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Best Shotguns and Shotguns List

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

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Best Shotguns
List of All Shotguns
How to Use Shotguns
Related Guides

Best Shotguns

Lockwood 680: One-Shot, One-kill Shotgun at Close-Ranged
Riveter: Semi-Automatic Shotgun capable of taking on multiple enemies on the spot.

Lockwood 680

Modern Warfare 3 - Lockwood 680

The Lockwood 680 is a great one-shot, one-kill Shotgun to use at close-range. This gun may not be the best when it comes to shooting at targets further away from you, but it still tops as the best shotgun for us due to how you can instantly kill an opponent who is unfortunate enough to run into you.

We also highly recommend using this weapon in smaller maps like Meat or Rust, where you'll constantly engage in close-quarters combat.

Lockwood 680 Best Loadout and Build

Riveter

Modern Warfare 3 - Riveter

The Riveter is a top pick for players who prefer to frequently move around the map and play aggressively in matches as this Shotgun fires in semi-automatic mode rather than sporting the usual pump-action mode that most shotguns have.

Due to this, players will find themselves having an easier time taking on multiple enemies at once with this weapon equipped.

Riveter Best Loadout and Build

List of All Shotguns

MW3 Shotguns

Weapon	Gun Info
Lockwood 680	Base Round Capacity: 6 Reserve Ammo: 18 How to Unlock: Unlocked at by default.
Riveter	Base Round Capacity: 15 Reserve Ammo: 45 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 26.
Haymaker	Base Round Capacity: 8 Reserve Ammo: 24 How to Unlock: TBA

There are 3 confirmed MW3 Shotguns.

MW2 Shotguns

Weapon	Gun Info
Lockwood 300	Base Round Capacity: 2 Reserve Ammo: 16 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 36.
Expedite 12	Base Round Capacity: 7 Reserve Ammo: 21 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 9.
Bryson 890	Base Round Capacity: 8 Reserve Ammo: 16 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Bryson 800 to Level 16.
Bryson 800	Base Round Capacity: 8 Reserve Ammo: 16 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
KV Broadside	Base Round Capacity: 8 Reserve Ammo: 16 How to Unlock: Get 50 one-shot-kills using Shotguns.
MX Guardian	Base Round Capacity: 15 Reserve Ammo: 30 How to Unlock: Get 30 point blank operator kills with Shotguns.

There are 6 confirmed MW2 Shotguns that can be carried forward to Modern Warfare 3.

Carry Forward Explained

How to Use Shotguns

Use in Close-Quarters Combat

Shotguns are extremely lethal at close-quarters combat as they can one-shot kill your opponent due to its high damage output from that range. It might be worth picking this up only in 6v6 maps, where the size of the battle arena is small, tight, and compact, allowing you to often bump into enemy Operators at close range.

Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) Related Guides

Modern Warfare 3 - Guns and Weapons

List of All Guns and Weapons

All Guns and Weapon Guides

Guns and Weapon Guides
Best Guns Tier List	All New MW3 Guns
All Returning Guns in MW3	Recommended Weapons for Challenges

All Guns and Weapons by Type

Guns and Weapons by Type
Assault Rifles	Battle Rifles
Submachine Guns	Shotguns
Light Machine Guns	Marksman Rifles
Sniper Rifles	Handguns
Melee Weapons	Launchers

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