Ghosts In Depth - Shotgun Guide (ADS Accuracy, Tips, Tricks, & Best Class)

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Shotguns in Call of Duty: Ghosts have some unique features you may not be aware of. This episode of In Depth covers steady aim, ADS accuracy, Deadeye, Muzzle Brake, Foregrip, optics, and general strategies. I also have a recommended best shotgun class for you all.
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[@DefiantShadows]

I think the best shotgun class in ghosts is the underbarrel shotgun for AR's particularly on the ARX with that laser sight, add ready up and steady aim, that thing is a beast! You miss the one shot kill shoot some bullets outta the ARX

[@PKDan]

I like CoD's mechanics: aiming with a shotgun changes the firing spread miraculously.

[@XxCHARLLIIExX]

The tac 12 has "smart choke" so the spread aimed down sights will be tighter. This isn't the case for the other shotguns, and you didn't even mention slug rounds!

[@HerbalSergal]

Thank you!

[@VanpyroGaming0]

***** Slugs are in another video, all on there own. All shotguns have tighter pellet spread when ADS.

[@HerbalSergal]

Jet The Hawk We know, this comment is from December 16th, 2013, before he posted the Slug rounds video. XD

[@VanpyroGaming0]

Oh. Can't read any fine grey print if there is any.

[@TheGeekFactor]

That is false. It really does tighten it. The tac 12 just does more.

[@Tler171]

You've been pumping out these videos like a boss! Nice job!

[@itswade69]

What about the slug rounds? I hope you're saving them for a future episode, and didn't just forget.

[@AllAboutMac510]

basically makes it a KSG from BO2. you need sniper accuracy for it to hit

[@guvnoir23]

***** Except the slugs in Ghosts are nowhere near as deadly as the KSG from BO2

[@darrensmith5977]

You heard Drift0r, having a tight box is a good thing. ;)

[@MattWizo]

Im guessing there will be a part 2 to this video, By looking at the comments there are alot of important points which were missed.

[@JNR22B]

Ready up, agility, marathon, steady aim, dead silence and blast shield is what I fun best on shotties

[@evanrgray]

Out of context: The tighter your box. Love you, Drift!

[@XKietseroX]

focus and awareness would be awesome for them too. keep yourself from missing your shot in cqc and while awareness helps you to find people up close via headsets

[@walrusdojo]

Focus has no effect on hip-fire, rendering it near useless for shotguns.

[@tonytipi200]

***** Focus makes you flinch less when shot so you have a smaller chance of missing a shot due to flinching.

[@Mario7746]

tonytipi200 but again, it's pretty much only when you're aiming down the sights, which you don't usually do with shotguns

[@VanpyroGaming0]

Tepig However, just getting shot from the side whil taking on someone else means you'll miss a shot. But 1 death is worth the 2 extra points for dead silence.

[@DefiantShadows]

I like the holographic sight because for those engagements when I'm behind someone and they don't know I'm there, I can see the range and decide if it's even worth my effort to try and shoot and maybe get turned on or wait till I get closer. I also run quickdraw with ready up and steady aim to decrease hip fire spread (quickscope style)

[@masondzimek6433]

YESSSH BULLDOGE

[@yaskomustafic3063]

i liked solely for the doge picture,

[@Cranguppy]

wow much slug very spread semi auto in ur arf arf wow such aim

[@xMurderxmurderjoey]

Taran Drummond u english be good

[@TheKittehGamerz]

Wow Very Doge Much Bull. Such Comment

[@eddebrock]

2:40 don't the pellets go outside the diamond?

[@Kraigroll]

Your videos are always so clean and organized.

[@blackburnparty]

There's nothing so satisfying on this game then using the bulldog shotgun, the only shotgun you can rely on and the most fun of any gun on this game

[@Snowjob109]

There's a reason it's the only shotgun that pros use. It's the best.

