headshots for shotguns?

[Consul Mercury]

it seems almost impossible to get headshots with the shotguns. i will sneak up behind somebody, literally bury my barrel in their head and shoot and not get a headshot. ive been using the shotguns for a while and i havent even gotten digital cammo yet.
so, what do yall recommend? WHAT PERKS make headshots for shotguns easier? grip or no grip? and WHICH GAMETYPE to play?

[gmaat3]

I hear ya. Shotguns can be hard for headshots. I have red tiger for M1014 and blue for W1200 but headshots are pretty much luck with them unless you get right behind someone and aim for it. The best modes are free for all in close combat maps and plain old ground war on almost any map. GW has 18 players that pack maps giving you a better chance to use your shotty.

I use grip on both my shotguns currently but I don't think it makes headshots easier or harder. Just a personal preference. The W1200's recoil without could be argued that it helps since the gun flings up near the head, however.

I don't think any perks really help speed it up, but overkill helps make shotgunning easier. It gives you a gun to use at ranges too far for a shotgun and then you can take out your shotty when you get closer to the action.

[Shadow0664]

well if you are lucky to find a camper that hasnt noticed you then go to him, then aim with your sights slightly above his head and viola headshot...or use steady aim and just aim for the head and get lucky to have headshots...i am must confess that i used cage match cheat to get the gold shotty because i couldnt just stand doing heds with shotty

[FoxHound]

well the best thing to do is to aim down ur sight when u sneak behind someone. Best to do it on big sniping map. Make sure to have UAV jammer to sneak up on snipers.

Do not fire from the hip since the bullets will most likely spread. Aim does help a little...im saying that from my personnal experience...of course

[Hubschnuckle (again)]

Try UAV Jammer, Steady Aim, and Stun x3. It shouldn't take long if you gust hipfire ONLY and trust the gun.

[Millratt]

Aim just above the head and you will get your headshot

[LeonKennedy]

yes its the hardest gun to get headshot with.........well i quite recommend
m1014 rds
any pistol
bando
stopping power
steady aim

steady aim will keep the shot pellets within ur crosshair.....and aim the crosshair a lot higher that the opponents head

[a golden cacti]

i just shoot and hope i get a headshot. thats my only advice

[Manifest Million]

The bullets spread out more when you're aiming than hip-firing, so perhaps aiming would help? Shotguns have different hip/aim mechanics than other guns.

I've always thought this was a pretty weird challenge, since headshots don't do more damage with shotguns, and is kind of pointless.

[sman555555]

grip them. aim higher up than normal. youll get them eventually. ive got the golden shotty.

[captain crunch]

I disagree with those saying grip. Grip lowers recoil, so if our aiming at the torso and miss without a grip, you may be lucky and get a hs if you spam until you kill him. With a grip that's unlikely unless your aiming very close to the head. And you might say, "well if you are aiming at the head and you don't kill them with your shot the lowered recoil from grip wold keep your crosshair on their head." To that I say, your more likely to be aiming at the torso portion rather than the headshot area. It's better to have recoil for the sake of headshots on shotguns.

Also, grip doesn't increase range or improve accuracy. Don't say it does because it has no basis in the game's coding.

[YoGurT]

UAV Jammer all the way for sneaking up on people. Snipers are the best targets. Aiming down the sights messes up your accuracy.

[Nevermore]

I have been thoroughly unable to achieve head shots with these weapons, but i have been using a grip. Based on what Crunch said, maybe ill put an end to that... but i usually just try to find prone snipers. Teabagging them first. 

[Manifest Million]

I disagree with those saying grip. Grip lowers recoil, so if our aiming at the torso and miss without a grip, you may be lucky and get a hs if you spam until you kill him. With a grip that's unlikely unless your aiming very close to the head. And you might say, "well if you are aiming at the head and you don't kill them with your shot the lowered recoil from grip wold keep your crosshair on their head." To that I say, your more likely to be aiming at the torso portion rather than the headshot area. It's better to have recoil for the sake of headshots on shotguns.

Also, grip doesn't increase range or improve accuracy. Don't say it does because it has no basis in the game's coding.

I thought someone had pictures of the differences between the shotguns with and without the grips. The spread is basically tied to hip-fire accuracy, so the Grip (and Steady Aim) both increase accuracy. But accuracy for a shotgun is pointless at close range, it's when they're nearing the maximum range that it's important. When people say it increases the shotgun's range, they mean the range at which you can be reasonably assured of a one-hit kill, which tends to increase when more bullets hit.