Mosconi 12G

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Mosconi 12G
Inventory FBI Files Powerful at the cost of limited capacity Powerful at the cost of limited capacity
Gameplay
Unlock Level	39
Inventory Slot	Primary
Weapon Type	Shotgun
Firing Mode(s)	Break Action
Cost	$896,000
Statistics
Magazine	2
Total Ammo	32
Rate of Fire	500
Damage	155
Accuracy	60
Stability	36
Concealment	7
Threat	37
Extra Weapon Statistics Reload Time Tactical Empty Base time 2.5s 2.5s Shotgun CQB Basic 2.17s 2.17s Shotgun CQB Aced 1.85s 1.85s Ammo Pickup Rate Min Max Base pickup 0.32 1.12 Walk-in Closet 0.43 1.51 Fully Loaded Aced 0.56 1.96 Damage Per Mag Total Damage total 310 4,960 Damage/second 1,291.67 125.82 Bullet Spread Standing Crouching Sights 1.92 0.77 Sights + moving 1.92 1.92 Hipfire 2.4 0.96 Hipfire + moving 2.4 2.4 Recoil Min Max Recoil vertical 6.09 6.3 Recoil horizontal -1.05 1.05
Other
Internal name	huntsman (player) sawnoff_shotgun (NPC, unused)
Achievement(s)
v·d·e Mod stats

The Mosconi 12G shotgun is a primary weapon available in PAYDAY 2.

Overview

The Mosconi 12G is one of the final weapons unlocked in the base game and rightfully so. It is easily one of the most powerful weapons in the game when used at close-range. With a well-placed headshot at close quarters and the proper skills, one can kill nearly any enemy in the game in a single shot, save for the Bulldozer. To an extent, it is usable at medium range, but requires a more concentrated effort at aiming to do so. Its meager two shell capacity means the player will regularly find themselves vulnerable since they are constantly reloading, severely limiting its effectiveness against multiple enemies. Ammo boxes replenish one to two shells a piece, and since enemies take a maximum of two hits to kill with it, a skillful player will have little dependency on ammo bags.

The two gun mods that the Mosconi 12G has both bolster the shotgun's close range performance by increasing shot spread. This, in turn, reduces its efficiency at medium range. The concealment stat is greatly increased in this setup and allow Ghosts to have a powerful weapon for Plan B, but due to the rather poor accuracy, it only helps on the smaller maps, like Day 3 of Framing Frame.

See Shotgun Ammunition for pellet count and damage falloff statistics.

Summary

Pros:

• Highest per-shot damage out of every shotgun in the game, tied with the Joceline, Breaker 12G, GSPS 12G, Judge and Claire
  • Also ties with the Joceline and Claire for highest pellet count at 12
• Reasonably accurate
• Fast reload
• Very ammo-efficient
  • Highest ammo pickup of all 155-damage shotguns
• Capable of a very high Concealment rating when modded
  • Mods greatly decrease accuracy, allowing for a wider pellet spread
• Synergizes well with special ammunition

Cons:

• Tiny ammo capacity that cannot be increased
• Low total ammo
• Third-lowest ammo pickup of all primary shotguns
• Small mod pool
• Abysmal base concealment (can be greatly improved by mods)
• High base accuracy results in narrowed pellet spread at close range
• Low stability
• High purchase price
• No suppressor available, making high concealment only useful if the player has no other concealable primary weapons or for Low Blow/Sneaky Bastard

Tips

• This may be one of the best guns to use with Bullet Storm, as the spread makes it easy to hit enemies, the player can fire as fast as they can pull the trigger, and several Enforcer skills can improve this gun further.
  • Adding to this, with the arrival of the Gage Shotgun Pack, Various kinds of Ammunition make Bulletstorm incredibly useful, using the HE rounds with Bullet Storm makes it incredibly easy to take down a room of enemies, including shields/bulldozers.
  • Using 000 Buckshot or AP Slugs will bring its damage up to 204, with the Shotgun Impact skill. Granted, barring Flechette rounds and 000 Buckshots, using any other ammo types would leave the player with an uneven amount of ammo, and as such will not be ideal to have in situations when an enemy takes 2 shots to kill but the player only has 1 shell left.
  • Flechette rounds will also help deal with Maximum Force Responders. Slug rounds are of extremely questionable use, and 000 Buckshot are a decent idea, adding more damage with no extra loss of accuracy.
• It is highly recommended to switch to secondary weapon when dealing with Tasers. Unless the player can hit the Taser while being shocked, do not attempt to use this shotgun against one as both barrels will be emptied within a second of the taser darts connecting with the player.
• A Mosconi fitted with both mods is a good choice for a primary weapon in situations where stealth is expected to break, but has to be managed beforehand, such as Big Oil Day 2.
• Shotgun CQB can greatly speed up the reload process.
• When modded for concealment with concealment perks from various skill trees, this weapon can be used with the Lightweight Ballistic Vest, provided the player's secondary weapon has maximum concealment, for example, a Swedish K modified for ultra-low visibility.

