Ransurian 23 Posted July 21, 2014 Is there any good material out there -- for instance, a video -- concerning the maximum effective range of the sawed-off shotgun? I'm guessing it's around ~10 meters, but I could be mistaken. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
q.S Sachiel 470 Posted July 21, 2014 not sure on specifics, but with a 2-shot weapon with such a short barrel, given the stakes involved i'd say effective range is no farther than 'up their ass'i use SG almost exclusively for clearing rooms, and it functions very well in all indoor settings. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dchil 829 Posted July 21, 2014 Full length shotgun for me is 2 shells point blank to the chest of a zombie. All it does to players is ruin their shit. Until it gets buffed I run rifles and magnums. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maninthewall 470 Posted July 21, 2014 I had to shoot one guy 6 times with the shotgun (not sawed off) to kill him. The range was literally 3-4 meters inside a piano house. I suggest NOT using the shotgun at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OmpaLompa 5 Posted July 21, 2014 The Shotgun is a feared weapon...........for ruining clothes. Doesn't do much to players though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HanjO 1 Posted July 21, 2014 better u get other weapons,SG is useless at all Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kakysas666 191 Posted July 21, 2014 I had to shoot one guy 6 times with the shotgun (not sawed off) to kill him. The range was literally 3-4 meters inside a piano house. I suggest NOT using the shotgun at all lemme guess, you used 3pp for aiming, right? :) it's all the same with casual shitters, I saw one streamer wasting 20 sks bullets for a person who was 1 meter in front of him running in circles. Guess what? He used 3pp mode to shoot but even that doesn't show how bad he was with aiming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HanjO 1 Posted July 21, 2014 lemme guess, you used 3pp for aiming, right? :) it's all the same with casual shitters, I saw one streamer wasting 20 sks bullets for a person who was 1 meter in front of him running in circles. Guess what? He used 3pp mode to shoot but even that doesn't show how bad he was with aiming.me also used 3pp mode but not bad as him used until 20 bullet. maybe u face a newbie player that still in learning. B) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maninthewall 470 Posted July 21, 2014 lemme guess, you used 3pp for aiming, right? :) it's all the same with casual shitters, I saw one streamer wasting 20 sks bullets for a person who was 1 meter in front of him running in circles. Guess what? He used 3pp mode to shoot but even that doesn't show how bad he was with aiming.Nope, always first person while firing a weapon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red_Ensign 990 Posted July 21, 2014 I recommend the shotgun only for finishing off unconscious people. everything else will absorb your two shots and then show you what a corndog feels like. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
King Raptor 191 Posted July 21, 2014 They must have tweaked it then because I used to break legs left and right with it. Everyone who got hit, instantly surrendered 'cause they felt the powah of my sword.Had an effective range of 10 to 20 metres... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Qiwik 7 Posted July 21, 2014 Two months ago a fuel station always took 7-8 shotgun shots from 15 meters to be blown up.For sawed off shotgun it was two shots from 1 meter and 20 shots from 15 meters and the station was still okay. Spread and recoil were terrific. Effective range not more that 10 meters.Besides, the station takes only 3 strikes with Hoe or Pixage now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bororm 1156 Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Both shotgun variations are currently broken and only fire 1 pellet instead of the full spread. They've been broken for multiple patches now.They've acknowledged it but it's still broken, even on experimental. http://feedback.dayzgame.com/view.php?id=12219 Hopefully a fix comes soon, I really miss the shotgun. When they were working, sawed off had very huge spread and was really only effective point blank in my experience. I'd say sub 10m is a fair assessment, with 10m pushing the limit quite hard. Normal shotgun was mainly effective up to about 20m, 30 if you were lucky. The closer the better obviously. Edited July 21, 2014 by Bororm 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
barnabus 1708 Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) not sure on specifics, but with a 2-shot weapon with such a short barrel, given the stakes involved i'd say effective range is no farther than 'up their ass'i use SG almost exclusively for clearing rooms, and it functions very well in all indoor settings.Yeah, I was gonna the sawed off has the same range as an excuse---zero meters, but you covered it pretty well. I had that damn thing fail on me too, pointed at my targets chest and "click" followed by the roar of his SKS in my face. The P8 did this to me too. Edited July 21, 2014 by Barnabus Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shrub Rocketeer ™ 879 Posted July 21, 2014 for me is best pistol but evry time I using in the fight I am lose and dieing from the bandit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LeeVanSpliff 156 Posted July 21, 2014 Both shotgun variations are currently broken and only fire 1 pellet instead of the full spread. They've been broken for multiple patches now. Oh lol. And here I've been feeling all dangerous while clearing houses with a sawn-off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
