The Lever Action Rifle is a Sniper Rifle in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added in Chapter 2: Season 5.
Functionality[]
The Lever Action Rifle is a long ranged weapon which fires a fast moving projectile. The weapon lacks a scope but has increased zoom when aiming, like the Hunting Rifle. The weapon reloads one shot at a time and can be interrupted.
Stats[]
Lever Action Rifles range from dealing 67 to 74 Damage per shot (83.75 to 92.5 Damage per second). All Lever Action Rifles use 
Heavy Bullets. The Lever Action Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.
|
Lever Action Rifle (LTM) (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 65 |
| DAMAGE | 52 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 9 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.25 |
| RELOAD TIME | 6.3 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | --- |
|
|
Lever Action Rifle (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 83.75 |
| DAMAGE | 67 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 9 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.25 |
| RELOAD TIME | 6.3 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | --- |
|
|
Lever Action Rifle (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 87.5 |
| DAMAGE | 70 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 9 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.25 |
| RELOAD TIME | 6 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | --- |
|
|
Lever Action Rifle (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 92.5 |
| DAMAGE | 74 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 9 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.25 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.7 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | --- |
|
|
Lever Action Rifle (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 96.25 |
| DAMAGE | 77 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 9 |
| FIRE RATE | 1.25 |
| RELOAD TIME | 5.4 |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | --- |
The Lever Action Rifle is a projectile weapon. The Lever Action Rifle has First Shot Accuracy. There is no damage falloff on the Lever Action Rifle's projectiles.
Sounds[]
| Sound Type | Rarity | Audio |
|---|---|---|
| Pullout | All Rarities | |
| Shooting | ||
| Reload | ||
| Pickup | ||
| Drop |
Obtained[]
From when the weapon was last available in Chapter 2: Season 5
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
LTM Only | Creative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ |
| Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ |
The Common Lever Action Rifle is exclusive to the Comeback and Rags to Riches LTMs.
The Legendary Lever Action Rifle is exclusive to the Comeback LTM and Creative.
Strategy Guide[]
- Players should aim above targets at long ranges to compensate for bullet drop. The further the target the higher the player should aim.
- Like with all snipers, players should aim in the direction a target is moving at long ranges to compensate for the bullet travel time. The faster the target is moving and the further they are away the further the player should aim ahead of the target.
- It functions much like the Semi Auto Sniper Rifle and due to it’s faster-than-average bullet rate and low bullet drop in some cases it could substitute for your Assault Rifle though substituting it is not recommended.
- Instead of using SMG's, players can use this weapon at close range after using a shotgun. In a nutshell, using a Lever Action Rifle and any slow firing and strong shotguns will works like a double pump strategy, but the lever's shot won't always land successfully, especially when you're lacking aim.
Weapon ID[]
The Lever Action Rifle is referred to as Sniper Cowboy in the files.
- Uncommon: WID_Sniper_Cowboy_Athena_UC
- Rare: WID_Sniper_Cowboy_Athena_R
- Epic: WID_Sniper_Cowboy_Athena_VR
- Legendary: WID_Sniper_Cowboy_Athena_SR
History[]
Chapter 2: Season 5[]
- Update v15.10: Introduced the Lever Action Rifle in Uncommon, Rare, and Epic rarities.
- A Legendary rarity was also added, staying unused.
- Update v15.20: Added the Uncommon, Rare and Epic to Creative.
- Also added the Legendary variant which was not used in Battle Royale.
Chapter 2: Season 6[]
- Update v16.00: Vaulted the Lever Action Rifle in all rarities.
Chapter 3: Season 4[]
- Update v22.00: Increased damage from 52/55/58/61 to 67/70/74/77 and headshot damage multiplier from 2x to 2.5x. The weapon is still vaulted.
Chapter 4: Season 2[]
- Update v24.00: Increased Projectile Speed by 50%.
Chapter 5: Season 3[]
- Update v30.40: Unvaulted the Lever Action Rifle for Fortnite: Reload mode only.
Chapter 5: Season 4[]
- Update v31.00: Vaulted the Lever Action Rifle in Fortnite: Reload.
Chapter 2 Remix[]
- Update v32.00: Unvaulted in Fortnite: Reload only.
- Update v32.10: Vaulted in Fortnite: Reload.
Trivia[]
- The Rifle is likely based off the Henry Rifle which served as the basis of the Winchester 1866.
- The Lever Action Rifle has a faster rate of fire when not aiming down sights, and its spread in all rarities is similar to the Hunting Rifle in Epic and Legendary rarities.
- This means that it is more effective in close range when not aiming down sights.
- The Lever Action Rifle shares the same firing sound as the old Hunting Rifle from a nearby player.
- In a Fortnite Status' tweet, this weapon has been referred to as Cowboy Repeater Rifle.
