Heroes,

At the time of writing this, I have officially covered; by my estimates, all classes of weapons in CS:GO *except* shot-guns. I mentioned much on snipers in many scope-related-posts but, honestly, those are kinda self-explanatory. So too are shotguns but, don't be fooled: I got some facts. Most importantly, this Bizon-101 starts with one important fact: in competitive, all shotguns have kill awards of *$900*. That's objectively a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

Thing is, uh, you should *NEVER* be using a shotgun in a game's final/possibly final round for one reason: range. And like, what good is the eco if the round isn't won? Am I right?

Anywho, let's get after it. Let's talk cost.

One thing I really don't get about shotguns in CS:GO is the pricing--the NOVA is the cheapest. Then, the Sawed-Off. Followed by the MAG-7 and the most expensive, the XM.

Objectively, for movement based players, the best two shotguns are the MAG-7 and XM. However, the Nova and Sawed-Off are cheaper so let's chat about why.

For the Nova, it's because it takes 0.5 seconds to reload ONE shell. The MAG 7 reloads in 2.4 seconds and to entirely reload an XM, it takes EXACTLY 2.8 seconds. Do the math.

For the sawed-off, it takes 3.2 seconds to reload all the shells. Yikes. And for the nova, uh, it's exactly 3.4 seconds. TL;DR--the MAG-7 has an entire second advantage on a full reload over every other shotgun at the least. It also has the best movement speed: 225. Keep in mind, pistol running speed is...240. A Mag-7 is not a pistol.

The Mag-7's accurate range and all shotguns are *drum rolls* under 5m. Seriously. Here's a list for accurate range.
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MAG 7: 4.6m.
NOVA: 3.2m.
SAWED OFF: 2.21m
XM: 3.4m.
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So uh, if you're wondering why certain shotguns feel like they have better distance than you see here...step one is this list. Step two is the next list. Range modifiers.

MAG 7: 0.7
NOVA: 0.7
SAWED OFF: 0.45
XM: 0.7
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That's right. All SHOTGUNS EXCEPT THE SAWED OFF...HAVE THE SAME RANGE MODIFIER.

So ultimately, while I have my preferences, shot-guns are definitely viable for anti-eco but I think it's kinda BS that T-side doesn't have the MAG-7 too because, uh, it's the only one with a magazine. And it goes zoom. And it reloads...JUST AS FAST AS THE GD PP BIZON. It reloads faster than the MAC-10, also. That's dope.

Anywho, that's all for this Bizon-101 and I'm your host: spectre_howhelaughs, master of all things zoom and zooming related. Oh yeah, here's a bizon-fact: in comp, it's a $600 kill reward. So too are...all SMGS. TL;DR--buy more non-meta guns friends. No one expects a Bizon-Mag-7 wombo-combo.

SPEC OUT. ONE LOVE.
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SOURCES (ALL ARE FROM CS:GO FANDOM):

Nova: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Nova
MAG7: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/MAG-7
Sawed Off: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/Sawed-Off
XM: https://counterstrike.fandom.com/wiki/XM1014