# 11.5" Shortline Barrel attachment in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/attachments/11-5-shortline-barrel/
Updated: 2026-11-04

Barrel Short barrel

The 11.5" Shortline Barrel is a barrel attachment (“Short barrel”) that community sites list for one weapon: M4. CODMunity lists a stat change on 1 of them; the largest is ADS speed −12% on the M4 (better). No popular build that CODMunity lists uses it.

Community-reported DMZ Codex, ggranked, and CODMunity, read October 28, 2026. Unverified, not Activision data.

## Weapons that can equip the 11.5" Shortline Barrel

Activision publishes no compatibility list; 3 community sources report this weapon. No weapon level is reported.

*Weapons that can equip the 11.5" Shortline Barrel, with weapon level and the stats the source lists a change for*

| Weapon | Class | Weapon level | Stats with a listed change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/) | Assault Rifle | not reported | ADS speed (moderate, better), ADS out speed (moderate, better), vertical recoil (moderate, worse), horizontal recoil (moderate, worse), vertical gun kick (moderate, worse), horizontal gun kick (moderate, worse), crouch movement speed (small, better), and bullet velocity (small, worse), and 8 more |

## What the 11.5" Shortline Barrel changes

Percent changes are relative to the base value with nothing attached (CODMunity, read November 4, 2026).

*Key stats the 11.5" Shortline Barrel changes on each weapon, from the base value with nothing attached*

| Weapon | Stat | Base | With it | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [M4](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/m4/) | ADS speed | 240 ms | 211 ms | −12% (better) |
| Vertical recoil | 40.6 | 43.8 | +8% (worse) |  |
| Horizontal recoil | 17.1 | 18.5 | +8% (worse) |  |
| Bullet velocity | 590 m/s | 555 m/s | −6% (worse) |  |
| ADS movement speed | 2.51 m/s | 2.64 m/s | +5% (better) |  |
| Sprint to fire speed | 210 ms | 200 ms | −5% (better) |  |
| Movement speed | 4.70 m/s | 4.89 m/s | +4% (better) |  |
| Damage range | 100% | 96% | −4% (worse) |  |
| Sprint speed | 6.18 m/s | 6.30 m/s | +2% (better) |  |

Smaller changes are left out of the table: 7 other stats on the M4.

## How it ranks among barrel attachments

Its largest change on each weapon, compared with the other barrel attachments the source lists that stat for.

- M4: its moderate ADS speed change (better) is the best of 11 barrel attachments.

## Pros and cons the sources list

Text from the community sources, without numbers.

### Pros

- Pro: Mobility
- Pro: Handling

### Cons

- Con: Damage range
- Con: Recoil control

## Popular builds that use the 11.5" Shortline Barrel

No popular build listed by CODMunity uses the 11.5" Shortline Barrel. That says nothing about how it performs; most listed attachments are in no popular build.

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What does the 11.5" Shortline Barrel do in MW4?**

A: CODMunity lists 16 stat changes for it across 1 weapon: 10 better and 6 worse. The largest is ADS speed −12% on the M4 (better).

**Q: Which weapons can use the 11.5" Shortline Barrel?**

A: Community sites list M4. Activision has not published a compatibility list.

**Q: Is the 11.5" Shortline Barrel in a popular build?**

A: No. None of the popular builds that CODMunity lists uses it.

Sources: [DMZ Codex](https://dmzcodex.com/attachments/) (read October 24, 2026); [ggranked](https://ggranked.com/games/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-4/meta/weapons) (read October 28, 2026); [CODMunity](https://codmunity.gg/mw4) (read October 28, 2026). Updated November 4, 2026.