Builds

• Adding both available mods produces very high concealment for a primary weapon (27), though other weapons such as the CAR-4 can be modded to go even higher. This comes at the cost of reducing accuracy to 28 and stability to 4, which makes the weapon very ineffective outside point-blank range.
  • Road Warrior Barrel (+10 con -16 acc -16 stab)
  • Gangsta Special Stock (+10 con -16 acc -16 stab)

Available modifications

• Ammunition
• Barrel
• Boost
• Stock

000 Buckshot	Community item v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	+15
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Bonus (2), Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia 000 Buckshot Shotguns loaded with 000 Buckshot in game fire the same number of projectiles as they would if they were equipped with 00 Buckshot, despite the fact that these shells hold less pellets in reality due to them being bigger than standard. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_custom_free

000 Buckshot	Gage Shotgun Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	+15
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia 000 Buckshot Shotguns loaded with 000 Buckshot in game fire the same number of projectiles as they would if they were equipped with 00 Buckshot, despite the fact that these shells hold less pellets in reality due to them being bigger than standard. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_custom

Tombstone Slug	Community item v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-11	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-4
	Accuracy	+4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Poisons enemies. Penetrates body armor.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia Tombstone Slug While the ammunition is called a "slug", it still fires multiple pellets like a regular shotgun round. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_rip

HE Round	Gage Shotgun Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-3	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	+3
	Accuracy	-12	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Creates an explosion on impact.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia HE Round Equipping a shotgun with HE Rounds creates a makeshift grenade launcher, with a significantly smaller and weaker explosive effect that can be used to quickly destroy basic wooden doors, blasting them into fragments with a single hit. Gameplay-wise, it is rather pointless to use HE Rounds in conjunction with a silencer, since the shot is silent while the resulting explosion is not, and thus will still cause it to be heard. However, it can be used in conjunction with the The Professional aced skill in order to remedy the hefty accuracy penalty that HE rounds applies when used. It can be also used for comedic effect. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_explosive

Flechette	Gage Shotgun Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-3
	Accuracy	+8	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Penetrates body armor.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia Flechette In reality, flechettes do not always increase a shotgun's effective range. They do, however, marginally improves pellet grouping due to the flechettes' aerodynamic shapes while also offering a limited degree of armor penetration, and markedly increased accuracy down range in the case of tungsten carbide flechettes. The armor piercing effect is only noteworthy on personal body armors, though, as specialized plates and reinforced steel shields are usually dense enough to stop the projectiles dead in their tracks. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_piercing

AP Slug	Gage Shotgun Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-5	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	+15
	Accuracy	+8	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Penetrates body armor, shields, enemies, and thin walls.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia AP Slug Using AP slugs turns a given shotgun into a quasi-sniper rifle, as the shots no longer spread and are instead focused into a single target. Printed onto the casing of every AP Slug is the line "G4G3", which is leetspeak for "Gage". Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_slug

Dragon's Breath Round	The Butcher's BBQ Pack v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-3	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-6
	Accuracy	-4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $36,000 Infinite Granted	Special Effect(s): Sets enemies on fire
More Info. Note(s) Not compatible with the Shh! and The Silent Killer Suppressor. Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Trivia Dragon's Breath Round The usage of Dragon's Breath shells with semi/fully-automatic shotguns in the game is highly unrealistic, as the real-life equivalent of these shells are specialized low-pressure shotshells, thus will not produce enough gas pressure to operate a full cycle. These shells are realistically used with manual-action (pump, break, lever, etc.) shotguns only. The behavior of the Dragon's Breath shells in-game was most likely based on the misconceptions surrounding the ammo type that are commonly featured in videogames. Unlike standard buckshots, Dragon's Breath shells do not fire any "real" projectile out of a shotgun's barrel, they turn the shotgun in question into a mini-flamethrower instead. The chemical packets are ruptured and ignited when the weapon is fired, and produces a moderate fireball that exits from the barrel instead of flammable pellets like portrayed in-game. Due to their tendency to foul the breech and barrel of the shotgun with chemical residue, Dragon's Breath shells are impractical to utilize as they can impair the weapon in question's performance after prolonged use. Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_dragons_breath

