols now every time i play. its a lot more fun knowing that you have to do things right to get the kill or get sprayed to death.

[Liberator29]

I stick to the RPD mainly but i love grabbing a .50 Cal or an M16 every once in a while. I mainly use the RPD for its accuracy I kinda of use it like a sniper rifle and Im able to hit targets from across a map. So in my opinion the RPD is by far the best LMG it has little to no recoil, lots of bullets, very painful,and its rate of fire and range are great.

[[WS]Aur0ra145]

I stick with the sniper rifles. They've always fitted my style of playing, and I get a since of accomplishment whenever I hit some poor guy in the head.

Though I also love messing around with my USP and killing those SMG whores with it.

[Numptie]

i mainly use m16/m4, brilliant weapons on hardcore with stopping power

[Micster]

AR: M16 ftw <-- this is my primary weapon
SMG: MP5
LMG: RPD
Shotty: M1014
Sniper: Barret
Pistols: USP .45

Ironically, I said the same thing, apart from the M16. :p

Good taste in guns.

[=)BiT(=AutoFodder]

AR: M16/AK (depending on map)
SMG: P90
LMG: RPD
Shottie: W1200
Sniper: barret

Pistol: USP .45

[Salad Snake]

I have 2 all around kits for situations and maps Im uncertain how the game plays out. Those are basically "universal tool" kits.

Both of them have an assault rifle as the base. AK47 and M4A1. This kind of underlines the purpose of an AR, its basically an all around weapon in COD4. With certain minimalistic special tendencies throughout the selection, they are still "general purpose tools". You could say the spectrum starts with M14 and ends with an M4A1. They all have a solid rate of fire, solid damage, and long range.

Then we have the SMGs, a kit base for close quarters combat, for which they provide superior DPS (damage per second), in ROF and damage. These are close distance weapons.

Then we have the extremely close distance weapons like shotguns. And well, snipers are snipers. And since maps are varying, every weapon group has its use.

Ive played around with pretty much every weapon bar G3 and M-UZI, and Ive generally avoided sniping. But from the vast selection, Ive never really stuck to just one weapon, so theres no "favourite".

I use AK47 as a base for a powerful assault rifle, balancing its weaknesses with DT or playing off its strenghts with SP.
I use M4A1 as a GLauncher base kit, since M4A1 doesnt have obvious weaknesses, I use Juggernaut to add myself an advantage, since the rifle is covered. Out of all assault rifles, I believe these two are the best, since you can really play around with these rifles, and make them suitable for pretty much every situation without "breaking" them.

SMGs are tricky, but MP5/AKS74U are pretty much the same thing, except AKS goes through walls better. Ive played around with both of them, and winner is yet to be seen. Scorpion is basically an SMGshotgun, if you want high rate of fire, dont trust a shotty, and the maps are small, pick this. 50 hitpoint damage means you have an instagib tool in your hands.

Shotguns... I see only M1014 as useful. And I have a shotgun only kit for Bloc specifically. Ive mentioned before, that if you get into any of the 2 buildings, youre invincible. In Bloc, my whole strategy revolves around getting into one of the appartment buildings. Once Im in, 3 stun grenades and shotty take care of the rest. I got my highest kill streak in Bloc with the Benelli. I can also see much use in Vacant, but Ive got specific kits planned for Vacant and Im too coward of a guy to test. Dont fix whats broken :P

In the end, theres really no "clear winner". Weapons depend on style, map, gamemode and side on that map. As such, I recommend having 2 variations of "general purpose" kits, and 3 very different kits for specific situations.

Hm....you make me want to try out the scorpion.....

I see that most of you pick the USP as the best pistol, I also use it for almost all my kits (ironically, for the kits I have with last stand, where I use pistols the most, I have a Colt45 and M9 )

Btw, which perk is DT again?

[Chris_Redfield]

DT is devil trigger, you unleash your demonic powers, shoot lightning out of your rear and kill people with your mind.

[AllFoamNoBeer]

AR: AK
SMG: P90
LMG: M60 (with Red Dot)
Shotgun: M1014
Sniper: Barret
Pistol: Desert Eagle.

[cornish pasty]

M14 with silencer and stopping power

[OldGregg]

AR: M4 (though I haven't played much with the G3)
SMG: MP5
LMG: M60 + RDS
Sniper: R700
Pistol: I tend to use DE unless I'm sniping.