Clever Weapon Build Lets Players Use Halo's Battle Rifle in…

Summary

A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 player has recreated a weapon resembling Halo's Battle Rifle using the game's Gunsmith system.
The resemblance is not exact, but the overall look captures the essence of the iconic Halo weapon.
The real-world inspirations for the Halo Battle Rifle have been present in Call of Duty games for a while, including the FAMAS, which is now available in Modern Warfare 2 as the FR Avenger.

A Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 player uses the game's Gunsmith weapon modification system to make something resembling Halo's Battle Rifle. While not an exact replica, the likeness is unmistakable.

Activision and Infinity Ward released the rebooted Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 last year, with assistance from Treyarch, Raven Software, and other studios. A sequel to the 2019 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare reboot, it introduced a variety of improvements to the formula. These include a revamped Gunsmith system, better enemy AI, water physics, swimming, a vehicle overhaul, and changes to leveling and progression. Modern Warfare 2 also saw the launch of Warzone 2.0, the second generation of Call of Duty's cross-game battle royale.

The recent release of Modern Warfare 2 Season 5 saw the introduction of the new Carrack.300. A semi-automatic bullpup sniper rifle, the gun's profile already gives it a passing similarity to something from the Halo universe. Reddit user and Warzone player Quzga noticed this and took advantage of the game's Gunsmith system, fitting it with an extended magazine, replacing the wooden stock and foregrip with more modern black furniture, and adding blue highlights. Quzga even added a "bootleg Cortana" using one of Modern Warfare 2's Gun Screens.

While Halo' s Battle Rifle has gone through multiple redesigns since it was first introduced in Halo 2, Quzga's rifle doesn't resemble any of them that closely. The Carrack.300 is also semi-automatic, while the Halo Battle Rifle fires in bursts. A better comparison might be the DMR from Halo: Reach, and its Bandit variant introduced in Halo: Infinite. Regardless, Quzga still gets the look right overall, and it's not too much of a stretch to see the connection.

Interestingly, some of the Halo Battle Rifle's real-world inspirations have been in Call of Duty for some time. Bungie based the design on multiple guns. These include the XM8, which was featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and the FAMAS. The latter was in multiple games dating back to the original Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 from 2009 and later appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops and the 2019 Modern Warfare reboot.

The Season 5 Update also adds a version of the FAMAS called the FR Avenger to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone. This means that Modern Warfare 2 players have an alternative option if they want to follow in Quzga's footsteps by recreating one of the Halo franchise's most iconic weapons.