

The M21 EBR is tied for the largest magazine capacity in its class, with ten rounds per magazine. The M21 EBR has the fastest switch speeds in its tier, and the reloads are very quick, taking 1.89 seconds to perform a Reload Cancel. Like all other snipers, users move at 100% of the base speed, move at 40% speed when strafing, takes 400 milliseconds to aim down the sight, and has terrible hip-fire accuracy. The M21 EBR's handling traits are good for a sniper rifle. While the recoil per shot may be very low for sniper rifle standards, shooting quickly will cause the recoil to climb. There is a caveat to this accuracy, in that the M21 EBR has the second lowest centerspeed in its class at 750. Its recoil is remarkably small for a sniper rifle, nearly on par with assault rifles with regards to recoil per shot. The M21 EBR's accuracy is unrivalled in the sniper rifle class. No limit on the firecap allows the M21 EBR user with a quick trigger finger to lay down a lot of fire. As such, the M21 EBR can fired as fast as the user can manage, up to a theoretical limit of 1200 RPM. Like other semi-automatic weapons in the game, the M21 EBR lacks a firecap. The M21 EBR has excellent penetration power, allowing for high damage to be dealt through walls. Even with the optimal power loadout, the M21 EBR will struggle to score one shot kills. Combining Stopping Power with the Silencer brings the M21 EBR back to its default power. An M21 EBR with Stopping Power can achieve a one shot kill to the head, neck, and upper torso. An M21 EBR equipped with a Silencer cannot achieve a one shot kill at all. By default, the M21 EBR can only achieve a one shot kill to the head. The M21 EBR is the lowest damage sniper rifle in its class. The M14 EBR is labeled as the M21 EBR and is unlocked at level 56. It can also be seen on the hands on Archer and Toad in " Loose Ends". Soap is also seen using it on " Cliffhanger" to give Roach support when he is infiltrating the base.

Was Yesterday" during the ending stage of the mission, " The Gulag", " Contingency", " The Enemy of My Enemy", " Of Their Own Accord", and " Museum". It is seen multiple times in the campaign in " S.S.D.D.", " Wolverines!", " The Only Easy Day. M14_scoped (SP-Scope, with no silencer), m21_scoped_arctic_silenced (SP-Scope, silencer + arctic camo, found in "Contigency" and a few other levels.) Campaign
