After Gunsmith 2.0 made its debut and took the L to its heart in 2022/2023, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is returning to the more simple version of that for its weapons. Almost every gun in the Black Ops 6 beta feels just as meta as the other, but there’s always a best among them to build a loadout with, and the Jackal PDW SMG is one of them. The weapon looks as if UZI and AK-47 have given birth to a child, while the stats also follow the same scenario; An SMG with AK’s power and balanced fire rate.
Best Jackal PDW SMG Loadout
- Fire Mods: Rapid Fire
- Magazine: Extended Mag II
- Underbarrel: Ranger Foregrip
- Muzzle: Suppressor
- Optic: Kepler Red Dot
Secondary:
- 9mm PM
Lethal:
- Semtex
Tactical:
- Stim Shot
Wildcard:
- Perk Greed
Perks:
- Ghost
- Tracker
- Vigilance
- Quartermaster
Just like many of the other Black Ops 6 weapons, the Jackal PDW comes with the least recoil that you’d have to deal with. So, if there is less recoil control in play, and we can have an attachment that adds more fire rate, why not do that? In fact, Jackal PDW doesn’t have the best fire rate in the game so the Rapid Fire attachment is heaven’s build for it.
Now with a great fire rate, comes great ammo draining. This means that you’ll run out of ammo with a small 30-round mag if you’re shooting faster. So slap a 50-round drum mag under the Jackal PDW for the best loadout, and help it rival the almighty C9 in close-range combat.
The charm of the third attachment goes to the Ranger Foregrip, which is here in favor of better accuracy. No worries though, it won’t add an extra ADS timing penalty or any other negative impact. Want more precision? Allow the Kepler Red Dot to aid you. I don’t know how exactly a simple optic like this changes the gameplay, but you need to test it out yourself to figure out the magic.
Last but definitely not least, pick the Suppressor as your muzzle. Black Ops 6 beta doesn’t feature the best audio when it comes to listening to the enemy’s footsteps, so it’s kind of like all the weight of detecting the enemies lies on the small shoulders of the mini-map. And you don’t want to be detected whenever you shoot, do you?
That said, if you want to go all silent and violent, I suggest you pick the Recon perks combo for the best Jackal PDW SMG loadout in Black Ops 6 beta. First is the Ghost, allowing you to hide under the enemy’s radar even if they have a UAV. Then comes the Tracker, which works the same as the Tracker in Warzone to help you see the enemy’s footprints on the ground. The third is the Vigilance which keeps your operator aware of the enemy’s sleeper agents while holding you immune from Counter-UAVs.
Combining all these perks grants you the Recon Specialty, which works like a hack right now. You get an alert whenever enemies outside your field of view detect you, and whenever you spawn, you see enemy targets through walls! Take this perk package and test it out on Face Off game mode in Black Ops 6 beta and you might get reported by other players for being a hacker.
Forgot one thing, the Wildcard. Jackal PDW is good with hitting targets in mid-range, so you won’t need a primary weapon as your second firearm. So let’s go with the Perk Greedy and pick a fourth perk for the best Jackal PDW Loadout in Black Ops 6 beta. Our pick is the Quartermaster, which helps you recharge your lethal and tactical attachment in time.
Now you’ve gained yourself a solid SMG build. This Jackal PDW loadout is best used for patrolling areas in game modes like the HVT Hunt in Black Ops 6 beta. However, Jackal PDW is still an SMG, and that means you can go all out with the Omnimovement and dive inside the buildings to take some action.
