Boom Sniper Rifle

The Boom Sniper Rifle is an Sniper Rifle in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 5. It is an version of the Heavy Sniper Rifle.

Functionality
The Boom Sniper Rifle functions similar to the Heavy Sniper Rifle, except firing a clinger with its projectile, at high speeds. This clinger deals contact damage to players, and then explodes after a short time. The contact damage is affected by head-shots, whereas the explosion is not. As it is a sniper rifle fitted with a scope, it is most effective at mid to long ranges. The gun also has 5 shots in its magazine, unlike the Heavy Sniper Rifle which only has 1.

Stats
The Boom Sniper Rifle deals up to 70 damage. It deals 10 contact damage, and the clinger's explosion delivers another 60 damage. The Boom Sniper Rifles uses. The Boom Sniper Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x. However, the multiplier is only applied to the contact damage. The Boom Sniper Rifle uses a Fast Moving Projectile. These projectiles are affected by gravity.

Obtained
The Boom Sniper Rifle is bought from Lt. John Llama for 500 Bars. It can also be obtained from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine.

Strategy Guide

 * The Boom Sniper Rifle can be used to deal splash damage to enemies around corners, as it shoots clingers.
 * The Boom Sniper Rifle is known as a 'fire and forget' weapon, as shooting it at an enemy allows the player to shift their attention to something else, as they are certain it will later deal significant damage.
 * If you are playing with teammates, make your teammate approach the enemy, then shoot your teammate so they have a clinger on their body. The teammate should approach to the enemy so that when the clinger explodes, the enemy will take damage and your teammate can finish the kill.
 * You don't have to worry about reloading after every shot with the Boom Sniper Rifle, as the magazine size is 5 as opposed to the normal Heavy Sniper Rifle with its magazine size of 1.

Chapter 2: Season 5

 * Update v15.00: Introduced the Boom Sniper Rifle.

Chapter 2: Season 6

 * Update v16.00: Vaulted the Boom Sniper Rifle.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00: Unvaulted the Boom Sniper Rifle. It can be bought from Lt. John Llama for 500 Bars.
 * Hotfix: 12/16/2021 : It can now be bought from The Scientist for 500 Bars due to an error with the Hop Rock Dualies.
 * Hotfix: 01/08/2022: It can no longer be bought from The Scientist, replaced by Shield Keg.
 * Update v19.10: It can now be purchased again from the The Scientist.
 * Content Update v19.20: Changed the crosshair to that of the Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper.

Trivia

 * The Boom Sniper Rifle shares its model with the Heavy Sniper Rifle.
 * The decals on the weapon are the same iconography as TNTina, hinting at a possible connection. Coincidentally it was sold by Splode who is also part of TNTina‘s set.

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