Part 33

Unlock and master the Ithaca 37 Stakeout and SPAS-12 shotguns in Battlefield Hardline. Learn their stats, unlock requirements, and patched details.

Ithaca 37 Stakeout

Unlocks: $6,000 (cops) / Get 1,250 kills with it and buy license (criminals)

Summary: Compared to the Remington 870, the Stakeout fires much faster (around 110 RPM), each shell has more pellets (14), and the damage drop-off distances are longer. However, it holds one less shell (6) and each pellet does a max damage of only 20. The Stakeout also scatters its pellets over a wider cone than most other shotguns.

Patched: In the June 16 patch, the damage drop-off start distance for the Remington 870P, SPAS-12, and Stakeout were buffed from 12 to 20 meters. Additionally, for the Stakeout, the max damage per pellet was increased from 15.4 to 20, and the min damage increased from 5.2 to 6.

Trivia: Derived from John Browning's 1915 design for the Remington Model 17 shotgun, the Ithaca Model 37 entered production in 1937 (hence the name!) and therefore can claim the title for the longest production history of any pump-action shotgun design. The Ithaca 37 Stakeout was an official factory model made for police use, featuring a shortened 13" barrel, pistol grip, and no buttstock. The model in Battlefield Hardline includes a folding foregrip.

SPAS-12

Unlocks: $7,800 (criminals) / Get 1,250 kills with it and buy license (cops)

Summary: In Battlefield 4, it fired at 92 RPM in pump-action mode, but in Battlefield Hardline, the SPAS-12 fires semi-auto and over twice as fast (around 200 RPM). Its underbarrel tube magazine gives a total ammo capacity of 9 shells, but each shell holds 11 pellets and each pellet does 20 max damage like the Stakeout, except the SPAS-12's drop-offs are a few meters shorter, and it has a much tighter pellet scatter cone. The SPAS-12 reloads individual shells about as fast as the Remington 870P Magnum, but there seems to be an odd glitch where you get one additional animation whenever you load six or more shells. Although it looks like you're getting an extra shell, after the reloading process is complete, you will always have the standard nine rounds available.

Patched: Several stat changes were applied on PC on the final day of the beta in February 2015. The damage distances for the SPAS-12 and Remington 870P were nerfed – the drop-off start was reduced from 12 to 10 meters and the drop-off end was reduced from 25 to 20 meters, although these changes might have been reverted later. In the June 16 patch, the damage drop-off start distance for the Remington 870P, SPAS-12, and Stakeout were buffed from 12 to 20 meters. Additionally, for the SPAS-12, the max damage was increased from 15 to 20.

Trivia: The SPAS-12 is made by Franchi of Italy and entered production in the early 80's. As fans of the first Terminator movie will know, "you can go pump or [semi-]auto". The SPAS-12 was a pump-action in Battlefield 4, but this time it comes as a semi-automatic, so it fires a lot faster.