Everything JacknCoke says is true u have to hold breath for a sec, quick scoping or taking a shot too quickly will result mostly in fail in ft serv 1 & 2. I have never seen anyone with a 30 yard shottie kill. The most distance i have been killed by shottie is 15.4 yards one shot but i was already 3 quarters dead (like Jack said). Funny thing is that people say " oh well in real life this or that wouldnt happen, well it aint real life, most the time the game is as good as you can get it with mods etc also in the mix. People dont go running thru a building leap out the window 2 stories high shoot someone on way down, survive the landing, bounce the next corner 4 ft in the air with full kit and weapon, make another kill.....get my drift? Not everything in the game will be perfect, but if you stick at the weapon that is giving u greif then u may adapt to its flaws. I myself dont think that the shottie needs adjusting, a 15 ft shot from a tatical shotgun will own u real/game life, the snipers well it would be nice to tweak em a bit but then is it too advantageous? In game you dont have to worry about wind, bullet drop or any other variable so missing a few shots here and there is a fair exchange for not having to deal with "real life variables". Imagine if wind and bullet drop were on the game u would be still missing shots. CONCLUSION: Listen to Jack he knows what hes talking about his game tips will help you and dont get to caught up in comparing game play to "real life situations". Oh and FU FunStick