Best Weapons of Battlefield 4 - Part 3

Shotguns : DAO-12

Shotguns are all kit weapons like carbines and DMRs, they are most effective at close range due to their one-hit kill power. They can be somewhat effective at medium range with a full choke and are completely useless at long range. The best shotgun in class is the DAO-12. The DAO-12 (also known as the Striker) is of South African design. The DAO-12 has a large revolving cylinder and was designed for riot control and combat. The DAO-12 fires the most pellets of any semi-automatic shotgun. It fires 15 pellets the do 11.2 damage out to 25 meters and 5.6 damage at 50 meters. If all pellets hit in close range, this shotgun will do 168 points of damage with buckshot. If all pellets hit at its minimum damage drop-off (which it probably won’t) it will do 84 damage with buckshot. The DAO-12 has a very high ammo capacity of 12 rounds in its revolving cylinder and fires at 200 rpm, giving you multiple follow-up shots if your first 2 shots don’t kill your target in close quarters, The only major downside this shot has is its painfully long reload time. It will take you 1.18 seconds to load 1 shotgun shell into the gun. If you run it completely empty, this will taking you an incredibly long 14.16 seconds., so it is important to keep the gun topped and to only reload when you are 100% there is no hostiles in the area. My preferred loadout for the DAO-12 is a 1x optic (I use the reflex sight), a full choke and a laser sight.

Sniper Rifles : SRR-61

Sniper rifles are the recon specific weapon, and are extremely effective at long range.The best sniper rifle available is the SRR-61. The SRR-61 (more commonly know as the M200 Intervention) is of American design. The SRR-61 fires the powerful .408 Cheytac round which can accurately engage targets out to 2.3 kilometers in real life. At first glance, this sniper rifle is average. It does 100 damage out to 12.5 meters and 59 damage at 150 meters. The sniper rifle is even lacking in some stats, only holding 7+1 in the chamber rounds and having a very slow rate of fire coming in at 36 rounds per minute. What makes this sniper rifle so special is that it has very little bullet drop (tied for lowest with the FY-JS) and a very high bullet velocity. The SRR-61 has a bullet velocity of 620 m/s and has a bullet drop of 6 m/s² making the SRR-61 excellent at extremely long ranges. My preferred setup for the SRR-61 is the 8x rifle scope, 14x variable zoom, no barrel and a straight pull bolt.

Sidearm : Deagle .44

Sidearms are not meant to be used as primary weapons, but as backup weapons when you run out of ammo in your primary weapon. The best pistol in game is the Deagle .44. The Deagle .44 (also know as the desert eagle) is an Israeli weapon. The Deagle is a very iconic weapon and is known for its power and heavy recoil. The desert eagle commons in different calibers such as .357 magnum, .44 magnum (the caliber used in game) and the infamous .50 action express. The Deagle .44 has amazing damage, doing 56 damage out to 12.5 meters and 28 damage at 50 meters. The Deagle .44 has the ability to one-hit kill with a headshot out to about 20 meters. The Deagle .44 has very good hipfire accuracy, so it is a good backup weapon for close quarters combat. However, the Deagle .44 has its flaws. Such as its incredibly high recoil which makes it harder to nail long range shots, its low rate of fire when compared to other pistols of only 220 rpm and its slow reload times. The Deagle .44 has a tactical reload of 2.75 seconds and an empty reload of 3.2 seconds. My preferred setup for the Deagle .44 is no optics, a laser sight and no barrel attachment.