How to inspect weapons in Black Ops 6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 allows you to examine all your weapons in detail if you want to look at your flashy skins or check out a camo you earned after a lot of headshots. The game features several weapons, each with its strengths and weaknesses.

While shotguns and SMGs are great for close-range gunfights, sniper rifles dominate over large distances. Additionally, assault rifles can be found somewhere in the middle since they’re great for mid to long-range fights. But winning matches and measuring gun stats and kills isn’t the only way to admire the game’s design.

Here’s everything you need to know about admiring your weapon skins by inspecting them in BO6.

How to inspect your weapons in BO6 on PC and console

Cosmetics have become a large part of the Call of Duty franchise over the last few years, with the in-game store being filled to the brim with new operators, alternate visuals for older characters, weapon skins, tracer packs, and even vehicle skins for trucks, helicopters, and more that can be used in Warzone. Additionally, there are the game’s Mastery camos, which you can get by completing specific challenges for each weapon.

Weapon skins and camos are exceptionally popular since they make your weapon stand out. Like its predecessors, BO6 gives you the ability to inspect your weapon skins and truly appreciate them, and many of these are in-game rewards and even purchases. Having said that, here’s how you can do so across all the different platforms:

If you’re playing BO6 using a controller, it’s fairly simple to inspect your weapon. All you need to do is press and hold the left D-pad button and press left again. This will bring up the emote wheel and allow you to perform the weapon inspection animation. This works for the game on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and Series S, Xbox One, or the Windows version.

If you’re playing Black Ops 6 on PC with a keyboard, though, there are two methods you can use to access the weapon inspect feature. Both are listed below:

• You can use the “I” key on your keyboard to trigger the weapon inspection animation. This is the easiest and most direct method of showcasing your weapon.
• Alternatively, you can press the “U” key on your keyboard to bring up the emote wheel, which contains the “inspect” emote. Pressing “4” on the Numpad after this will perform the weapon inspect animation.

The keybinds for the inspect animation and emote wheel stated above are set by default. You can always change these bindings and set them to something you find more convenient through the settings menu.

How to use the emote wheel in Black Ops 6

While simply using the “I” key to inspect your weapon is a lot more convenient than opening the emote wheel, the latter can be a fun alternative if you want to try out emotes other than weapon inspection. 

You can always earn or unlock more emotes in addition to the three other ones that are available by default. This can be useful if you want to poke some fun at other players without waiting for or having to make it to the “Top Three” screen.

In addition, the emote wheel also comes with sprays. You can use spray paint designs anywhere on the map, portraying different icons like the six from the BO6 cover art (Back In Action), a Grim Reaper (Death’s Hand), a GG sign (Sign Off), a crown (Royalty), and more. Like emotes, some sprays are unlocked by default, while others can be purchased from the in-game store or earned by progressing in the battle pass.

Limitations of inspecting weapons and using emotes

The primary limitation caused by emotes and weapon inspections is leaving yourself open and vulnerable to enemy ambushes, especially when doing so in the open. Although you can rapidly choose to shoot while inspecting your weapon, there is still a slight delay as your weapon switches to a shooting stance.

This slight delay can be extremely crucial, especially when getting jumped on by a well-coordinated enemy squad. For this reason, it is suggested to use this feature only in safe spaces when you’re either camping or getting cover from your teammates.