The Sahara-AR5 Is one of the best rare auto rifles in the game. It is a year one primary that does kinetic damage. It has the highest rate of fire likely out of any weapon in the game. It has a very generous clip and scope. It's stats are very well balanced and spread out. It has a good reload and light level despite having bad impact, range, and recoil. This thing is a bullet hose and is very fun to use, here are it's perks:
Column 2:(It has a random chance of having either group in the tree) SteadyHand IS : optimized and excellent for recoil control. QuickDraw IS: Agile sight, lightning-fast handling. SureShot IS : Snapchat sight. Excellent handling. Superb target Acquisition. OR Red Dot OES: Agile sight. For smooth engagement in close quarters. Red Dot ORS: Accurized sight. For precise fire. Red Dot OAS: Snapchat sight. Enhanced target acquisition.
Column 3:(Random chance of one) Cascade: Melee kills increase the reload speed of this weapon for a short time. Counterbalance: This weapon has increased stability. Focused Fire: When zoomed in, this weapon fires slower, but does additional damage. Hip Fire: This weapon has bonus accuracy when firing from the hip. Glass Half Full: The bottom half of each magazine does additional damage. Grenadier: Kills with this weapon reduce the cooldown of your grenade. Unflinching: It's easier to aim under fire with this weapon. Feeding Frenzy: Kills with this weapon increase reload speed for a short time. Life Support: Recovering form near death grants additional ammo and briefly increases reload speed. Rangefinder: Aiming this weapon increases it's effecting range Reactive Reload: Reloading this weapon after a kill grants bonus damage for a short time. Spray and Play: Increases the reload speed of this gun when mag. is empty. Persistence: The weapon grows more accurate the longer it is fired. Take a Knee: Gain bonus accuracy when crouched.
Column 4: Upgrade damage: Increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Column 5:(Random chance of either one) Lightweight: When held this weapon grants 2+ character agility. Fitted Stock: Increase weapon stability. Skip Rounds: Ceramic-Jacketed rounds ricochet on hard surfaces. Their extreme density allows you to carry more rounds in reserve. Added mass slows down weapon handling.
Column 5: Upgrade damage: Increases attack power allowing this weapon to cause more damage.
Column 6: Upgrade Damage: Increases attack power, allowing this weapon to do more damage
The Sahara AR5 Is very fun to use and is very effective on low level enemies. I may have missed a few upgrades in this article so please help me and add any necessary.