The BEST Ammo Type in Modern Warfare III? | (All Ammunition Explained)

Modern Warfare III has a ton of choices in the Ammunition category in the Gunsmith and today, I wanted to do a full breakdown of all of the standard Ammo Types in the game to find out what they do and which one is best! What do you think of Ammo Types in their current state and which is your favorite to use?
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0:00 Intro
0:45 Low Grain
0:53 High Grain
1:10 High Velocity
1:19 Round Nose
2:46 Tracer
3:43 Overpressered +P
4:13 Frangible
5:01 Hollow Point
6:18 Hardened
6:59 Armor Piercing
7:10 Mono
7:52 Incendiary
9:29 Best Ammo for Streaks?
11:21 Final Thoughts
12:35 Wrap Up

[@dkoiop]

I actually appreciate that you do videos like this. I can only imagine the amount of hours that go into a single video. Testings / Stat comparing, Recording, Editing etc etc etc 🙏 thank you

[@PTarahb]

Reminds me of what Drift0r did back in the day.

[@boogiefrmda4578]

💯

[@LordAngelus]

Wow, haven't even thought of using hollow point with tac stance. That's actually a great tip!

[@emwols]

Please don’t do this and annoy everyone else :(

[@Belthil]

Nice, new loadout from now on!

[@brawler5760]

@@emwolsWith how sweaty and nerdy everyone is, no u.

[@carlosbenzan7363]

What have you started?

[@mikeyplayz8438]

​@@brawler5760Pls shut up🙏🙏🙏

[@prideofalion]

My gut reaction was that ammo type wasn't something I should be using an attach slot on (in most situations). Thank you for confirming 👍

[@Scroolewse]

Armor piercing with no downsides is pretty damn strong. bullet penetration is really underrated imo.

[@mcnalga]

Yup they help a lot with these Old MW2 maps have heavy head glitch spots, Invasion especially is a perfect example.

[@DamienDarkside]

They are also amazing in MWZ, gets those annoying choppers out of the sky in seconds.

[@davidsana8309]

Snapshot wall hacks gets funny with ap lmg

[@net343]

Mono is really underrated as it gives you both velocity AND penetration

[@rpaulseymour]

Does anyone know if armor piercing rounds have better bullet penetration than round nose? Came here to find that out. Armor has that giant arrow, round nose has a little single chevron. Wouldn’t know how to test 🤔

[@cixtos]

Attachments that help horizontal recoil and hurt vertical recoil work really well with tac stance setups. I also noticed that different suppressors seem to have slightly different sound suppression characteristics. Not sure if this is player side only or if everyone hears it Thank you for all your hard work!

[@hfOnyx]

What works beat do you think?

[@user-fs3iy7em2t]

@@hfOnyx Do you mean what suppressor works best?? ...also, in my experience, suppressors 100% do different levels of sound suppression, not only octavely , when it comes to you, and other players nearby... but towards radar distancing as well, cus some suppressors don't completely eliminate your shot signatures on the HUD

[@Primoris]

I've been running Hollow Point recently and it's pissing people off so I'll keep doing that. Love seeing people stop in their tracks, slows the game down a bit.

[@changhee95]

Would love to see ace try experimenting these ammo types on Zombies. While i know its not his thing, I'm really curious if they can actually do anything to zombies. For instance, i always use Armor piercing on my guns in zombies due the fact that some of them are wearing armor. However if he tests it and finds it doesn't, it help free up my attachment slots..... I wish cod zombies let us use all the attachment slots on our weapons like they did in cold war zombies.

[@Cristian_D63]

Go hit up either Milo or CodenamePizza, or Glitching Queen they could potentially test. This shouldn't be too difficult seeing how they have health bars in zombies

[@jordan-psy]

I'd love to know this too

[@pax1217]

I dont think they work, just like armor piercing on warzone, but is worth the try

[@joshua3630]

It doesnt. There is no ammo type that is beneficial in zombies.

[@Meravokas]

@@joshua3630 I've found that does break armor faster if I end up in zone 2 without my insured gun pack a punched for some reason. Doesn't kill any faster. Also it does does increase your over penetration meaning you're hitting more zombies at once if they're grouped up. And don't quote me on this but I *Think* the AP goes through Mangler armor to do direct health damage. But since there's no point in shooting a mangler anywhere but the head or to bust the arm cannon. It doesn't really help that much aside from maybe hitting zombies that might be behind it as you're strafing around.

