Have you given .366 AP-M a real try out yet?

For anyone struggling with .366 AP-M try to think of it as a shotgun with a little more range. At 100 meters it no longer does above 85 damage and therefore will not one tap to the chest.

VPO Enjoyers unite!

.366 AP-M in the 209 has been my go to for quite some time. They key is to keep in mind you're firing a munition with a -20% accuracy debuff on top of a rifle that's already half smoothbore. It's absolutely brutal if you land your shots consistently at close to mid ranges, and the VPO-209 sounds fantastic unsuppressed. Your rounds deal so much damage that you can really take other players by surprise. 30 rounds of 90 damage is nothing to scoff at. It's a skill cannon, and will be bested by high RoF weapons in CQC, but it's versatile, lethal and reliable once you learn it.

This has been one of my favorite guns in Tarkov for about 3 wipes now. Not meta, but I love that it is different and slaps! Love the reminder of the different rail system. Can't wait to try it out.

Well in Russia it's classified as an shotgun because smoothbore, no rifling in the barrel. And it's easier to get shotgun license in Russia. That is why the cartidge was designed and the weapon made. Some other countries also have restriction for civilians that they cant have any cartidges that are used by militaries. The AP ammo is just nasty. Done the Tarkov shooter part 7 kils with the VPO

Would love to see a video on .366 EKO and Express buckshot. It really feels like people are sleeping on these two ammos for no reason.

The vpo 209 is my main since the beginning of this wipe and I finally understood why I miss so many shoot with the eko round 😄

i go full recoil and it slaps. I was a 308 enjoyer and even 556 for reserves but this has been slapping and its extremely underrated.

My friend and I have been using this with EKO as an early wipe gun, not many 30 pen ammos available at that stage. Actually gives you a chance to pen through tier 4 after a few shots unlike m855

Just dropped a duo while coincidentally doing Tarkov Shooter pt 1 with VPO-215 and iron sights using AP-M, I think I've found my favorite budget weapon.

I used this a lot early wipe. ap-m was easy enough to come by, and virtually no one was running class 5+. One shot to the thorax or head was real nice. I found it fell off as the bell curve of players ranked up, though. I'm glad you mentioned the 10 round mags. Using this as a DMR the extra ergo is REALLY nice. I found though it was really inconsistent at 100m +. The MOA isn't bad, but weak enough to lose accuracy when sniping, as is the vpo-215.

The bullet drop and damage fall off past 100m is the rough part of this build, It is a great mid range ambush kind of weapon if you just go in with a basic low power scope and aim for single fire taps with a suppressor.

This is my first wipe and only 2 months in playing...I just had my most successful raid because of the confidence the VPO has given me. Love this monster!

Yes! My baby gets the recognition it deserves! Really hoping they add a lower base recoil gun that can take this ammo soon though. Also thanks for bringing up the M1-B gas tube handguard. That alone got me to lvl2 traders on the Vepr KM with a red dot of my choice.

figured this out myself glad to see ppl catching on

the 336 has become my favorite and got to gun this wipe. hands down the best gun from budget to dmg

You can also trade in two scav ones for a 100% one from Mechanic, and can often get a good deal buying just the internals from Fence, throwing on an AKM gas tube/cover and grip from Skier, trading them in to Mechanic for a shiny new one, then selling him back all the parts you're replacing off it anyways.

TY rly good information, nice voice clear words. and ur helping me all the time - i started last season and got permantly slapped around. Even the easiest Scav were going to kill me - so i stopped the game but as i found your guides i recently becomming more and more convident that i know why i died, though learning and hopefully dont die next time. LSS: THANK YOU

Finally someone recognising the long 10 rounders

The back up ironsight for the ACOG is underrated.

I kinda fell in love with the VPO, still a noob but I prefer it over spraying with the ak. Also found like 2 supressors for it in raid, which was pretty nice. Found the AP rounds once in raid and managed to kill somebody with them, mainly shooting eko now since I am lvl

This budget builds are very un common and show that you research about it and take your time to test and find weapons that are cheap but are rarely used even tho they are very effective

I found this gem of a slayer by mistake. I was down to my last weapon (vpo 209 I picked up in raid to sell for some change) and I had found eko ammo for a decent price and figured “why not” and oh my gosh it was fantastic! But I thought it could be better. I unlocked the flea and found AP and oh. My. God. I juiced out the weapon for about 140K and am 1-3 tapping players every raid. The ammo is about 650-720 a pop which hurts but when you consider I’m putting down thicc bois with ease, I don’t mind it. I used to always throw these away but this gun pays for itself 2-4 times over every raid. I strongly recommend it to everyone I play with now.

I’ve been using it for the past few days and it legit does feel like .308 from a couple wipes ago

used this and headtapped 2 beefy chads on lighthouse, you are my main man now thanks for the build

Its good that KZfaqrs make videos that become a slight meta, the quicker they restrict em.

