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Break Action Shotguns (also known as Double-Barreled Shotguns) are strong fast firing shotguns, though they only have 2 bullets in the magazine.

Double-Punch/Thunderbolt[]

Shotgun: Double-Barreled. Deals heavy damage and knockback to multiple enemies in a very wide cone. Has extremely limited range, tiny ammo capacity, and a long reload time.

Common Uncommon Rare Epic Legendary

Double-Punch
Double-barreled shotgun icon
Details
Rarity Common
Class Shotguns
Weapon Type Break Action Shotguns
Bullet Type Shells 'n' slugs icon Shells 'n' Slugs
Requires
10x Planks icon
12x Mineral powder icon
2x Duct tape icon
1x Ore icon

Double-Punch
Double-barreled shotgun icon
Stats
Damage 75
Critical Hit Chance 10%
Critical Hit Damage +50%
Fire Rate 3
Magazine Size 2
Range 768
Durability 125
Reload Time 3.5
Ammo Cost 1
Impact 600

Double-Punch
Strongarm icon
Details
Rarity Uncommon
Class Shotguns
Weapon Type Break Action Shotguns
Bullet Type Shells 'n' slugs icon Shells 'n' Slugs
Requires
10x Planks icon
12x Mineral powder icon
4x Duct tape icon
3x Ore icon

Double-Punch
Strongarm icon
Stats
Damage 84
Critical Hit Chance 10%
Critical Hit Damage +50%
Fire Rate 3
Magazine Size 2
Range 768
Durability 125
Reload Time 3.5
Ammo Cost 1
Impact 675

Double-Punch
Double-punch icon
Details
Rarity Rare
Class Shotguns
Weapon Type Break Action Shotguns
Bullet Type Shells 'n' slugs icon Shells 'n' Slugs
Requires
12x Planks icon
18x Mineral powder icon
1x Rotating gizmo icon
5x Ore icon

Double-Punch
Double-punch icon
Stats
Damage 94
Critical Hit Chance 10%
Critical Hit Damage +50%
Fire Rate 3
Magazine Size 2
Range 768
Durability 190
Reload Time 3.5
Ammo Cost 1
Impact 750

Thunderbolt
Shockwave (weapon) icon
Details
Rarity Epic
Class Shotguns
Weapon Type Break Action Shotguns
Bullet Type Shells 'n' slugs icon Shells 'n' Slugs
Requires
15x Planks icon
24x Mineral powder icon
3x Rotating gizmo icon
8x Ore icon

Thunderbolt
Shockwave (weapon) icon
Stats
Damage 103
Critical Hit Chance 10%
Critical Hit Damage +50%
Fire Rate 3
Magazine Size 2
Range 768
Durability 280
Reload Time 3.5
Ammo Cost 1
Impact 825

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt icon
Details
Rarity Legendary
Class Shotguns
Weapon Type Break Action Shotguns
Bullet Type Shells 'n' slugs icon Shells 'n' Slugs
Requires
20x Planks icon
30x Mineral powder icon
1x Active powercell icon
11x Ore icon

Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt icon
Stats
Damage 113
Critical Hit Chance 10%
Critical Hit Damage +50%
Fire Rate 3
Magazine Size 2
Range 768
Durability 375
Reload Time 3.5
Ammo Cost 1
Impact 900

Trivia[]

  • The Common variant was named Double-Barreled Shotgun
  • The Uncommon variant was named Stongarm
  • The Epic variant was named Shockwave

Weapon Traits[]


Class Image Name Description
Solidier Debilitating shots icon Delibrating Shotts Dealing ranged damage applies one stack of Vulnerability, increasing damage taken from all sources by 5% on the target for 15 seconds. Stacks up to 3 times.
Adjustable choke icon Adjustable Choke Increases critical rating with shotguns by 8/13/18.
Advanced tactics icon Advanced Tactics Ranged weapon damage increased by 10%. Health increased by 10%.
I love to reload! icon I Love To Reaload! Reloading the equipped weapon increases run speed by 30% for 3 seconds.
Improved headshots icon Improved Headshots Increases headshot damage multiplier of ranged weapons by 13%/20%/27%.
Steady aim icon Steady Aim Reduces recoil by 29%.
Quick clip icon Quick Clip Increases reload speed by 30%.
There are many like it... icon There Are Many Like It... Your weapon takes 45% less durability damage while affected by War Cry.
Soldier / Outlander Precision handling icon Precision Handling Hitting a headshot increases the speed of your next reload by 7%. Max 35%. Resets after reloading.
Outlander Pump it up icon Pump It Up Increases shotgun rate of fire by 35%.

Changes[]

Patch 5.20 (August 7, 2018)
Weapons + Items
  • The Aim Down Sights reticle for the Break shotgun now more closely resembles the hipfire reticle.

Patch 2.3.0 (January 24, 2018)

  • Break shotguns can no longer roll Rate of Fire perks
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