Road Warrior Barrel	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-16	Stability	-16
	Concealment	+10	Threat	-
Cost: $80,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Trivia Road Warrior Barrel The barrel's appearance is based on the double barreled shotgun used by Max in the movie Mad Max 2, while its name is reference to the movie's name. Internal name wpn_fps_shot_huntsman_b_short

Concealment	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	+1	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_concealment_p1

Stability	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	+4
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_recoil_p1

Accuracy	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Shotguns: Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge Akimbo Shotguns: Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12 Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_n1

Accuracy	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	+4	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_p1

Team Boost	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-	Stability	-
	Concealment	-	Threat	-
Cost: $9,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6	Special Effect(s): +3% Experience & money reward for you and your crew.
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template Every weapon ingame Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_team_exp_money_p3

Gangsta Special Stock	Base game v·d·e
	Total Ammo	-	Magazine	-
	Reload	-	Damage	-
	Accuracy	-16	Stability	-16
	Concealment	+10	Threat	-
Cost: $80,000 Card Drop & Side Job / 6
More Info. Note(s) N/A Compatible weapons Edit template N/A Internal name wpn_fps_shot_huntsman_s_short

Skins

• Common
• Rare
• Epic
• Skin Trivia

Black Thunder
+4 Stability
Crimefest 2 Safe

Wolf Ornament
+4 Stability
First World Safe

Reptilian Two Heads
+3% team-wide XP and money income
Dallas Safe

First Line
-4 Accuracy
+1% team-wide XP and money income
Completely Overkill Safe

Bullet Bear Gun
-4 Accuracy
Sputnik Safe

Wolfpack
-4 Accuracy
Community Safe 3

The Five Brass
-4 Accuracy
Duke Safe

Immortal Python
Achievement Milestone Reward

• The Wolf Ornament skin corresponds to the design on Wolf's Secret mask in PAYDAY: The Heist.
• The First Line skin is one of Payday's numerous references to ice hockey.
• The Wolfpack (Wolfpack | MOSCONI 12G) was based on the Gjallarhorn in Destiny, which has numerous wolf designs and, noted as an unintentional reference by the creator, was named "Wolfpack" in the game's E3 2013 demo.
• The Five Brass has a plate on the right side of the stock reading "To A Straight Shooter From A Friend".

Achievements

Lock, Stock & Eight Smoking Barrels Own the Locomotive, Street Sweeper, Reinfeld, Mosconi, Izhma, Raven and M1014 Shotguns. Unlocks the Flip-up Sight for the Raven shotgun.

Tabula Railroad Complete the Lost In Transit job on the OVERKILL difficulty or above in Loud, with each crew member wearing a two-piece suit, wielding a Castigo .44 Revolver with a Mosconi 12G shotgun, and using no equipped skills.

Bugs

• When lagging, sometimes, the reload would go in slow motion. The player can completely reload the gun before the animation starts.

Trivia

• The Mosconi 12G was likely based on various double-barreled shotgun models. Though said guns generally do not have trademark manufacturers, the Mosconi seems closest in model to the Stoeger Uplander, albeit with a short barrel and low-detailed stock.
• While the reload animation in first person has the character reload both barrels at once, the third-person animation shows the player loading each shell individually.
• Prior to Update #11, the Mosconi 12G was the only weapon to have the damage bar maxed.
• The Mosconi 12G is similar to the GL40 and GSPS 12G in that it only has 2 unique mods, one of which shortens the barrel and the other saws off the stock.
• On its introduction, the Joceline O/U 12G was far more powerful than the Mosconi, with many players considering the Mosconi to be inferior to the Joceline. However, on March 17, 2015, the Mosconi's damage was buffed to match the Joceline's, leaving only accuracy, stability, and concealment to be the three separating factors between the two weapons.
  • Ironically, with the global weapon stats rebalance, the Mosconi was given higher stability, concealment, and total ammo than the Joceline, which, if it weren't for the Joceline's ammo-increasing mod, would make the Joceline inferior to the Mosconi.
• The release lever doesn't move when reloading the gun unlike the Joceline O/U 12G.

Gallery

A preview of the Mosconi 12G.

The unused npc model, note the taped on flashlight.

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