Shotgun

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Introduction to Shotguns

In Dead Frontier 2, shotguns deliver massive headshot damage. Shotguns are generally designed for close quarters combat due to their spread shot, but they can also be useful at longer ranges due to the high chance to hit the enemy with at least a single pellet and the rather tight shot spread, although it is not advisable to do so. Every well-aimed shotgun pellet adds up to the total damage per shot, but then again you could also do very little damage if too few pellets hit the target. And so, always go up and close to your target to maximize damage.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

• Shotguns have a huge headshot damage even for low level shotguns, making this gun suitable for the "Head Hunter" perk.
• Great body damage per hit.
• Great knockback distance.

Disadvantages

• They have the smallest ammo box (40 per box).
• Limited range.
• Slow aim time (can be fixed with "Marksman").
• Long reload time (can be fixed with "Reloading").
• Low clip size.

Stat Rolls

Here's a list of possible stats that can be rolled onto Weapons when you loot or enhance them:

Weapon Body Damage, Weapon Attack Speed, Weapon Stun Duration, Weapon Knockback Distance, Weapon Surprise Damage, Weapon Minimum Accuracy, Weapon Maximum Accuracy, Weapon Range, Weapon Aim Speed, Weapon Reloading Speed, Weapon Ammo Capacity, Weapon Noise Radius, Weapon Headshot Damage, Damage vs Humans, Damage vs Infected, Damage vs Mutated, Health, Search Speed, Energy, Hydration, EXP Gained, Inventory Capacity, Incoming Damage, Incoming Stun Threshold, Incoming Stun Recovery, Bleeding Chance, Radiation Chance, Infection Chance, Burns Chance, Jog Speed, Walk Speed, Sneak Speed, Sprint Speed, Sprint Duration, Sprint Cooldown, Dodge Cooldown, Dodge Duration, Health Restoration, Energy Restoration, Hydration Restoration, Energy Needs, Hydration Needs, Footstep Noise Radius, Visibility Range, Sneak Visibility Range, Kick Damage, Kick Stun Duration, Kick Kncokback, Kick Cooldown, Lockpick Chance, Find Ammo Chance, Find Food Chance, Find Book Chance, Find Drink Chance, Find Clothing Chance, Find Weapon Chance, Find Medical Chance, Find Fuel Chance, Find Superior Chance, Find Rare Chance, Find Elite Chance, Find Unique Chance.

List of Shotguns

Greening Sitori
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 1 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 6 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.25s Knockback Distance: 1.25m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 12 Ammo Type: 20 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 2 Effective DPS: Body : 2.09 | Head : 4.17¹ Scrap Value: $24	Real Name: Browning Citori A cheap and reliable Over and Under (O/U) double barrel shotgun designed for hunting and sporting purposes. Any beginner survivor can use this shotgun for it's ease of accessibility.
Washington 1100
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 5 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 6 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.25s Knockback Distance: 1.25m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 12 Ammo Type: 20 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 5 Effective DPS: Body : 3.43 | Head : 6.86¹ Scrap Value: $40	Real Name: Remington 1100 A semi-automatic shotgun designed by Remington Arms for hunting and sporting purposes. It is essentially an upgraded version of the Browning Citori with a 5 round internal magazine tube.
Chesterfield 21
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 10 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 9 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 18 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 2 Effective DPS: Body : 3.13 | Head : 6.26¹ Scrap Value: $30	Real Name: Winchester Model 21 A classic side by side American double barrel shotgun that fires the 12 gauge buckshot shell. Initially designed for hunting animals, now utilized for hunting zombies.
Mannberg 500
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 10 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 6 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.25s Knockback Distance: 1.25m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 12 Ammo Type: 20 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 8 Effective DPS: Body : 4.08 | Head : 8.17¹ Scrap Value: $30	Real Name: Mossberg 500 Persuader The Mannberg 500 is a shotgun manufactured by O.F. Mossberg & Sons. Rather than a single model, the 500 is really a series of widely varying hammerless, pump action repeaters, all of which share the same basic receiver and action, but differ in bore size, barrel length, choke options, as well as stock and forearm materials. Intended for use in harsh and dirty conditions, the Model 500 series is designed to be easy to clean and maintain. Perfect for the rugged zombie hunter.
Mannberg 590
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 15 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 9 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 18 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 5 Effective DPS: Body : 5.14 | Head : 10.29¹ Scrap Value: $40	Real Name: Mossberg 590 A powerful American 12 gauge shotgun used by civilians, law enforcement agencies and military all around the world due to it's reliability and ease of usage. This shotgun is essentially an upgraded version of the Chesterfield 21 that features a 5 round internal magazine tube and a shorter inch barrel.
SPSA-12
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 20 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 9 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 18 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 8 Effective DPS: Body : 6.13 | Head : 12.26¹ Scrap Value: $40	Real Name: SPAS-12 An Italian-made tactical combat shotgun. SPAS stands for Special Purpose Automatic Shotgun, where the shotgun can be used either in pump-action mode or semi-automatic mode. However, in DF2 the firing rate is dependent on the player's skill tree. Regardless, it's 12 gauge round is more than sufficient enough to blast the zombie's head into minced spaghetti.
Mancini M4
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 20 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 9 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50mm Headshot Damage: 18 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20mm Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 7 Effective DPS: Body : 5.8 | Head : 11.72¹ Scrap Value: $50	Real Name: Benelli M4 Super 90 The Mancini was a alternative to the Mannberg 590, sporting a slightly higher magazine capacity but overall similar performance. this didn't however stop people from utilizing it's larger magazine to splatter the heads of the dead into oblivion.
Sawn-Off Shotgun
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 25 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 13.68 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 27.36 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.75-4.5 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 2 Effective DPS: Body : 4.76 | Head : 9.52¹ Scrap Value: $50	Real Name: Sawn-off A chopped down double barrel shotgun for ease of concealment and lighter weight for carry. However, the short length of the barrel doesn't stop the survivors to use it's powerful 12 gauge round to blast huge holes in the infected.
Mannberg 590M
Equipment Slot: Weapon Level Required: 30 Weapon Type: Shotgun Body Damage Per Hit: 9 Attacks Per Sec: 1 Stun Duration: 1.88s Knockback Distance: 1.88m Noise Radius: 50m Headshot Damage: 18 Ammo Type: 12 Gauge Accuracy Error: 0.5-3 deg Aim Time: 1.5s Range: 20m Reload Time: 3.75s Clip Size: 20 Effective DPS: Body : 7.58 | Head : 15.16¹ Scrap Value: $70	Real Name: Mossberg 500 Persuader For a long time, the survivors of Fairview had issues managing their time between firing their shots, and reloading the tedious shotgun shells back into the barrel. It just so happened that there was a number of Mannberg 590Ms recently found in the gun craze alongside the Dragon SVD, Lanchesters, and MAC-11s. Distributed among those who were defined and stronger than the rest, the shotgun proves that while there might be no way of stopping the dead, there was definitely a way to put ALOT of holes in them without having to reload.

¹ "Effective DPS" factors in "Reload Time" and "Clip Size", while excluding "Aim Time".