Pump Shotgun

This article is about the Pump Shotgun. For the Shotgun of the same model, see Sharp Tooth Shotgun.

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This item has been made unavailable in standard playlists to balance the loot pool. It may return in the future.

“

Shotgun: Pump-Action. Deals high damage at a moderate fire rate. Short range and limited magazine size.

”

— In-Game Description

The Pump Shotgun is a Shotgun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in the Pre-Season.

Functionality[]

The Pump Shotgun is a high damage, short range and slow firing shotgun, best suited to very close quarters. It has 5 shells in the magazine and must be pumped between shots, leading a slow fire rate. It excels at close range combat with its ability to deal significant damage. At lower rarities it still does significant damage but is very punishing if you miss. The Pump Shotgun can hit targets at mid-range, but the damage drop off is so high, and the spread so great that only 1 or 2 pellets will hit.

Stats[]

The Pump Shotgun uses Shells, headshot multiplier of 1.85x and a Max Damage Cap of 165/170/175/180/185.

The Pump Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time.

	Pump Shotgun (Common)
DPS	64.4
DAMAGE	92
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	5.1
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	5.1

	Pump Shotgun (Uncommon)
DPS	70.7
DAMAGE	101
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.75
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	49

	Pump Shotgun (Rare)
DPS	77
DAMAGE	110
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.4
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	50

	Pump Shotgun (Epic)
DPS	83.3
DAMAGE	119
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.05
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	54

	Pump Shotgun (Legendary)
DPS	89.6
DAMAGE	128
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	3.7
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	55

The Pump Shotgun uses Shells and headshot multiplier of 1.75x.

The Pump Shotgun reloads 1 shell at a time.

	Pump Shotgun (OG) (Common)
DPS	58.8
DAMAGE	84
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	5.1s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	45

	Pump Shotgun (OG) (Uncommon)
DPS	64.4
DAMAGE	92
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.75s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	49

	Pump Shotgun (OG) (Rare)
DPS	70
DAMAGE	100
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.4s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	50

	Pump Shotgun (OG) (Epic)
DPS	75.6
DAMAGE	108
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	4.05s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	54

	Pump Shotgun (OG) (Legendary)
DPS	81.2
DAMAGE	116
MAGAZINE SIZE	5
FIRE RATE	0.7
RELOAD TIME	3.7s
STRUCTURE DAMAGE	55

The Pump Shotgun is a hitscan weapon that fires a spread of 10 pellets when both aiming down sights and hipfiring. Aiming down sights tightens the spread of pellets.

Damage falloff:

Damage falloff begins at 7 meters (1.5 tiles).
Damage steadily decreases down to 78% of its maximum at 10 meters (2 tile).
Damage decreases down to 49% of its maximum at 15 meters (3 tiles).
It deals damage until 31 meters (6.2 tiles).

Obtained[]

From when the item was last available in Chapter 4: Season OG:

Rarity	Chest	Rare Chest	Cosmic Chest	Floor Loot	Supply Drop	Fishing (Plain)	Fishing (Hole)	Team Rumble
Common	✓	✖	✖	✓	✖	✖	✖	✓
Uncommon	✓	✖	✖	✓	✖	✖	✖	✓
Rare	✓	✖	✖	✓	✖	✖	✖	✓
Epic	✓	✖	✖	✖	✓	✖	✖	✓
Legendary	✓	✖	✖	✖	✓	✖	✖	✓

Strategy Guide[]

This section outlines a strategy.

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

Usage[]

The Pump Shotgun is a very strong shotgun in Battle Royale due to its high single-shot damage and good hip fire accuracy.
When using the Pump Shotgun, try to utilize cover between shots. That way, you maximize damage dealt while minimizing damage taken.
- When finding cover, make sure it's in a position where opponents will come toward you on your right. This way you can see them without them seeing you.
When using the Pump Shotgun at close ranges, make sure to aim for the head, as the headshot damage of the Pump Shotgun is very high.
- However, when nearing the limits of the Pump Shotgun's range, aiming for the upper chest is advised, to make sure you land as many pellets as possible.
There are many weapons that can be effectively paired with the Pump Shotgun. For example:
- Pairing the Pump Shotgun with a fast-firing close ranged weapon, such as an SMG, allows for an incredibly deadly close range combo. Fire the Pump Shotgun to deal high damage, then finish off the opponent with a rapid burst of fire from the SMG.
- You can pair the Pump Shotgun with other different weapon types that deal high amounts of damage in single shots at close range. For example, the Flint-Knock Pistol, Ex-Caliber Rifle, or the Epic/Legendary Hunting Rifle.
- For opponents hiding in player-built structures, especially ones made of wood, stone, or freshly-built metal, you can fire a Rocket Launcher at their structure, then fire your Pump Shotgun at them just as the rocket explodes. If it's timed correctly, you can deal 50+ damage to your opponent fairly easily.