[@carlosp7994]

Drift0r, you should add a little tip on the next video, I don't know how many people are aware of this but whenever you complete a field orders not only are you rewarded with a care package, but your max ammo AND equipment are resupplied. I know people playing core must have noticed, but it's hard to notice on hardcore.

[@TankJack]

"The tighter your box, the less room they have to spread around" Yes sir, this made my day.

[@Theedd9991]

Bulldog with Muzzle Break and Extended Clip. OP

[@dannymck106]

Do an in depth on the thermobaric grenade

[@hereinsertname]

Anyone who is half-knowledgable about cod could have told me everything you said in this video. Buckshot mechanics have been the same for ages, what I hoped to get out of this episode was some idea of how slugs work in this game. Can you do a micro-episode on them please? And include how deadeye works on them?

[@wisewolf2963]

Finally an armour piecing episode hopefully all the thick heads will watch this episode and realise their damage doesn't actually increase.

[@ninhbac04]

i like how you say, this IS THE BEST class. no arguments there

[@PourTheCoalToEr]

From my testing, it seemed like ADS only tightened the spread only on the Tac-12 and MTS. I actually don't remember what the FP6 was like, but I know the bulldog appeared to have the exact same spread for both hipfire and ADS.

[@VanpyroGaming0]

Bulldog has no benefit when ADS while using steady aim. MTS-255 and Tac-12 have the largest benefit from ADS. FP6 lies in the middle.

[@walrusdojo]

I've done some testing myself and found that the FP6 is the preferable shotgun. You only showed Tac12 footage which as we know has a Smart Choke for tighter ADS spread. My conclusion is that Steady Aim gives all other shotguns an equal or better spread while hip-firing, compared to their ADS spread(Steady Aim equipped or not). The FP6 has higher damage per pellet and while it does have significant drop off almost immediately, the muzzle brake definitely helps to mitigate this. Perhaps this is only my experience, but the FP6 seems to be a better choice when paired with Steady Aim and Muzzle Brake, in terms of lethality.

[@SQueeKzz]

Who doesn't like a tight box

[@curttheboywonder]

So steady aim will tighten the box. Interesting... definitely going to try this.

[@Tool0GT92]

What can I say, we all like a tight box.

[@thirduncle5366]

That's a good one... hehehe

[@xMurderxmurderjoey]

Giggity

[@Superkneekneeish]

hell yeah ma nigga

[@Jackal756]

you know Drif0r, you missed a few key points, like ADS for the bulldog has no real benefit and u never mentioned the slug rounds. But, this is still a great in depth as usual

[@seanrich7969]

One really fun shotgun class is the revolver shotgun with slug round and muzzle break. It's fun because it's spam able, accurate and really good for hardcore if that's your thing

[@NightStalker2012]

Haha nice Driftor, dat "Bulldoge" pun. Such shotgun, wow, much Ghosts.

[@monstamahn]

Tac 12 isn't the only shotgun that gets the aim down sights bonus, the games stats lie remember? That's the reason that we watch drift0r.

[@skylertester387]

Nice video Drift0r. Love the detailed information.

[@syl_XIV]

Drift0r doesnt the tooltip from the tac 12 say, that its more accurate while ads? just asking cuz you said that all this is same for every shotgun :)

[@AMENINCE777]

Drift0r, could you do an in-depth on why my copy of Ghosts seems to believe I only want to play on Whiteout and Stonehaven? I don't want to get physical, but if I have to give it a swift back of the hand I want to be sure it'll correct my problem.

[@megagrunty1090]

Haha me too, my W/L ratio went down a lot because it kept on putting me on Stonehaven and kept quitting because I refuse to play on that map XD

[@AMENINCE777]

***** Oh I get that too lol. One time I went to domination and got Stonehaven so I backed out. Joined and it put me back in the same lobby so I left. Joined and it put me back in the same lobby, left again. The next lobby everyone voted for Stonehaven so I backed out. Luckily the next time it was a different map.

