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Vector .45 spray pattern

In Escape from Tarkov, the Vector .45 climbs steeply off the first round, drifts to the right, then sweeps hard to the left. Here's the shape, the numbers, and how to control it — then drill it into muscle memory on SprayTrace.

Vector .45 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 rate1100 RPM
Magazine25 rounds
Vertical recoil8.0° climb
Horizontal recoil5.0° sweep
Full spray~0.76s (14 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 Vector .45 spray

  1. Pull down to cancel the climb. The Vector .45 rises about 8.0° 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 5.0° across — the spray drifts right, so ease left first, then pull hard right as it sweeps back left.
  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 1100 RPM a full 14-round spray plays out in ~0.76s. 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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