Makeshift Shotgun

The Makeshift Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6.

Functionality
The Makeshift Shotgun is a close-ranged weapon, and is suitable for attacking enemies at short ranges. It has a very small magazine size of only 3 (2 before Patch 16.10) and is very weak at medium range. It is completely incapable of hitting enemies at long range.

Stats
Makeshift Shotguns range from dealing 88 Damage per shot to 98 Damage per shot (110- 122 damage per second). All Makeshift Shotguns use. The Makeshift Shotgun has a headshot multiplier of 1.25x.

The Makeshift Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time, and its reload time statistic is how long it takes for a zero ammo reload to a full magazine. The Makeshift Shotgun is a hitscan weapon, but fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.

Obtained
From when the item was last available in Chapter 2: Season 6:

Upgrading and Crafting
The Makeshift Shotgun comes in, and  rarities. It can also be crafted into a Pump Shotgun by using Mechanical Parts.

Strategy Guide

 * The Makeshift Shotgun does more damage than an and  Pump Shotgun and it's fire rate is even better than a  Pump Shotgun.
 * However, this weapon only has a magazine size of three and a lower headshot multiplier than the Pump Shotgun, making this weapon slightly weaker than a Pump Shotgun.
 * The Makeshift Shotgun is one weapon that you could get away with not crafting. Its high fire rate and decent damage allows you to eliminate a player slightly quicker than the Pump Shotgun if your shots land nicely.
 * The Makeshift shotgun is a good weapon to use early-game due to it's headshot of over 100, guaranteeing an elimination if non-shielded.

Chapter 2: Season 6

 * Update v16.00: The Makeshift Shotgun is introduced in, , and . It is part of the new craftable weapons system.
 * Update v16.10: The Makeshift Shotgun now has a Magazine Size of 3, instead of 2.
 * Crafting adjustments altered based on rarity, formerly 4 resources across the board, now 2/4/6 depending on rarity.

Chapter 2: Season 7

 * Update v17.00: Vaulted the Makeshift Shotgun in all rarities.

Trivia

 * This weapon is similar to the Pump Shotgun in many ways. The only main difference is that the Makeshift shotgun holds three shells, while the Pump holds five.
 * It's design is based of the Scavenger weapon in Save the World known as the Husk Buster.

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