User blog comment:Callofduty4/Black Ops II Xbox community update (4/10/13)/@comment-71.192.147.220-20130415125042/@comment-1263839-20130415162623

I actually agree, I don't like the R870 as it is but nerfing any aspect of it would tamper with it.

Well, they could reduce the damage of each individual pellet, it only takes 2 to kill out of the 8 it fires.