M1014

The M1014 is a semi-automatic shotgun featured in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Nintendo DS), and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
"Semi-automatic combat shotgun. Effective at close range."

- Create-a-Class description

Single Player
In Singleplayer, the magazine holds 7 shells (up to 77 total), loaded individually. It can be found in Hunted, Safehouse, Ultimatum, All In, No Fighting In The War Room, and Mile High Club.

Multiplayer
In Multiplayer, the M1014 has a 4 shell capacity, and is unlocked at Level 31. The M1014 can be equipped with either a Red Dot Sight attachment (after killing 25 enemies) or a Foregrip attachment (after killing 50 enemies), which replaces perk 1.

However, the M1014 has a number of distinctions likely to preserve game balance. The M1014 has a relatively small ammo capacity (4 shell capacity, compared to the W1200's 7 shell capacity and tied with the R700 for the smallest ammo capacity in the game) and a long reload time. The regular reload time of the M1014 exposes a defenseless player in the event that the entire four shell magazine fails to kill an enemy or additional enemies appear. The long reload time can be greatly reduced with the use of the Sleight of Hand perk. In addition, like the W1200, the M1014 will not be able to inflict damage beyond a certain range. The Steady Aim perk will increase accuracy, but the effect is negligible in close quarters combat. The effect is more useful at the mid to long range of the shotgun.

Like all the other weapons in game, both of the shotguns can unlock camouflage patterns. Digital Camo for the M1014 can be unlocked after 25 headshots, the same as all other weapons in game. Blue Tiger Camo and Red Tiger Camo are unlocked at 50 and 100 headshots, respectively, different from the 75 and 150 headshots needed to obtain these camouflage patterns for all other weapons aside from the W1200. The M1014 is also one of the golden weapons available after completing all shotgun challenges (Marksman and Expert).

Weapon Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight
 * Grip

Gallery
For Camouflage images, click here.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (DS)
The M1014 appears as the only shotgun in the Nintendo DS version of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, and as such, is used by all factions. The NDS version of the M1014 looks vaguely similar to the M1014 on the consoles, but sports a black color scheme, as opposed to a brown color scheme. The M1014 is semi-automatic as well, but it has an incredibly low Firecap, so it seems like it is not semi-automatic, but pump-action with a slow cycling, despite the lack of a pumping animation. Despite these facts, it has a couple unique advantages not seen on other shotguns. First of all, its pellets have unlimited range, though they will spread apart as the range between the player an the target increases. The spread actually stops after a certain distance, though is still spread apart enough to eliminate its one-shot kill ability. The pellets also spread in the same pattern each time. This allows the player to expend all eight shells to make a kill at long ranges, but on a moving target it is just a waste of bullets as it's near impossible to achieve a kill as the opponent can counterattack or hide.

The qualities of the M1014 makes it excellent for all ranges, though it is recommended to keep an assault rifle or sub machine gun as well. Even though the M1014 is an excellent weapon, it is only recommended for close ranges in multiplayer. This is because the player will be overwhelmed by long range weapons (M16A4, AK-47), or sub machine guns (MAC-10, MP5).

Single Player
In Singleplayer, the magazine holds 7 shells loaded individually, up to 77 total (70+7). It's used by the U.S. Army Rangers, Task Force 141, Shadow Company, and the U.S. Navy SEALs. In missions when the player is given one, it is useful for close quarters engagements as it is very powerful.

Multiplayer
The M1014 returns in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, and is unlocked at Level 54 in multiplayer. In Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 this weapon is used as a secondary weapon. It can now accept a silencer. It lacks the spare shell holder on the side, and has a flashlight mounted under the barrel which is purely for aesthetic purposes. The M1014 is moderately encountered in multiplayer games due to its high unlock level, and also because of its relative mediocrity in statistics in comparison to the other shotguns, which is to say that it does not excel in any particular feature. However, this is also what makes the M1014 appealing to some players, as there are no serious drawbacks to it either, besides the very small ammo-cap which is only 4 rounds in multiplayer, but this can be remedied with either the Sleight of Hand perk or the Scavenger perk. This makes the M1014 an excellent choice for players who want a shotgun that is good at getting the job done, and does not come with any of the main downsides that plague other shotguns (such as slow reloading and low damage (Striker), low rate of fire (SPAS-12), very poor range (Ranger), and low carried ammo and damage (AA-12), etc.), making it more of a jack of all trades and master of none. This weapon excels the most with Assault Rifles that cannot be used at Close Quarters, like the M16A4 and FAL, however, it is not very useful to use a Submachine gun like the MP5K with the M1014, since the MP5K's low range makes a shotgun redundant. Using a Sniper Rifle as well can be very risky, due to the lack of a short-medium range weapon in your class can cost much of your kills.

Weapon Attachments
thumb|300px|right|M1014 Attachment Overview
 * Red Dot Sight
 * Silencer
 * Grip
 * Holographic Sight
 * FMJ
 * Extended Magazines

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

 * If the game is set to the French language, the M1014 will be called the "Benelli M4", and when playing in German the M1014 is called "M4".
 * Under the iron-sights, there is a reference to San Diego, CA.
 * There are 6 shells in a holder on the side of the M1014. This is odd, as the magazine capacity is always either 7 shells (singleplayer) or 4 shells (multiplayer). Also, the shells can never be used, even if the player is out of ammo.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * In the Create-A-Class image, the M1014's trigger is not visible.
 * The M1014 has an unusable flashlight attached in front of the handguard.
 * The M1014 is one of the few weapons in the game that is reloaded with the player's right hand.
 * In the "Museum", there is an M1014 with Arctic camouflage. This is suprising because camouflage cannot be applied to any secondary weapon without hacking or modding.
 * The iron sights on the M1014 are misaligned, similar to the Desert Eagle, USP .45, and M93 Raffica's.
 * When reloading the weapon the handle and trigger are invisible for less than a second.
 * The M1014 uses the same reload sound file as the SPAS-12, just without the pump sound.
 * Despite the fact that the Modern Warfare 2 M1014 does not have the spare rounds on the receiver, the pickup icon in Modern Warfare 2 still shows the spare shells. The flashlight located right under the handguard is also not present. It is likely that the pick up icon was reused from Modern Warfare.
 * When playing the German version, the M1014 is called "M4" in Create-A-Class. However, in-game it says M1014.

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