M701 Super is one of the best snipers in Stalker 2 and you can make it even more powerful by getting your hands on blueprints for this weapon, two to be precise. The locations of these blueprints are far apart from each other. They are hidden away but not behind some mission, you can head to the location and loot the blueprint without messing up any enemies or anomalies. Here is a guide to recover two Blueprints for the M701 gun in Stalker 2.
M701 Super Sniper Rifle: Stats
If you don’t have the M701 sniper rifle, you can buy it from the Wreck’s trader at Yaniv Station base. You can further upgrade the weapon with the help of Harpy the technician at Yaniv station. Don’t miss out on the sniper, it deals a massive amount of damage and has an incredible amount of stability as well. The high accuracy mixed with high damage makes this weapon one of a kind in the Zone. And with proper upgrades and blueprints, it will be an unstoppable force. Here are some of the details about the gun.
| Stats | Amount |
| Damage | 5 |
| Penetration | 3 |
| Rate of Fire | 0.6 |
| Range | 3.1 |
| Accuracy | 5 |
Now that you are aware of all the high stats of the M701, let’s take a look at the rest of the details of the gun.
| Weight | 4.62Kg |
| Type | Sniper Rifle |
| Caliber | .308 |
| Mode | Single |
| Coupons | 42778K |
| Magazine | 5 |
We will need two blueprints for M701 in Stalker 2. They are:
- Return Mechanism Sleeve Tightener
- Polymer Handle
Blueprint #1: Return Mechanism Sleeve Tightener
Effect: This blueprint will raise the barrel pressure of the sniper. You will obtain a 15% Bullet Range after installing this blueprint on the M701.
Location: South of Duga
We are going to find the blueprint in a little hole inside the City Boiler House.
Head south of Duga to a little place called City Boiler House. Go to the right of the house to find a staircase leading inside.
- Keep heading straight on the metal walkway until you reach a broken gap on the floor, turn right and jump across the gap to the walkway on the front.
- If you look at the wall to your left, you will find a duffle bag inside a hole. Loot the bag to find the first M701 Super Blue Print.
Blueprint #2: Polymer Handle
Effect: It lowers the weight of the gun allowing for better aiming speed. This blueprint will upgrade the Aiming Speed of the M701 by 15%.
Location: East of Prypiat
We are going to find the second blueprint for the sniper inside a lockbox in the basement of a building.
Here head south of the building titled “Industrial Hospital No126” in Prypiat. You will come across a blue truck, head to the door left of the truck.
- The stairs to the door will be broken, jump down the hole, and break the wooden barricade. Drop down to the basement, here turn left and you will come face to face with a blue safe lockbox.
- Loot the box to find the second blueprint for the M701.
The M701 Super forms part of our best end-game build for Stalker 2. If you want to ensure that you are running the best equipment as you near the last few missions in the game, do check out our guide.