Saiga 12k

The Saiga 12k is a shotgun that appears in BlastGen. It does not appear in the Campaign, but it appears in Multiplayer and Zombies.

Multiplayer
The Saiga 12k is unlocked at Rank 16, and is the last shotgun unlocked. It is a very powerful weapon, sporting fully automatic fire and a large 25 magazine. Each pellet does a very high 55 damage, requiring only 2 pellets to kill. The Saiga 12k competes with all weapons in terms of firepower, only being bested by the M16 in terms of DPS. It can be fitted with a wide assortment of attachments, such as the ACOG Sight, Foregrip, and even Extended Mags. Due to its magazine fed nature, the Saiga 12k reloads much faster than the other shotguns, which are all hand loaded.

Zombies
The Saiga 12k appears in Zombies. It can be found in the Strongbox as well as being available as a wall buy in the maps Townhouse and Castle for 1750 points. Unlike its multiplayer counterpart, the Saiga 12k is semi automatic instead of fully automatic, and feeds from a 12 round magazine instead of a 25 round magazine. Despite these slight changes, the Saiga 12k is still a very powerful weapon, dealing 600 damage per shot, which is twice the damage of the M1014, and has no restricted firecap, meaning it can fire as fast as the trigger is pulled, with a maximum fire rate of 600 RPM. When upgraded in the Upgrade Machine, it becomes the Constrictor gaining a larger magazine, becomes fully automatic, and gains a Reflex Sight. The Constrictor is on par with the M1014, the other automatic shotgun in terms of firepower. However, the Saiga 12k only becomes fully automatic when upgraded, while the M1014 is automatic by default.

Trivia

 * The Saiga 12k's upgraded name, the Constrictor, is a reference to the Boa constrictor, a type of snake.