[@AMENINCE777]

MegaGrunty FlipYap Yup, went from a 4.0 W/L to a 1.3 mostly from backing out of Stonehaven and Whiteout. The other reason being that I seem to get into lobbies where my entire team is worthless. No reason I should come in first on the team while the second highest scorer on my team is like 12-46 with 1 cap -_-

[@AMENINCE777]

***** Definitely agree! Pretty frustrating to leave a match and get put in the same match 10+ times. I BACKED OUT FOR A REASON! I tried playing using wireless last night....never again -_- I got that teleporting bs like crazy.

[@walrusdojo]

Something else worth noting is the behavior of Slug Rounds. I've noticed that equipping Slugs gives you a small circular reticle inside your cross hairs. One would assume that the slug would then land inside of that circle. This is apparently not the case. It seems the slug will land anywhere inside the normal cross hairs, and the circle is there for no real reason. Hip fire with Slug Rounds is absolutely awful and should always be avoided

[@MusicWarrior147]

so it would be appear these deaths 2:22 are not bs at all, it's just the way it's coded. thanks Drift0r. :) glad I know now.

[@Diavolo222]

MY go to class, on PC anyways, where soundwhoring matters, is this. Bulldog/pP6( I think its the name ) ready up, agility, marathon, DS, Amplify, steady aim. Specialist : SoH/Scavenger/Icu and for the bonus I guess its a matter of taste but I always put sitrep and blast shield.

[@DONTDROPTHEC4]

6:58, commando in cod ghosts confirmed.

[@alexvar93]

Is there going to be a separate video for Slug rounds? To be honest, that's what I was most excited to see on this shotgun video...

[@acornofwar9159]

Drift0r, what do youtubers get for likes? Anything significant or just self-satisfaction? I like all your videos but I don't hit the "like" button. So does it help youtubers personally or is it just to make you feel better? If it actually does something I will start liking all the videos I watch.

[@Spiffyy69]

It gives them money and the more likes a video gets the more it will show up in recommended.

[@ForestShroom]

Mr Spiffy16 The act of liking does not make their paychecks larger. It does however, like you said, get the video recomended to more people, which indirectly makes them more money.

[@acornofwar9159]

I accidentally posted the comment twice because when I refreshed it said my other comment wasn't there. But thank you guys for helping me out with that. I will definitely start liking more videos especially this series. I love the knowledge and everything. Thank you guys again. :D

[@GreyShamrock]

FreaknShrooms Well put Shrooms :)

[@ForestShroom]

GreyShamrock ^-^

[@Xyno76]

Wait... Drift0r, would the ADS tighten the spread only on the tac 12 since it has the smart choke... so ADS wouldn't matter on the other shotguns?

[@chubel1021]

The extra 2 perk point should go to sleight of hand

[@Oceanmanta]

all the people criticising his guide, you make a better one

[@coryhitt2526]

DRIFTOR! The tac-12 has a smart choke for ads accuracy! The choke increases accuracy when ads! Redo the video with the bulldog for a more accurate representation. If you do this, feel free to acknowledge it in the video.

[@FlashTheEagle]

what about the slugs attachment? it increases your range by an immense amount.....

[@bossKATSIII]

Do slug rounds get their own In Depth?

[@Danxiong]

Best perks for shotgun: ready up, agility, marathon, steady aim and most important of all is ping. Try it out. You'll love it!!

[@ItsHadeS]

The best Bulldog class: Bulldog + muzzle + extended because Bulldog has no recoil ! Dead Silence, Amplify, Extreme Conditioning, Agility, Ready up, Sitrep(or any other perk you want) Try it ! Guaranteed !!!

[@cameronogilvie3364]

or u can use chaosxsilencer's super bulldog class, its good aswell

[@PiEiNtHeFaCe22]

Cameron Ogilvie Since I can't reply to papas for some reason. I prefer dead silence,agility,marathon,sitrep,ready up. Don't really need amplify at all. It's an OP perk sure,but for shotguns definatly not needed.