Yeah ive been using 366 ap for the last few days because i hadnt used it alot in 2 wipes and i have to say im loving it

I love using the AP-M, I started using the VPO-215 after watching one of your video and it works great, accurate, cheap and I always get it back; that paired with a suppressor and decent scope means I have a simple, cheap and reliable Tarkov Shooter gun. On another note, I don't understand how weapon repairs work in Tarkov, and the only videos I see are about weapon jams, any chance you could make one if enough people are interested?

As long as you're aware of the MOA, it's a great mid-range battle rifle. A part that you didn't touch on Giga, is that even tier 5 and tier 6 armors get shredded really quickly and still only require 2 or 3 thorax shots to kill. This was my go-to gun for the majority of last wipe, I call it the "Budgo Beamer" and eventually got so good with it that I would run the meta setup and called it the "Boujee Beamer." Got me lots of meta vectors, MDRs, slicks, M4s, etc last wipe. Haven't messed with it as much this wipe as full-auto m80 slingers are plentiful and so good

Thanks for exposing literally my favorite gun and round :)

Best thing is, if you dont have the money to mod the weapon, you will ALWAYS get the weapon back if you die

Been wanted to run this gun for a while but i didnt really know how to make it cheap and effective so thanks

I use this gun a lot! With the long 10rounder, AK 100 handguard, polymer grip and stock, paired with the pilad scope. It's my ultimate budget DMR! 😂

I love this combo: VPO 209 and the AP-M Ammo! Love it!

finally another vpo-209 enjoyer

I'd like to see more muzzle attachments for VPO-209 so that it actually sees some use in the future.

I would love if the UI had something to where we can change what type of ammo the weapon is zeroed to. It would help in those cases where your shot is on, but since the weapon isn’t zeroed to that Ammo, your be up shooting high or low

Goddayum ever since i switched to the vpo tkm, and to semi auto in general, I've killed more pmc's than ever

Really appreciate you don't assume everyone is level 40 with maxed traders while making gun build videos. Really dope.

The video is very good, I've actually slept on it until recently and I really like it now, it's a great budget gun Also, if I remember correctly, it classifies IRL as a "Smoothbore Carbine" rather than "Shotgun", but I might be mistaken

A 209 I got off a Reshala guard did some heavy lifting for me early wipe until I burned up the AP-M he had. Good times.

So in this video you mentioned about weapons being zero'd using certain ammunition. This fact is somethingg i was completely un-aware of and makes a ton of sense. Do you think you could do a video on this concept and/or provide some sources as to where you found this info as im now burning to dive into this more haha. Thanks as always, easily the most informative tarkov creator out there and love your work!

Commenting before watching the video, but after leaving a like of course. The .366 AP hasn't been too reliable for me this wipe. I've tried to use it for Punisher pt. 4 given that you don't need a lot of mags but it hasn't proven that good. The damage and pen loss over distance really kills it for me. The round still slaps for Tarkov shooter pt. 3 of course.

Geksa is actually my go to. It's flesh damage and frag chance are so high that the ROF doesn't really seem to matter, and it drops scavs like sacks of bricks.

The biggest thing I struggle with here is that the fleamarket is not available until lvl15, so until then I stuck one by one scanning these traders for these attachments

I love the 366 ak , hope it doesnt become a meta , dont want it nerfed.

one of my favourite weapons honestly

I just started using this gun a few days ago great timing

i loved how you pointed out about the 10 round mags. I'm so cheap that i thought about it too. maybe my ratty friends around the world will think the same.

I actually noticed the .366 AP-M stats shine through the charts and thought I'd give it a go. Built three decent to good kits of this gun, two for close range with high ergo and one for longer range with low recoil. At the end of the day, this gun is unrealiable, lacks dpm in close range fights, too inaccurate mid-long range while also losing one tap chest potential really soon. It's essentially good if you can sneak up on someone pretty close to one tap them, but even then most other guns will do the same job. The damage and pen are amazing for the price, but the gun and the accuracy don't really fit well into any role. It's still a really good budget gun if you think about it. Take 10 round mags, use it like a Vepr-Hunter or an SKS with no mods and you can find it useful in the ultra budget role for ratting around.

I have found that at longer ranges, the AP-M ammo has significant drop off. Multiple times I have had to add 50 meters of range to my shot to account for bullet drop at 150-200meters+ that I do not have to do with 7.62x51/54 platforms. It is a vicious CQB round if you can handle its recoil tho. So I build my rifles for up close, aim at stomach, and let the recoil carry me up.

I love the methodology of these vids

I just picked up one from a pic I killed and started using it. Extracted with 8 kills!!! No joke. And ima tell you I’m traaaaash lol

I have always said that my fav budget gun. It slaps hard super sleeper no one takes i love the 366

Seriously .366 AP is basically pre-nerf M80, it’s great!

6:23 This is the right comparison to make, as it shows how absolutely crazy overpowered .366 is in EfT. I think you're correct, someone at BSG definitely owns a .366 gun and is a crazy fanboy even by the standards of .366 owners. Overall, good video, although I find that it lacks an advice on what kit to put with such a niche gun.

I love running this for shooter born on shoreline and woods cause up close it slaps and far away it slaps.

