M39 Rifle
A high fire-rate semi-automatic military rifle found in elite crates and the Bradley APC. Cannot be crafted.
It fires 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into Metal Spring, High Quality Metal. 14 skins exist for it — see every M39 Rifle skin with live prices, topped by Metalhead M39.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Standard rifle round. |
 HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Higher velocity, flatter trajectory. |
 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Damages structures; less player damage. |
 Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Starts fires; reduced direct damage. |
Compatible Attachments
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 Metal Spring | ×1 |
 High Quality Metal | ×20 |
 Rifle Body | ×1(40%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Spring | ×2 |
| High Quality Metal | ×30 |
| Rifle Body | ×1(60%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×13 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular M39 Rifle Skins
All skins →14 skins are listed, from $0.67 to $5.19, with a median of $1.37. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-09-19.
| Skin | DMarket | Steam Market | Skinport | CS.Deals | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Veridian M39 | $0.79 | $1.08 | $0.67 | — | $0.67 |
 Toxic Wolf M39 | $0.93 | $1.28 | $0.94 | $2.00 | $0.80 |
 Arctic Skull M39 | $1.04 | $1.27 | $0.91 | $0.89 | $0.89 |
 Apocalypse Nomad M39 | $1.14 | $1.57 | $1.09 | $1.04 | $1.04 |
 Bombshell M39 | $1.11 | $1.57 | $1.16 | $1.14 | $1.09 |
 Kevlar M39 | $1.33 | $1.72 | $1.15 | $1.56 | $1.15 |
 Tempered M39 | $1.41 | $2.09 | $1.52 | $1.78 | $1.37 |
 No Mercy M39 | $2.02 | $2.69 | $1.85 | $1.92 | $1.85 |
 Ornate M39 | $2.32 | $2.30 | $2.10 | $2.23 | $2.10 |
 Abyss M39 | $2.56 | $3.42 | $2.58 | $3.14 | $2.45 |
 Devourer M39 | $3.75 | $4.75 | $3.71 | $3.18 | $3.18 |
 Redemption M39 | $4.54 | $6.06 | $4.32 | $4.19 | $3.91 |
 Phantom M39 | $4.29 | $6.44 | — | $4.29 | $4.29 |
| Metalhead M39 | $6.14 | $7.71 | $5.22 | $5.19 | $5.19 |
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