Countering[]

When selecting a weapon to counter a Pump Shotgun, usually the best option is your own Pump Shotgun or another high single shot damage, close range weapon.
If you decide to choose a different shotgun, make sure you choose one that plays to the Pump's weaknesses.
- For example, the Drum Shotgun can counter the Pump Shotgun's poor fire rate, and the Heavy Shotgun can counter the Pump Shotgun's poor range.
If you don't have a good single shot high damage weapon, try getting into an opponents box and spraying them with an Assault Rifle or SMG.

Weapon ID[]

The Pump Shotgun is referred to as Shotgun Standard in the files.

Common: WID_Shotgun_Standard_Athena_Common
Uncommon: WID_Shotgun_Standard_Athena_C_Ore_T03
Rare: WID_Shotgun_Standard_Athena_UC_Ore_T03
Epic: WID_Shotgun_Standard_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
Legendary: WID_Shotgun_Standard_Athena_SR_Ore_T03

The Pump Shotgun is referred to as Rufus Shotgun Standard in the files.

Common: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Standard_C
Uncommon: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Standard_UC
Rare: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Standard_R
Epic: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Standard_VR
Legendary: WID_Rufus_Shotgun_Standard_SR

The Spy Games variant is referred to as Shotgun Standard Spy Tech in the files.

Epic: WID_Shotgun_Standard_SpyTech_VR_T01

History[]

Pre-Season[]

Update v1.6[]

Introduced in Common and Uncommon.

Season 1[]

Update v1.8.2[]

Adjusted falloff damage.
- 100% damage up to 7.68 meters
- 70% damage at 18 meters
- 20% at 30 meters
- 0% at 41 meters
Increased the time it takes to transition from hip-fire to targeting mode after unintentionally decreasing it in a previous update.
- It previously took 0.25 seconds to raise and lower weapons.
- It now takes 0.4 seconds to raise weapons and 0.45 seconds to lower weapons.

Season 3[]

Update v3.40[]

Pump Shotgun rarity increased from Common and Uncommon to Uncommon and Rare. Stats are the same.
- Pump Shotgun cannot shoot until pull-out animation is complete.

Season 4[]

Hotfix June 6, 2018: Reduced damage from 90 Uncommon and 95 Rare to 80 Uncommon and 85 Rare.
- Reduced headshot multiplier from 2.5x to 2x.

Update v4.50[]

Adjustments.
- Weapon damage to structures now correctly scales with rarity.
- Shotgun damage to structures has been reduced by 50% for Pump Shotgun.

Season 5[]

Update v5.00[]

General Adjustments.
- Shotguns will now indicate how many pellets hit, visible within the reticle.
- Adjusted shotgun spread patterns to be consistent with no random variation.
- After firing a shotgun, another shotgun cannot be fired for a very short time.

Update v5.30[]

Pump Shotgun equip time has been shortened from 0.96 seconds to 0.88 seconds.

Season 6[]

Update v6.31[]

Increased damage of the Uncommon and Rare variants from 80/85 to 95/100.
- The Epic and Legendary Pump Shotgun variants are introduced.

Season 8[]

Update v8.00[]

Updated sounds of the Pump Shotgun in all variants.

Chapter 2: Season 1[]

Update v11.00[]

Unvaulted the Pump Shotgun in all rarities.
- The low tier Pump Shotgun has had its model remade entirely, featuring a new icon.
- The top tier Pump Shotgun has had its textures and icon updated.
- Added a Common rarity.
  - The new Common rarity uses the stats of the Uncommon rarity from the season prior, as such every other rarity's stats have been increased by one rarity, with the exception of adjusted stats below.
- Adjusted damage from 95/100/105/110 to 70/80/90/100/110.
- Spread increased significantly on all rarities except Legendary.
- Recoil increased on all rarities except Legendary.
- Reload time increased on all rarities except Legendary from 4.84/4.62/4.4/4.18 to 5.72/5.28/4.84/4.4.

