G3SG1

Use it to punish CT aggression: hold the lane CTs push when they get impatient, and two-tap the first peek.

Post-plant, it is arguably better than an AWP — spam the bomb and choke points through smoke with 20 rounds.

Track your magazine constantly; the 4.67-second reload is the longest of any rifle in CS2.

Anchor flanks on slow rounds — a solo G3SG1 watching a rotation path frees four teammates to execute.

Like the SCAR, drop it for a pistol in sudden close fights rather than trying to unscope-duel.

You keep the full $300 kill reward, so a defensive multi-kill round pays for the gun's replacement.