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Drum Shotgun

Vaulted

The Drum 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.

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Legendary DPS: 208.8
Body dmg: 69.6
Struct: 4.4
Fire rate: 3
Mag: 12
Reload: 3.15s

Drum Shotgun in Fortnite

At Legendary, it deals 69.6 body damage at 3 shots per second (208.8 DPS), with a 12-round mag and 3.15s reload. Structure damage is 4.4. Rarities in the encyclopedia: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

Drum Shotgun’s Legendary DPS of 208.8 is 58% above the encyclopedia 132.1 DPS median for this category.

Earliest balance row on FortniteTools is March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20). That is when we logged it — not necessarily when Epic first added it.

semi-auto cadence — 3 fire rate at Legendary.
Against 150 HP it is 3 body shots (0.67s TTK). A 12-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.

Rarity	DPS	Dmg	Struct	Fire Rate	Mag	Reload
Common	172.8	57.6	3.6	3	12	3.85s
Uncommon	180	60	3.8	3	12	3.68s
Rare	190.8	63.6	4	3	12	3.50s
Epic	201.6	67.2	4.2	3	12	3.33s
Legendary	208.8	69.6	4.4	3	12	3.15s

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.

HP	Body STK	Body TTK	Mag OK?
100	2	0.33s	Yes
150	3	0.67s	Yes
200	3	0.67s	Yes

Run custom HP in the weapon damage calculator.

Patch history

Logged FortniteTools rows for Drum Shotgun. Full archive on weapon changes.

2025-06-09

June 9, 2025

Rarity	Stat	Old	New	Change
Common	DPS	172.8	151.2	-21.6
Common	Damage	57.6	50.4	-7.2
Common	Damage (medium range)	4.8	4.2	-0.6
Common	Damage (long range)	2.4	2.1	-0.3
Common	Structure Damage	3.8	3.6	-0.2
Uncommon	DPS	180	162	-18
Uncommon	Damage	60	54	-6
Uncommon	Damage (medium range)	5	4.5	-0.5
Uncommon	Damage (long range)	2.5	2.25	-0.25
Uncommon	Structure Damage	4	3.8	-0.2
Rare	DPS	190.8	169.2	-21.6
Rare	Damage	63.6	56.4	-7.2
Rare	Damage (medium range)	5.3	4.7	-0.6
Rare	Damage (long range)	2.65	2.35	-0.3
Rare	Structure Damage	4.3	4	-0.3
Epic	DPS	201.6	176.4	-25.2
Epic	Damage	67.2	58.8	-8.4
Epic	Damage (medium range)	5.6	4.9	-0.7
Epic	Damage (long range)	2.8	2.45	-0.35
Epic	Structure Damage	4.5	4.2	-0.3
Legendary	DPS	208.8	187.2	-21.6
Legendary	Damage	69.6	62.4	-7.2
Legendary	Damage (medium range)	5.8	5.2	-0.6
Legendary	Damage (long range)	2.9	2.6	-0.3
Legendary	Structure Damage	4.7	4.4	-0.3

2024-05-03

May 3, 2024

Rarity	Stat	Old	New	Change
Common	Damage (long range)	4.8	2.4	-2.4
Uncommon	Damage (long range)	5	2.5	-2.5
Rare	Damage (long range)	5.3	2.65	-2.65
Epic	Damage (long range)	5.6	2.8	-2.8
Legendary	Damage (long range)	5.8	2.9	-2.9

2024-03-20

March 20, 2024

Rarity	Stat	Old	New	Change
Common	DPS	180	172.8	-7.2
Common	Damage	45	57.6	+12.6
Common	Damage (medium range)	3.375	4.8	+1.425
Common	Damage (long range)	0.9	4.8	+3.9
Common	Structure Damage	4.5	3.8	-0.7
Common	Fire Rate	4	3	-1
Common	Reload Time	4.73	3.85	-0.88
Common	Impact	17.1	50.4	+33.3
Common	Spread	0.65	1	+0.35
Common	Vertical Recoil	9.9	6.6	-3.3
Common	Horizontal Recoil	1.5	1.25	-0.25
Uncommon	DPS	192	180	-12
Uncommon	Damage	48	60	+12
Uncommon	Damage (medium range)	3.6	5	+1.4
Uncommon	Damage (long range)	0.96	5	+4.04
Uncommon	Structure Damage	4.8	4	-0.8
Uncommon	Fire Rate	4	3	-1
Uncommon	Reload Time	4.52	3.68	-0.84
Uncommon	Impact	18.1	53.2	+35.1
Uncommon	Spread	0.65	1	+0.35
Uncommon	Vertical Recoil	9.45	6.3	-3.15
Uncommon	Horizontal Recoil	1.5	1.25	-0.25
Rare	DPS	200	190.8	-9.2
Rare	Damage	50	63.6	+13.6
Rare	Damage (medium range)	3.75	5.3	+1.55
Rare	Damage (long range)	1	5.3	+4.3
Rare	Structure Damage	5	4.3	-0.7
Rare	Fire Rate	4	3	-1
Rare	Reload Time	4.3	3.5	-0.8
Rare	Impact	19	56	+37
Rare	Spread	0.65	1	+0.35
Rare	Vertical Recoil	9	6	-3
Rare	Horizontal Recoil	1.5	1.25	-0.25
Epic	DPS	212	201.6	-10.4
Epic	Damage	53	67.2	+14.2
Epic	Damage (medium range)	3.975	5.6	+1.625
Epic	Damage (long range)	1.06	5.6	+4.54
Epic	Structure Damage	5.3	4.5	-0.8
Epic	Fire Rate	4	3	-1
Epic	Reload Time	4.09	3.33	-0.76
Epic	Impact	20	58.8	+38.8
Epic	Spread	0.65	1	+0.35
Epic	Vertical Recoil	8.55	5.7	-2.85
Epic	Horizontal Recoil	1.5	1.25	-0.25

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Frequently asked questions

Is the Drum 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 Drum Shotgun do?

Legendary body damage is 69.6 (208.8 DPS at 3 fire rate). Structure damage is 4.4. Other rarities: Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, Legendary.

How many shots to kill with the Drum Shotgun?

At Legendary, body shots-to-kill are 2 for 100 HP, 3 for 150 HP, 3 for 200 HP (no falloff, no bloom). Headshot STK is omitted unless we have a live-pool multiplier for this gun.

When was the Drum Shotgun added to Fortnite?

We do not invent a chapter date for this gun. The earliest patch row we logged is March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20).

What rarity is the Drum Shotgun?

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