# Best Mojave .357 build and loadout in MW4

URL: https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mojave-357/best-build/
Updated: 2026-11-04

CODMunity ranks the Mojave .357 Mobility build highest in Multiplayer, at its Viable tier; 1 other build shares that tier and this one is listed first. Its attachments in Gunsmith order: Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder; Muzzle: Matuzek H357-M Comp; Barrel: Bryson Snub 2"; Rear Grip: SA Tyrant Grip; Ammunition: .357 Magnum Overpressured; Apex Attachment: Mojave Lawless. CODMunity reports a 0.9% Multiplayer pick rate for the Mojave .357, rank 26 of 28 weapons with a reported rate.

CODMunity gives DMZ builds no tier, so none of its 2 DMZ builds for the Mojave .357 (Close Range and Close Range) is ranked above another. DMZ Radar places the Mojave .357 in tier D for DMZ PvP.

Community-reported Builds and pick rate: [CODMunity](https://codmunity.gg/mw4), read November 4, 2026. Tiers: ggranked and DMZ Radar.

[Mojave .357 stats](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mojave-357/) [Open the top build in the builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,muzzle,barrel,rear-grip,ammunition&sx=1&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=muzzle:Matuzek%20H357-M%20Comp&ns=barrel:Bryson%20Snub%202%22&ns=rear-grip:SA%20Tyrant%20Grip&ns=ammunition:.357%20Magnum%20Overpressured)

Mojave .357 in Modern Warfare 4

## Top Mojave .357 build in Multiplayer

The highest-tier Mojave .357 build in CODMunity's Multiplayer list, last changed on October 25, 2026. The Versatile build is at the same tier and shown with it.

- Mobility Viable Apex: Mojave Lawless
  1. Cylinder Mojave Speed Cylinder
  2. Muzzle Matuzek H357-M Comp
  3. Barrel Bryson Snub 2"
  4. Rear Grip SA Tyrant Grip
  5. Ammunition .357 Magnum Overpressured
  What it changes
  - Fire rate: 141 to 372 rpm +164% better
  - Horizontal recoil: 9.8 to 11.2 +14.4% worse
  - Reload time: 3700 to 4218 ms +14% worse
  - Bullet velocity: 400 to 352 m/s −12% worse
  - Damage range: 100 to 88% −12% worse
  CODMunity build code `P07-3K9Y5-JZFZ7-8511`

  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 Mobility build](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,muzzle,barrel,rear-grip,ammunition&sx=1&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=muzzle:Matuzek%20H357-M%20Comp&ns=barrel:Bryson%20Snub%202%22&ns=rear-grip:SA%20Tyrant%20Grip&ns=ammunition:.357%20Magnum%20Overpressured)
- Versatile Viable
  1. Cylinder Mojave Speed Cylinder
  2. Muzzle Matuzek H357-M Comp
  3. Barrel Bryson Snub 2"
  4. Trigger Action M357 Light
  5. Rear Grip CP37 Grip
  What it changes
  - Fire rate: 141 to 199 rpm +41% better
  - Horizontal recoil: 9.8 to 11.5 +17.8% worse
  - Bullet velocity: 400 to 352 m/s −12% worse
  - Damage range: 100 to 88% −12% worse
  - ADS speed: 190 to 176 ms −7.4% better
  CODMunity build code `P07-42J1C-J111`

  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 Versatile build](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,muzzle,barrel,trigger-action,rear-grip&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=muzzle:Matuzek%20H357-M%20Comp&ns=barrel:Bryson%20Snub%202%22&ns=trigger-action:M357%20Light&ns=rear-grip:CP37%20Grip)

## What the top Mojave .357 build changes

Main stats the Mobility build makes better: Fire rate +164% (better), Sprint to fire speed −6% (better), Movement speed +5% (better), ADS speed −2.5% (better).

What it gives up, main stats that get worse: Horizontal recoil +14.4% (worse), Reload time +14% (worse), Bullet velocity −12% (worse), Damage range −12% (worse).

## Attachment by attachment in the top Mojave .357 build

Each attachment of the Mobility build as the community sources list it, with the biggest changes in CODMunity's game data.

- Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder (Light Cylinder). Biggest listed changes: Vertical recoil +4% (worse), Horizontal recoil +4% (worse).
- Muzzle: Matuzek H357-M Comp (Vertical Comp). Biggest listed changes: Vertical recoil −13% (better), ADS speed +6% (worse).
- Barrel: Bryson Snub 2" (Short Barrel). Biggest listed changes: Bullet velocity −12% (worse), Damage range −12% (worse), Vertical recoil +10% (worse).
- Rear Grip: SA Tyrant Grip (Aim Grip). Biggest listed changes: Flinch received −50% (better), ADS idle sway −10% (better), Hip idle sway −5% (better).
- Ammunition: .357 Magnum Overpressured (Overpressured .357 Magnum ammunition). Biggest listed changes: Bullet penetration −30% (worse).
- Apex Attachment: Mojave Lawless. Fan the hammer for rapid hip-fired shots that favor speed over precision. Biggest listed changes: Fire rate +164% (better), Reload time +14% (worse).

