ShotgunShellsCommon–Legendary

Fortnite Pump Shotgun stats

Damage, DPS, time to kill and range for every rarity of the Pump Shotgun, from the Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Royale loot pool as read on 28 Oct 2026. Unvaulted at the start of the season in v42.00 (20 Aug 2026).

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Stats at a glance

Showing Common

Damage: 87; 165 headshot
DPS: 60.9; 0.7 shots / s
Magazine: 5; 5.71 s to empty
Reload: 5.22 s; full magazine
Structures: 45; 31.5 / s to builds
Headshot: 2×; capped at 165

Showing Uncommon

Damage: 95; 175 headshot
DPS: 66.5; 0.7 shots / s
Magazine: 5; 5.71 s to empty
Reload: 4.86 s; full magazine
Structures: 48; 33.6 / s to builds
Headshot: 2×; capped at 175

Showing Rare

Damage: 103; 185 headshot
DPS: 72.1; 0.7 shots / s
Magazine: 5; 5.71 s to empty
Reload: 4.5 s; full magazine
Structures: 50; 35 / s to builds
Headshot: 2×; capped at 185

Showing Epic

Damage: 111; 195 headshot
DPS: 77.7; 0.7 shots / s
Magazine: 5; 5.71 s to empty
Reload: 4.14 s; full magazine
Structures: 53; 37.1 / s to builds
Headshot: 2×; capped at 195

Showing Legendary

Damage: 119; 205 headshot
DPS: 83.3; 0.7 shots / s
Magazine: 5; 5.71 s to empty
Reload: 3.78 s; full magazine
Structures: 55; 38.5 / s to builds
Headshot: 2×; capped at 205

Against this season’s other weapons

Ranked against the loot-pool weapons we have full sourced stats for, at the same rarity. Bars show the share of the best value in that group (for reload, shorter is better).

Showing Common

Damage per shot87#1 of 5
Damage per second60.9#5 of 5
Fire rate0.7/s#5 of 5
Magazine5#5 of 5
Reload time5.22 s#4 of 4
Structure damage45#1 of 5

Showing Uncommon

Damage per shot95#1 of 5
Damage per second66.5#5 of 5
Fire rate0.7/s#5 of 5
Magazine5#5 of 5
Reload time4.86 s#4 of 4
Structure damage48#1 of 5

Showing Rare

Damage per shot103#1 of 6
Damage per second72.1#6 of 6
Fire rate0.7/s#6 of 6
Magazine5#5 of 6
Reload time4.5 s#5 of 5
Structure damage50#1 of 6

Showing Epic

Damage per shot111#1 of 6
Damage per second77.7#6 of 6
Fire rate0.7/s#6 of 6
Magazine5#5 of 6
Reload time4.14 s#5 of 5
Structure damage53#1 of 6

Showing Legendary

Damage per shot119#1 of 6
Damage per second83.3#6 of 6
Fire rate0.7/s#6 of 6
Magazine5#5 of 6
Reload time3.78 s#4 of 5
Structure damage55#1 of 6

Time to kill

Computed by us from the damage, fire rate, magazine and reload figures above: every shot lands at full damage, the first shot is at 0 s, and a reload is added if the magazine runs dry. Real fights include misses, spread and falloff, so treat these as best cases.

Showing Common

Target	Body shots	Headshots
100 health only	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
150 100 health + 50 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
200 100 health + 100 shield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots
250 200 + 50 Overshield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots

Showing Uncommon

Target	Body shots	Headshots
100 health only	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
150 100 health + 50 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
200 100 health + 100 shield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots
250 200 + 50 Overshield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots

Showing Rare

Target	Body shots	Headshots
100 health only	1 shot instant	1 shot instant
150 100 health + 50 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
200 100 health + 100 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1.43 s 2 shots
250 200 + 50 Overshield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots

Showing Epic

Target	Body shots	Headshots
100 health only	1 shot instant	1 shot instant
150 100 health + 50 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
200 100 health + 100 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1.43 s 2 shots
250 200 + 50 Overshield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots

Showing Legendary

Target	Body shots	Headshots
100 health only	1 shot instant	1 shot instant
150 100 health + 50 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
200 100 health + 100 shield	1.43 s 2 shots	1 shot instant
250 200 + 50 Overshield	2.86 s 3 shots	1.43 s 2 shots

Damage by distance

Body damage per shot, Common: up close: 87 · 10 m: 67.9 · 15 m: 42.6. Full damage to 7 m, 78% at 10 m and 49% at 15 m; the wiki says it deals damage out to 31 m but gives no figure past 15 m. Lines between points are straight-line interpolation; the dotted stretch has no published figure. Headshots multiply these values by 2×, up to the 165 damage cap.

Body damage per shot, Uncommon: up close: 95 · 10 m: 74.1 · 15 m: 46.6. Full damage to 7 m, 78% at 10 m and 49% at 15 m; the wiki says it deals damage out to 31 m but gives no figure past 15 m. Lines between points are straight-line interpolation; the dotted stretch has no published figure. Headshots multiply these values by 2×, up to the 175 damage cap.

Body damage per shot, Rare: up close: 103 · 10 m: 80.3 · 15 m: 50.5. Full damage to 7 m, 78% at 10 m and 49% at 15 m; the wiki says it deals damage out to 31 m but gives no figure past 15 m. Lines between points are straight-line interpolation; the dotted stretch has no published figure. Headshots multiply these values by 2×, up to the 185 damage cap.

Body damage per shot, Epic: up close: 111 · 10 m: 86.6 · 15 m: 54.4. Full damage to 7 m, 78% at 10 m and 49% at 15 m; the wiki says it deals damage out to 31 m but gives no figure past 15 m. Lines between points are straight-line interpolation; the dotted stretch has no published figure. Headshots multiply these values by 2×, up to the 195 damage cap.

