MAG-7

The MAG-7 is a pump-action shotgun featured in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and is exclusive to the Counter-Terrorists. The counterpart of this weapon is the Terrorist's Sawed-Off.

Overview

               The MAG-7 is a South African shotgun manufactured by Techno Arms PTY since 1995. It is unique for having a relatively compact shape for a shotgun and fires a 60mm 12 gauge shell, which is rather difficult to obtain in countries like the United States.

               It inflicts very high damage and is very deadly in close range. It is somewhat more accurate than the other shotguns, making it a better choice for combat at mid-close range; at a distance where a Novawould fail to kill on a body shot, the MAG-7 would. This weapon is one of the most used and most popular shotguns in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive due to its combination of cost and effectiveness. However, it has a low rate of fire and cannot be fired while reloading. To make up for that, it has a magazine. Therefore, each shot does not have to be reloaded individually, unlike the other shotguns.

               Like other shotguns, it has a 3× kill award ($900) for neutralizing an enemy target and the player can carry 32 shells in reserve.When held, the player's movement speed is 225 units per second, meaning a user will suffer moderate speed reduction.

Advantages

High damage at close range.

Fast reload time (and has the fastest reload time when compared to emptied shotguns)

Lightest shotgun in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

This shotgun is magazine-fed, so all five rounds can be reloaded at once, as opposed to all other shotguns that reload each shell individually.

Unlike the other shotguns, the MAG-7 can fire underwater.

More accurate than other shotguns, so it can be used at a slightly greater distance; it is even accurate while jumping and moving.

Better armor penetration than the Nova or XM1014.

Disadvantages

Very low magazine capacity.

Low rate of fire; if you don't kill with the first shot, you will most likely be killed yourself.

Cannot penetrate surfaces.

High spread at longer ranges.

The only magazine-fed shotgun, meaning it cannot be fired while reloading.

Not helpful against numerous amounts of enemies; you may be able to tackle two, but any more is a death wish.

Example of MAG-7 skin

1. MAG-7 Default

2. MAG-7 Heaven Guard

3. MAG-7 Petroglyph