Free Fire MAX New Guns: M7, Skorp, RPK and Hawk

Garena's OB55 patch notes announced four new weapons for the Clash Squad season that started on 1 October 2026. Each one has its own firing style, and three of them use a new recoil system where the aim climbs upward as you fire instead of spreading out.

The four new guns at a glance

Gun	Type	What it is good at
M7	Assault rifle	High damage and accuracy at mid-to-long range. Recoil pulls upward, so either control it or use the climb to line up headshots
Skorp	SMG	High fire rate and armour penetration. Stays useful late in the match
RPK	Light machine gun	Machine-gun firepower with assault-rifle mobility. Works up close, and at range if you control recoil
Hawk	Sniper rifle	Only 2 rounds, but very high burst. Two quick hits can down an enemy in low-tier armour. Its reticle also rises when you fire quickly

M7 assault rifle in the Free Fire MAX Armory with its stat bars — M7, Skorp, RPK and Hawk in the Armory, default skins with Garena's stat bars. Look at the Hawk's tiny Magazine bar: it holds only two rounds. Our own screenshots, 9 October 2026.

Skorp SMG in the Free Fire MAX Armory with its stat bars — M7, Skorp, RPK and Hawk in the Armory, default skins with Garena's stat bars. Look at the Hawk's tiny Magazine bar: it holds only two rounds. Our own screenshots, 9 October 2026.

Where to find them in Battle Royale

Gun	Where
M7	Ground loot (rare), high-tier blue zones, arsenals
Skorp	Ground loot and Weapon Racks. It is also the default weapon after a Super Revival
RPK	Ground loot and Weapon Racks
Hawk	Ground loot and Weapon Racks

Vending machine prices (Garena dates these to early October): M7 400 FF Coins (max 5 per match), Hawk 400 FF Coins (max 5 per match), Skorp 100 FF Coins (no limit). The AWM is now 600 FF Coins with a limit of 3 per match.

Clash Squad store prices

Gun	CS Cash
M7	1,600
Skorp	1,500
RPK	1,500
Hawk	1,700
AWM	2,100 (was 2,200)

The damage needed to upgrade upgradable weapons also changed, from 200 / 400 / 800 to 400 / 600 / 800.

How each weapon class changed

Garena says weapon classes did not have clear enough roles, so from 1 October it widened the differences between them:

SMGs: much faster movement and shorter range. Built for close fights on the move.
Shotguns: still the burst kings up close, and they reward good positioning and aim.
Assault rifles: better accuracy at long range, with slightly slower reloads.
Sniper rifles: slower to move with, but one good shot still ends fights.
Marksman rifles: slower movement across the class. They keep high accuracy and armour penetration for quick follow-up shots.
Machine guns: more damage and fire rate, less mobility. Damage is now the same standing or crouching, but crouching gives the best accuracy.

Every weapon change in OB55

The labels (buff, nerf, adjustment) are Garena's own. The changes went live on 1 October 2026. Where Garena lists numbered or lettered versions of a gun (for example MP5-I/II/III, M1887-X or AWM-Y), they get the same change. The AUG is the one exception, as noted in its row.

SMGs

Gun	Change	Garena's label
MP5	Minimum damage −15%, range −20%, movement +15%, movement while firing +25%	Adjustment
MAC10	Armour penetration +5%, range −15%, movement +5%, movement while firing +25%	Adjustment
MP40	Range −15%, movement +5%, movement while firing +15%	Adjustment
P90	Range −15%, movement +13%, movement while firing +25%	Adjustment
Bizon	Accuracy +10%	Buff
UMP	Range −8%, movement while firing +40%	Adjustment
Vector	Range −30%, movement while firing +20%	Adjustment

Shotguns

Gun	Change	Garena's label
M1014	Movement +3%, movement while firing +5%	Buff
M1887	Range +10%, reload speed +10%	Buff
MAG-7	Movement +1%, movement while firing +2%	Buff
M590	Range −25%, minimum damage +120%	Adjustment

Assault rifles

Gun	Change	Garena's label
M4A1	Armour penetration +4%, accuracy +7%	Buff
SCAR	Accuracy +10%	Buff
GROZA	Movement while firing +50%	Buff
FAMAS	Range +15%	Buff
XM8	Reload speed +6%, accuracy −8%	Adjustment
AN94	Armour penetration +12%, reload speed −6%, accuracy +6%	Adjustment
AUG	Armour penetration +4%, accuracy +8% (AUG-I/II/III: accuracy +8% only)	Buff
Kingfisher	Armour penetration +8%, reload speed +8%, accuracy +21%	Buff
G36 – Range	Accuracy +14%	Buff

Sniper rifles

Gun	Change	Garena's label
AWM	Movement and movement while firing −8%	Nerf
M82B	Movement while firing −10%	Nerf
M24	Movement while firing −10%	Nerf
VSK94	Movement −15%, movement while firing −10%	Nerf
Kar98k	Movement and movement while firing −8%	Nerf

Marksman rifles

Gun	Change	Garena's label
M14	Movement −5%, movement while firing −5%	Nerf
Winchester	Movement −5%, movement while firing −7%, extra damage to armour −60%	Nerf
SKS	Movement −5%, movement while firing −12%	Nerf
SVD	Movement −5%, movement while firing −12%	Nerf
Woodpecker	Movement −5%, movement while firing −12%	Nerf
AC80	Movement −5%, movement while firing −17%	Nerf

Machine guns

Gun	Change	Garena's label
M249	Damage +30%, minimum damage +18%, armour penetration +5%, accuracy −10%, reload speed −12%, movement −10%, movement while firing −6%	Adjustment
M60	Rate of fire +25%, armour penetration +8%, magazine 70 → 85, accuracy −10%, reload speed −10%, movement −10%, movement while firing −4%	Adjustment
Kord	Armour penetration +8%, magazine 50 → 60, reload speed −10%, movement −5%, movement while firing −9%	Adjustment

What the numbers suggest

These are readings of Garena's numbers, not results from our own matches:

Rushers: almost every SMG trades range for movement, so the reworked SMGs and the new Skorp suit close fights on the move. Among SMGs, the UMP gets the biggest boost to movement while firing (+40%).
Range players: the M7 and the buffed assault rifles are the safer choice. The Kingfisher gets the biggest accuracy jump (+21%).
The M590 is a different gun now. Its range drops by a quarter, but its minimum damage more than doubles (+120%).
Snipers and marksman rifles all move slower. Pick your position before you scope in.
The Hawk is a high-skill sniper. Miss the second shot and you are reloading in the open.

Also from 1 October: new random events

OB55 also added two random Battle Royale events from 1 October:

Airdrops? Meteors!: all regular airdrops crash down as meteors.
Black Friday: vending machines sell more items at a discount.

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