Best Black Ops 7 M10 Breacher loadout

What is the best M10 Breacher loadout in Black Ops 7? Breacher by name, breacher by nature, the M10 Breacher can absolutely clean house with its obscene range and one-shot potential. But there's a kicker. You'd think, being a pump-action shotgun, the M10 Breacher would give your target an instant transmission to the afterlife. However, it's balanced out by having a noticeable charge delay before firing. The good news is that you won't be waiting six episodes for the spirit bomb to charge like Goku in Dragon Ball Z, and our top loadout will only mitigate that delay further so you can drop bombs of your own in lobbies. 

Although the Black Ops 7 beta only featured a limited curation of Black Ops 7 weapons, the M10 Breacher was a standout pick. Primary, secondary, it doesn't matter; this thing absolutely slaps regardless of where it features in your setup within one of the best FPS games. It's initially an awkward beast to get to grips with due to its delay, but once you lock it in, it's plain sailing all the way up the leaderboard. Below you'll find our recommended M10 Breacher loadout, as well as our recommendation for a certain perk that will take it to the next level.

• Muzzle: Breacher Precision Choke
• Barrel: 19.8" Bull Barrel
• Stock: No Stock
• Laser: 3mW Motion Strike Laser
• Fire Mods: Pump Guide Rod

Our M10 Breacher loadout is all about keeping the shotty's spread tighter than a banker's purse strings. To achieve this, we're starting off with the Breacher Precision Choke, which drastically reduces ADS pellet spread. ADS'ing with the M10 already does a good job of doing this (while increasing range), so expect nothing short of complete demolition with this choke tacked on.

Next up is the 19.8" Bull Barrel. To be honest, we've not really been impressed by the other barrel options, barring maybe the 17.4" Redwell-5K Barrel, which you can run until you let the bull loose. Granting a 50% mag size increase, and even greater damage range and bullet velocity, your enemies will be seeing plenty of red on their screen when the M10 Breacher is charging them from afar.

Stock? What stock? No Stock is our preferred option here, as it massively increases ADS speed, even when jumping. Though the M10 Breacher deals plenty of damage from the hip, it's at its absolute best when fully charged down sights. Alternatively, if you're really pushing for a run n' gun setup, the LW Skeleton Stock is best placed to assist there.

The 3mW Motion Strike Laser is next up, and it's a wicked little attachment. Three ticks of Damage Range, alongside some much appreciated recoil stabilization make it a must-take. Yes, the laser becomes visible while ADSing, but that's hardly an issue when you're cleaning out your target in one quick burst of damage.

Although the Pump Guide Rod is one of the last upgrades you'll unlock for the M10 Breacher, it's also arguably its most important. Though we don't feel like the charge time is particularly prohibitive at base, this fire mod almost chops it in half. These few extra frames can make the difference in a gunfight, so don't disregard them. If you don't really feel the difference, go ahead and attach the Redwell Dash Handstop underbarrel instead for extra mobility.

To really make the M10 Breacher sparkle, we'd recommend utilizing the Gung Ho Black Ops 7 perk as part of a Scout combat specialization setup. This ensures you can move around and make liberal use of BO7's parkour system without losing charge, getting the most out of the M10 Breacher within its systems. Yes, you give up Ghost, which is a tough pill to swallow considering the prevalence of UAVs. But as long as you maintain Scout uptime, you're chilling.

And that's the best M10 Breacher loadout in Black Ops 7. To bring even more razzle dazzle to this exceptional shotty, lather it up with one of the Black Ops 7 mastery camos you'll be able to unlock for it. As there's little room for error when using a pump action weapon, make sure you have the best Black Ops 7 settings locked in for the smoothest possible gameplay experience.