
Overall, due to poor reliability it loses with Eastern weaponry available at the moment when the player will first encounter the TRs 301. Firing the weapon in 3 shot bursts or in single shot will reduce the rate it is damaged firing compared to it being fired on full-auto all the time.

It tends to jam more than most rifles, but is still a good deal more reliable than the IL 86. It's inexpensive to maintain, and uses the same upgrades as most 5.56mm class assault rifles. The weapon can mount a SUSAT scope and silencer without any upgrades, however a modification is needed for it to mount an under-barrel M203 grenade launcher. The sniper variant also does suffer from the 20% stat penalty caused by a mounted silencer and is noticeably more durable than the stock model.


In Shadow of Chernobyl, the weapon is the primary weapon of most experienced Freedom members, Veteran Loners and Monolith members. It is a decent weapon to use in the early parts of the game due to its good overall stats, with its low reliability as the main drawback. It can also mount all the attachments found in game, making it fairly versatile. It suffers from mediocre reliability, but has terrific accuracy, reasonable stopping power, and is very light weight. The TRs 301 is one of the first 5.56mm weapons the player will come across, easily found within the Wild Territory, as it is used by most Mercenaries in the area.