[@ItsHadeS]

***** Amplify Needed for KEM strike mate ! ;)

[@cameronogilvie3364]

not required, just makes it a lot easier

[@ItsHadeS]

Lol ok ! ;)

[@VidmanBarca89]

My Shotgun Class: Bulldog: Muzzle break and Ext Mag Ready up Marathon Hardline Steady Aim SitRep Sleight of Hand I have had some pretty sick games with this setup, It is a blast to run with.

[@NIKLASSOLVBERGOVERBY]

I only use two SG here in Ghosts. My classes are: TAC-12 w/ Slug Rounds and Muzzle Break Perks: Ready Up Agility Marathon Quickdraw Stalker OR: BULLDOG w/ Extended Mags and Muzzle Break Perks: Ready Up Sleight of Hand Agility Marathon Steady Aim Scavenger

[@coltonbone2943]

thank you for clearing some things up for me

[@nuclearpancakes2]

LOL The bulldoge. Love it!

[@Shrek_Holmes]

looks like a circular pattern to me. i saw shooting on the trucks. looks circular to me. some pallet holes were on the same arch as the aim corsair.

[@engijack]

He rescinded that in the next video, it's the same circle we all know and love.

[@Minecraft2Xtreme]

Haha I love the tac 12 with slug ready up, quickdraw and dead eye. Yes you have to aim.....

[@ggdoubleg8398]

Thanks for the detail perk breakdown. I would like to add that concussion grenade is also important for shotgun classes. But we don't have that many slots to cover everything! >_

[@stevenwright3214]

Good episode, but I was really hoping for some slug info. Keep up the grand work homes.

[@free53664]

hahah driftor 4:53 bulldoge. Nice one!

[@MJtheexperienceUK]

such shot gun many pellets wow

[@free53664]

seepin II lol

[@GenGre]

uuups gotta come back later its not HD yet

[@NeedsMoDakka]

Your guide contradicts itself at the "Pellets stay in the diamond" comment. When you're judging it for steady aim, it CLEARLY acts like it's part of a circle.

[@OwiWanColenobi]

You should do an in depth for the slug round, unlike Black Ops 2, the slug in Ghosts actually goes all the way across the map, like a normal bullet should.

[@fuzzygrapes7780]

Thanks drift! You're the best!

[@Shankower]

Drift0r, in previous IW games the shotguns didn't gain any benefits from ADSing. But, in this game it specifically says that the tac-12 will have a tigher spread when Aiming down sights (and only says so on the tac-12). But you said it will apply to any shotgun.. Did you test other shotguns? I'd be interested to know whether or not it applies to them as well or if you made a slight error? Does anyone else know?

[@Blue_Ocean720]

Technically it would be really easy to wall test and find out if you just went to private match.

[@Shankower]

Yea, I considered that but.. To be honest it's not toooo important to me, plus this is good for me because it helps get my channel out there a bit (without spamming) :P

[@p.poncie2412]

Tac 12 has a Smart Choke which is supposed to tighten your pellet spread when aiming down your sights.

[@lucaisnerdin8792]

This gameplay looks great.

[@stadiot1]

slug rounds and muzzle brake thats beast as on this gun

[@Ironforce92]

Do the support squadmate plz

[@oby100]

Never run a lightweight, marathon class without dead silence. I can hear those who don't coming from a mile away through my TV speakers lol

[@ThatBluePit]

Is it all shotguns or just the tac 12 that gets tighter spread when ads?

[@Volkovic7013]

Driftor, great vid I always love your in depths. However could you mention the effects of the special default attachment of that shotty you were using? Thanks again for a great video

[@evanm7836]

Bulldog is my favorite shotgun, please do a in depth on it

[@acornofwar9159]

Drift0r, what do you and other KZbinrs get when you get a lot of likes? Is i just self-satisfaction or is it something else? Because if it actually helps, then I am going to start getting into the habit of liking all the videos I watch. I like all of your videos but I don't usually hit the like button.

