Springfield

The Springfield is a bolt-action rifle used by American soldiers during in all of the Call of Duty Series games, excluding Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare and Modern Warfare 2

Call of Duty and United Offensive
The Springfield is a bolt-action sniper rifle with a five-round magazine with rounds loaded in one round at a time. If the player hits the head or chest, it's a one-shot kill. To effectively use the scope, have the point where all the lines meet focused on the enemy the player wishes to hit. Its accuracy is great, and the recoil is easy to adjust. Overall, it's a standard sniper rifle, however, as with all sniper rifles, its close quarters ability is poor, so a pistol is better used in such situations.

Call of Duty 2
The Springfield is pretty much the same as in Call of Duty, except for the redesigned scope and darker tone of wood.

Call of Duty 3
The same as in Call of Duty 2, except the scope is more similar to the Call of Duty version.

Singleplayer
In singleplayer mode, the Springfield is only used by Pvt. Denny in the mission Semper Fi. It is also found in the levels Relentless near one of the anti-tank positions, and Breaking Point near the first supply drop.

Multiplayer
In multiplayer mode, it is the first bolt action rifle given to the player, and the only one besides the PTRS-41 that starts out with the sniper scope unlocked. Because it starts with a scope, the Springfield is a preferred choice for players who want to use a Sniper Scope immediately, and not have to bother with unlocking it (however, some players prefer to use bolt-action rifles without a scope). Also, the Springfield fires slightly faster than other bolt actions, making it the best bolt action sniper in terms of rate of fire. It can be compared to the M40A3 in Call of Duty 4.

Because the scope is available from the beginning, it has one less attachment to earn, and therefore has one less challenge. When used without a scope, the Springfield's iron sights are difficult to use properly. If the player looks carefully at the sight, the player can see that at the very top the sight tapers off to a point, just below that point is a light colored line that is the true impact point. It is possible that the game developers put this in accidentally or purposely, as the Springfield is a "low-end" bolt-action weapon. It should also be noted that it has the fastest bayonet stab of any weapon.

An overall good sniper rifle, although the iron sights are often found to be the most difficult of all the weapons to use properly, mostly because they are slightly off, along with the Nambu.

Nazi Zombies
The Springfield appears in the first and second Nazi Zombie levels, Nacht der Untoten and on the wall in Verruckt. It is available with and without scope.

Without scope, it is considered one of the worst guns available because of its difficult-to-use iron sights and slow rate of fire. Also, it is weaker than most guns even early on (2 shot kill even on round 1), making this gun nearly useless outside the first 5 rounds.

The scoped variant can be obtained from the Mystery Box or the Sniper Cabinet on the second floor. It is much more powerful than the non-scoped variant, being a one-shot kill, but will lose its power quickly after the tenth round. It will also leave the player vulnerable to nearby zombies, unless a teammate has got you covered.

Call of Duty World at War (DS)
The Springfield is aesthetically similar to the Springfields of other titles, although it is now covered with a ghillie camouflage. It seems to be reloaded from a trench magazine instead. Like all bolt-action rifles in this game, the gun is automatic. It has 160 rounds of backup ammunition opposed to 100 in the other snipers aside from the Lee-Enfield, which has 200 rounds of backup ammo.

Call of Duty World at War Zombies (iPod and iPhone)
The Springfield functions very similarly to its console/PC variant, except the iron sights are now perfectly centered. Unfortunately, it also retains its lack of power, making it imperative to swap it out for a competent weapon past the early rounds.

Trivia

 * The Springfield is the first sniper rifle used in the Call of Duty series.
 * In the Wii version of Call of Duty: World at War, without a scope when reloading, no bullets are seen being put in the rifle. This also applies for the Kar98k.
 * In Call of Duty, due to the British lacking their own sniper rifle in single player, they use the Springfield in multiplayer.
 * The only time a player can see the Springfield without a Sniper Scope in Call of Duty: World at War is in Multiplayer (If a player chooses to equip the sniper without the scope) and Nazi Zombies.