Why does the hemlok exist?

@Cheese9Man One of many reasons where I ALWAYS use hipfire and kill so many squads LOL

@CCbathwater I have! I run with it quite often, actually (before it was crated). It's definitely not a "good" iron sight, but still better than the dang Hemlock. I just hate that full ring sight on there. The Scout has those two extra prong deals which are pointless, but the center prong is pretty easy to see, for me. I've gotten many semi-long distance kills with irons on it! Still prefer a sight, obviously, but I can deal with it until I finally find one

@dioangel really depends on the playstyle.
Mid range comparing vs 301, flatline, volt, rampage etc. = Hemlock loses out. Especially if you are one of those players who hit only one out of three bullets on burst fire.

Close range - one tap pretty much guaranteed 100 damage + slowing enemy down as heavy ammo weapon, not bad at all. Also in my experience very accurate in hipfire mode close range.

Long-range or about with 3x 4x scopes = very very competitive and annoying plus faster than 30-30, I believe also higher dps than 30-30. Only rampage and g7 competes in this range with hemlock one having bigger recoil other now being in carepage.

I would agree that it would not be viable option when anvil receiver was around - reading about it seems that it made flatline and 301 into hemlock type of gun plus with even higher damage. Now it clearly has a place to be.

If I find one especially in the beginning of the games when I have no sights I will quite often take it over flatline, r99, longbow, bow, wingman (even though I force myself playing that damn overpowered pistol).

p.s. personally, I find its sound effects very intimidating same as you hear charged sentinel or charged up peacekeeper - it just makes you think twice.

@Lord_Scorpion34 not the case for the paid skins, sometimes I managed to pick up one from a killed enemy and indeed that slim Flatline skin has much better iron sight but it comes at the cost. Is it worth it - not for me, easier to find any scope in game than a spare money to send to Respawn :P

@EREGDS That skin is essentially free if you ask me 😛

@BaldWraithSimp well then I guess I am not the lucky one who got it, still stuck with all the generic skins for most of the guns aka no slim wingman or flatline ones so far.

@EREGDS I have like 6 of the slim Wingman skins haha (not counting the reactive skins)

@BaldWraithSimp Is death ray perhaps one of the most-recolored skins in the game?