Patch1.0.0.142.19

Best SKS ammo

7.62x39mm7 rounds58 m effective

The SKS chambers 7.62x39mm. This is that caliber's full ladder for patch 1.0.0.142.19, with the top of each column called out — the ranking is the chart's numbers, nothing else.

SKS stats All 7.62S

Top of each column in the chart below

Picks

Highest penetration · Highest armour class beaten · Fastest7.62x39mm APDefeats the most armour before it stops.

Most flesh damage7.62x39mm HPFor unarmoured targets and limb shots.

Ranked by penetration

Every 7.62x39mm round

7 rounds

Ammunition with penetration, damage, velocity, price and value score
Round	Tier	Pen	Class	Flesh	Armour dmg	Velocity	V-recoil	Value
7.62x39mm AP7.62x39mm	Tier A	54	5	45	32	730 m/s	−4.0	63.1
7.62x39mm BP7.62x39mm	Tier B	45	4	55	23	730 m/s	−2.0	53.8
7.62x39mm PS7.62x39mm	Tier C	33	3	55	14	700 m/s	−1.0	37.2
7.62x39mm T45M7.62x39mm	Tier C	31	3	60	13	720 m/s	0	36.6
7.62x39mm US7.62x39mm	Tier D	27	2	55	9	300 m/s	+1.0	28.5
7.62x39mm HP7.62x39mm	Tier D	16	1	78	7	724 m/s	0	26.3
7.62x39mm LP7.62x39mm	Tier D	13	1	60	3	720 m/s	+2.0	15.6

Not yet recorded for this patch: Price

What the columns mean for this weapon

How to read it

Pen is the round's penetration figure; Class is the armour class the chart rates it to defeat. Against a plate one class higher than the round, expect most hits to be absorbed. The strongest 7.62S here is rated to class 5; see every round that beats class 5.

Flesh is damage to an unarmoured hitbox. High-pen rounds usually trade flesh damage away, which is why the two picks above are rarely the same round.

The weapon itself does not change these numbers — its fire rate, recoil and effective range decide how many of them land. Those are on the SKS page; compare it with other carbines on the Carbines index.