[quote name='jello00']Hey guys. I'm slowly and surely leveling up so I can hopefully contribute a little bit more than just being bait next time. I'll probably be on tonight and definitely a lot this weekend -- I have to break in (poor choice of words?) my new 360. Thursdays are a bad night for me every week -- which sucks...
Here's a little rant: It really sucks that not only as a newb to COD4 I'm still trying to figure out the maps, but at the same time i have the shittiest guns in the game. How am I supposed to kill someone that's level 50+ and has awesome guns, perks and multiple grenades? At least I've figured out to pick up someone else's gun almost immediately when I spawn. That's definitely helped.
Ok. Done. I guess I just have to play more
See you all later.
Oh yeah... F the Cowboys!

...and the Giants too, while I'm at it.[/QUOTE]
actually, the m16 is probably the best assault rifle overall and the ak-47 isn't bad either once you get used to the kick. the mp5 is my favorite smg since it shares ammo with the m9 pistol and opens up my perk one a litte better. the rpd is by far the best lmg in the game, but all of them unlock fairly early on and each have their own benefits. there are only 2 shotguns and both of them have advantages over the other, the pump has a larger clip size, something like 6 or 8 shots where the semi-auto obviously shoots faster, but it only has 4 rounds to the clip. last, out of all the snipers the m40 is probably the best one in the game, followed by the barrett. unless all you can do is spray, you should be perfectly fine with the m40 as it is the most accurate sniper and probably tied for the most powerful with the barrett.
the only disadvantage you have is the amount of time you have played compared to everyone else and not having all the perks and attachments for each weapon. once you figure out the maps and where people like to hide, you should have no problem with the game at all.