The Caldwell Rival has this unique advantage...

[@HomeReel]

How do you feel about the Rival? You can get a 10% discount using code 'HOME' in the Crytek Shop: shop.crytek.com/?ref=33518 Small edit: The Romero has 13 shells. Point stands: You're gonna want ammo with the Rival during a match

[@Mister_Fancypants]

I think it's 1 of my least favourite shotguns. You always hear people say: " i can 2 tap hunters ". Yea my romero & slate can do it in 1.

[@zacharyarmitage7941]

My favorite shotgun (except terminus with levering) I'm a slightly above average console player and having that follow up shot is a life saver for my at times shitty aim😂

[@madrandomize5115]

My favorite shotgun

[@don945646]

My only issue is how everyone thinks penny shot is so good.

[@Mercurial_Me]

Don't forget the value that it requires 0 traits for full functionally. Always a plus.

[@zacharyarmitage7941]

Yes

[@jordank6961]

That can be what tip the scales :)

[@Mrdestiny17]

you ain't hunting if you ain't rocking magpie

[@sirminty8495]

For future reference. The Romero does not have 7 shells at base. It has 13. The store is currently bugged for all weapons that allow multiple ammo types and only shows half of the ammo. Likely due to some weirdness with the two ammo slots for custom ammo. As such, the Romero has more ammo than the Rival. This can be seen with the Sparks, Springfield, Martini, Berthier, and even the Bomblance as well. Any weapon with the capability of taking two different ammo types, not including the Lemat and Drilling, show half their proper ammo reserves.

[@BradK9Drake726]

You seem to have perfect timing with my bathroom schedule yet again

[@saurosthewise7371]

Oh my God same, I'll sit down and see a new homereel video as soon as I hit porcelain

[@HomeReel]

Proud of you for staying regular

[@kjellhallgreen7075]

Yepp....same here

[@BradK9Drake726]

@@saurosthewise7371 exactly what happens

[@BradK9Drake726]

@@HomeReel thank you

[@geroni211]

Just wanted to say that I don't even play H:S, I just live your writing and your delivery so much, I have watched every one of your vids at least once. Your scripts manage to surprise me with awful jokes and your delivery has the same vibe of a 9th grader trying to be smooth with his crush and failing miserably, and I love them both. The effort you put into these videos to make them more than a run of the mill weapon review shows wonderfully and I can't wait to see more. Sadly the algorithm hasn't been blessing you as much as you deserve, but I hope you remember that quality is more than views and likes and that stuff

[@J.B.90]

Flechette Rival is great. Some people just cant think outside the "Shotguns are only for CQB OHK" box.

[@napoleonbonaparte8778]

My Argument is though, that the bow is cheaper than a Handcannon- Flechette and also makes you bleed plus can one tap on medium distances if you master it, shoots also relatively fast, gives you your ammo back & and is quiet.

[@sudazima]

terminus with fkechettes and levering is my bread butter and just the whole BLT too

[@J.B.90]

@napoleonbonaparte8778 But why does there need to be an argument? Can't there be multiple good options?

[@napoleonbonaparte8778]

@@J.B.90 totally. Was just sharing my oponion :D

[@PsychCow]

For me the lack of pen doesn't make up for the added range.

[@voxel_sc]

I discoverd recently that i have more success with the flechette. Especially the Rival works VERY fine with flechette, had nice rounds storming the lair. Its cool that you brought it up now!

[@loadingerror9975]

This has been one of your best videos in a while. I am now in complete support of the writers strike. I hope it never ends

[@jumblestiltskin1365]

The one and Homely...Homereel! The one that got me playing this game at the expense of everything else

[@emptyptr9401]

Flachette Caldwell Rival is one of if not my actual favourite gun in the game. It allows for a very unique, strategic, almost fencing-like playstyle where you first make them bleed and then have to push your advantage well to get the kill. Blow for blow. Pair that with a long-ammo secondary (Uppercut, Obrez) and you have probably my favourite loadout in the game. OP? No. But very fun, flexible and unique. Edit: And I also really like the long reload since it really forces you to consider your shots. Makes the game unironically so much more interesting to me. Honestly, in this game I love guns with akward reloads in general xd. I feel like thats how this game is meant to be played.

[@dylanclemento3572]

Rival flechette with sparks pistol with 1 slot of incendiary is such a powerful loadout. You can kill from any distance and put a lot of pressure on teams as a solo. If your aim isnt the best, you can always bring a derringer as back up. I was happy to see it in the video. Not a lot of people use it from what I've seen. Nice video as always. Thank you for your dilligence!

[@MegaHellstrike]

I do love a good love story that takes place between the main character and their Rival.

