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MP7A1 spray pattern

In Escape from Tarkov, the MP7A1 climbs steeply off the first round, pulls left, then sweeps back to the right. Here's the shape, the numbers, and how to control it — then drill it into muscle memory on SprayTrace.

MP7A1 recoil control path — Escape from Tarkovaim Training model

Your mouse path — start on the crosshair and follow it down. The bullets climb the opposite way; this is the movement that cancels them.

The numbers

GameEscape from Tarkov
ClassSMG
Fire rate950 RPM
Magazine40 rounds
Vertical recoil9.0° climb
Horizontal recoil4.0° sweep
Full spray~1.01s (16 rounds)
Recoil reset0.30s off trigger

A characteristic recoil model that captures the weapon's real climb, direction and rhythm for training — not a pixel-exact plot of the in-game spray. In Escape from Tarkov the sideways recoil shifts with attachments and stance, so read the side-to-side here as a typical path, not the only one.

How to control it

Controlling the MP7A1 spray

  1. Pull down to cancel the climb. The MP7A1 rises about 9.0° over its first burst — drag straight down to keep the crosshair on target as it climbs.
  2. Counter the horizontal sweep. After the climb the pattern swings 4.0° across — the spray pulls left, so ease right first, then come back left as it sweeps right.
  3. Reset between bursts. Recoil fully resets after about 0.30s off the trigger — tap-fire or burst at range, spray up close.
  4. Drill it, then let it vary. At 950 RPM a full 16-round spray plays out in ~1.01s. Trace it in SprayTrace at 20% speed and ramp to full, then switch to the Wander drill: it keeps this climb and re-rolls the sideways kick each run, closer to how the gun behaves across attachments and stances.
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