Body damage per shot, Legendary: up close: 119 · 10 m: 92.8 · 15 m: 58.3. Full damage to 7 m, 78% at 10 m and 49% at 15 m; the wiki says it deals damage out to 31 m but gives no figure past 15 m. Lines between points are straight-line interpolation; the dotted stretch has no published figure. Headshots multiply these values by 2×, up to the 205 damage cap.

All rarities

Stat	Common	Uncommon	Rare	Epic	Legendary
Damage	87	95	103	111	119
Headshot damage	165	175	185	195	205
Damage per second	60.9	66.5	72.1	77.7	83.3
Fire rate	0.7/s	0.7/s	0.7/s	0.7/s	0.7/s
Magazine	5	5	5	5	5
Time to empty	5.71 s	5.71 s	5.71 s	5.71 s	5.71 s
Reload time	5.22 s	4.86 s	4.5 s	4.14 s	3.78 s
Structure damage	45	48	50	53	55
Damage cap	165	175	185	195	205
TTK vs 200, body	2.86 s	2.86 s	1.43 s	1.43 s	1.43 s

How to use the Pump Shotgun

The Pump Shotgun is the one-shot weapon of the season. Each shell hits for 87 at Common up to 119 at Legendary, with a 2× headshot multiplier capped at 165–205. Epic nudged it up in v42.10 on 3 September 2026, which is why a Rare or better now removes a full 100 health with one clean body shot.

The price is speed. At 0.7 shots a second there are 1.43 s between pumps, the longest gap of any weapon on this page, so a miss usually means the other player gets a turn. At Legendary the headshot cap of 205 is high enough to delete 200 health and shield in one shot if every pellet hits the head; our maths assumes exactly that, so real fights will often take two.

Range matters more than for anything else in the pool. Damage starts falling at 7 metres, is down to 78% at 10 metres and 49% at 15 metres. The Fortnite Wiki's strategy notes suggest aiming for the upper chest near the edge of that range so more pellets land, using cover between shots, and following up with a faster weapon. The Assault Rifle or Tactical Pistol are the obvious partners here.

In Build mode the Pump is a poor wall-breaker: 45–55 structure damage a shell is only 32–39 a second. It shines in edit-and-peek fights instead. In Zero Build it is the corner-and-doorway gun, and the 0.316 s pull-out time after v42.10 makes swapping to it after a rifle burst quicker than before.

Where to find it

In the Chapter 7 Season 4 Battle Royale pool since v42.00 (20 Aug 2026): unvaulted at the start of the season. Source: v42.00 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (20 Aug 2026).

Epic doesn’t publish chest, floor-loot or supply-drop odds, and we haven’t found a source we can cite for them, so this page gives none. Modes: we checked Epic’s Battle Royale notes only; Reload, Blitz and OG run their own pools.

v42.10 (3 Sep 2026): Epic: slightly increased damage and equips faster. The wiki records 84–116 rising to 87–119 and the pull-out time falling from 0.433 s to 0.316 s.

What we left out, and why

Spread, recoil and aim-down-sights time: no source we can cite.

More weapons this season

Wood Stake Shotgun — Fortnite in-game icon

v42.30Wood Stake Shotgun92 DMG119.6 DPS4 MAG4.28s RELOADRare shown · Shells

v42.00Assault Rifle33 DMG181.5 DPS30 MAG— RELOADRare shown · Medium Bullets

Heavy Assault Rifle — Fortnite in-game icon

v42.30Heavy Assault Rifle40 DMG150 DPS25 MAG2.8s RELOADRare shown · Medium Bullets

v42.00Tactical Pistol27 DMG186.3 DPS15 MAG1.4s RELOADRare shown · Light Bullets

Dual Fiend Hunters — Fortnite in-game icon

v42.30Dual Fiend Hunters31 DMG124 DPS16 MAG2.9s RELOADRare shown · Medium Bullets

Also in the pool, stats pending: 8-Bit Shotgun, Sweeper Shotgun, Overpowered Pump Shotgun, Enhanced 8-Bit Shotgun. See the full loot pool.

Pump Shotgun questions

Can the Pump Shotgun one-shot in Fortnite?

Against 100 health with no shield, yes from Rare up, since a body shot does 103–119. Against 200 health and shield only a Legendary headshot can, because its 205 headshot cap is just above 200; every pellet has to hit the head.

Was the Pump Shotgun buffed this season?

Yes. Epic's v42.10 notes on 3 September 2026 say it got slightly more damage and equips faster. The wiki records damage rising from 84–116 to 87–119 by rarity and pull-out time dropping to 0.316 s.

What is the Pump Shotgun's range?

Full damage only to 7 metres, 78% at 10 metres and 49% at 15 metres, per the Fortnite Wiki. It still deals damage out to 31 metres, but the wiki gives no figure for that stretch.

Sources

v42.00 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (20 Aug 2026) — Epic Games, Fortnite Communities. Read 28 Oct 2026.
v42.10 Fortnite Override: Battle Royale Update Notes (3 Sep 2026) — Epic Games, Fortnite Communities. Read 28 Oct 2026.
Fortnite Wiki: Pump Shotgun — Fortnite Wiki (fortnite.fandom.com), CC BY-SA. Read 28 Oct 2026.

Stat tables: the Fortnite Wiki’s “Current Stats since v42.10” section, used under CC BY-SA. We copied the numbers and wrote the text ourselves; DPS, time to kill, ranks and the falloff chart are our arithmetic on those numbers. The weapon icon is Epic’s in-game icon. Fortnite and its weapons belong to Epic Games; OutfitAtlas is an independent fan site.