[@mafiacat88]

This is by far my favourite shotgun (though terminus+levering can be fun for incendiary memes). It's cheaper than a *lot* of other options, even with custom ammo, and it's just so fun to use-plus I love me a boomstick. It doesn't leave you totally screwed like the romaro does if you whiff your first shot or there's two guys, and the quick follow-up does a lot for the range. Personally I combo it with a pax-it's decent range, but okay closer up if you don't have time to reload your primary. And I will absolutely back up flechettes as the most fun ammo type. Though I will say they really shine as the follow-up shot for a sparks or something.

[@Dundee_7777]

Well I never called it the heartbeat of the bayou before but I think I'm going to now. You instantly put a sound in my head of two rhythmic shots being fired and sounding like a heartbeat.

[@C454D]

I feel its best ammo type is flechette. It turns it into an odd-ball weapon that is good at close-quarters with the only thing beating it being other shotguns within their OHK range (and at that point not much beats those weapons regardless). It is awkward to use just because needing to two tap puts a massive strain on ammo and then the need to reload, and I would argue in most cases a Romero will serve better but if you plan on trying to soften targets or do some sort of combo shot, it works well. A personal load-out I've been trying is the LeMatthew with Rival Handcannon packing Flechette (and slugs in the LeMatthew). Tag them with Flechette then hit them with the Long Ammo, fairly quick and dirty to fight with but retains a good set of options for how to fight.

[@toothybrushman]

Can’t quite put my finger on it but this is one of your best videos yet. Funny, great editing and informative.

[@bonyeezy7980]

Honestly the Rival just fulfills the "get of out of my swamp, zoomer" fantasy so well I couldn't care less about the stats.

[@Nitsugalego]

Anyone playing the Redneck with any other weapon needs to uninstall the game

[@elitef3642]

​@Nitsugalego only other weapon that works with the redneck in my opinion is the bomblance. Become one with the blitz while screaming and banjo music blares in the background

[@userb1x1]

@@Nitsugalegothe pump action for emphasizing where your lawn is?

[@1nfamyX]

​@@elitef3642 and thats why quartermaster exists. Amen.

[@marakalos3838]

I personally love to pair the Rival with a Scottfield and use close ambush tactics. If I’m caught out at distance, the Scottfield is my pride and joy for either aimed shots or suppression. Something about firing buckshot by surprise into someone’s ribs at four meters is always so fun. Even better when I say “Hi there!” through VOIP.

[@linchpin666]

Those Riverdance parts had me laughing out loud for real!! 😂 Awesome Video!

[@memes_the_dna_of_the_soul5487]

6:12 Don't play hunt, but the handcannon seems like the prefect little companion for a sniper rifle. Plink em from a distance. Then they star think "alight, this little punk's gonna keep shootin me from her, then im gonna get in an show him what for!" They rush in, and you greet them, with twin barrels of buck. Because nobody expects the sniper to run at you.

[@kl3r1k3r-7]

Moin/long ammo large slot + handcannon flechette... Super fun. Hit with long ammo and finish with super long range flechette

[@bunz_d]

This video felt more unhinged compared to the recent game/event info ones and I'm all here for it

[@benbenben123ben]

Man, I kill it with the specter penny shot. Idk why, but on controller, it just feels better than any other shotgun to me.

[@yob172000]

Dude, this is NOT a slight against your existing body of work, but this is the best video you’ve ever made. Awesome stuff.

[@maxtyler8993]

I have been a rival LOVER these last few weeks. Finally started to use it for real

[@captainpancakes1893]

Remember, flechette pairs well with the mindset for pumping 2 shells into somebody. Unless its a far range most of the time that hunter is not going to be in a good spot, if they didn't die to the second shot. It happens way more often then it should but ive hit someone before they turn a corner, only for them to pop out and die to the second shot. And honestly, handcannon with flechette doesn't gimp the range too much, so you might not kill them in the second shot, but they probably die to bleed shortly after

[@GlitchGull]

its been a minute since your last weapon review, but good as always. Def gotta try rival with flechette

[@Whimsly]

He crossed the picket-line, get him! Also, the similes are insane this video. Thanks!

[@graveaxel3607]

The correct response during that last clip while you were on fire was: -First Kill- 'You're a legend' No... -Second Kill- 'Now I'm a legend' lol honestly though I could barely see and you 1 tapped both of em, great video and clips!

[@Ferrochrome12]

Rival slugs goes hard, I like to pair it with a lemat FMJ

[@Kpsla]

The Rival Handcannon with flechette is one of the best sidearms in the game if you've got quartermaster or your main weapon is a 2 slot. It doesn't matter that it can't one tap a hunter if my opponent is already wounded, and even if they aren't; very few sidearms can 2 tap a hunter at 20 meters in the time it takes a nagant officer to cycle 1 shot.

