Shotgun

Shotgun
Very powerful up close, but less reliable with range.
Weapon
Type	Gun
Ammo used	Simple Shotgun Ammo
Ranged damage	64*10
Rate of fire	2.85 RPS
Magazine size	2
Reload time	3.33 seconds
DPS	317.5 / 1824
Supported Attachments	None
Item
Weight	10
Durability	300.0
Single use	No
Spawn Command cheat giveitemnum 263 1 0 0 or cheat GFI Shotgun 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponShotgun.PrimalItem_WeaponShotgun'" 1 0 0
Found in Supply Crate	Yellow, Red
Crafting
Required level	Level 39
Engram Points	18 EP
Crafting XP	423.2 XP
Prerequisites	Flare Gun
Unlocks	Chainsaw Pump-Action Shotgun
Crafted in	Smithy Argentavis Saddle Castoroides Saddle Thorny Dragon Saddle  Tek Replicator
Required Stations	Refining Forge
Ingredients
80 × Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot 20 × Wood or Fungal Wood 25 × Hide

Overview

The Shotgun is a ranged weapon in ARK: Survival Evolved. It's a close-combat alternative to the Longneck Rifle and is unlocked at level 39. While not nearly as accurate as the Longneck, and with very little range, its two barrels allow for two shots before reloading, and the bigger spread of its pellets means that you are more likely to damage a target. These features make it superior to a Longneck at close range, but useless at a distance. Its ability to hit multiple targets at once with a good amount of damage make it best for close quarters combat, where quick target acquisition is necessary (i.e. caving).

Notes/Trivia

• The shotgun is a shortened double barrel shotgun.
• A single shell of Simple Shotgun Ammo fires 10 pellets, and each of these pellets has an individual collision check, meaning a single simple shotgun shell has the potential to hit a single target up to 10 times at point blank range.