Chapter 2: Season 3[]

Update v13.00[]

Vaulted the Pump Shotgun.

Chapter 2: Season 4[]

Update v14.00[]

Pump Shotgun Unvaulted in all rarities. Can be sidegraded to a Charge Shotgun.

Chapter 2: Season 5[]

Update v15.00[]

Vaulted the Pump Shotgun.

Chapter 2: Season 6[]

Update v16.00[]

The Pump Shotgun is Unvaulted in all rarities except Common.
- The Pump Shotgun's damage has been buffed from 70/80/90/100/110 to 84/92/100/108/116.
- Pump Shotgun headshot multiplier was nerfed from 2.0x to 1.75x, making the headshot damage deal 147/161/175/189/203.

Chapter 3: Season 1[]

Update v19.00[]

Vaulted the Pump Shotgun in all rarities.

Update v19.01[]

The Pump Shotgun can be found from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine with a very rare chance.
- This was a mistake and was reversed in a hotfix.

Chapter 3: Season 2[]

Update v20.30[]

Increased damage from 84/92/100/108/116 to 92/101/110/119/128 and changed the multiplier from 1.5x to 1.85x (after further testing in Creative).
- To combat these changes, the maximum damage is capped at 165/170/175/180/185.

Chapter 3: Season 3[]

Update v21.50[]

Unvaulted the Pump Shotgun in Legendary rarity in Late Game Arena only.

Chapter 4: Season 2[]

Update v24.00[]

Vaulted the Pump Shotgun with the removal of Late Game Arena.

Chapter 4: Season 3[]

Update v25.00[]

Unvaulted the Uncommon variant of the Pump Shotgun in Team Rumble only.

Chapter 4: Season OG[]

Update v27.00[]

Created new version and unvaulted the Pump Shotgun in all rarities.
- Adjusted damage from 92/101/110/119/128 back to 84/92/100/108/116.
- Decreased the headshot multiplier from 1.85x to 1.75x.
- Removed Max Damage Cap.

Chapter 5: Season 1[]

Update v28.00[]

Vaulted and removed the OG variant of the Pump Shotgun.

Chapter 5: Season 3[]

Update v30.00[]

Now uses the pullout sound of the Legacy Combat Shotgun (Issue).

Update v30.20[]

Unvaulted all rarities of the Pump Shotgun in Fortnite: Reload only.

Chapter 2 Remix[]

Update v32.00[]

All rarities vaulted in Fortnite: Reload and unvaulted in Battle Royale
Epic Pump Shotgun being found commonly as floor loot (Issue).
7th November: Epic Pump Shotgun spawn rate decreased by 95%.

Sounds[]

Pullout	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Pullout	Epic and Legendary
Shooting	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Shooting	Epic and Legendary
Reload	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Reload	Epic and Legendary
Pickup	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Pickup	Epic and Legendary
Drop	Common, Uncommon and Rare
Drop	Epic and Legendary

Trivia[]

The Pump Shotgun was part of Tilted Town's exclusive loot pool to match the Western theme.
During Chapter 3: Season 1, there was a tiny chance to obtain it from a Malfunctioning Vending Machine.

Visuals[]

The Common, Uncommon and Rare models are based on the American Remington 870 with rifle sights.
- Its Chapter 1 model was based on the American Mossberg 500 Field Gun. As evident by it's Safety Switch.
- The Chapter 1 model is shared with the Knight in Fortnite: Save the World.
Its Epic and Legendary model is based on the Italian SPAS-12. In real life the SPAS-12 can switch between Semi-automatic and Pump action, hence why its presence in other games may be of a different configuration.
- This is the reason for players often referring to these rarities of Pump Shotguns as "SPAS".
- When reloading, the player does not press down the carrying hatch button on the side of SPAS-12.
- In Save the World The Browbeater uses the same model at identical rarities.