[@ameadows3658]

Thank god for you 🙏. I was all over the internet today looking for ammo type info today! Been using high grain on mw2 and mw3 weapons and it feels like it kills faster or something!

[@OnlyBadSalmon]

So informative! I wanted to know the best ammo type to shoot things down with the PKM and without advanced stats I didn’t know which one to use! Thanks for everything you do Ace!

[@xBOBOxFebreez]

The MTZ interceptor with incendiary rounds is pretty good against streaks. I havent tested other weapons but it takes less than 20 rounds to take down helicopters, so per bullet its really good

[@mikejones4322]

Glad to see Ace is still around, haven't played CoD since Bo3. You helped me out a ton back then.

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Great in-depth review of the ammo. Very helpful. Much appreciated.

[@aarong2k138]

Really looking forward to the anti air class setup! I used yours back in MWII and it worked amazingly. Nobody really shoots down streaks in this game at it's current moment so being able to be the one to do the job will be nice. Don't really care for ammo types but pretty over it dealing with Hollow point rounds.

[@alucardian101]

In eu servers choppers don't last more than a few seconds. Unfortunately, nobody uses mines or claymores...

[@wozie9736]

Try the RAAL with incen ammo types and max out bullet velocity with a barrel and a suppressor

[@featherstone5051]

I run a support setup if the rest of my team is good, engineers vest, stormender as secondary, target identification system, holotherm bas-b with smoke nades and smoke drop

[@codymoreno7981]

IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS I was really hoping to find out the best weapon and ammo type combo was best for shooting down streaks

[@Honeneko.]

Maybe Round nose was suppose to be more like Vanguard Hollow Point; increases limb damage.

[@emp1985]

4 months later, I don't know if bullet penetration is bugged, or simply WAY underpowered. Even with the KATT-AMR equipped with AP/MONO rounds, it seems they only go through the lightest of cover, and without 1 shot killing. Getting Forged camo for it is a complete nightmare.

[@coachcake]

One kind of niche use for the hollowpoints that I've found is for smaller maps against melee players. I usually have a blueprint for the X13 saved with a large mag and hollowpoints so if I get rushed by a knifer I can quickly switch to that and slow them down. Extremely situational but it's made dealing with those often annoying players much easier.

[@ArsynZ]

Shhhh... I'm trying to finish my melee camo grind. 😂

[@Morte_Oscuro]

​@@ArsynZI Said fuck it, just gonna wait for shipment 😅

[@coachcake]

@@Morte_Oscuro shipment actually inspired that build lmao

[@ivanaviNiebla]

Actually is not that situational, there are plenty of players running and jumping around the maps, even when they don't carry knives. This ammo type is just incredibly useful against them. Those who jump around are even easier to hit, and it looks like they get frozen in the air for a while, which throws them off a lot. Easy kills against sweats.

[@nicholasgangwer4895]

That pistol fast draw attachment is fantastic

[@PonsterMenis98]

Hell yeah brother appreciate the vid been waiting for this breakdown ❤

[@stickybucket1851]

I always run over pressurized. I'm best in close - medium range fights and it helps me win even if they get the first shot in. Great video, too. Subscribed!

[@SAGEEDITZ24]

I was disappointed when I found out that Armor Piercing ammunition bullets don’t pierce an Operator’s armor

[@CloakerV8]

Tbf that would way too op

[@xaviermoran6826]

I just miss how blackout was done where body armor was actually body armor

[@wockyslush3038]

I had high hopes for the mono ammo. I hope they fix it in the future. Looking forward to that new/updated anti-killstreak class video

[@abek1133]

Love the detail in this video! Do you plan on doing an optic video as well? There’s so many, all with different visual recoil and shake, but the eagle eye 2.5 is the best imo.

[@lucasdufer9499]

Great timing, I was just thinking about changing my ammo type!

[@joshyilk2950]

I know you hear this a lot, but thank you so much for what you do. You provide so much to my gameplay!

[@scottmacaluso9102]

Definitely looking forward to the Streak Killing weapon class. I loved the SO14 you made last game, but it is so slow. I hope you can come up with something even better.

[@kaleidoscopekaleidoscope9064]

one thing worth mentioning if you use common ammo calibers like 556 or 762x39 popping an ammo type would stop enemy team from picking up ammo from your gun once you died. however this also stop you from picking up their ammo too.

[@cannonballbrad9522]

High velocity and range on sniper rifle setups is amazing. On bolt actions specifically. With the sonic suppressor and a good barrel. Hit scan.

