5 best Free Fire guns to use for beginners (October 2024)

Best Free Fire guns to use for beginners (Image via Sportskeeda)

Free Fire features countless firearms in the title, each catering to a specific playstyle. Some of these weapons are ideal for beginners as they help them learn weapon recoil control or land precise shots. For a newbie, it's often difficult to prioritize a weapon, given how extensive the title's weapon roster is. That said, a beginner should avoid prioritizing a firearm and experiment with different guns to determine which serves them best.

Note that each weapon in Free Fire boasts different stats in terms of damage output, recoil rate, accuracy, movement speed, firing rate, and range. These disparaging stats help players take down enemies in different scenarios on the battlefield. This is why players should experiment with all firearms before labeling one as the priority.

Without further ado, this article lists the five best weapons for beginners in Free Fire.

Disclaimer: Free Fire is banned in India. Readers in the region are advised against playing the game. Instead, they can play Free Fire Max, an India-exclusive and legal variant.

MP40 and four other weapons for beginners to use in Free Fire

5) Woodpecker

The Woodpecker in Free Fire (Image via Garena)

The Woodpecker is a marksman rifle in Free Fire and features an impressive set of attributes. It comes with a pre-equipped scope, which makes spotting opponents at longer distances easier and eliminates them.

The weapon has impeccable armor penetration and can help take down opponents in mid and long-range battles with two to four hits. Players who are beginners can use the Woodpecker and play the support role, spotting enemies and conveying relevant information to their teammates.

Here are the weapon stats:

Damage: 85
Rate of fire: 38
Range: 63
Reload speed: 48
Magazine: 12
Accuracy: 69
Movement speed: 74
Armor penetration: 77

4) MAG-7

The MAG-7 has higher accuracy (Image via Garena)

The MAG-7 features top-notch accuracy, which is very helpful for beginners to be precise in the game. The weapon comes under the shotgun category and has an impressive base damage of 89 hit points.

Gamers can carry up to eight bullets per round in this gun, which is helpful if the player is unable to connect a few shots in the fight's initial stage. Along with this, the weapon has a good spawn rate and can be found easily on different maps.

Here are the MAG-7's stats:

Damage: 89
Rate of fire: 53
Range: 13
Reload speed: 55
Magazine: 8
Accuracy: 22
Movement speed: 73
Armor penetration: 0

3) AKM

The AKM is among the best Free Fire guns for beginners because of its high weapon recoil rate. This might sound unreasonable, but the high recoil rate helps a beginner learn weapon recoil control. So, use the AKM as much as possible and practice to master weapon movement. Once accustomed to controlling high recoil rates, you will find using firearms with less recoil rate easy.

Besides this, the AKM has an excellent damage output and firing rate, which makes it a perfect weapon for mid-to-long-range combat.

Damage: 32
Rate of Fire: 56
Range: 72
Magazine: 30
Accuracy: 41
Movement speed: 62
Armor penetration: 0

2) AUG

The AUG comes with a low recoil rate (Image via Garena)

The AUG is another great weapon for players who are new to Free Fire. The gun is known for its well-balanced attributes and decent base damage, which can take down opponents with a few hits.

Gamers can use attachments like foregrips and muzzles to further reduce recoil on the weapon and eliminate more enemies in mid and long-range battles. The assault rifle can carry 35 bullets per round, and players can also equip a magazine to increase the ammo capacity.

Here are the AUG's stats:

Damage: 56
Rate of fire: 61
Range: 58
Reload speed: 55
Magazine: 35
Accuracy: 55
Movement speed: 84
Armor penetration: 0

1) MP40

The MP40 has an amazing rate of fire (Image via Garena)

The MP40 is one of the best weapons for beginner players to use in Free Fire. This is because it offers an impressive fire rate that can help eliminate any opponent instantly.

Other attributes of the rifle, like its movement speed of 88, facilitate quick movement. The weapon carries 20 bullets per round, which is sufficient to deal heavy blows to opponents.

Here are the MP40's stats: