Call of Duty's Most Infamous Sniper Rifle - Loadout

If you played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 after its release in 2009, the Intervention is a rifle that you’ll be familiar with. It went from being a relatively unknown weapon in the real world, to a digital firearm capable of seemingly impossible feats of sniping in COD’s multiplayer battlegrounds. But how exactly did the Intervention become so infamous?

[@sleepykyofu8086]

The fact that the trick shot kid is 20+ now is so weird, how we all grow.

[@ichexit2956]

And that fact that soon it will considered retro game too

[@zirkag]

@@ichexit2956 It already is I think :(

[@TheDennys21]

We grow old and die, why is that weird?!

[@sleepykyofu8086]

@@TheDennys21 lmao you think I don’t fucking know? I’m just saying time flies quickly. Jesus fucking Christ

[@antonioxjr8383]

@@sleepykyofu8086 salty

[@mrquackler1100]

Call of duty managed to make snipers into SMGs and SMGs into snipers

[@crazytigerspy9420]

@Just some Forest Ranger with Internet Access what is PF

[@whooshifgay]

@@crazytigerspy9420 I searched it up and it showed phantom forces in roblox

[@izperehoda]

@@crazytigerspy9420 its a shooter in roblox, pretty fun actually

[@corbin1972]

I see nothing wrong here

[@crazytigerspy9420]

@@izperehoda I will stick with cod

[@matthewevans3543]

I remember my friend who spent hours over weekends perfecting 360 no scopes for Machinima videos back in the MW2 days

[@PashaGamingYT]

Did he do it?

[@pIayingwithmahwii]

God i miss machinima... and machinima respawn

[@sunfl0wer_988]

@@pIayingwithmahwii too bad they were greedy fuckers and fucked over the people working for them

[@LD-pt5ur]

Machinima 😔😭

[@wee7750]

Never said if he could no scope, just says he practiced like we care

[@tpgfm]

This is the most professional way I have ever heard someone talk about 2009 CoD trickshots.

[@notsojharedtroll23]

A real shitpost

[@markholub97]

2:25 I love how captain price just casually walks up holding a 30lb rifle one handed.

[@bradhaines3142]

holding it one handed is doable, people running around with it all day is the unrealistic part.

[@fredloftonab]

@@bradhaines3142 how often have you carried it one handed? I can tell you from personal experience, it’s not as easy as you think.

[@cazza710]

@@fredloftonab 30lbs isnt heavy, grow up

[@fastboi8093]

@@cazza710 lifting 30lbs is easy. HOLDING 30lbs over a period of time is not. Lightweight and durability is king in the military world, your standard AR platform weights around 6lbs

[@fastboi8093]

@@fredloftonab Did you get to shoot it?

[@ohuberrr7454]

Mans called a quickscope a “trickshot”...

[@JugsKise]

Rewind Uber lmao I heard that and said “this man didn’t 1v1 Rust qs only and it shows”

[@My_Alchemical_Romance]

Mans not hot

[@timmyturner6575]

I beat "cold qs" in a 1v1 and non of you "quick scopers" even know who that is smh

[@bruhdabones]

Oh Uberrr it is

[@McNinjaDr]

it's a trickshot

[@dawson5034]

We got the UMP, Ghost, and even Rust to return, all we need is that beautiful intervention

[@ykx777]

what do you mean Ghost to return?

[@nolanpestano1798]

man did this age well

[@reloadium]

@@nolanpestano1798 ?

[@raydoee]

Yousef Khan *1 month old spoiler alert*

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

Dawson aye you might be happy when season 5 rolls out

[@ok-tchau]

MW2 had so many good weapons that I never thought Intervention as overpowered. Famas, M16, Scar, ACR, UMP, RPD, AUG, Raffica, AK-47... all great weapons capable of killing at any range. I remember playing Black Ops and trying to decide which gun I hated the least.

[@AwesomeWookiee]

It was the funny rocket launcher with 4 ports if you need help remembering.

[@Xemphas]

Honestly, the Barret is just as infamous in the call of duty community. It's just not memed into the ground like the Intervention

[@Chempedak]

That is actually pretty strange. I always enjoyed barrett more than intervention back in mw2 days

[@voi7ed412]

lol no its not

[@Kami_N7]

quiz. Lol yes it is

[@rektangulus]

Ur sentence contradicts itself. U say it’s just as infamous yet you say how the intervention was memed more. Thus making it more infamous since it got the spotlight in clips and montages while the Barrett didnt

[@LVRN-qj7kr]

On paper the Barret is superior, but I've used both and had significantly more success with the Intervention. Maybe I was better with it because I had more fun using it?

[@iLupi]

Barrett M281 with Extended Mags: “am I a joke to you?”

[@izz_ryan_]

iLupi m82a1*

[@hengeloserickkert3754]

4real

[@jordanhawkins7941]

M40A3*

[@conceptual420]

M82a1

[@randomazn420]

Smh all of you

[@DangerasTM]

This is actually a good video. Do more!

[@IrregularDave]

PillarOfWamuu thanks!

[@fastballfilms4214]

PillarOfWamuu yes I wanna see one about the ACR

[@switchedeyes]

The m82 .50 cal from COD4 was so OP on overgrown (or any map really) However my favorite shots were on the Battlefield franchise. Shooting a chopper pilot feels so great

[@CRO_Bash95]

I remember the days of R700, back in original MW, when everyone and their mother was quick-scoping and doing other shenanigans. Then MW2 dropped and it all started again with the intervention. I've never been a fan of that kind of gameplay myself. But i get the pleasure in one-shoting folks...every third shot 🤣

[@ansae4312]

I used to be in a clan that was founded before FaZe and was one of the first trickshotting clans. I played with some of the biggest names and I miss these days. Some people might remember us, we had a competitive and trickshotting team known as ZeTrix or zT when names got too long.

[@TillableDread]

I salute you cod veteran

[@dermotloughlin1523]

"Can you imagine wheres these kids are now".. I have some bad news to tell you

[@NEHappyCamper]

Give me the bad news

[@iHeavnx]

They’re making bank off that KZbin $$

[@jokuvtyyppi3261]

Whar bad news?

[@wstro_6169]

@@NEHappyCamper he dead

[@TheGunslinger44]

Wait, what happened?

[@iloldthough6611]

I miss those days, everything has gone so wrong since....and so much time has passed so quickly...I gotta get my shit together...one more video first.

[@RussianBot69420]

iloldthough Bruh, get to work

[@AsianboiiiGlenn]

iloldthough I feel you buddy.

[@RollingFlowers]

@Coochie Snatcher

[@YorkshireMemes]

Went wrong after mw3 since that’s the best cod game currently out

[@dathotbox]

Ahhh what a time to be alive. MW2 and Black ops sounds will forever be engrained in my memory

[@mountainmischief3828]

The real reason the Intervention was so popular is because of the acog M40A3 from the first modern warfare. One hit kill every time! Those were good times

[@scebsy6524]

It's crazy how so many people are feeling this kind of thing for VR now is mind-blowing. Getting a sniper shot in VR is amazing.

[@bp8744]

dude says he will always remember the intervention because of the hitmaker sound effect lol wtf? people used the intervention it was the only bolt action sniper rifle. The sniping community has always discriminated against semi-autos unless you're hitting multis.

[@SmashCentralOfficial]

Sounded like he was saying the hitmarker symbol was unique to the intervention lol. Very confusing.

[@Steezboy3000]

@@SmashCentralOfficial I think the presenter is a bit lost, Intervention is just preferred because theres a penalty to missing your shot in the time it takes for the bolt action. It just looks cooler if you take two shots and only hit one with the Intervention as opposed to the 50 cal, because if youre spraying with the 50 cal its just like any other semi fire and nobodys trying to watch FAL trick shot videos.

[@jacobeldredge2956]

Y’all really just didn’t understand what he meant. You just have poor comprehension.

[@bp8744]

@@jacobeldredge2956 thanks for your input

[@jacobeldredge2956]

Sure thing buddy

[@MaGIKzIIx]

People forget the fact the m40 was the grandfather of quickscoping not the intervention

[@GriseWeisshark]

I actually liked the Barrett more than the Intervention especially because of the gunshot sound.

[@dirt007]

The barret was the thunder to the interventions lightning.

[@ullantra]

Quickscoping, or to be more accurate: 360 noscoping, wasn't nearly a prolific or even possible on PC without a hell of a lot of trial and error, and a healthy dose of luck. The reason 360 noscoping was so prevalent on those old OG and Faze videos is it was all on console, where the aim assist would "stick" your reticle to the target, and the netcode and hit registration was designed for P2P console play. Every trickshot video on youtube will have that D-pad icon in the bottom right indicating it's on console. You don't see trickshotting like that any more because the netcode of subsequent games is fundamentally different and not nearly as conducive to pulling that shit off. Even compare MW2 to say, BF3. Trickshotting wasn't a thing in BF3, even on console because there wasn't the same level of aim assist.

[@noliferetiree1354]

No. Trick shotting is still a thing. It's gone away because the amount of tricks you can actually do has been taken away one at a time. Ladder stalls, claymore cancels, everything that made it fluid was taken away. Not because aiming became harder. 95% of the shots you see are primarily random luck.

[@nutman5271]

checkout xWASDMitch

[@bigchungus3589]

Ok buzzkill

[@epoch1174]

Many trickshotters would actually disable aim assist because it messed with spin timing when shots were 360+

[@SP-pd7pv]

ullantra No lie, this might be one of the most wrong comments I have ever seen on a KZbin video

[@HalfDayHero]

awesome series!! keep em coming!!

[@IrregularDave]

Stuart Murray ❤️

[@WatchMeLearnIt]

The sound of the intervention makes me want to play MW2 immediately

[@Cytteful]

Man this vid makes me want to play mw2

[@MxCP11]

I’ve never played MW2 (first cod was BO1) and even I know how iconic it is.

[@iHeavnx]

Missed out should go play it

[@RH_UU]

You missed best Call Of Duty ever made.

[@theonlyplain]

@@RH_UU i played mw2 before but i never knew it became such a huge big culture of americans

[@MikeZo]

FUck i miss the intervention (and MW2 period) so much! Quickscoping days were the best, seriously, although they've finally brought back some remanence to it with the latest Modern Warfare, the ADS is still just not as quick, and more times than not i still have to aim all the way down to get the kill.

[@rezendeiiz.knight1084]

well balance just balancing the game with lowering ADS time and gun sways

[@oscarshen6855]

With a full kitted 98K you can quick scope.

[@apierre6]

This is a very cool series, good job GameSpot

[@IrregularDave]

Thank you!

[@DANNYonPC]

@@IrregularDave no u

[@splurski]

commited my first crime with this gun in cod of course

[@stiankostopoulos9672]

Me too kid

[@chinchilla641]

I was like, you got 12k to throw on a CheyTac, bro? Power to ya.

[@stiankostopoulos9672]

@@chinchilla641 hayy

[@stiankostopoulos9672]

@@chinchilla641 hayy

[@raulvaladeziii84]

Bruh me too!! What’s CoD?

[@barney9008]

ah 2009/2010 was such a glorius time

[@DANNYonPC]

Good shirt 10/10 would get shirt again

[@kanyeeast4747]

Does anyone remember the switching gun skill in order to skip rechamber for M40A3/R700 in COD4? Miss those guns as well

[@ThunderChunky101]

The accuracy and terminal ballistics of the 50 cal and Lapua are *FAR* from the same. There are two things in life that people seem to have no shame in speaking authoritatively about regardless of their lack of knowledge of even the very basics - economics, and guns.

[@SuperPwndProductions]

I never understood why so many people prefer the intervention over the Barrett. The Barrett has the exact same damage model except it’s semi automatic and has a larger magazine capacity. Guess there’s just something about a bolt action...

[@derpyzmayhem420]

I spammed the Barrett, I love the barrett more than the M200

[@razorsnipin7166]

This was such a great video Big respect!!!

[@PotatisPolisen]

They really should’ve put this in to mw when they added rust! Missed opportunity!

[@brianortiz9502]

5:10 I’ve watched so many meme compilations that when I hear that hit marker I laugh a little

[@ConnorLorber]

"A strange change, to be sure..." ...but a welcome one!

[@Gakki_Aniki]

MoM GeT THe CAmera ! aunnnnn

[@The7Reaper]

I wish I could go back to 2009 to play MW2 when it was at the height of its popularity just one last time

[@_lime.]

The Intervention is the quickscope gun, the sound, the look, the bolt animation, it's just so good. The reason it was considered better than the Barret was because it was a bolt action gun, the M82 was seen as requiring less skill because as a semi-auto it was more forgiving to misses. We can't forget the other iconic guns of MW2 that solidified the series, the ACR, the UMP 45, noob tubing plebs with an M4 with an underbarrel grenade launcher, akimbo G18s, akimbo Rafficas, and the fallen god that was pre nerf Models.

[@Gunbudder]

nothing more satisfying than charging and knifing a quick scoper. bonus points if they panic and try to run away

[@Hugofoxli]

I love in Arma 3 (3:24) how the Rifle loads itself with another round without the Players hand/arm moving ^^

[@Falk9714]

The thing about bolt action and why they are superior in games is that it forces you to get back into cover after taking a shot, making you a hard target while giving you a slight breathing room and decide on your next move. With the Barrett, youre not forced to get behind cover although you can, it is much more appealing staying scoped in waiting your opponent out. The bolt makes sure youre always moving. Also, back in the day aim assist was also pretty strong on consoles, making quick scopes was a better guarantee to hit the target compared to manually aim.

[@asakad21]

Put this in COD 2019 and see the nostalgia explode!

[@ItsCreaidan]

The only bad thing that ruined call of duty is the fact that people think that you HAVE to quickscope with a bolt-action sniper rifle.

[@CryBlade]

ItS nOt SnIpInG iF yOu DoNt QuIcKsCoPe

[@ItsCreaidan]

@@CryBladeLol, I know right? It's so humorous how people force others into using that playstyle in Call of Duty.

[@inquisitorbenediktanders3142]

One of the funniest references to these quickscoping trickshots is the "420 sniperdragon" in synthetik 1. The thing has a special perk that makes you deal drastically more damage after you turned 360°. Combine that with the fact you are playing an isometric shooter which means doing that 360° turn isn't nearly as disorienting and you got yourself a beast!

[@19NinetyUK]

Very well done Dave great video matey

[@IrregularDave]

Robert Hughes cheers pal

[@evansnyder8461]

My memory of the weapon comes from hundreds of hours of covert sniper operations in Arma 3. Loved it's long range capability and sleek looks.

[@xXbaker1025Xx]

I was expecting some kind of history about the weapon like in some other vids but I was pleasantly surprised 😆

[@spartanxmonster]

"MOM GET THE CAMERA!" Kills me everytime 🤣

[@SoContempt]

Finally after so long it gets recognized!!!

[@OmaOmaO]

that old youtube format gave me so much nostalgia.

[@RubberAfro]

People will still swear that FMJ increases damage to this day🤦‍♂️

[@DreHoliday91]

Autumn Camo. Gang!

[@somander]

The AX50 is supposed to be the replacement for the intervention. The caliber is pretty similar but the AX50 is a lot slower. They have a pretty similar silhouette. The Intervention was super OP so if we had it in MW2019 it would have to be nerfed and then everyone would complain about it. The AX50 is pretty great though.

[@v12ts.gaming]

The caliber is not even close to similar. We're talking .408 CheyTac comparing with a .50 BMG.

[@ELPMCFlashFrame]

Hated quick-scoping back then, hate it now... will forever hate it... it completely breaks the reason I play games like that.

[@SHAM_WOW]

This video went from the history of the intervention, to the history of quickscoping, to the history of the faze clan

[@Corndog4382]

The sound design of nearly all the MW2 weapons is so iconic

[@SlightlyDisgruntledVeteran]

I love that you guys had all the actual facts behind the Firearm! You don't see that to often.

[@fredloftonab]

Not quite all the facts.

[@oddlessTV]

The DVL in Escape from Tarkov is the closest I've been to that 2009 nostalgia

[@DapimpBDSD]

The intervention had a learning curve but once you got used to it, it was the best sniper. Although not as quick shooting as the WA200 (the shorter fast firing sniper), quick/no scoping allowed for quicker shooting then normally allowed i believe. Also one shot kills were more common with the Intervantion then the other sniper, regardless of where the person was hit.

[@gamerbg294]

just talking nonsense, in pretty much every way the Barrett .50 is better than the intervention (based on weapon stats), even the intervention has the worst idle amount in the game (while all other snipers have the same idle amount) the only advantage that the intervention has in relation to the Barrett .50 is the reload time (because it obviously has a smaller mag)

[@DapimpBDSD]

@@gamerbg294 nah, maybe in the latest patch but back in MW2, the Intervention was King. The .50 cal had more power, but you couldn't quickscope/no scope with it as well as you could with the Intervention. Even drawing it was slower if I remember correctly. That said, of course there were exceptions but back then everyone ran the Intervention, because it was the best one to use overall.

[@115zombies935]

Nope, the Barrett is better in every single way other than reload speed. No reason to use the intervention.

[@DapimpBDSD]

@@115zombies935 yet everyone did, so.........

[@115zombies935]

@@DapimpBDSD Just goes to show people often make poor choices.

[@leo85903]

the guy that threw the knife yelled "mom get the camera!" lol

[@mozxz]

I didnt even know that rifle was an intervention, however, I instantly knew I had used it a lot, when i heard the sound. Even though atleast 15 years has gone by since

[@tommievossie]

The nostalgia is real

[@brockbergquist4593]

Manufactured by EDM Arms in association with Cheytac. It was also known as the windrunner

[@fredloftonab]

Someone who knows the actual history. Nice.

