M249 | Impact Drill (Battle-Scarred)

Skin overview

Battle-Scarred turns Impact Drill into a heavily chipped machine gun where much of the orange has been worn down to metal. The colour blocks are still identifiable, but the bright accents look patchy rather than solid. It is the most weathered version of this simple blue-and-orange design.

Item type: machinegun. Consumer Grade is the lowest tier of the rarity scale: the most common skins, most often used in trade-up contracts.

Solid Color: a single colour without a pattern; wear dulls it evenly and rubs it off along the edges.

The remaining qualities of this skin: Factory New, Minimal Wear, Field-Tested and Well-Worn.

Appearance in Battle-Scarred

The receiver and top cover are painted a dark blue-grey, with small orange details on the bolt area and side fittings. The long barrel, front sight and rear sight are bright orange, and the large box magazine below the receiver is the same orange.

Large areas of the barrel and ammo box are worn down to bare metal, and chips extend onto the receiver cover and side parts. The orange survives in patches rather than as a solid coat. In game the weapon looks rough and heavily used, while the blue and orange zones can still be told apart. Only the recessed areas of the receiver and parts of the stock look relatively intact.

Battle-Scarred quality — float range 0.45–1

The float of M249 | Impact Drill ranges from 0 to 1; the Battle-Scarred quality covers 0.45–1 — 55% of this skin’s scale. Within the range, copies with a lower float look cleaner and are valued higher.

Where the skin comes from: collection and case

M249 | Impact Drill belongs to The Chop Shop Collection, which holds 16 skins. It does not drop from a case: the collection has none — such skins come from operation drops, souvenir packages or the market.

Price by quality

By price this skin is 4th of 8 skins Consumer Grade M249 in this quality (the first being the dearest).

Souvenir version

There is also a the Souvenir version with tournament stickers.

Stickers and crafts

Orange, yellow and dark blue stickers match the existing colour blocks, while black or holo stickers with blue tones fit well on the receiver. Placing stickers on the dark receiver keeps them readable against the bright barrel and box.

What to look at before you buy

• Check where the float sits within the wear grade, since the solid orange shows chips clearly on worn copies.
• Inspect the corners of the ammo box, as they are the most visible part in first-person view and wear early.
• Look at the muzzle and sight posts, which lose paint before the rest of the barrel.
• Pattern does not matter for this finish, so compare copies by float and applied stickers.

Who should buy Battle-Scarred

• Players who prefer a heavily weathered, rough-looking weapon.
• Collectors completing a full set of wears for this skin.
• The cheapest entry and the most worn character.