Best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2

Looking for the best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2?There’s no point at all in using a Shotgun inCall Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2unless it’s capable of downing an enemy before a fight even starts. Thankfully, the double-barrel Lockwood 300 is one of the very best options in this regard. Severely limited in range but devastating in stopping power, the Lockwood 300 deserves the very best attachments on offer.

If you’ve come in search of the best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2 right now, you’re in the right place. Below we’ll walk you through the perfect five attachments to place on the Lockwood, along with our recommendations for the best secondary weapon, perks, and equipiment to use alongside this beastly Shotgun.

Best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2

Best Lockwood 300 loadout in Modern Warfare 2

The fast refire time of the Lockwood 300 means that you don’t really need to worry about upping its close-range capabilities. Instead, we’ve opted to tighten the Shotgun’s pellet spread and extend its effective range to the extend that you can really start to ruin enemies at a range they’d never expect you to reach with a Shotgun.

As with many loadouts, the key attachments reside in the Muzzle and Barrel categories. Both theSeries XII Chokeand theMatuzek 812 Barrelare designed to greatly extend the effective range of the Lockwood 300, allowing you to drop enemies at surprising ranges. The tightened pellet spread also allows you to be more accurate with your close-range shots, ensuring a quick kill.

The Lockwood 300 is a strong contender for the king of close-quarters combat in Modern Warfare 2, so you should pair it with a powerful mid-range rifle. The M4 is our pick for thebest Assault Rifle in Modern Warfare 2right now, and gives you a very reliable and high-DPS mid-to-long-range option. You can check out ourbest M4 loadouthere.

Another option would be for a slightly closer-ranged alternative to switch to in case your two shots with the Lockwood aren’t enough to kill. In this case, theFSS Hurricane, one of the verybest SMGs in Modern Warfare 2, is a tremendously accurate, fast-firing SMG that can happily be used at mid-range with the right attachments.

If you want a strong all-round class setup for your Lockwood 300, you’ll need to pick theOverkillperk so you can equip one of the above primary weapons for your other gun slot. After that, we’d recommend theDouble TimeandFast Handsperks (the latter as your bonus perk) to improve your mobility and handling speeds to fit your close-range run-and-gun playstyle.

For your Ultimate perk, you can’t do much better thanQuick Fix, which allows you to quickly regain health after a kill - a very useful thing for a shotgunner to have. You can also supplement this loadout with someC4to help you clear out rooms in a hurry, and aFlash Grenadeto disorient enemies as you approach to finish them off.

With all of the above attachments, perks, and equipment in hand, you’ll find yourself the proud owner of one of the most powerful shotgun loadouts in the game. If you want to check how the Lockwood 300 stacks up against its competition, have a look at our guide to thebest Shotgun in Modern Warfare 2.

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