Fortnite has one of the oldest weapons that was introduced for the first time in Season 0. The name of the weapon is Tactical Shotgun, which is also more known as Tac Shotgun. This one is fully automatic. It is a short ranged weapon that is able to be fired continuously without affecting the accuracy. However, it suffers at the medium range. If you are wondering why it suffers at the medium range, the reason is due to the bullet spread falling to connect with a target. What makes it worse is that it is also almost totally ineffective at long ranges.
As Fortnite Chapter 3 brings back a lot of new and old weapons to the game, a lot of people are wondering whether Tac Shotgun will make a comeback to the game or not. If you are one of these people who are wondering about the same thing, you will be able to sleep tonight as you will find the answer here.
According to Speiltimes, the Tac Shotgun weapon is definitely coming back in Fortnite Chapter 3 and is currently available. However, a site called Touch Tap Play informs a different thing, even though the posts about this were written on the same day, which was on February 8, 2022. Unlike Speiltimes that says the Tac Shotgun is definitely returning to the game and is now available, this one informs that it is vaulted and not available in the game. In fact, it is not the first time the developer of Fortnite called Epic Games has vaulted the weapon. However, there is still a possibility of this weapon to be brought back to the game by the developer. If you missed the news, apparently, the Tac Shotgun was vaulted by Epic Games in all rarities in Chapter 2 Season 8 with the update v18.00. Upon hearing the news, a lot of people were disappointed. As of now, it is uncertain whether this weapon will make its return in the Fortnite Chapter 3 or not.
Early this month, Epic unvaulted the Heavy Shotgun. On February 1st, 2022, the official Twitter account of HYPEX tweeted about this. Here is the full tweet from the account:
Heavy Shotgun is Back!
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- Can be obtained from Chest, Floor Loot, Supply Drops & Sharks
- Shoots 1 Pellet unlike other shotguns & fire rate is 1.3
- Common’s Damage is 81, Headshot 142 & Reload Time is 4.8s
- Legendary’s Damage is 99, Headshot is 173 & reload time is 3.9s
The Heavy Shotgun is the one that was vaulted two years ago during the 7.30 update. For your information, this one is available in every rarity. It means it is available from common to legendary. Besides, it also has undergone a few slight modifications. Since this gun now fires a single pellet, it will be needed for every player of the game to be more accurate in their shots.
With the comeback of the Heavy Shotgun and the release of the new and old weapons in Fortnite, once again, it is still possible for the Tactical Shotgun or Tac Shotgun to be brought up at a later stage with some tweaks. If you cannot wait for its comeback, as of now, there are no other things that you can do except sticking to the weapons that are currently available in the game. While waiting for the time to come, it is better for you to feed your brain with the information about the Tactical Shotgun itself. So, how far do you know about this weapon? If you are still lacking, here is the information about this weapon for you to remember.
Details:
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- Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
- Class: Shotgun
- Bullet Type: Shells
- DPS: 108 (Common), 132 (Legendary)
- Damage: 72 (common), 88 (Legendary)
- Fire Rate: 1.5
- Magazine Size: 8
- Reload Time: 6.27 seconds (Common), 5.13 seconds (Legendary)
- Critical Hit Damage: 1.5x
Stats:
The ones that are shot by the Tactical Shotguns are pellets. By assuming that all the pellets land, the weapon will range from dealing 72 Damage every shot to 88 Damage every shot, which is about 108 to 132 damage each second. Ammo Shells are used by every Tac Shotgun. Aside from that, this weapon has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x. It is stated that it reloads 1 shell at a time and its reload time statistic is the time it takes for a zero ammo reload to a full magazine.
Common:
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- DPS: 108
- Damage: 72
- Magazine Size: 8
- Fire rate: 1.5
- Reload Time: 6.27 seconds
- Structure Damage: 50
Uncommon:
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- DPS: 114
- Damage: 76
- Magazine Size: 8
- Fire rate: 1.5
- Reload Time: 5.99 seconds
- Structure Damage: 52
Rare:
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- DPS: 120
- Damage: 80
- Magazine Size: 8
- Fire rate: 1.5
- Reload Time: 5.7 seconds
- Structure Damage: 55
Epic:
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- DPS: 126
- Damage: 84
- Magazine Size: 8
- Fire rate: 1.5
- Reload Time: 5.41 seconds
- Structure Damage: 75
Legendary:
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- DPS: 132
- Damage: 88
- Magazine Size: 8
- Fire rate: 1.5
- Reload Time: 5.13 seconds
- Structure Damage: 78
Sounds:
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- Sound Type: Pullout
Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary - Sound Type: Shooting
Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary - Sound Type: Reload
Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary - Sound Type: Pickup
Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary - Sound Type: Drop
Rarity: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary
- Sound Type: Pullout
Obtained:
The below information is from when the Tac Shotgun was last available in Chapter 2: Season 8.
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- Rarity: Common
Chest: Yes
Rare Chest: No
Cosmic Chest: No
Floor Loot: Yes
Supply Drop: No
Fishing (Plain): Yes
Fishing (Hole): No
Crafting: No - Rarity: Uncommon
Chest: Yes
Rare Chest: No
Cosmic Chest: No
Floor Loot: Yes
Supply Drop: No
Fishing (Plain): Yes
Fishing (Hole): No
Crafting: No - Rarity: Rare
Chest: Yes
Rare Chest: No
Cosmic Chest: Yes
Floor Loot: Yes
Supply Drop: No
Fishing (Plain): No
Fishing (Hole): Yes
Crafting: No - Rarity: Epic
Chest: Yes
Rare Chest: Yes
Cosmic Chest: Yes
Floor Loot: No
Supply Drop: Yes
Fishing (Plain): No
Fishing (Hole): Yes
Crafting: No - Rarity: Legendary
Chest: Yes
Rare Chest: Yes
Cosmic Chest: Yes
Floor Loot: No
Supply Drop: Yes
Fishing (Plain): No
Fishing (Hole): Yes
Crafting: No
- Rarity: Common
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