It performs its best at short to medium range, due to its good damage and quick fire rate. It also makes it a very good weapon for Infected and for taking out Juggernaut and Juggernaut Recon players. The Damage proficiency is also highly recommended, as with all shotguns, as it makes the Striker deadly at close ranges. Range is a useful proficiency for the Striker, making it even easier to take out enemies at medium ranges. The Grip attachment and/or the Kick proficiency can remedy this, using both greatly increases ease of use. While this is not much of a problem in really close range encounters, this can hinder its ability at medium range/firing quickly and staying on target. The Striker has slightly more recoil than in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. It is the only semi-automatic shotgun in the game. Its performance remains somewhat similar to its Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 predecessor having moderate power, extremely high capacity, fast semi-automatic firepower and medium accuracy. Compared to its previous appearance, the Striker has been added a rail in order to accommodate optical modifications, and the barrel is longer than its Modern Warfare 2counterpart. The Striker makes an appearance in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on the default multiplayer class "Riot Control" and is unlocked at level 48.
It is also available in several Special Ops missions. The Striker is found in the hands of Russian troops and the African militia, appearing throughout the campaign. Spetsnaz, Russian Navy, Africa Militia, Ultranationalist, Russian Army, Inner Circle Campaign Gallery For attachment images, see Striker/Attachments. Despite this it remains an effective shotgun for close quarters.
Its recommended to use Sleight of Hand to shorten the time it takes to reload. However the Striker can have a very long reload due to its 12-round capacity. Without a Grip, the Striker has very predictable recoil which goes up. Even though the weapon is always visibly fitted with a grip, it can still use the Grip attachment with this the Striker also has almost no recoil. The Striker has poor to moderate damage (only six pellets on par with Ranger and the shotgun attachment) for the class but a high capacity, good range and a high fire rate for a shotgun that works well against groups of enemies. In the campaign, the Striker is found frequently, especially in the later missions of the game. Kiril also uses a Striker during the Airport Massacre in " No Russian". In " The Gulag", one of the Russian soldiers before the breaching wall at the shower room in will occasionally hold a Striker with Woodland Camouflage. It is also possible to find a Woodland Camouflage Striker when the enemy deploys smoke screens on " Loose Ends", as a matter of fact, it can be very rarely found in the other camouflages in " The Enemy of My Enemy" and " Of Their Own Accord". It is only found with or without a Red Dot Sight, and sometimes a Woodland Camouflage.
The Ultranationalists use it as their primary shotgun. Because of its large capacity magazine, it takes a long time to reload. It has the highest ammo capacity of all the shotguns in-game, holding 12 shells in its cylinder. 5 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered.3 Call of Duty: Black Ops: Declassified.