User blog comment:Damac1214/CoDWiki News - August 31st, 2014/@comment-1913529-20140901055436/@comment-24756040-20140901200850

They basically had to nerf them in MW3. The combination of the spam-friendly nature of the AA-12, the SPAS-12 that would snipe people half of the time, the Akimbo Rangers which were the powerhouse backup of many loadouts, and the drama caused by the Akimbo Model 1887's, everybody was tired of them.

And @Kylet While you're on YouTube, try to find some shotgun MOAB videos. I assure you that the majority of them will be abusing the Extended Mags glitch.