[MCH] 123 Combo Help

[Rongway]

In addition to Myon's reply regarding mobility, because of the way ammo works, you will lose out on some potency if you go 1-2-3-1-2-3 compared to 1-2-1-3-2-1

1-2-3-1-2-3 goes like this:
Split: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 40 expected potency on Slug Shot (we call this +40 instead of +80 because without ammo it's expected to proc 50% of the time anyway)
Slug: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 50 expected potency on Clean Shot (we accounted for the "combo" bonus in Split shot, and are now accounting for "combo" bonus on Clean shot)
Clean: 150 base + 20 ammo bonus
Split: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 40 expected potency on Slug Shot
Slug: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 50 expected potency on Clean Shot
Clean: 150 base + 20 ammo bonus
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Total 1160


If you do 1-2-1-3-2-1 instead,
Split: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 40 expected potency on Slug Shot
Slug: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 50 expected potency on Clean Shot
Split: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 40 expected potency on Slug Shot
Clean: 150 base + 20 ammo bonus
Slug: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 50 expected potency on Clean Shot
Split: 140 base + 20 ammo bonus + 40 expected potency on Slug Shot
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Total 1190, 30 potency more than 1-2-3-1-2-3


(edit: original maths used 100 and 100 as base potencies for Slug Shot and Clean Shot; updated to include the 50% bonus)

[lBurnquist]

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Thank you both kindly for your answers!

Also, still adapting to the 121321 combo and got myself with a question:

Its pretty common that once I start the combo right after the first 1 I pop a Quick Reload and proceed with the rotation using Reassemble before 3 etc. However, Quick Reload then becomes available right before the fourth 2 (it would be: 121321213 -right here- 23). Actually, now that I think of it, its much further ahead in the rotation, but still it happens pretty often if not always. In the end, am I making any mistakes proceeding with the rotation as exemplified above?