User blog comment:KATANAGOD/CoD Wiki News - November 16th, 2014/@comment-2163805-20141116105654/@comment-24756040-20141117041723

And the thing about the AA12 is that it's supposed to be spammed. It's not like you're going to one-shot somebody 75% of the time like the SPAS-12 can, no. That's why we have the full auto to compensate, as well as Scavenger to give more ammo, and Stopping Power for extra damage (if desires, which isn't always desirable for shtogun users).