Double Barrel Shotgun

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Double Barrel Shotgun

Vaulted

The Double Barrel Shotgun is a Fortnite shotgun for box and close-range fights that is vaulted — it is not in the C7S4 Override BR pool after v42.40. This page keeps the last encyclopedia stats so old VODs and loadouts still have numbers.

Legendary DPS
285
Body dmg
150
Struct
11.2
Fire rate
1.9
Mag
2
Reload
2.70s

Double Barrel Shotgun in Fortnite

At Legendary, it deals 150 body damage at 1.9 shots per second (285 DPS), with a 2-round mag and 2.70s reload. Structure damage is 11.2. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Epic, Legendary.

Double Barrel Shotgun’s Legendary DPS of 285 is 116% above the encyclopedia 132.1 DPS median for this category.

  • follow-up / auto cadence — 1.9 fire rate at Legendary.
  • Against 150 HP it is 1 body shot (instant TTK). A 2-round mag can finish 150 HP without a reload.
  • Auto / follow-up shotgun: hold or mash rather than treating it like a classic pump.

Stats by rarity

Body damage × fire rate = DPS. Planning values — bloom, falloff, and pellet spread still decide real fights. Confirm in-game after patches.

RarityDPSDmgStructFire RateMagReload
Epic271.714310.71.922.85s
Legendary28515011.21.922.70s

Shots to kill

Legendary body shots, no falloff. Time-to-kill is the gap between shots at this fire rate (0s if the gun one-taps). Headshot columns only appear when we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

HPBody STKBody TTKMag OK?
10010sYes
15010sYes
20020.53sYes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

Similar shotguns

Closest shotguns in the encyclopedia by planning DPS.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Double Barrel Shotgun in Fortnite right now?

No — it is vaulted in the current Override loot pool. The rarity table on this page is last-logged encyclopedia data, not a promise it will unvault.

How much damage does the Double Barrel Shotgun do?

Legendary body damage is 150 (285 DPS at 1.9 fire rate). Structure damage is 11.2. Other rarities: Epic, Legendary.

How many shots to kill with the Double Barrel Shotgun?

At Legendary, body shots-to-kill are 1 for 100 HP, 1 for 150 HP, 2 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

When was the Double Barrel Shotgun added to Fortnite?

We do not have a verified first-added chapter for Double Barrel Shotgun, so this page does not fake one. Use the rarity table and vaulted flag as the facts we do have.

What rarity is the Double Barrel Shotgun?

The encyclopedia lists Epic, Legendary. Planning numbers on this page use Legendary unless you pick another row in the table.