Makeshift Rifle

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Makeshift Rifle
Details
Rarity	Common Uncommon Rare
Class	Assault Weapon
Bullet Type	Medium Bullets
Statistics
DPS	135 Common) 148.5 (Rare)
Damage	30 (Common) 33 (Rare)
Fire Rate	4.5
Magazine Size	30
Reload Time	3.3s (Common) 3.0s (Rare)
Critical Hit Damage	1.5x

“

Scrappy base rifle that can be crafted.

”

— In-Game Description

The Makeshift Rifle is an Assault Weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 2: Season 6.

Functionality

The Makeshift Rifle is a slow firing, inaccurate rifle, so it's designed for medium to close range encounters. It does not fare well at longer ranges and it suffers from a lack of first-shot accuracy. It's characteristics are similar to an Assault Rifle and Heavy Assault Rifle.

Makeshift Rifle in action

Stats

Makeshift Rifles range from dealing 30 Damage per shot to 33 Damage per shot (135 - 148.5 damage per second). All Makeshift Rifles use Medium Bullets. The Makeshift Rifle has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x.

	Makeshift Rifle (Common)
DPS	135
DAMAGE	30
MAGAZINE SIZE	20
FIRE RATE	4.5
RELOAD TIME	3.3
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Makeshift Rifle (Uncommon)
DPS	139.5
DAMAGE	31
MAGAZINE SIZE	20
FIRE RATE	4.5
RELOAD TIME	3.2
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

	Makeshift Rifle (Rare)
DPS	148.5
DAMAGE	33
MAGAZINE SIZE	20
FIRE RATE	4.5
RELOAD TIME	3
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	---

The Makeshift Rifle is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy enabled, and will always fire a random spread of bullets, which increases with continuous fire. This spread is decreased whilst crouching.

Damage falloff:

• Damage falloff begins at 50 meters (10 tiles).
• Damage steadily decreases down to 80% of its maximum at 75 meters (15 tiles).
• Damage reaches its minimum value of 66% of its maximum at 100 meters (20 tiles).

Sounds

Sound Type	Rarity	Sound
Pullout	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Shooting
Reload
Pickup
Drop

Obtained

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

Rarities	Chest	Rare Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop	Fishing (Plain)	Fishing (Spots)
Common	✖	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖
Uncommon	✓	✖	✓	✖	✓	✖
Rare	✓	✖	✓	✖	✖	✓

Upgrading and Crafting

The Makeshift Rifle can be made into a Primal Rifle.

Primal Crafting

Rarity	Resource	Result
Common Makeshift Rifle	2 Animal Bones	Uncommon Primal Rifle
Uncommon Makeshift Rifle	4 Animal Bones	Rare Primal Rifle
Rare Makeshift Rifle	6 Animal Bones	Epic Primal Rifle

It can be made into a Assault Rifle also.

Mechanical Crafting

Rarity	Resource	Result
Common Makeshift Rifle	2 Mechanical Parts	Uncommon Assault Rifle
Uncommon Makeshift Rifle	4 Mechanical Parts	Rare Assault Rifle
Rare Makeshift Rifle	6 Mechanical Parts	Epic Assault Rifle

Strategy Guide

This section outlines a strategy.

Feel free to add tips, tricks and general advice about the topic.

• This weapon is not ideal for long range engagements, as it cannot hit accurately, and has no first shot accuracy, even when crouching and being stationary.
• It has a slower fire rate and lower magazine size than the Assault Rifle and the Primal Rifle, making this weapon slightly weaker than the others.
• Use the Makeshift Rifle early-game for melee damage due to the issues mentioned above.

Weapon ID

The Makeshift Rifle is referred to as Assault Scrap in the files.

• Common: WID_Assault_Scrap_Athena_C
• Uncommon: WID_Assault_Scrap_Athena_UC
• Rare: WID_Assault_Scrap_Athena_R

History

Chapter 2: Season 6

• Update v16.00: The Makeshift Rifle is introduced in Common, Uncommon, and Rare. It is part of the new craftable weapons system.
• Update v16.10: Crafting adjustments altered based on rarity, formerly 4 resources across the board, now 2/4/6 depending on rarity.
• Update v16.30: Added all variants to Creative.

Chapter 2: Season 7

• Update v17.00: Vaulted the Makeshift Rifle in all rarities.

Trivia

• The Makeshift Rifle looks similar to the Chapter 1 Burst Assault Rifle, with a wooden barrel area, and metal finish.
  • However, its design is identical to the Scavenger Weapon in Save the World known as the Buzzcut.