[@CorigamiC]

Excellent video, Drift. I always look forward to your commentaries and educational or opinion pieces.

[@TheXclusiveAce]

Thanks but I’m Ace. Drift0r doesn’t really cover much CoD content these days

[@CorigamiC]

@@TheXclusiveAce BAHAHAHA, sorry Ace. Love your content too and watch all the time 😂 I think KZbin auto playing my watchlist while submitting my comment did me dirty.

[@ulisesprec2987]

Great video, can you or will you be doing ammo types for shotguns?

[@carlobrigante4764]

Thank you!! Knowledge is power.

[@jesusfuentes9347]

Just found your channel. Amazing work brother. Instantly subscribing. I was looking for the best ammo type for dmz zombies. For example on ARs or SMGs. Usually use Overpressured but i wonder if hollowpoints, frangible, or even AP works best like the slugs on the PaP LW680. Hope dmzombies keeps getting better and better.

[@victormoreno5386]

Your always the go to when I want advice on weapons/ammo builds. Do you think you can do this for the zombies mode???please 🙏🏽

[@Phlfwlr]

For the mono ammo, I think it says it increases range because 7.5% bullet velocity is still higher than losing the combined 2.6% nerfs to damage range stats since BV is still in the range category. So essentially the range is still up.

[@dkxalpha9629]

Yo Ace, love the content. Could you re run through the ammo types but for Zombies?

[@olivermarwitz8219]

In warzone i believe the ammo giving +50% velocity will dominate

[@FormaAlert]

always rocked high velocity ammo on snipers in wz, 100% worth running

[@Azherus]

I completely agree! Since the majority of the MWIII weapons don’t have a lot of visual recoil, I think everyone is going to use HV instead of a extra recoil/aim steadiness attachment

[@loki76]

Yep Bullet velocity is very important.

[@birbdad1842]

Especially since some of +velocity barrels are borderline dogshit and give negative recoil. Still I think that's pretty awful, since this will be a crutch attachment.

[@nicholasgangwer4895]

@@FormaAlertnot to mention there are very little downsides(if any at all).

[@tmyers1492]

Thank you very much that was very helpful.

[@JasonLestage]

Ace, great breakdown! Would you happen to know which penetration ammo would be best for camo grinding penetration kills?

[@user-fp7ez8dx9v]

Back with another banger! Taking the time to test and actually collect data u a real one

[@Direalest]

Noti gang up! Thank you ace❤

[@bodkin7841]

Later can you do a breakdown on battle rage? It was OP in the beta but now seems a little pointless to me outside of early rush routes in SnD. Its VERY good for that. But this is very niche

[@Lordmadara.]

I been waiting for this brake down

[@rbennett93]

How about fast hands/mag holster and the gunner vest reload times comparison next video? Curious if they provide the same reload speed benefit or if they are different.

[@yo_momma_]

Thank you Ace!

[@jalannom]

I’ve seen so many snipers in mw3, the over pressed ammo definitely helped out. Other than that I would need to counter them with another sniper rifle of my own.

[@warpathplays72]

great work bud !

[@ves5624]

An issue with incendiary ammo is that you may not necessarily get a kill registered for camouflage challenges in hardcore (for example get 3 kills without reloading) if the incendiary damage leads to the kill. At the same time, incendiary shotgun ammo has a great visual appearance.

[@malcum17]

Let's go! Ammo types!

[@salvadorvazquez7831]

Was wondering if the armor piercing rounds do anything to armored zombies maybe u can test that in a future vid?

[@WannaDJ]

LMAO, been using mono rounds all this time to take down streaks and it felt fast. Changing to incendiary now. Thanks for all your testing!

[@2siksticks]

Inconsistent stats vs pros and cons is pretty common from what I noticed. Like that blue dot optic with a laser on some guns say it helps ads which is does but others the stats harms ads but pro say it helps. From attachments I seen noticed it like that across the board

[@Yo_ItsShane]

High Grain rounds are what I use most just cause you can minimize recoil with other attachments and still do significant better at longer ranges.

