Proteus

The Proteus is a sniper rifle that was added to Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in the June 27th, 2017 update.
==Overview==
The Proteus is very unique in that it is a pump-action sniper rifle/shotgun hybrid, and behaves as a buckshot while hipfiring and as a slug while aiming down the sniper scope. In sniper mode it fires four projectiles per shot, while in shotgun modes it fires around eight pellets. There is also a difference in magazine size between modes, the sniper mode with a slightly increased size compared to the shotgun mode. The difference gap is increased with Extended Magazines and by upgrading in Zombies. Loaded shots are not lost by alternating modes so the shotgun mode can be prepared with more rounds by reloading in the sniper mode.
==Attachments==
===Optics===
*Variable Zoom - Unlocked at weapon level 2.
*Tracking Chip - Unlocked at weapon level 4.
*Scout - Unlocked at weapon level 7.
*Thermal - Unlocked at weapon level 10.
*ELO - Unlocked at weapon level 13.
===Other===
*Shotgun Mode - Integral.
*Quickdraw - Unlocked at weapon level 3.
*Foregrip - Unlocked at weapon level 5.
*Ballistic CPU - Unlocked at weapon level 6.
*Extended Mag - Unlocked at weapon level 8.
*Stock - Unlocked at weapon level 9.
*FMJ - Unlocked at weapon level 11.
*Suppressor - Unlocked at weapon level 12.
==Variants==
Name 	Image(s)	Gun Perks	Cost	Notes
Symbiosis	 	 	 	
Duet 	 	 	 	
Scalper 	 	 	N/A 	Quartermaster Collection
Chimaera 	 	 	 	
Frosty 	 	 	N/A 	Quartermaster Collection
Ice 	 	 	N/A 	Days of Summer Week #5
Woe 	 	 	N/A 	Quartermaster Collection
Praecisio	 	 	N/A 	Quartermaster Collection
Polarity 	 	 	 	
Jaeger 	 	 	N/A 	Quartermaster Collection
==Zombies==
The Proteus can obtained from the Magic Wheel in all maps for 950 points. In The Beast From Beyond, it appears on the floor in a doorway for 1250 points.
==Gallery==
Proteus IW.png|The Proteus in sniper mode
Proteus ADS IW.png|Aiming down the scope
Proteus shotgun mode IW.png|The Proteus in shotgun mode
Proteus shotgun mode ADS IW.png|Aiming while in shotgun mode
==Trivia==
*Prior to an update, the Proteus' model had no magazine.
*The Proteus was subject to a glitch upon its release. If the player hipfired in Sniper mode, one of the four pellets fired would always land a hit on an opponent if facing towards one. This glitch was patched by Infinity Ward the next day. The single pellet that hit would always be a one-hit kill at any range, regardless of cover, player health or other factors. 
Category:Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Sniper Rifles