User blog comment:Charcoal121/Favorite Weapons: Recon/@comment-1476628-20120108113543/@comment-28584497-20120109003253

No, actually, it isn't.

Benefits of the SV-98:
 * 10-round mag versus 5 for all other BA rifles
 * Same damage as all but the M95, which does only 5 more damage at long range
 * Fastest cycle rate of all the BA rifles
 * All weapons have the same bullet performance in BC2.