M39 Rifle
A high fire-rate semi-automatic military rifle found in elite crates and the Bradley APC. Cannot be crafted.
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
 Metal Spring | ×1 |
 High Quality Metal | ×20 |
 Rifle Body | ×1(40%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
| 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 →| Skin | Steam Market | Skinport | DMarket | Waxpeer | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Veridian M39 | $0.94 | $0.69 | $0.61 | — | $0.61 |
 Toxic Wolf M39 | $1.16 | $0.74 | $0.67 | $0.76 | $0.67 |
 Arctic Skull M39 | $1.31 | $0.87 | $0.84 | $0.75 | $0.75 |
 Kevlar M39 | $1.52 | $1.15 | $0.98 | $0.95 | $0.95 |
 Bombshell M39 | $1.69 | $1.27 | $1.02 | $1.01 | $1.01 |
 Apocalypse Nomad M39 | $1.61 | $1.22 | $1.14 | $1.13 | $1.08 |
 Tempered M39 | $1.95 | $1.36 | $1.47 | $1.30 | $1.23 |
 No Mercy M39 | $2.23 | $1.52 | $1.33 | $1.49 | $1.33 |
 Abyss M39 | $3.10 | $2.07 | $2.09 | $1.98 | $1.98 |
 Ornate M39 | $2.78 | $2.57 | $3.31 | $2.77 | $2.57 |
 Devourer M39 | $5.10 | $2.91 | $3.00 | $3.74 | $2.91 |
 Redemption M39 | $6.18 | $4.51 | $4.22 | $3.96 | $3.87 |
 Phantom M39 | $5.42 | $4.44 | $3.97 | $4.33 | $3.97 |
| Metalhead M39 | $6.16 | $5.24 | $7.07 | — | $5.24 |
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