[@GenGre]

hit it it gives them a higher chance of showing up at the frontpage = more subscribers

[@ThisIsFuj]

It is mostly just for satisfaction and to know if the subs like the video or not. But also as GeneralGre said, it will help them get on the front page more/.

[@Zealot99]

I'm not sure if it's still set-up this way but the more likes the more they earn or at least that's how it used to be, may have changed

[@GenGre]

***** its not like that anymore and i cant remember that it ever was like that

[@acornofwar9159]

Thank you guys. I accidentally posted this twice because I refreshed the page and it said that there was no comments even after I commented. But still thank you and Drift0r has my like. I really enjoy the knowledge, I like to impress people with all of my CoD Knowledge and also, I do give all the credit to Drift0r when I talk about the stuff. But thank you guys once again. Glad to know that people actually help you out with questions on youtube.

[@TheBlackjackdaddy]

2:05 nice flashbang kill.

[@MisterNuDos]

Lol the tighter your box the less room you have to spread around, I'm so immature.

[@TheJeevo92]

Hey bro! Heard you like flank routes so I gave you flank routes on your flank routes so you can flank a route while you're on a flank route!

[@otteroilTT]

Personally I always use Slug rounds, as the hit is always in the small circular hip-fire box, which saves the need for Steady-aim.

[@flemonssideire7164]

"Hahah, cute." I had to rewind I laughed so hard.

[@Beardnor]

So.... tempting.... to.... shout...... HIPF.... no I won't this time. lol

[@Keepersofthespark]

What about the slug attachment? How does that change the shotguns? Plz cover that in the future,

[@timoe1149]

Looking at the testing at 2:50, I'd say that the hipfire spread is a circle, and not a diamond. Clearly there are some pellets on or even outside the confinds of the imaginary hip fire circle, and definitely outside a diamond.

[@HerbalSergal]

Though slugs were not mentioned saddly; I feel as though after countless fights against both bots/players in Ghosts and BF4 that the slugs are nerfed to shit, literally. I don't know if they felt that the KSG was too OP, but I enjoyed it. I'm sure with the maps being bigger it wouldn't be as much of a problem to complain about, but you can't really do anything with a slug in either game anymore. In BF4, the drop is rediculous making it a complete joke. I don't know what the OHK range is for the slug in Ghosts, but it isn't anything like the KSG was which almost makes you ask why it was even put into the game in the first place? Even with the muzzle brake, I might as well just go slap the enemy in the face with it's killing range. What are we missing about this attachment that makes it useful?

[@Greedfires]

In Ghosts there is no range limit

[@HerbalSergal]

I didn't say there was, I said they are practically useless at any range outside of a few meters, unlike in BO2 where the KSG can kill up to over 12 meters in one shot. And when I did mention range, I mentioned the One Hit Kill (OHK) range; meaning the maximum range allowed for a slug to kill you in one hit, like it should. Seriously, I have to take 4, yes, FOUR "SLUGS!?" to kill someone at 20 meters!? Don't slugs punch an exit wound the size of a grapefruit through you!? O_o

[@SchwamiLPD]

***** Actually it's bigger than a grapefruit :/ Yeah I loved the KSG in BO2 and I am able to do ok with Slugs in Ghosts but it's not as satisfying and consistent anymore as it was in Bo2... btw check out the Slugs video he put up like yesterday in case you haven't seen it :)

[@Zaivos]

Use ready up, marathon and agility, QuickDraw and dead silence on a tac with holo and muzzle brake.

[@grantplunkett8410]

No slug review? I hope that comes in time

[@reesercliff]

drift0r aiming down sights only tightened the spread on the tac12, not all shotguns

[@emabeck9830]

Yes, the tighter your box the better. I concur

[@kingjordan7722]

Nice video drift thank you for what you.do.

