All I see here and hear is that the Model 10-A is “OP”. Give…it…a…rest. Have ANY of you done any math or have you even shot a shotgun IRL to know what it does at close range? I actually shoot a shotgun IRL and own one with 17 years + shooting. And I know what it does to a human body. So before any of “try hards” tell me I don’t know that the f*** I’m talking about, you may as well skip reading this to save yourself some shame, if you are reading this, you have a brain, congratulations.
First of all, if you or any of you are considering using the M-10, it is a very reliable “run and gun”, suppressive, mobile and deadly weapon which DOES have a balanced range. Most players will say “no, it’s broken” or “unbalanced” and “needs to be nerf’d to the floor.” Screw that. If DICE/EA are smart (I’m sure they are), they will keep the M-10 the way it is. People will complain about any weapon that the majority of players are using because it’s a “good weapon”. So what if I and many others use a shotgun. You have your gun, we have ours. Yes, you can and will miss with the M-10, I have done it plenty of times.
Read the description of the M-10 A Hunter and it will tell you it’s “extremely leathal at close range”. Close range is approximately 15 yards and below (which is approx 13 meters or 45 feet).Yes, this is possible to kill someone at the range. Let me break this down so the next time someone shoots you at close range and you call “BS”…here’s some free education.
Max “effective” range of #00 is 25 yards. Maximum range is 50 yards. Depending where you shoot, is what damage you will do. If you aim your bead sight at chest level, your pellets will hit the face/head. Aim at waist level, the pellets will rise and hit the chest square on. #00 pellets will gradually rise at 15 yards. 9 #00 pellets is like getting hit with 4 9mm rounds at once. Yea, that’s a bad day.
25 yards = 22.86 meters or 72 feet
50 yards = 45.72 meters or 147 feet
20 meters = 65 feet (you can survive…with a lot of pain)
15 meters = 49 feet (you are having a bad day)
10 meters = 32 feet (dead)
5 meters = 16 feet (dead)
5 and below = dead
You know what’s sad…I ran around today on Monte Grappa with my M-10, running in between B and D and got 10 kill streak while defending flags in conquest. (I’m a PTFO type of guy, I like to get rid of baddies) then died, got back in, then got a 6 kill streak. The people that were shooting me had MG’s, semi and automatic weapons. They can spit out more rounds per minute and shoot from a further distance than I can with 6 rounds of a shotgun, reload or switch to pistol. Shotgunners are meant to get up close and personal with you. Now, does that sound like the M-10 is OP, or someone knows how to use it and play the game? Don’t believe me. Check my stats.