Sideways Rifle

The Sideways Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 8.

Functionality
The Sideways Rifle is a fully automatic, fast firing, medium to long ranged weapon. It has first shot accuracy enabling longer ranged engagements. The Sideways Rifle does not have a magazine size, and works on a cooldown system. Firing the weapon for too long will cause it overheat, and the player must wait a short time before using it again. When the weapon is close to overheating, the damage multiplies by 1.5. The player can fire 10 bullets continuously before it overheats.

Stats
Sideways Rifles range from dealing 29 damage per shot to 38 damage per shot (101.5 - 133 damage per second) before overheating. When overheated, Sideways Rifles deal from 43 to 57 damage per shot (150.5 - 199.5 damage per second). All Sideways Rifles use. The Sideways Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.


 * -|Charged=


 * -|Not Charged=

The Sideways Rifle is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled.

Obtained
Sideways Rifles can be upgraded with:
 * 10 Cube Monster Parts - to.
 * 15 Cube Monster Parts - to.
 * 20 Cube Monster Parts - to.
 * 25 Cube Monster Parts - to.
 * 50 Cube Monster Parts - to

Strategy Guide

 * Make sure to time your cooldown correctly, as even though you will be dealing more damage, it will be very dangerous to wait for the several second cooldown period between firing again.

Chapter 2: Season 8

 * Update v18.00: Introduced the Sideways Rifle in, , , and.
 * Update v18.10: Added the Sideways Rifle to Creative, along with an unused Sideways Rifle.
 * Update v18.20: The Sideways Rifle is available in the Horde Rush LTM.
 * Content Update v18.30 - 2:
 * Increased accuracy.
 * Sideways Rifles now reach the charged state faster and stay there longer.

Chapter 3: Season 1

 * Update v19.00: Vaulted the Sideways rifle in all rarites.


 * Update v19.01: Added the rarity to the Creative Inventory.

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