[@th3f4tbo1]

Does frangible have any effect on stim shots ? If not it may not be worthwhile - used to use in warzone a lot

[@emwols]

If they change round nose to effect body multipliers, that would be very interesting on some snipers that allow for that ammo type

[@dashbolt101s]

There's a similar issue with I think the Siderwinder (if not, it's another Battle Rifle) - where you have a 15 bullets mag attachement that says it increases your mag capacity and as a downside, reduces recoil control and movement speed - but the thing is, the default mag size is 20 xD

[@Drdirtydee]

It’s pretty much im ftac recon reskinned for the new gam

[@RJrockstars]

Can you test out the M13C with overpressured rounds? It says has an insane Flinch rate (2.2n), but I'd like to see it visually

[@ifanjones9503]

Thanks ace

[@michaelschmitter8725]

I usually spec sights, underbarrel, stock and/or grip, barrel depending on last choice, and mag size. If I’m doing a tax stance build I’m typically using an smg with a laser instead of an optic

[@X-Lord_Tuls_A-X__Mr-M]

Can u please test wall penetration with these attachments ? I came to see it here but u skipped it. You did a nice test back in MWl to it were u took one wall and shot straight and then to the side with and without the attachments.

[@nickfitchner3218]

I use over pressured on all my pistol builds. Yeah I know the flinch dealt isn’t that much but I know it’s made the difference in some cases.

[@bioforce5]

I had a weird experience using the Mono bullets with the KVD Enforcer. It entirely lost its ability to shoot through windows. If I wanted to shoot through a window I had to melee the window first to break it. Do Mono bullets do that on every gun, or was that bug specific to the Enforcer?

[@Electrilyfe]

Can you do an in depth video for shooting through cover. What can I actually shoot through. What are there differences between the levels of penetration.

[@cesaresp101]

Hollow Point was the Warzone 2 meta. That is because you'll hit a random leg shot more often than you think even if you dont aim for it. The effect is substantial enough Also the CDL pros banned the High Grain attachment

[@IrisSaiya]

Speaking of Ammo types, do you know if the SO-14 is still the best for taking down streaks/vehicles, or are any of the MWIII weapons better at that now?

[@totalosef]

Do you know if the SO-14 still the best gun to take out killstreak with incendiary ammo or did one of the MWIII gun overtake it ?

[@bsiccs]

I found that my ability to kill based on ammo type mattered more in older MW’s and Warzone. Like explosive, incendiary, or slug(shotguns). Running the double barrel semi auto with slugs made for a fun mini-sniper/run’n’gun setup!

[@JimmyWebley]

What about the AET rounds? I believe they are available on the WSP Stinger and also the marksman rifle category has a lot of different ammo types too.

[@avocadoc1292]

Is the Incendiary damage over time the same for all weapons? I remember the Incendiary ammo in MWII dealt more damage over time on sniper rifles than on ARs; it turned out the ammo's total burn damage was actually 20% of the initial hit's damage, so it varied depending on the weapon you used

[@FEWGEE1]

Maybe one day we'll get a CoD with complete and correct descriptions.

[@CHSPART4N117]

Did you test the different penetration stats (according to the stats, some rounds have better penetration than others)?

[@Meravokas]

Tracers might end up being useful for larger Ground War maps or when things hit War Zone. You miss a sniper shot but can't tell but how much? Spraying an LMG at longer range? It could help walk you in on your target. That's just my guess for it though.

[@Golden_Patriot]

the high grain rounds are gonna be goated

[@patchadamsv2]

I know it's not your thing, but I'd really like to know if any of these ammo types help in the zombies mode. Does armor piercing work against armored zombies? Does incendiary work better against zombies?

[@remnsea]

I would also like to know about the effect of the AP rounds in the perk.

[@prplxdino]

What about the armor piercing ammo types on LMGs v. streaks? The base Pulemyot shreds streaks and people already, but from what I've felt the mono rounds not only did nothing but also affected my TTK as well

[@IAmMadMattDog]

how much do you value the ammo types that remove skulls from enemies you kill?

[@williamdrabenstadt6423]

Can you do an in depth guide on the vests and the gloves? (Seperate videos ofc) I swear they do more than what they say they do and want to know what you can find! Eg: CCT Comms Vest gives you a sweep of the radar when an enemy calls in a UAV which it does not mention. Another example is the quick-grip gloves let you deploy field upgrades quicker (at least the deployable cover) as I've noticed. Yeah, it would be a good in depth imo, thanks!

[@rbennett93]

That's interesting thanks for sharing. Going to check this out. I wanna know if mag holster and gunner vest reload speed increases are the same.

[@Brawneteer]

So whats the best gun to use for killstreak killing when using incendiary rounds?

[@dondada6602]

Great informative video. 👍🏼 Sub’d

[@tallpaul9475]

I use overpressurized P ammo in pistols on maps where there is water that you can swim. It seems more effective in range underwater.

