Striker

The Striker is a semi-automatic shotgun featured in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.

Campaign
It has the highest ammo capacity of all the shotguns in-game, holding 12 shells in its cylinder. Like the M1014, it fires semi-automatic single shots, though this is due to a revolver mechanism rather than gas-operation. The Ultranationalists use it as their primary shotgun. It is only found with or without a Red Dot Sight, and sometimes a Woodland Camouflage. It is also possible to find a Woodland Camouflage Striker when the enemy deploys smoke screens on "Loose Ends", as a matter of fact, it can be very rarely found in the other camouflages in "The Enemy of My Enemy" and "Of Their Own Accord". In "The Gulag", one of the Russian soldiers before the breaching wall at the shower room in will occasionally hold a Striker with Woodland Camouflage. Kiril used a Striker during the Airport Massacre in "No Russian".

In the campaign, the Striker is found frequently, especially in the later missions of the game.

Multiplayer
The Striker has high capacity but deals little damage. Even though the weapon is always visibly fitted with a grip, it can still use the Grip attachment; with this the Striker also has almost no recoil. Without a Grip, the Striker has very predictable recoil which goes up and to the right.

Weapon Attachments

 * Red Dot Sight
 * Silencer
 * Grip
 * FMJ
 * Holographic Sight
 * Extended Mags

Campaign
The Striker is found in the hands of Russian troops and the African militia, appearing throughout the campaign. It is also available in several Special Ops missions.

Multiplayer
The Striker makes an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the default multiplayer custom class 'Riot Control 'and is unlocked at level 48, compared to its previous appearance, the Striker has been added a rail in order to accommodate optical modifications. Its performance remains quite similar to its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 predecessor; having moderate-low power, high capacity, fast semi-automatic firepower and medium accuracy. It is the only semi-automatic shotgun in the game.

The Striker has slightly more recoil than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. While this isn't much of a problem in really close range encounters, this can hinder its ability at medium range/firing quickly and staying on target. The Grip attachment and/or the Kick proficiency can remedy this, using both greatly increases ease of use. Range is a useful proficiency for the Striker, making it even easier to take out enemies at medium ranges. The Damage proficiency is also highly recommended, as with all shotguns, as it makes the Striker deadly at close ranges. It also makes it a very good weapon for infected and for taking out Juggernaut and Juggernaut Recon players.

On the January 25th update for Xbox 360 (February 3rd for PS3), the Striker had a reduction in the maximum number of pellets per shell.

Special Ops
The Striker is available for both Survival and Mission modes.

Mission Mode
The Striker is an enemy weapon in the Mission Mode challenge Over Reactor and an alternate weapon in Fatal Extraction and Smack Town.

Survival Mode
The Striker is available in Survival Mode at level 33 and costs $4000.

Weapon Attachments

 * Grip - Unlocked at weapon level 2.
 * Silencer - Unlocked at weapon level 5.
 * Red Dot Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 12.
 * Holographic Sight - Unlocked at weapon level 17.
 * Extended Mags - Unlocked at weapon level 26.

Proficiencies

 * Kick - Unlocked at weapon level 4.
 * Focus - Unlocked at weapon level 9.
 * Attachments - Unlocked at weapon level 14.
 * Melee - Unlocked at weapon level 19.
 * Range - Unlocked at weapon level 23.
 * Damage - Unlocked at weapon level 28.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

 * In "Loose Ends", "The Enemy of My Enemy", and the Special Ops mission Hidden, enemies can drop Strikers with Woodland Camouflage.
 * If one looks closely when reloading, one can see that the Striker loads pink shells. It should also be noted that as soon the player inserts the shell, it disappears, instead of sliding into position.
 * In third person, the Striker lacks the front sight.
 * Interestingly, the Striker has an available Grip attachment, even though the model already has a grip when using any other attachment.
 * As with all shotguns, aiming down the sights actually increases the spread of the shots to equal or wider than the weapon fired from the hip with Steady Aim.
 * The Striker is the only shotgun that suffers very little range reduction from equipping a silencer.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

 * The Striker now has a drum advance lever at the rear, though this is never operated.