[@tommoex]

dead silence is a much better recommendation as you stomp like elephants in this game

[@skitchead2015]

Thanks drift0r

[@Dandaldaks]

1:47 "The tighter your box" ~ Drift0r 2013

[@theminecraftman3729]

#drift0rs epic grammer

[@Dandaldaks]

How Ironic, grammar is spelt with an a.

[@theminecraftman3729]

i know

[@theminecraftman3729]

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[@game1tactics]

Dandaldaks he was being sarcastic, I hope.

[@AndrewChoandrewchosb]

Doesn't the Tac12 have Smart Choke where Aiming Down Sights will Always Narrow the Spread of the Pellets? Did you Test out all of the other Shotguns? I just wanted to see the effects of ADS For Each Shotgun in this Video. Anyways Love All Of Your Videos, They Help A lot. Keep On Doing What You Are Doing.

[@MrDinoSwit]

Hey Drift0r, it sounds as thought you are suggesting that the tightening of the spread of the tac 12 while ADS is a mechanic present on all shotguns. I haven't tested it in game, but based on the description of the weapons that does not appear to be the case.

[@theskillz1]

It is present, just weaker for the others, with the bulldog getting the least benefit

[@thefunky31]

I dont even play this game and I watch anyways. Just because its you.

[@StevieBee75]

What about the under attachment shogun. Would love to know the stats on that

[@darianthescorpion1132]

Really they should’ve put the Shotguns in the secondary category in Ghosts. If the Optics and the fore grip don’t do anything drastic, then what you’re left with is Extended Mags for the Bulldog (Bulldoge, HA! Nice one, Drift0r) and the Tac 12, and the Muzzle Brake for the FP6 and the MTs-255. (All the shotguns actually) So. My personal suggestion with the Shotguns if you’re gonna use one, equip Overkill and take a shotgun as your secondary. Because really the only attachment that helps your performance at all is the Muzzle Brake, and a shotgun compliments pretty well with a long range weapon like the Sniper Rifles or Marksman Rifles. A sort of MW2 throwback, I guess.

[@Uncle19]

Just wondering, you did the truck test on the Tac 12, but it says the Tac 12 has a smart choke for tighter spread when ADS, so is it still applicable for the other shotguns?

[@TheSatanicon]

You forgot one of the most fun attachment to use on the shotties, the slug round, unlike blops 2 the slug round on ghost behave like a normal bullet, the range is across the map, the buckshots disappear and the slug on the ksg in blops 2 disappeared. On hardcore you get one shot one kill all across every map, it is a fun high risk high reward style of play :) FP6 and slug just for the challenge :P

[@michaelobryant8230]

tighter spread when aimed down for ONLY tac 12...

[@Ro1andDesign]

"An error occurred, please try again later."

[@Ro1andDesign]

Seems to be fixed now

[@Bandit2924]

I don't use steady aim on the Tac 12. I want to get a large spread when shooting at close quarters so I don't miss, and at long ranges - or most ranges, I scope in with the Tac 12 because if I get the shot on target when I scope in, Im most likely going to get the kill unless if it's at a large range. Personally, it's my favorite shotgun. Although you can't spam with it like the Bulldog, it's only a one or two shot kill, plus it has a ton more range. I run it with a muzzle brake, ext. mags, or replace the ext. mags with a red dot because the Iron Sights are bad, and I want to get my shots on target.

[@swiftblaqness]

Sorry driftor I'll have to disagree for once. While using a pump action shorty I find quick scoping or using stalker and ads walking around corners to be much more beneficial than steady aim hip firing. When I use the TAC I almost never get hitmarkers like you did in this vid, also wth would you need optics on a shotty ?

[@xRiizo]

Personally I use Muzzle break with the single slug thing as it reminds me of the KSG from Blops2. I tend to do alot better, but it means you need to have a good aim.