## Other Mojave .357 Multiplayer builds

1 more Multiplayer build, all at Viable tier.

*Mojave .357 Multiplayer builds listed by CODMunity*

| Style | CODMunity tier | Attachments in Gunsmith order | Biggest listed changes | Build code | Updated | Builder |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Versatile | Viable | Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder; Muzzle: Matuzek H357-M Comp; Barrel: Bryson Snub 2"; Trigger Action: M357 Light; Rear Grip: CP37 Grip | Fire rate +41% (better), Horizontal recoil +17.8% (worse), Bullet velocity −12% (worse) | `P07-42J1C-J111` | October 26, 2026 | [Open the Mojave .357 Versatile Multiplayer build in the builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,muzzle,barrel,trigger-action,rear-grip&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=muzzle:Matuzek%20H357-M%20Comp&ns=barrel:Bryson%20Snub%202%22&ns=trigger-action:M357%20Light&ns=rear-grip:CP37%20Grip) |

## Mojave .357 builds in DMZ

2 DMZ builds, in the order the source gives; DMZ builds carry no tier.

*Mojave .357 DMZ builds listed by CODMunity*

| Style | Attachments in Gunsmith order | Biggest listed changes | Build code | Updated | Builder |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Close Range | Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder; Muzzle: Matuzek H357-M Comp; Barrel: XRK Greywolf 7.5"; Laser: GW MDL-2; Ammunition: .357 Magnum Overpressured; Apex Attachment: Mojave Lawless | Fire rate +164% (better), Vertical recoil −22.2% (better), ADS speed +18.7% (worse) | `P07-3K9YD-EQBWW-EY11` | October 27, 2026 | [Open the Mojave .357 Close Range DMZ build in the builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,muzzle,barrel,laser,ammunition&sx=1&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=muzzle:Matuzek%20H357-M%20Comp&ns=barrel:XRK%20Greywolf%207.5%22&ns=laser:GW%20MDL-2&ns=ammunition:.357%20Magnum%20Overpressured) |
| Close Range | Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder; Barrel: XRK Greywolf 7.5"; Rear Grip: CP37 Grip; Laser: GW MDL-2; Ammunition: .357 Magnum Snake Shot | Sprint to fire speed −17% (better), Bullet velocity +8% (better), Vertical recoil −7.9% (better) | `P07-43QCL-55ISV-EJ11` | October 28, 2026 | [Open the Mojave .357 Close Range DMZ build in the builder](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=cylinder,barrel,rear-grip,laser,ammunition&ns=cylinder:Mojave%20Speed%20Cylinder&ns=barrel:XRK%20Greywolf%207.5%22&ns=rear-grip:CP37%20Grip&ns=laser:GW%20MDL-2&ns=ammunition:.357%20Magnum%20Snake%20Shot) |

## Official Mojave .357 numbers

Activision's launch weapon sheet gives the Mojave .357 141 RPM and a 8-round magazine with 32 reserve rounds. It unlocks at Player Level 48 and has 44 weapon levels. Among pistols its fire rate ranks 4 of 4 and its magazine ranks 3 of 4. Activision describes the Mojave .357 this way: Revolver with heavy stopping power at close range. Its caliber is .357. Its Apex Attachment is the Mojave Lawless. Fan the hammer for rapid hip-fired shots that favor speed over precision. It blocks trigger action attachments.

Activision publishes no damage or time to kill.

## Mojave .357 pick rate, tier and time to kill

*Community tier and time to kill placements of the Mojave .357*

| Source | Entry | Tier | Time to kill | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ggranked | Mojave .357 | Tier B | 1,036 ms | Base weapon |
| ggranked | Mojave Lawless | Tier C | 1,239 ms | With Apex Attachment |
| DMZ Radar | Mojave .357 | Tier D | Not reported | DMZ PvP tier, no time to kill published; unchanged |

Among the 4 pistols ggranked gives a figure for, the Mojave .357 ranks 4, 103 ms behind the SANG 9mm.

ggranked's figure is that site's own measure, not an Activision number.

CODMunity's pick rate for the Mojave .357 was 0.2% on October 28, 2026; it is 0.9% now.

## Builds for a goal

Community-reported Calculated on this site from CODMunity's community-reported stat multipliers: for each goal, the attachments that do most for it within the Gunsmith limit. These are not a community recommendation and were not tested in the game.

