At launch, there are only three Sniper Rifles in Battlefield 6. The first one – and subject of this guide, the M2010, is unlocked for all players from the beginning. But even though it’s going to take you some time to unlock the other two, their differences will only be appreciated by veteran snipers, making the M2010 the best Sniper Rifle to get familiar with at the start of your journey.
Sniper Rifles work best when used by the Recon class, because you get reduced sway, faster round rechambering, and can hold your breath for a lot longer. Anyone can use Sniper Rifles, however, provided you’re playing in an Open Weapons Playlist.
Whichever way you happen to build your character, of course, a great M2010 sniper build is still a great sniper build.
Very much like the rest of the weapons arsenal in Battlefield 6, Sniper Rifles also have a 100-point budget that you can spend on various attachments. Depending on their effectiveness – or the features they provide – some can be very expensive.
You’ll be working with ten attachment slots here, but most builds won’t stick something in each slot. We find that with Sniper Rifles, specialised builds perform the best. Of course, like all the other weapons, it’s going to take you a little while to get to the really good unlocks due to the slow speed of weapon progression in the game.
Some of our builds will require late unlocks, and some won’t. So let’s get into our recommendations for the best M2010 ESR loadouts in Battlefield 6.
Best Battlefield 6 M2010 ESR Loadouts
Best M2010 ESR early-game loadout
- Optic: S-VPS 6.00X (10P)
- Left Accessory: Range Finder (15P)
- Barrel: Light 24” Fluted (10P)
- Muzzle: Flash Hider (10P)
- Underbarrel: Full Angled (5P)
- Magazine: 5RND Magazine (5P)
- Ammunition: Long-Range Match Grade (10P)
- Ergonomics: ADS DLC Bolt (30P)
What makes this the best BF6 M2010 ESR loadout for early-game MP?
This is a very early loadout for the M2010 ESR, for players just trying to get acclimated with sniping in the game. We’re sticking with the S-VPS 6.00X default scope here because it offers decent magnification at the ranges you expect to be sniping at.
The Light 24” Fluted Barrel serves us well here, too, thanks to its ability to speed up ADS transitions and make the scope a little more accurate when you move around slightly. The Flash Hider is a no-brainer here for its stealth capabilities.
For our grip, the Full Angled is great because it’s cheap, speeds up weapon draw speed and ADS speed, and it’s available almost immediately. Its weapon sway when moving penalty is not major, especially since we’re already accounting for it with our barrel choice.
The 5RND Magazine is another solid starting option that balances ammo count with reload speed, so we’re keeping it. We are changing the ammo from default, however, to the Long-Range Match Grade because it reduces bullet drag.
The ADS DLC Bolt’s benefit is simple: it lets you rechamber rounds without coming out of ADS. It’s not a quick unlock, however, so you may want to leave that slot empty until you can have it. The best – and most useful – attachment is, without question, the Range Finder.
Rather than give you a reading of the range the target you’re aiming at is (like in past BF games) to allow you to adjust your own scope’s zeroing distance, this attachment does both of those things for you. When you aim at a distant target and hold the zeroing button, it automatically changes the zeroing on your scope to match the distance of the target.
It’s frankly a little silly, and will no doubt be changed post-launch. But until that happens, you should use it.
Best M2010 ESR late-game loadout
- Optic: LERT 8.00X (10P)
- Left Accessory: Range Finder (15P)
- Barrel: Extended 26” Carbon (15P)
- Muzzle: Long Suppressor (25P)
- Underbarrel: Slim Angled Grip (15P)
- Magazine: 5RND Fast Mag (10P)
- Ammunition: Long-Range Match Grade (10P)
What makes this the best BF6 M2010 ESR loadout for late-game MP?
There is not much you can do to the M2010 ESR to drastically change its performance, but since there are only three sniper rifles in BF6, you’re likely to return to it at some point to try a different setup. This is what we’re going for here.
We’re using all 100 points for this build, starting with the LERT 8.00X to extend our vision even further, and we’re pairing it with the Extended 26” Carbon Barrel just so we can maximise bullet velocity, given these extended sniping ranges.
Once again, there’s really no reason not to use the Range Finder, especially now that we’re going to be hunting targets at even longer ranges, so we’re keeping that as well. We’re gonna have to give up the ADS DLC Bolt because it just doesn’t fit within our budget, even if it means having to leave ADS to rechamber rounds.
At least reloading will be faster with this build, thanks to the 5RND Fast Mag. The Slim Angled Grip is essentially a better version of the Full Angled, boosting our weapon draw speed and increasing ADS speeds, too.
Long-Range Match Grade ammo remains our best option, which works great with the longer barrel we’re going with. Finally, the Long Suppressor completes our fantasy. It also reduces recoil – right alongside all the other standard suppressor benefits.