Shotguns

	Shotguns
	Overview Type Combat skill Effect Reduces weapon recoil Improve weapon ergonomics Increases reload speed Increases weapon switching speed Elite level: Steady aim for the first 3 seconds with any stamina condition Elite level: Doubles mastering gain

Shotguns is a Combat skill in Escape from Tarkov.

Description

Shotgun handling skill improves the overall handling and recoil of shotguns.

Effects

• Reduces weapon recoil (-15% at elite level)
• Improve weapon ergonomics (10% at elite level)
• Increases reload speed (+20% at elite level)
• Increases weapon switching speed (+40% at elite level)
• Elite level: Steady aim for the first 3 seconds with any stamina condition
• Elite level: Doubles mastering gain

How to raise

• Landing hits on enemies with Shotguns
• Reloading Shotguns
• Completing the quest Night Sweep (+2 levels)

Tips

• Its possible to rapidly gain skill points by using the unload chamber command to dump shells out of the shotgun then picking them up off the ground and reloading them again.
  • Unload chamber is fastest with pump-action shotguns such as the MP-133 or Mossberg, semi-automatic shotguns like the MP-153 requiring pulling the bolt handle which takes about twice as long.

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