How should i treat the drilling shotgun?

[BonesawMcGraw]

I hit a hunter point blank at 10-15 meters and then shot them in the back with a new army and they did not die. I assumed it would be like a romero but I guess not.

[Der Guteste TTV]

Drilling shotgun works like any other shotgun. IF you are correctly on target it does good damage and oneshots consistently - a hitmarker doesn't mean you did full possible damage, which is easy to misinterpret in the heat of the moment. Record and watch for yourself frame by frame and 99% of all cases explain by itself why you did horrible damage: bad aimed shots.

[Echorion]

It does not work like a romero, much shorter effective OHK range.

It works more like a rival 78 hand cannon....maybe even closer to one shot from the full 78 somewhere in between there.

So it won't do much at that distance you fired at. IF you hit them closer to 15 meters it probably just peppered them a little, and the new army doesn't do a whole lot of damage so I could see them surviving that just fine.

IF you want a further OHK range run slugs, but otherwise yeah, they gotta be quite close.

[BonesawMcGraw]

Originally posted by Headsman=Surenhohn:

Drilling shotgun works like any other shotgun. IF you are correctly on target it does good damage and oneshots consistently - a hitmarker doesn't mean you did full possible damage, which is easy to misinterpret in the heat of the moment. Record and watch for yourself frame by frame and 99% of all cases explain by itself why you did horrible damage: bad aimed shots.

Not all shotguns work the same. Let me clarify, what shotgun does the drilling compare to?

[BonesawMcGraw]

Originally posted by Echorion:

It does not work like a romero, much shorter effective OHK range.

It works more like a rival 78 hand cannon....maybe even closer to one shot from the full 78 somewhere in between there.

So it won't do much at that distance you fired at. IF you hit them closer to 15 meters it probably just peppered them a little, and the new army doesn't do a whole lot of damage so I could see them surviving that just fine.

IF you want a further OHK range run slugs, but otherwise yeah, they gotta be quite close.

So basically I have to shove it up there butt to kill them with standard ammo?

[Oldladyhands]

Shotguns are have some RNG to them. Spread could hit arm and chest and therefore you're ♥♥♥♥♥♥. I quit using them and just switched to the crossbow. They're inconsistent compared to other FPS

[Professor Elm]

Assuming the full size Drilling. Drilling is second only to Romero. Romero will OHK at 15M, while Drilling will at 13M. Next best is the Specter at 12.5M. Slugs are different entirely and are based on barrel length. The previous shotguns are all "long barrel" and will OHK to the upper torso at 15M.

[Der Guteste TTV]

Originally posted by BonesawMcGraw:

Originally posted by Headsman=Surenhohn:

Drilling shotgun works like any other shotgun. IF you are correctly on target it does good damage and oneshots consistently - a hitmarker doesn't mean you did full possible damage, which is easy to misinterpret in the heat of the moment. Record and watch for yourself frame by frame and 99% of all cases explain by itself why you did horrible damage: bad aimed shots.

Not all shotguns work the same. Let me clarify, what shotgun does the drilling compare to?

3 slot shotguns work the same just have different values for the spread which makes them lethal to different ranges. Drilling would be mostly similar to like a Specter I guess, maybe a bit better. You can shoot some dummies at the shooting range with specter, drilling and romero to get a feel for it.

[Echorion]

Originally posted by BonesawMcGraw:

Originally posted by Echorion:

It does not work like a romero, much shorter effective OHK range.

It works more like a rival 78 hand cannon....maybe even closer to one shot from the full 78 somewhere in between there.

So it won't do much at that distance you fired at. IF you hit them closer to 15 meters it probably just peppered them a little, and the new army doesn't do a whole lot of damage so I could see them surviving that just fine.

IF you want a further OHK range run slugs, but otherwise yeah, they gotta be quite close.

So basically I have to shove it up there butt to kill them with standard ammo?

Pretty much

[geordiebroon58]

Originally posted by Echorion:

It does not work like a romero, much shorter effective OHK range.

It works more like a rival 78 hand cannon....maybe even closer to one shot from the full 78 somewhere in between there.

So it won't do much at that distance you fired at. IF you hit them closer to 15 meters it probably just peppered them a little, and the new army doesn't do a whole lot of damage so I could see them surviving that just fine.

IF you want a further OHK range run slugs, but otherwise yeah, they gotta be quite close.

if it doesnt work like a romerro 77 then the shotgun mode would be really underwelming disminishing haf the weapons purpose

the lemat carbine exists and while sure its compatc ammo the shotgun mode it had is just as reliable and more consitent

[Kush_Kamper]

Originally posted by Professor Elm:

Assuming the full size Drilling. Drilling is second only to Romero. Romero will OHK at 15M, while Drilling will at 13M. Next best is the Specter at 12.5M. Slugs are different entirely and are based on barrel length. The previous shotguns are all "long barrel" and will OHK to the upper torso at 15M.

this

[Ed/Rinstan]

The devs said it's a literal rival shell, use rival get used to it's one shot range

[TrainDweeb]

slugs make it slightly more reliable

[Pineapples]

Originally posted by BonesawMcGraw:

point blank at 10-15 meters

10-15 metres is not point blank. Not even close.
I haven't done any thorough testing/research but in my experience I'd say it's not worth shooting at someone further than 10m away unless you're using slugs or desperately need to hit them with anything you can. The shotgun in the drilling is most useful as a backup option if you need to push in close or you know someone is about to push you. Rushing buildings, stopping someone else rushing into your building, running up to someone hiding behind a tree, etc..

[BonesawMcGraw]

Originally posted by Pineapples:

Originally posted by BonesawMcGraw:

point blank at 10-15 meters

10-15 metres is not point blank. Not even close.
I haven't done any thorough testing/research but in my experience I'd say it's not worth shooting at someone further than 10m away unless you're using slugs or desperately need to hit them with anything you can. The shotgun in the drilling is most useful as a backup option if you need to push in close or you know someone is about to push you. Rushing buildings, stopping someone else rushing into your building, running up to someone hiding behind a tree, etc..

American moment. I actually didn't realize how far 15 meters was. The shot was actually no more than 5-6 meters.

[Don Montega]

The fullsize Drilling has a shotgun performing on Rival fullsize footing, the shortened Drillings like rival handcannons.