[@solobloke8116]

Buckshot Rival and FMJ Conversion never let me down. An occasional whiff here and there, but fanning gets the job done as the last resort. I started playing 10 days ago and tried out almost ever shotgun, til I finally arrived in the DoomGuy fantasy and been grandslamming lobbies for couple of days now 😊

[@MrBandoftheHawk]

i love the rival handcannon with slugs or flechette. if i'm using a sparks i bring flechette but if i'm using pretty much any other gun i use slugs

[@Entitusschule]

The Rival and the Specter are probably the best Cost/Value Shotguns at the moment. They cost like nothing and mostly kill after 1 shot but can shoot another time pretty fast.

[@AwesomeOpossumify]

Bayou Heartbeat would be a great name for a Caldwell Rival variant

[@Baywire]

I don't know why people hate on Flachette. I use it in my "warm up" loadout which is a spectre/flachette and caldwell pax/FMJ. You tag them heavy with the bleed and then chase with either another shotgun shot or shoot through their cover with FMJ. It puts so much pressure on people and usually follows up with a secured kill.

[@vauxaholic]

I always use Flechette Rival with a poison hand crossbow and run antidote….it works amazingly well but you have to be ultra aggressive, my 2 regular team mates run rifles to control the long range engagements

[@TheTruePacmanMG]

I've never really given flechette a chance. next time it comes up for a challenge I'm not gonna roll or ignore it.

[@Wunjo1776]

Really enjoyed this one man 👍

[@JarnoScw]

Love the reviews, keep it up!

[@general-Lee-700]

God the sheer power of that 8 gauge is amazing

[@phrikaphrak40k]

8? The rival is a 12

[@general-Lee-700]

No its a 8 gauge the barrels are to damn big to be a 12 gauge and the shells are to big

[@phrikaphrak40k]

@trayquarles what are you talking about lmao? They are the right size for a 12 gauge. The rival is based on the Colt M1878 coach guns, which were 12g.

[@general-Lee-700]

They also make it in 10 gauge and 8 gauge you dummy

[@mettlemesh]

I probably have more kills on the Rival and Rival HC than any other shotty in the game. Using Quartermaster to bring the HC with some long ammo rifle is probably my favorite loadout in the game; it gives you the ability to stifle pushes and push buildings in close quarters with the kind of instant lethality that rifles lack unless you're an aim god.

[@alpha_1198]

My go to loadout: Rival-Pax

[@connorgrissett972]

Same. Cheap, simple, and effective.

[@Abraxas11Havoc]

Heartbeat of the bayou got me subscribed 🤣

[@martinnolhaf3151]

There is a good reason for the "pennies" having a 5. Crytek is from Germany. And Here in Germany we Had the "Deutsche Mark" before the Euro. And its little coins we're Not calles Cents Like today but "Pfennige". Which translates to Pennies, and there also was a 5 Pfennig coin. So i guess this is Kind of a German Easter Egg. I think the Leaves around them on the coins were also on the coins. Greetings from Germany.

[@PsychCow]

Shot a guy through a fence at point blank range with flechette, got a hit marker, shot him again, got no kill... the lack of pen and that experience is why I'll likely never use flechette again on the double barrel

[@JohnDoe-zy1qf]

Bro you can tell this videos been in the works for awhile when this boys got them serpent moon coins on the left.

[@Nobody-dl4tm]

The 78 as we call it is a classic. Great for days of being too drunk to aim but an inexhaustible aggression

[@GamerTagCaptCluel3ss]

I keep seeing Home realize how slept on flechettes are. Maybe one day people will find Spectre flechettes & realize just how far away you can kill people

[@Crazycoyoteify]

7:32 "some sort of disorder that makes you unnaturally aggressive" Ahhhh...... So that's why I like using the caldwell lmfao.

[@jackmoscrop6211]

"Some sort of disorder that makes you unnaturally aggressive", not gonna lie as a rival user i kinda feel personally attacked 😂😂

[@jgraham5271]

Was that actually Grandmaster David at the end? good vid

[@RtwSeano]

A disorder that makes me unnaturally aggressive… it all makes sense why this is my favourite weapon.

[@jdsims3489]

The rival flachette is my favorite gun in the game, smack them once and they freak out. Then just push as thry are bleeding

[@grady1113]

Obsessed with all the Flatley dancing

[@StiveGuy]

Rival + Conversion is my go to close quarters.

[@rmg110]

Hope the strike continues. Well done!

[@acvn-hg9gy]

I love how you hesitated on that aquapuncture joke lmao

[@brittommyv807]

The rival having the least amount of ammo (drew with the crown) and the fact that you so often have to rely on that 2nd shot to put your enemies down always feels so bad to me. I could bring a romero and reliably one-hit up to 13 people, or I could bring a rival and have to 2-tap about 5 before running out of ammo. That said, it's my go-to for flechettes!

