Talk:Weapons/@comment-5465076-20130520234749/@comment-210.178.126.64-20160528042316

Any number pertaining to accuracy is a degree of error. Basically: 5 would mean your first shot is 5 degrees off of where you are aiming. Bloom is how this number (in this case, 5 which is a pretty big number for accuracy) increases per shot. If your number is 5, and bloom is 0.05, then your first shot has 5 degrees of error, the next has 5.05, the next 5.1, 5.15, and so on. The number will reset (in this case, back to 5 for your next shot) if you stop firing and let your gun settle.

There's multiple accuracy numbers per gun. There is Crouching Accuracy and Standing Accuracy. Within these two is Moving and Still accuracy. Within those is hipfire and ADS (aiming down sights) accuracy. In general, maximum accuracy is from Crouching -> Still -> ADS. If your accuracy is 0, that means your bullet travels exactly where you aim for your first shot.

Shotguns have another number, pellet spread. Pellet spread represents the angle of error for each individual pellet.