Shotguns

6 platformsPatch 1.0.0.142.19

Breaching and point-blank platforms firing buckshot or slug.

Role and how to choose

What shotguns are for

Devastating inside ten metres, near useless outside twenty with buckshot; slugs and flechette change that calculus. The cheapest way into a raid that can still win a corner fight.

Look at the 12-gauge ladder, not the gun — the shell you load is most of the decision. Every weapon below has a best-ammo page built from its caliber ladder, and the ammo chart holds the full table.

Top of each column on patch 1.0.0.142.19

Standouts

Best vertical recoil control · Highest rate of fireUSAS-12 ShotgunEasiest to hold on target in full-auto.Best ergonomics · Longest effective rangeS12K ShotgunFastest to aim and handle.

Scored against this class

Shotguns

6 platforms

Shotguns compared on damage, rate of fire, range, recoil, ergonomics and price
Weapon	Tier	Caliber	RPM	Range	V-recoil	Ergo	Meta
S12K Shotgun12×70 // Semi	Tier A	12ga	200	14m	30	66	60.5
USAS-12 Shotgun12×70 // Semi / Full	Tier B	12ga	275	12m	37	53	58.5
MP-133 Shotgun12×70 // Pump-Action	Tier D	12ga	60	11m	7	47	39.3
M870 Shotgun12×70 // Pump-Action	Tier D	12ga	70	12m	14	44	35.3
DP-12 Shotgun12×70 // Pump-Action	—	12ga	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified
SPR310 Shotgun12×70 // Semi	—	12ga	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified	Unverified

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