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Returning Guns: All MW2 Guns in MW3

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Modern Warfare 3 - All MW2 Guns in MW3

All the returning guns and weapons from MW2 that are available in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (MW3). Check out our guide to see which MW2 guns and weapons are set to return in MW3!

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All Returning Guns from MW2
How Many Returning Guns in MW3?
Related Guides

All Returning Guns from MW2

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

Assault Rifles

Weapon	Gun Info
Kastov-74u	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov 545 to Level 13.
Kastov 545	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov 762 to Level 10.
Kastov 762	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 23.
M4	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
M16	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the 556 Icarus to Level 13.
TAQ-56	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 19.
STB 556	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 41.
ISO Hemlock	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 50 longshots using Assault Rifles.
Chimera	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 2 Operator Kills with Assault Rifles in 15 separate matches.
M13B	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.
Tempus Razorback	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 35 operator kills while mounted using Assault Rifles.
M13C	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 35 hipfire operator kills using Assault Rifles.
FR Avancer	Base Round Capacity: 25 Reserve Ammo: 50 How to Unlock: Get 35 headshot operator kills using Assault Rifles.
TR-76 Geist	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked in the Season 6 Battle Pass
Lachmann-556	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Lachmann-762 to Level 13.

List of All Assault Rifles

Battle Rifles

Weapon	Gun Info
SO-14	Base Round Capacity: 20 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the EBR-14 to Level 12.
TAQ-V	Base Round Capacity: 20 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the TAQ-56 to Level 11.
FTAC Recon	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 50 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the M4 to Level 13.
Lachmann-762	Base Round Capacity: 20 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 16.
Cronen Squall	Base Round Capacity: 20 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 30 headshot operator kills with Battle Rifles.

List of All Battle Rifles

Submachine Guns (SMGs)

Weapon	Gun Info
VEL 46	Base Round Capacity: 40 Reserve Ammo: 80 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
MX9	Base Round Capacity: 25 Reserve Ammo: 50 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the STB 556 to Level 13.
Lachmann Sub	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Lachmann-556 to Level 12.
Vaznev-9K	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov-74u to Level 13.
FSS Hurricane	Base Round Capacity: 50 Reserve Ammo: 100 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the FTac Recon to Level 16.
Minibak	Base Round Capacity: 64 Reserve Ammo: 128 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov-74u to Level 18.
PDSW 528	Base Round Capacity: 50 Reserve Ammo: 100 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 5.
Fennec 45	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 38.
ISO 45	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 45 kills without taking any damage using SMGs.
Lachmann Shroud	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 30 operator hipfire kills with SMGs.
ISO 9mm	Base Round Capacity: 33 Reserve Ammo: 66 How to Unlock: Unlocked in the Season 6 Battle Pass.
Bas-P	Base Round Capacity: 30 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: TBA

List of All Submachine Guns

Light Machine Guns (LMGs)

Weapon	Gun Info
SAKIN MG38	Base Round Capacity: 100 Reserve Ammo: 100 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
HCR 56	Base Round Capacity: 60 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the STB 556 to Level 20.
556 Icarus	Base Round Capacity: 75 Reserve Ammo: 150 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the M4 to Level 18.
RAAL MG	Base Round Capacity: 75 Reserve Ammo: 150 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 25.
RPK	Base Round Capacity: 75 Reserve Ammo: 75 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Kastov 762 to Level 16.
RAPP H	Base Round Capacity: 75 Reserve Ammo: 150 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Lachmann-556 to Level 16.

List of All Light Machine Guns

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.

List of All Shotguns

Marksman Rifles

Weapon	Gun Info
EBR-14	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 20 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
SP-R 208	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 10 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 7.
Lockwood Mk2	Base Round Capacity: 6 Reserve Ammo: 12 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 28.
LM-S	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 20 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the Lachmann-762 to Level 17.
TAQ-M	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 30 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the TAQ-56 to Level 20.
Tempus Torrent	Base Round Capacity: 20 Reserve Ammo: 60 How to Unlock: Get 25 double kills using a Marksman Rifle.
Crossbow	Base Round Capacity: 1 Reserve Ammo: 11 How to Unlock: Complete all 7 challenges in the Path of the Ronin Event during Season 2.
SA-B 50	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 20 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the SP-R 208 to Level 13.

List of All Marksman Rifles

Sniper Rifles

Weapon	Gun Info
Signal 50	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 10 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 44.
MCPR-300	Base Round Capacity: 10 Reserve Ammo: 20 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
LA-B 330	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 10 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the SA-B 50 to Level 16,
SP-X 80	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 10 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the LA-B 330 to Level 17.
Carrack .300	Base Round Capacity: 6 Reserve Ammo: 12 How to Unlock: Get 25 operator one shot kills with Snipers.
FJX Imperium	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 43 How to Unlock: Get 30 one shot one kill Operator kills with Sniper Rifles.
Victus XMR	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 10 How to Unlock: Free Weapon that can be unlocked by reaching the A7 Tier of the Season 1 Battle Pass.

List of All Sniper Rifles

Handguns

Weapon	Gun Info
P890	Base Round Capacity: 8 Reserve Ammo: 16 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
X12	Base Round Capacity: 17 Reserve Ammo: 34 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 31.
X13 Auto	Base Round Capacity: 17 Reserve Ammo: 34 How to Unlock: Unlocked by leveling the X12 to Level 10.
.50 GS	Base Round Capacity: 7 Reserve Ammo: 14 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 13.
Basilisk	Base Round Capacity: 5 Reserve Ammo: 20 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 39.
9mm Daemon	Base Round Capacity: 15 Reserve Ammo: 75 How to Unlock: Get 15 Operator headshot kills with pistols.
GS Magna	Base Round Capacity: 7 Reserve Ammo: 14 How to Unlock: Get 30 headshot Operator kills using the .50 GS
FTAC Siege	Base Round Capacity: 32 Reserve Ammo: 64 How to Unlock: Get 50 hipfire Operator kills using handguns.

List of All Handguns

Launchers

Weapon	Gun Info
PILA	Base Round Capacity: 1 Reserve Ammo: 1 How to Unlock: Unlocked by default.
STRELA-P	Base Round Capacity: 1 Reserve Ammo: 1 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 14.
JOKR	Base Round Capacity: 1 Reserve Ammo: 1 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 24.
RPG-7	Base Round Capacity: 1 Reserve Ammo: 1 How to Unlock: Unlocked at Level 32.

List of All Launchers

Melee Weapons

Weapon	How to Unlock
Riot Shield	Unlocked at Level 37.
Combat Knife	Unlocked at Level 17.
Dual Kodachis	Free Weapon that can be unlocked by reaching the B13 Sector of the Season 2 Battle Pass.
Dual Kamas	Get 100 Kills using melee weapons
Tonfa	TBD
Pickaxe	Get 15 Operator Kills with Melee Weapons

List of All Melee Weapons

How Many Returning Guns in MW3?

74 Returning Guns and Weapons

Modern Warfare 3 - 74 Returning Guns and Weapons

Modern Warfare 3 (MW3) will have 74 returning guns and weapons from MW2. This number is the current total amount of MW2 guns after its recent Season 6 update, and we can expect all of these weapons to be in MW3 through the Carry Forward feature.

Carry Forward Explained

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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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