Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 (MW3)

Best Assault Rifles and Assault Rifles List

This is a list of all Assault Rifles in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Read on to learn more about the stats of each Assault Rifle and how to unlock them!

Best Assault Rifles

  1. MCW: Best All-Around Assault Rifle with Exceptional Default Base Stats
  2. RAM-7: Fastest Rate-of-Fire among Assault Rifles
  3. DG-56: Best Accuracy and Time-to-Kill in the Assault Rifle category.

MCW

Modern Warfare 3 - MCW

The MCW is the most well-rounded Assault Rifle as its default stats for damage output, accuracy, range, and rate-of-fire are all already above average even without any attachments kitted on it.

Best MCW Loadout and Build

RAM-7

Modern Warfare 3 - RAM-7

Introduced in Season 1, the RAM-7 is a formidable weapon when used upclose and personal as it has the fastest rate-of-fire out of all the Assault Rifles, and you can definitely melt your opponents in just mere seconds upon encountering them.

Best RAM-7 Loadout and Build

DG-56

Modern Warfare 3 - DG-56

The DG-56 probably has the best accuracy among the Assault Rifles due to its 3-Round Burst Fire mode. Time-to-Kill is also quick since you can take out opponents with a single burst to the head or two bursts to the upper body area.

DG-56 Best Loadout and Build

List of All Assault Rifles

MW3 Assault Rifles

Weapon Gun Info
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - MCWMCW Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 12.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - MTZ-556MTZ-556 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - SVA 545SVA 545 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 18.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - FR 5.56FR 5.56 Base Round Capacity: 25
Reserve Ammo: 50
How to Unlock: TBA
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Holger 556Holger 556 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: TBA
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - DG-56DG-56 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: TBA
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - RAM-7RAM-7 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: Unlocked by reaching the A7 Sector of the Season 1 Battle Pass.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - BP50BP50 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 90
How to Unlock: Unlocked by reaching and completing the B7 Sector of the Season 2 Battle Pass.

MW2 Assault Rifles

Weapon Gun Info
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Kastov-74uKastov-74u Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov 545 to Level 13.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Kastov 545Kastov 545 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov 762 to Level 10.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Kastov 762Kastov 762 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 23.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - M4M4 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - M16M16 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the 556 Icarus to Level 13.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - TAQ-56TAQ-56 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 19.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - STB 556STB 556 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 41.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - ISO HemlockISO Hemlock Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Get 50 longshots using Assault Rifles.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - ChimeraChimera Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Get 2 Operator Kills with Assault Rifles in 15 separate matches.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - M13BM13B Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by defeating the Chemist in the Radiation Zone of DMZ and extracting with his dropped weapon.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Tempus RazorbackTempus Razorback Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Get 35 operator kills while mounted using Assault Rifles.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - M13CM13C Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Get 35 hipfire operator kills using Assault Rifles.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - FR AvancerFR Avancer Base Round Capacity: 25
Reserve Ammo: 50
How to Unlock: Get 35 headshot operator kills using Assault Rifles.
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - TR-76 GeistTR-76 Geist Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked in the Season 6 Battle Pass
Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) - Lachmann-556Lachmann-556 Base Round Capacity: 30
Reserve Ammo: 60
How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Lachmann-762 to Level 13.

There are 15 confirmed MW2 Assault Rifles that can be carried forward to Modern Warfare 3.

Carry Forward Explained

How to Use Assault Rifles

Versatile at Any Given Range

Assault Rifles are highly flexible weapons to use from all distances. They have an easy-to-control recoil at long range, pin-point accuracy at mid-range, and an extremely fast firing rate at close range.

Effective When Used with Stalker Boots

Stalker Boots provide quicker ADS (Aim Down Sight) speed to Assault Rifles, making them even deadlier as these guns have a very easy recoil pattern and longer range when firing it while using the iron sight.

To equip the Stalker Boots, go to your Loadout menu and select it under the Boots category.

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