Weapons / Shotguns
Sweeper Shotgun
Sweeper Shotgun is a shotgun in the current Fortnite loot pool, available in 6 rarities. Numbers below come from Epic's public data.
- Best DPS
- 162.3
- Damage
- 97
- Fire rate
- 1.67
- Magazine
- 8
- Ammo
- Shells
Sweeper Shotgun stats by rarity
| Rarity | DPS | Damage | Mid | Long | Fire rate | Mag | Reload | Structure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mythic | 162.3 | 97 | 49.6 | 37.9 | 1.67 | 8 | 5.10 | 5 |
| Legendary | 154.3 | 92 | 47.1 | 36 | 1.67 | 8 | 5.40 | 5 |
| Epic | 148.3 | 89 | 45.3 | 34.6 | 1.67 | 8 | 5.70 | 5 |
| Rare | 140.3 | 84 | 42.8 | 32.8 | 1.67 | 8 | 6.00 | 4 |
| Uncommon | 134.3 | 80 | 41 | 31.4 | 1.67 | 8 | 6.30 | 4 |
| Common | 126.3 | 76 | 38.6 | 29.5 | 1.67 | 8 | 6.60 | 4 |
This is a 12-pellet weapon: damage shown is the full cartridge with every pellet connecting, which is how Fortnite caps it. DPS is damage per second on body shots at point-blank range. Mid and Long are the damage the same shot does at range — Fortnite guns fall off with distance. Structure is damage to builds. Reload is in seconds.
Where Sweeper Shotgun spawns
- Floor loot (warm-up)7.0%
- Chests6.0%
- Rare chests5.5%
- Supply drops5.4%
- Floor loot3.3%
- Fishing1.5%
The chance that a given floor loot (warm-up) roll produces this weapon at any rarity. It also appears in 24 other loot sources whose in-game names we can't state with confidence, so they're left out rather than guessed at.
Handling and range
- Spread (hip)
- 0
- Spread (ADS)
- 0.7
- Recoil (vert)
- 7.225
- Recoil (horiz)
- 2
- Falloff starts
- 1500
- Max range
- 4000
Spread is the cone of fire — lower is tighter, and aiming down sights tightens it. Falloff is where damage starts dropping toward the long-range figure; both are in Unreal units. You can carry 104 spare rounds.
Shots to eliminate
| Target | Shots | Time | Within one magazine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 HP | 2 | 0.60s | Yes |
| 100 HP + 50 shield | 2 | 0.60s | Yes |
| Full (100 + 100) | 3 | 1.20s | Yes |
Body shots with the Mythic version, every shot connecting. Time runs from the first shot landing to the last, so a one-shot elimination is 0.00s. A full magazine delivers 778 damage. Headshot figures are left out on purpose: Fortnite's headshot multiplier varies per weapon and isn't in the data, so any number here would be a guess.