[@Real_Beaky]

Do vehicles have different hit box values? Like if you are trying to take down the attack helicopter, is there a specific part of it you should be aiming for?

[@twitchkryonix3021]

Love how low grain rounds are somehow moving slower than high grain for the same caliber… makes sense

[@CrackTeeth]

Is the SO-14 with incendiary rounds still the best for taking out killstreaks? or are one of the new LMGs or BRs better?

[@Infernoman64]

Incendiary on LMG for a pure anti streak build but I use Armor Piercing on LMG to do all around damage to streaks/tanks/vehicles/wall bang on big maps.

[@unclelou8636]

Does the tracer effect cause any visual disruption if fired directly at you while you are looking? I know Dragons Breath in MWII could be visually disorienting.

[@David_1789]

High Velocity rounds bring the shooting closer to hit scan like the original MW2.

[@95curt]

could the round-nose description mentioning target hit location perhaps be referring to distance?

[@crast4758]

Thank you

[@SERROT_SPF]

Not related but is there any video explaining how ammo types works in zombies?

[@mitchelldumpson7603]

“I’ll talk to you guys next time” I watch your videos everyday and I don’t even play MW2 or MW3 I just like the way you talk to me

[@GregoryWillis1031]

Thanks for this ACE. I am OBSESSED with the high velocity rounds. I hate for my gun to feel delayed on the hit marker. So, if you can elaborate, what would an IDEAL bullet Velocity be for the standard weapons so I don't go overboard with the Velocity build. My bullet Velocity is usually over 1000. 😮

[@poisonouslead85]

Think about it more in terms of what is your ideal time of flight for the maps you play on. I go max velocity for big map modes like invasion and ground war because velocity can make the difference between a kill and a mutual kill in a long range sniper duel. If the time of flight is too long, I can fire my shot and the other guy will have enough time to get his shot off in response and we kill each other. I've had really rediculous moments of shooting first but getting the kill AFTER the other guy killed me because I was running a low velocity set up.

[@nicholasgangwer4895]

Helps with any kind of tracking

[@JakePlaizierOfficial]

My thought on the tracer rounds, store blueprints are going to use this attachment, so you're able to turn them off, yet it has no pay-to-win element. Everyone knows of a few blueprints that look amazing but are functionally terrible because of the tracer downsides in warzone etc.

[@remuvs]

I feel like overall ammo types are in a good spot where there is no one definitive top ammo type and they just supplement different guns like giving the Striker 9 high grain for more range since its damage isn't too great at range but has good recoil

[@hashishisthecure]

The best COD content creator !

[@Drebin-8427]

The damage clamp on incendiary ammo is disappointing. I don't even think it would be OP considering how rarely you would hit those magic numbers and the fact that it would be much faster to just shoot them 1 more time. My question is: Is incendiary ammo, more or less, a better frangible ammo? Meaning does it effectively delay healing even longer since they won't heal until after the burn?

[@DarkNia64]

On the bright side, incendiary rounds leaving the enemy with 1HP sets them up for fantastic flashbang finishers.

[@Meravokas]

It'd prevent healing from starting until after the section tick of damage, roughly 1-2 second (closer to I'm thinking.) before the process kicks in.

[@douglasshouganai2516]

Curious what yall recommend for hitting snipers with. BASB with +P?

[@king_sapperz8939]

I wonder if tracer rounds blind the enemy if you shoot next their head or maybe decrease visibility when shot?

[@Helixium08]

Why is it so difficult for the COD developers to have proper descriptions for gun attachments, have the stats impacted actually match those descriptions, and have the in-game impact actually occur properly 😂. It's hilarious how hard it is for them still. So many patches and re-patches to try and fix this shit. Like unless you're a super hardcore player watching these KZbinrs detail all the inconsistencies and issues so that you can compensate for them and know about them, you'd be using attachments without any idea that they aren't doing what you think they are doing.

[@majsr]

A weird bug with the MTZ556- its tac stance build is so accurate you could basically use it instead of ADSing, HOWEVER when you actually shoot it in tac stance, the bullets go from a place other than your crosshair, like a centimeter up and to the left, which makes its accurace unusable

[@TearsOfHeroin]

For incendiary, how long is "1 tic"? If the burn danage could work before the final shot hit, I may be able to actually cut down 1 shot needed.

[@sagesaunders7571]

Hollow point could also be a good addition if you are a drop shoter since you drop towards the legs