[@Brekwon97]

i love using a rival handcannon with flechette

[@ToxicPancake88]

“Nickel-shot” sounds cooler tbf 💰

[@Oking360]

HOME THIS IS YOUR BEST INTRO YET!

[@phantomviper211]

I believe that the penny shot is actually half cent coins so that's actually a .5 not a 5, granted that could vary well be something that I completely made up and convinced my self of so take it with a grain of salt.

[@PsyMonkTV]

Great video. I laughed a lot 😂

[@realcow1]

Holy shit you really saved such a legendary clip for the very end of the video? That was one of the most ridiculous plays I've ever seen in this game.

[@lucaswillits2170]

AI could have never made a poem as good as your vetterli poem

[@Mrdestiny17]

You dont have to make anymore weapon guides Home. I'll still support them, but I've fallen in love with the Drilling. No other gun can compete. I've only played without it once this past week and that was to finish a pesky sparks challenge

[@jimdob6528]

Solid guide. Personally I hate the rival but not all guns are for everyone.

[@nathanegnew1923]

Nickle shot from now on.

[@noahhunter7400]

"If you have a disorder that makes you unnaturally aggressive" thats me 😂

[@Murderofbaralles5841]

the script writing is pretty darn good. wow. Almost makes me wanna join the 4.99 thing. Almost.almost.

[@Joescotterpuss]

I may have been sleeping on flechette ammo.

[@thekrispiestkreme5609]

Am I the only one who thinks you should be able to grab two types of ammo for the rival? It functions the same way as a Romero like you can fish out the shells and pop in whatever else

[@nom9007]

Rival makes me feel like ash with his BOOMSTICK

[@wael6604]

they really got dunked on in the last clip

[@orka5352]

Rival because it looks good in my hillbilly's hands

[@superguy183828]

Ah yes, finally covering The Heartbeat of the Bayou

[@h3ctic504]

Penny shot has *far less* pellets. It only has 5 in comparison to the 14 of buckshot

[@chucksorus1111]

good stuff dude

[@jaism2164]

Ah just when I was about to give up on my good ol' rival

[@inisit]

YES MY FAVORITE SHOTGUN IN THE GAME

[@drycell_gaming]

I feel like I’ve seen more rivals in loadouts recently

[@corvusonis7974]

I used to hate Rival, after playing with it more i like Rival, i can be very aggressive. But i wish for small buff, it needs ammo, like add at least 2.

[@redypo]

would you ever do a vid on the bug bomb?

[@nochillarickroller]

2:12 what a username

[@chowderpower7192]

YEEEEESSSS! YEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! You finally did it!!!!

[@jacobdonahue1994]

i love the rival but it desperately needs a new variant or something. been using it for so long i need something to spice it up. would love to see a “swift” variant with an extractor that speeds up the reload at the cost of one of your shells if you do a partial reload. make it only available for the hand cannon for balance if it needs it i don’t care, just gimme something

[@HomeReel]

Double Alamo lol

[@jacobdonahue1994]

@@HomeReel too funny not to implement im afraid, we don’t make the rules

[@jackburton4484]

Faster than the speed of love ❤️

[@jcbvickers]

This video was very entertaining

[@BLACK-COAT]

Can you do a Coldwell conversation pistol video please 🥺🥺🥺

[@gabbagandalf8337]

Why would it bee as good as a drilling? Muzzelvelocity, ammopool, better sights, three shots...big factors even if its just a compound fight

[@buffshrek6809]

Can u do a vid on the hunting bow next?

[@lucafrix66]

Concertina bow + Rival w/ Flechette. I swear by this troll loadout.

[@finnyjam8252]

I miss when the shells ejected during reload

[@BeerAndFries]

I want to like it, but it betrays me more often than not :(

[@Natehack]

Yes another gun vid!!!

[@captainaustria95]

Heartbroken to see a Rival Video without the best skin in the game Alison 😢

[@kaidensgamingcircus]

Is the ChatGPT bit in support of the strikes or at the expense of? I honestly can’t read the tone properly.

[@loadingerror9975]

Does it matter as long as it’s funny?

[@kaidensgamingcircus]

@@loadingerror9975 it kinda does, yeah. It’s an important workers rights issue, and it could set the precedent for decades to come for entertainment and the people who make it.

[@HomeReel]

Writers should be paid for their work, but the joke is at the expense of myself: the idea that an AI can replace my creative worth. (I’m the guy that writes these scripts)

[@kaidensgamingcircus]

@@HomeReel That’s all I needed to confirm. Love your work my dude. Sorry if my inability to read tones properly was problematic in any way.

[@Boa796]

That just sounded like a regular intro, which means, even if Home dies we can still get Home videos!

[@Tentomoushi333]

FIRST LIKE AND VIEW…I love ur videos and ur work man keep up the good work