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The sawed-off shotgun is a small gun in Fallout 3.
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Characteristics
The sawed-off shotgun is a double-barrel shotgun that has had its stock and part of its barrels sawed-off, granting it increased mobility in return for drastically reduced range. It has two triggers, one for each barrel. It is affected by the Gunslinger perk. This weapon has one of the largest spread of all weapons in Fallout 3.
Durability
A fully-repaired sawed-off shotgun can fire 167 shots, or 84 reloads, before breaking.
Variants
- The Kneecapper - Carried by Ronald Laren, the Kneecapper is far more powerful than the normal sawed-off shotgun or even a combat shotgun. It is also lighter and more accurate than the regular version, but fires slightly slower and is less durable.
- Double-barrel shotgun - a variant found around Point Lookout.
Comparison
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- Weapon name (melee or unarmed) | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |||
- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) | - Action point cost | |||
- Damage per attack (damage per projectile) | - Damage per action point | |||
- Damage per second | - Weapon spread | |||
- Area of effect damage | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |||
- Effect damage & duration | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |||
- Bonus effects | - Weight | |||
- Attacks per second | - Value in caps | |||
- Critical chance % multiplier | - Value to weight ratio | |||
- Critical damage | - Skill required | |||
- Critical effect damage & duration | - Strength required | |||
- With all mods attached |
Sawed-off shotgun | 50 (5.6x9) | 112.5 | 2.25 | x0 | 0 | 37 | 1.4 | 7.0 | 2 | 167 | 6 | 190 | 31.7 |
The Kneecapper | 75 (8.3x9) | 140.6 | 1.88 | x0 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 4.0 | 2 | 111 | 5 | 350 | 70 |
Double-barrel shotgun | 85 (9.4x9) | 191.3 | 2.25 | x1 | 30 | 35 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 2(1) | 118 | 6 | 175 | 29.2 |
Locations
- Arlington Library - In the children's wing, through the door in the media archives, on a bookshelf.
- Megaton - In a locked cabinet inside the Megaton armory, in almost pristine condition.
- Can be found on random characters around the Capital Wasteland, mainly raiders.
- One in the raider camp to the southeast of Hallowed Moors Cemetery, on a small barrel.
- One can be found together with some shotgun shells on a table at the Meresti raider's dock.
- A wanderer, Brock, Shrapnel, Gallo, Jack Smith and Mel all use sawed-off shotguns.
- Marguerite and Nadine, and another on the floor of room 1G in the Homestead Motel. Carried by
Bugs
The shells are never "ejected" from the weapon. The barrel is pointed down while reloading, giving the illusion that the spent shells have fallen on the ground, but the third-person view shows that the shells are simply cleared from the barrel, without being ejected.[verified]
Sounds
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