Gallery[]

Weapons
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Marksman Rifles	DMR • Cobra DMR • Ex-Caliber Rifle ( The Ageless Champion's) • Thermal DMR ( Diamond's) • Tactical DMR • Huntress DMR ( Zeus')
Shotguns	Pump Shotgun • Tactical Shotgun • Heavy Shotgun ( Legacy • Heisted Breacher Shotgun) • Double Barrel Shotgun ( The Dub) • Combat Shotgun ( Megalo Don's • Legacy) • Drum Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Charge Shotgun ( Kit's) • Dragon's Breath Shotgun • Lever Action Shotgun • Makeshift Shotgun • Primal Shotgun ( Spire Assassin's) • Auto Shotgun • Striker Pump Shotgun • Ranger Shotgun • Two-Shot Shotgun • Prime Shotgun • EvoChrome Shotgun• Thunder Shotgun • Maven Auto Shotgun ( Heisted Accelerant Shotgun) • Havoc Pump Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Sharp Tooth Shotgun • Infiltrator Pump Shotgun ( Enhanced) • Wood Stake Shotgun ( High Stakes') • Hammer Pump Shotgun ( Peter Griffin's) • Frenzy Auto Shotgun ( Oscar's) • Gatekeeper Shotgun ( Cerberus') • Sovereign Shotgun ( Mysterio's)
Submachine Guns	Submachine Gun • Submachine Gun ( Heisted Run 'N' Gun SMG) • Suppressed Submachine Gun ( Inkquisitor's) • Compact SMG • Tactical Submachine Gun • Rapid Fire SMG • Burst SMG • Machine SMG • Makeshift Submachine Gun • Primal SMG • Kymera Ray Gun ( Zyg and Choppy's) • Stinger SMG ( Gunnar's) • Combat SMG • Charge SMG • Twin Mag SMG ( Heisted Blink Mag SMG) • Sunburst Gauntlet • Bender's Shiny Metal Raygun • Scoped Burst SMG ( Thorne's) • Hyper SMG ( Valeria's) • Thunder Burst SMG • Harbinger SMG ( Hades') • Modular Drum Gun ( Midas') • Dual Micro SMGs ( Gwenpool's) • Snoop Dogg's Drum Gun
Pistols	Pistol ( Semi-Auto) • Suppressed Pistol ( Semi-Auto • Dual Suppressed Pistols • Shadow Tracker) • Dual Pistols ( Hop Rock Dualies) • Hand Cannon ( Conductor • Legacy • Deadpool's Dual) • Revolver • Scoped Revolver ( Night Hawk) • Six Shooter ( Marksman) • Flashlight Pistol • Flint-Knock Pistol ( Flight-Knock) • Makeshift Revolver • Primal Pistol • Combat Pistol • Sidearm Pistol • Tactical Pistol • Lock On Pistol • Mammoth Pistol • Ranger Pistol • Monarch Pistol ( Doctor Doom's)
Sniper Rifles	Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle ( Dragon's Breath Sniper) • Zapotron • Suppressed Sniper Rifle • Heavy Sniper Rifle ( Boom Sniper Rifle) • Semi-Auto Sniper Rifle • Automatic Sniper Rifle • Hunting Rifle • Storm Scout Sniper Rifle ( Storm Scout) • Amban Sniper Rifle• Lever Action Rifle • Rail Gun • Hunter Bolt-Action Sniper • Explosive Repeater Rifle • Reaper Sniper Rifle • Heavy Impact Sniper Rifle
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Crossbows	Crossbow ( Cupid's) • Fiend Hunter Crossbow • Dual Fiend Hunters • Plunger Bow • Boom Bolt ( Ringmaster's • Moonflak)
Explosive Weapons	Rocket Launcher ( Pumpkin) • Quad Launcher ( Burst) • Guided Missile • Grenade Launcher ( Snowball • Egg • Orange Paint • Purple Paint • Cinematic Paint • The Big Chill) • Shockwave Launcher ( Kit's) • Proximity Grenade Launcher • Grenade • Clingers • Dynamite ( Nitro Queen TNT) • Bottle Rockets • Proximity Mine • Remote Explosive • Firefly Jar • Cuddle Fish • Recycler ( Spire Assassin's) • Alien Knockgun Launcher • Plasma Cannon • Paper Bomb Kunai • Anvil Rocket Launcher • Thunder Spears • Cybertron Cannon• Sticky Grenade Launcher • Shield Breaker EMP
Melee Weapons	Pickaxe • Infinity Blade • Thor's Stormbreaker • Lightsaber ( Darth Vader's) • Kingsman • Predator Claw • Sideways Scythe • Basic Sword • Basic Hammer • Ol' Chopper • Kinetic Blade ( Thorne's Vampiric Blade) • Grapple Blade • Brat Catcher • Donatello's Staff • Leonardo's Katanas • Michelangelo's Nunchaku • Raphael's Sai • Chains of Hades • Shuri's Black Panther Claws

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