12 Gauge Slug

Turns a shotgun into a mid-range weapon with one heavy projectile. Great if you can aim, wasted if you rely on pellets covering your mistakes.

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Characteristics

Category: Ammunition

Stack size: 32

Workbench: Level 2

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 30 Scrap

Damage: 80

Bullet speed: 225 m/s

Overview

In-game description

Single large projectile for a Shotgun.

Slugs are for the fight that starts too far away for buckshot. Picture this: you are roaming with a pump shotgun, someone with a bow is looting a barrel across the road, and you would never close that gap before they turn around. With slugs you just take the shot.

The catch is that one projectile means no forgiveness. Buckshot lands a few pellets even on a bad flick, while a slug either hits or does nothing. So they suit players who already aim well, and they suit guns that let you follow up quickly. A double barrel with slugs is awkward, because a miss leaves you with one shot and a long reload.

Pros

Cons

Reach far beyond any pellet load
Useful for finishing someone who is running away
Good for hunting larger animals from a safer distance

Every miss is a full miss
Worse than buckshot inside a base

Most players carry both and switch depending on where they are going. Crafting needs gunpowder like any shell, so don't overbuild a type you will rarely load.

Damage

Weapon	Close	Far	Per second
Blunderbuss	80	40	160
Double Barrel Shotgun	80	40	160
Eoka Pistol	80	40	53
Krieg Shotgun	80	40	73
M4 Shotgun	64	32	213
Pump Shotgun	80	40	73
Spas-12 Shotgun	60	30	240
Waterpipe Shotgun	80	40	40