[@Dragongaga]

Always fun seeing trickshot clips and it's almost always on a console

[@PAT-_-6969]

The sound of Intervention was the Most Satisfying shit ever

[@sonicxxx100]

but we need to talk about who was the OG or best Quick scoper of all time, my vote goes directly to zzGrizz

[@cristainzarazua8877]

zzGrizz was just so damn good at it

[@cornflakeshumunculus8373]

This legendary game defined FPS genre.

[@venomrubiconjku2816]

The British soldier used an accuracy international 50 cal not the cheytac

[@cptsparklfingerz9210]

Anyone else notice that the M200 sounded different in campaign? Never understood why game companies change sounds between multiplayer and campaign.

[@exseen24]

personally a large reason the intervention was popular was because it forced you to pace your shots and make them count, unlike the barrett that you could wildly spray and more than likely kill something

[@mattwells1036]

Might be a surprise to some, but some of the trick shots on cod mobile, very well might have been done on PC. People can easily play the game on PC's, and it leads to even moderately skilled players dominating most lobbies

[@evanlanger98]

I hope kurtycosmo was able to fulfill his wish of making videos about games and movies.

[@christophermorris5971]

Let's hope so

[@IrregularDave]

We can only dream

[@morecarstuff]

intervention the only reason i learned to play claw. i still started quick scoping in gears of war though. wall bouncing was kill gap af

[@C1ust3r1]

Barrett and maybe the R700 was the first snipers to be popular then the Intervention came and introduced quickscoping then as it evolves to other games like Bo2 with the Ballista and Dsr, Ghosts the Usr and Lynx, AW with Mors, Bo3 with the Locus and Svg 100, Cod IW with TF-141, Cod ww2 with the Lee Enfield and Kar98k Cod Bo4 with The Koshka and Outlaw, and finally Cod MW (2019) With the Ax50, Hdr, Spr, and Kar98k and Cod Bocw with the Pellington and Tundra

[@nunyabusiness8538]

also the show “future weapons” featured this in an episode in about 07. i think that’s where a lot of americans first saw it

[@smokestack3327]

that’s a fancy ass rifle fired one they’re smooth like butter but the ammo’s damned expensive, still when you put one down range and hit your target? you know it did and you feel that it did it’s almost like a baby of .50 cal and .338 LM both fun rounds as well

[@DanielTseng100]

I just got flashbacks from the golden era of MLG memes. God I wish they came back, they were so absurdly fun. I even remember when our technology teacher in grade 10 asked us to do a edited video and me and my friends did MLG montages with random vids of ourselves

[@rileybutler4625]

this gun is the TF-141 from Call Of Duty: Infinite Warfare TF-141 means Task Force 141 - A faction in the Modern Warfare series.INTERVENTION (weapon) - A classic Sniper Rifle in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare that is named after the faction.

[@azzamfs]

Dubstepped mw2 quickscope videos are the quintessential 2010s youtube

[@fadednono]

Ah yes, The weapon that made me find out my dad was a 12 year old kid.

[@therandommemecat7738]

MW2 2023 season 3: Welcome back intervention

[@Fibsz]

Man this weapon was gold in still sad it didn’t make its way into modern warfare 2019

[@enjoyinglife9853]

Beef was settled on Rust with a quick scoping match

[@dirt007]

Here we are now. Weeks after the release of the second modern warfare 2 and still. No intervention has been seen.

[@velvetmidnight9535]

Intervention / Msr / Dsr. My favorite all time cod QS rifles

[@mervsjarred16]

In cod mobile they called DLQ sniiper which is intervention m200

[@OhCrapI_He]

For some reason, I misread the thumbnail as "The Internet won," and had to do a double-take

[@ranchlord77]

I feel connected to this video

[@Vivid933]

I always played black ops 2 I remember the dsr as the Barrett and the ballista as the intervention of bo2

[@robinhood263]

Quickscoping was popular thing in original Modern Warfare with R700 way back in 2007.

[@mikeymontuy4520]

haven't seen the intervention in modern warfare and black ops cold war is already out, hopefully we'll get to see it in the new MW2 when it eventually comes out

[@Kingluis40k]

I remember teaching young padawans on private rust matches the mastery of quickscoping... those were the days

[@jrm13]

There were two kinds of snipers in MW2: The Barrett m281 for the boys, and the Intervention for the men.

[@FromRussia_With_Love]

"...whether it was in the hands of SAS's Captain Price or xXxBoNgRiPpEr69 online." Oh that was perfection.

[@tw06le1]

I'm now old enough to say- "in the good ole days..." lol

[@leboiofbois1005]

I got PTSD after hearing the shot

[@badideagenerator2315]

It's hilarious that the bipod is always deployed but never used.