Semi-Automatic Rifle (SAR)
The Semi-Automatic Rifle (SAR) is the pinnacle of mid-tier combat, with low recoil, high accuracy and solid damage. Craftable at Workbench Level 2, it is the go-to rifle before the AK.
Crafting one takes 1× Semi Automatic Body, 1× Metal Spring, 450× Metal Fragments, 4× High Quality Metal at a Workbench Lvl 2. It fires 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into Metal Fragments, High Quality Metal. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 152 skins exist for it, topped by Glory SAR.
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
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 Metal Fragments | ×180 |
 High Quality Metal | ×1 |
 Semi Automatic Body | ×1(40%) |
 Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
| High Quality Metal | ×1(60%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×270 |
| High Quality Metal | ×2 |
| Semi Automatic Body | ×1(60%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
| High Quality Metal | ×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.
Full Semi-Automatic Rifle recycling breakdown →Repair
| Metal Fragments | ×90 |
| High Quality Metal | ×2 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Semi-Automatic Rifle Skins
All skins →152 skins are listed, from $0.50 to $15.67, with a median of $0.65. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-10-13.
| Skin | CS.Deals | Steam Market | LIS-SKINS | Skin.Land | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Playmaker SAR | $0.57 | $0.75 | $0.50 | $0.51 | $0.50 |
 Light Prism SAR | $0.55 | $0.76 | $0.51 | $0.52 | $0.51 |
 Tier 3 SAR | $0.51 | $0.70 | $0.61 | $0.62 | $0.51 |
 Low Poly SAR | $0.51 | $0.81 | $0.59 | $0.60 | $0.51 |
 Snowy SAR | $0.52 | $0.77 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.52 |
 Zombie SAR | $0.52 | $0.77 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.52 |
 Junkernaught SAR | $0.52 | $0.75 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.52 |
 Buzzard SAR | $0.52 | $0.74 | — | — | $0.52 |
 Dominus Mortis SAR | $0.53 | $0.75 | $0.53 | $0.54 | $0.53 |
 Heater SAR | $0.60 | $0.77 | $0.53 | $0.54 | $0.53 |
 Jungle Predator SAR | $1.12 | $0.76 | $0.53 | $0.54 | $0.53 |
 Brainstorm SAR | $0.55 | $0.74 | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
 Gingerbread Man SAR | $0.67 | $0.77 | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
 Dragon SAR | $0.58 | $0.76 | $0.54 | $0.54 | $0.54 |
 Armageddon SAR | $0.54 | $0.80 | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
 Recycler SAR | $0.54 | $0.76 | $0.66 | $0.67 | $0.54 |
 Hyper SAR | $2.00 | $0.76 | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
 Tank Armor SAR | $1.16 | $0.78 | $0.54 | $0.55 | $0.54 |
 Serpent's Bite SAR | $0.55 | $0.82 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.55 |
 Starry Dream SAR | $0.59 | $0.81 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
 Señor Tomato SAR | $0.59 | $0.78 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
 HQM SAR | $0.55 | $0.83 | $0.57 | $0.58 | $0.55 |
 Year of the Tiger SAR | $0.59 | $0.74 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
 Wooden SAR | $1.80 | $0.82 | $0.58 | $0.59 | $0.55 |
 Gore SAR | $0.55 | $0.74 | $0.56 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
 Snakebite SAR | $0.55 | $0.76 | — | — | $0.55 |
 Ronin SAR | $0.55 | $0.83 | $0.55 | $0.56 | $0.55 |
 Toxic Wolf SAR | $0.56 | $0.74 | $0.61 | $0.62 | $0.56 |
 Glister SAR | $0.61 | $0.82 | $0.56 | $0.57 | $0.56 |
 Wasteland SAR | $0.63 | $0.75 | $0.56 | $0.57 | $0.56 |
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