Early Wipe Tips | What guns to use on a budget (and why) | EXFIL Episode 24 (An Escape From Tarkov Podcast)

As we all settle into our 2nd week of the new 12.6 wipe things have changed quite a bit from our first week.

The tables have turned a bit - Ronal has unlocked the flea market and has some tips for those that are struggling with the early game. MTB is in the mid 20s and has started to run into some of the tasks that require rare find-in-raid items or larger quantities of find-in-raid items.

The majority of the conversation, however, is centered around which guns are efficient in the early game. Ronal and MTB talk about which guns they have really enjoyed using and why. Also make sure to check out the early-wipe guide from our guest from the last episode, The1Heart - Blog Link

Best early game efficient weapons:

ADAR, SKS, AKs (basically all of them), VEPR (7.62x39 is preferred, but both versions are great, and the controversial mosin.

To break it down further the SKS and VEPR’s are great because the ammo (PS 7.62x39) is available early without a limit and you can also regularly find large stacks of it on scavs you kill.

AKs and ADARs are slightly different in that the ammo available from level 1 traders is not the best (keep in mind that nothing is horrible) but the ammo that generally drops from the scavs is quite good. You will regularly get BP in AKs and m855 in ADARs.

Guns that are very good, but not very efficient in the early game include the SVDS, Hunter, SA58, and VSS. The ammo for these guns is incredibly good, but not unlocked until at least trader level 2. It can be a great gun to take in a for one or two raids, but these will end up costing a significant amount in ammo if you have to purchase off the flea (or if you are under level 10 it will not be available).

The hosts talk about the mosin being a great option if you like the bolt action, but if you aren’t comfortable hitting an enemy with your first two shots you might want to avoid it.

Lastly, the hosts talk about some of their favorite items to target for high-value looting from scavs. Namely the PK06, dovetail mounts, and the pistol grip that is regularly found on the mp133/153

These topics and more inside the episode!

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