A main stat outside the goal that an attachment makes worse counts against it at half of the weight of a goal stat. [How the goals are worked out](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/stats/#method)

- Recoil control A calculation made on this site, not a community recommendation
  1. Muzzle XRK .357 Comp
  2. Barrel XRK Greywolf 7.5"
  Gets better
  - Horizontal recoil −35.5% better
  - Vertical recoil −14% better
  - Bullet velocity +8% better
  - Damage range +7% better
  Trade-offs: gets worse
  - ADS speed +18.7% worse
  - ADS movement speed −3% worse
  - Movement speed −2% worse
  - Sprint speed −2% worse
  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 recoil control set](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=muzzle,barrel&ns=muzzle:XRK%20.357%20Comp&ns=barrel:XRK%20Greywolf%207.5%22)
- Fast aim A calculation made on this site, not a community recommendation
  1. Barrel Matuzek Deputy 3.5"
  2. Trigger Action M357 Heavy
  3. Rear Grip CP37 Grip
  4. Laser Corvus Aves-3
  Gets better
  - Sprint to fire speed −23.5% better
  - ADS speed −20.3% better
  - ADS movement speed +5% better
  - Movement speed +3% better
  - Sprint speed +3% better
  Trade-offs: gets worse
  - Fire rate −11% worse
  - Vertical recoil +10.2% worse
  - Horizontal recoil +10.2% worse
  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 fast aim set](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=barrel,trigger-action,rear-grip,laser&ns=barrel:Matuzek%20Deputy%203.5%22&ns=trigger-action:M357%20Heavy&ns=rear-grip:CP37%20Grip&ns=laser:Corvus%20Aves-3)
- Mobility A calculation made on this site, not a community recommendation
  1. Barrel Matuzek Deputy 3.5"
  2. Laser XT-100
  Gets better
  - ADS movement speed +6% better
  - ADS speed −6% better
  - Movement speed +5.1% better
  - Sprint speed +3% better
  - Sprint to fire speed −3% better
  Trade-offs: gets worse
  - Vertical recoil +7% worse
  - Horizontal recoil +7% worse
  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 mobility set](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=barrel,laser&ns=barrel:Matuzek%20Deputy%203.5%22&ns=laser:XT-100)
- Long range A calculation made on this site, not a community recommendation
  1. Barrel XRK Greywolf 7.5"
  Gets better
  - Vertical recoil −14% better
  - Horizontal recoil −14% better
  - Bullet velocity +8% better
  - Damage range +7% better
  Trade-offs: gets worse
  - ADS speed +12% worse
  - ADS movement speed −3% worse
  - Movement speed −2% worse
  - Sprint speed −2% worse
  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 long range set](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sa=barrel&ns=barrel:XRK%20Greywolf%207.5%22)
- Fire rate and ammo A calculation made on this site, not a community recommendation Apex: Mojave Lawless

  Gets better
  - Fire rate +164% better
  Trade-offs: gets worse
  - Reload time +14% worse
  [Open in the builder: Mojave .357 fire rate and ammo set](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/?w=m4&s=mojave-357&sx=1)

## Frequently asked questions

**Q: What is the best Mojave .357 build in MW4?**

A: CODMunity ranks the Mobility build highest for the Mojave .357 in Multiplayer, at its Viable tier; 1 other build shares that tier and this one is listed first. Attachments in Gunsmith order: Cylinder: Mojave Speed Cylinder; Muzzle: Matuzek H357-M Comp; Barrel: Bryson Snub 2"; Rear Grip: SA Tyrant Grip; Ammunition: .357 Magnum Overpressured; Apex Attachment: Mojave Lawless. Build code P07-3K9Y5-JZFZ7-8511.

**Q: How often is the Mojave .357 picked in Multiplayer?**

A: 0.9% (CODMunity), rank 26 of 28. Most picked: the Hyeon Burst, 9.9%.

**Q: What does the top Mojave .357 build give up?**

A: Main stats that get worse in CODMunity's game data: Horizontal recoil +14.4% (worse), Reload time +14% (worse), Bullet velocity −12% (worse), Damage range −12% (worse).

**Q: How fast does the Mojave .357 kill, and how does DMZ rank it?**

A: ggranked lists 1,036 ms, tier B, its own measure. DMZ Radar: tier D for DMZ PvP.

## More Mojave .357 pages

- [Mojave .357 stats](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/weapons/mojave-357/)
- [Best pistols](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/best/pistols/)
- [Fastest time to kill](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/best/fastest-ttk/)
- [All best loadouts](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/best/)
- [Popular builds for every weapon](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/popular-builds/#mp-mojave-357)
- [Compare the Mojave .357 with the Krait P68](https://codloadout.gitlab.io/mw4/compare/krait-p68-vs-mojave-357/)

Builds and pick rate: CODMunity, read November 4, 2026. Tiers and time to kill: ggranked and DMZ Radar, read November 4, 2026. Official numbers: Activision, updated October 24, 2026.