DiabloCableGuy
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The AA-12 is an unlockable auto shotie for the secondary weapon slot in MW2. It's good fun and brutal up close, but it has a much more definate range limit when compared to the infamous auto shotie of RSV2. Heres a video of the real life version.
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I never use it, even as a secondary weapon for my sniper class. Shotguns take a long time to switch to and as a sniper I need a weapon that can be switched to very quickly when an enemy is sneaking up on you. I personally like using machine pistols for this, as the switch speed is slightly slower than a normal pistol but is still significantly faster than a shotgun.
The Striker is a superior shotgun in my opinion. The AA-12's ammunition capacity is pathetic, especially when it's fully automatic and eats through ammo like the cookie monster. Sure, you'll get a couple of kills with it at close range thanks to the fire rate but then you have to pick something else up since you'll be out of ammo in no time. The Striker fires as fast as you pull the trigger, so you can conserve you ammo easier and have the option to fire slow and steady with high ammo capacity to boot.
I think the only downside to the Striker is that once you have emptied your magazine, the reload process takes a while since the weapon houses roughly 12 shots per mag. Aside from that however, it's a great shotgun and I prefer using it over the SPAS12 because the pump action on that actually gets you killed. When you fire with the SPAS12 it's easy to go into a sprint straight after your kill. What you don't realise is that you didn't let the shotgun pump the old cartridge out, so when you stop to shoot another player your shotgun begins that process before firing so you end up getting killed.
The AA-12 is overpowered in S&D games though, since the low ammo capacity doesn't mean much when you get it replenished each round. Also, never put a silencer on your shotguns unless you want to say things like "OMFG I shot him point blank and he lives!"
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