How to build the best Shotguns in MW3.
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Base Damage: 83 Headshot, 82 Upper Torso, 81 Lower Torso.
Base Range: 2.5m for effective damage range and 16.5 for minimum damage range, with 2.7 spread.
Base Rate of Fire: 150 rpm.
Lockwood 300
How to unlock: Reach player Level 55 to activate unlock challenge.
Base Damage: 60 Headshot, 54 Upper Torso, 50 Lower Torso.
Base Range: 1.8m for effective damage range and 27.2 for minimum damage range, with 2.7 spread.
Base Rate of Fire: 174.4 rpm.
Base Range: 3.6m for effective damage range and 31.8 for minimum damage range, with 2.2 spread.
Base Rate of Fire: 400 rpm.
Base ADS Speed: 290 ms. To capitalise on its potential, we recommend increasing the Riveter’s range even more.
Good luck racking up those Shotgun kills in Modern Warfare 3!