Tried the LL2 Build... First game 4 USEC's

Nice video man !4

I've tried to use this once or twice with varying levels of success, but the recoil is too odd.

lmao i love how the pk06 went from one of the best and most desired sights to just a desent budget sight

I just made the LL3 and it's 114 so its even better from when you did this video and that's SEXY

Great video! I love playing the .366 guns even late in the wipe and I'm always sad about how little modding options they have :D On a different note, have you considered doing a guide on nightvision in general as well as in combination with scopes? Some of the most popular scopes are literally unplayable as soon as they are paired with nightvision, due to their brightness >-< Even after playing for 4 wipes I tend to avoid nvg because of that and also because I don't really know the exact differences between all the different devices. I only know there are blue and green ones + the super expensive ones that the chads run ^-^' As a result I play nightraids almost exclusively on Interchange and Factory, since a flashlight is pretty much all you need on those 2 maps. I think a lot of casual/newer players might feel the same, since there are only a handful of quests pushing you towards playing nightraids. Stay healthy and keep up the good work!

This is one of my top 3 guns

great video thanks man

bibageef

Somewhat good, been running quite a few of these this wipe. It’s good with the AP ammo, but the recoil is crazy weird. Even with mods, it has a shit ton of recoil. (Also somehow a scav tanked two of the AP rounds to the thorax from 5m. Turned around and one tapped me. Lol)

Strong round and easily moddable weapon if you can deal with it's strong kick.

I love this weapon and round. The recoil is a bit killer even if you try meta builds. Still run it often lol

Im glad this gun is finally getting the recognition it deserves but im sad that people know about this now because that means itll be more expensive and ill get blasted with it more often.

dood ive been useing this a ton along with the other vpo and akms since they all share master levels

The chad of budget players

this is very helpful ty

My biggest gripe with this caliber is WILD inaccuracy ever since 2 wipes ago. I used to snipe with VPO-209 for days but now it's almost as bad as shotguns, dispersion even at 100m is crazy and beyond that completely unreliable - and that's completely disregarding damage fall-off and penetration fall-off. VPO-215 is the only weapon I ever consider running it in nowadays and even then for long range you have to use EKO because AP is just too slow and drops too fast so you don't get any mentionworthy penetration to begin with. VPO-209 used to be my favourite underdog pick but they nerfed it into the ground.

Yep it's awesome early wipe at LVL 2 traders. Equip with a laser and prism scope

0:23 IRL .366 weapons in Russia not a "shotguns", they are smoothbore weapons. Shotguns are smoothbore weapons too; maybe because of this fact there is misunderstanding.

Wiped a 3 man on shorline with the 209. AP-M and a vudu 😁

My man spoiling the secret of the krebs nooo

Vpo be slappin

Just on ammo, Geksa is proper good for tarkov shooter part one, EKO for tarkov shooter part two then AP-M all the way :)

I used AP-M a bit with the 215 doing some of the tarkov shooter quests and used the 209 a lot with other ammo but have yet to try the AP-M with the 209 for real PvP...Late in the wipe doing punisher 4 I'm somewhat intrigued by this combo but feel a bit put off by the vertical recoil of the 209 compared to an RFB with M80/BCP that might even cost me less money.

The no BS tarkov guide maker.

I've been using the 209 allot, and in close range the combination of a 4x and recoil makes it a liability, so I've been running a TT for close quarters. But I've been using up my geksa and fmj rather than shelling out on ap-m, and yes the pen hurts, but it's cost friendly and helps me get my eye in, I'm still not to grips with this gunplay yet.

I run it with 10 round mags and use it to snipe at mid range. I one shot 3 members of a 4 man squad when I was sat up outside dorms (though the small mags bit me in this case as the fourth man got me).

I've been liking ap in the vpo. The sniper 366 is sorta doodoo as I find myself hitting dudes and not killing them.

this thing was awesome before the recoil nerfs, i got some of my best solo raids with it

thx - nice and informative

Use the most recoil reducing attatchments to turn it into a battle rifle rather than a dmr

It's great when using AP-M but the durability burn kills the weapon in a couple of raids XD

level 1 trader supression is nice for scav kills

hello fellow acog enjoyer

on the cheap builds add the PP-19 grip, it is dirt cheap adds ergo

i did punisher 4, tarkov shooter 1 and 2, and peacekeeper mission all with apm on the bolt action... the round certainly drops people.

I feel as tho id still rather use the RFB for a cheap pack a punch build, 55k not including the m80 ( ik ik costly but the damage 😍) will have you DROPPING juicy chads in 3 shots or less

Im gonna give this a try.. What site do you use for the ammo comparisons?

Wtf last night I dreamed about the 366 carbine lol time for a break

Feels like AP-M is hit or miss. Sometimes it does it's job and sometimes it feels like you have to take like 10 shots to get a guy to fall over. It's really confusing

I wondered how long it would take to ruin my secret

personaly stats dont matter that much here, i use fde moe handguard and saw foregrip for that extra drip, it looks so good