Any good shotguns around here?

[Warmaker01]

I have found the shotguns to be great in FO4, I'm currently a level 51 and can kill about any non-legendary enemy with a single shot to the head from ~20ft with my combat shotgun. Are you sure you have invested in the correct perks?

To add onto hammons556's comment:

 

Perks play a very big role in weapon performance. You find what people widely consider an awesome automatic rifle, it's going to perform horribly if you don't have Commando Perk.

 

Shotguns generally fall under Rifleman Perk. They're semi-automatic weapons. Usually. If you have a modification slotted on a Combat Shotgun to make it automatic, now it falls under Commando Perk because it's an automatic weapon. I've come across some cool pistols, whether they be revolvers or semi-autos, and even the Alien Blaster. But because I don't have Gunslinger Perk, most of them are useless for me, unless they can be modded to be Automatic (Commando Perk) or modded like Pipe Weapons... Throw a stock on it, it's a Rifle and now Rifleman Perk benefits it. Or throw an Automatic receiver, then it's Commando. Etc.

 

Shotguns aren't my preferred weapon but I can see their value. Their value skyrockets in FO4 than in previous games because Feral Ghouls can close the distance on you very quickly.

 

Le Fusil Terribles is a nasty one. Not a good idea to use with an Automatic Receiver unless you're a VATS heavy player.

 

Justice is a good one because it staggers and helps keep things away from you if the shots don't outright kill them. They stagger, you keep pumping shots into them.

Edited December 14, 2015 by Warmaker01

[lvhoang]

Lol haha. Explosive shotgun is so overpowered anyway it ain't even funny :)

 

I guess I'm more looking for a tactical Shottery. :)

[Moraelin]

Well, you can always slap a reflex sight on it and then it's tactical. The game says so, see? ;)

[lvhoang]

Yes I did that, and Im going to check the Commandos perks too.

 

Thanks guys

[Moraelin]

I found automatic shotguns rather underwhelming, to be honest, because they still have a very slow rate of fire, and now they seem to have even more spread and muzzle climb. A semi-auto shotgun shoots about as often anyway, and does more damage.

 

IF you're going to go with the explosive shotgun, personally I'd forget about Commando and take Demolition Expert instead. As I was saying, it actually seems to apply to the explosive pellets too, plus you get the grenade preview arc as a very useful bonus.

[lvhoang]

Yes my friend, but explosive shotguns are so broken it's ruining the fun :) and I'm plain survival mode.

[Moraelin]

Well, there is that. But in any case, I wouldn't really use Commando if you go mainly for shotguns.

[Boombro]

 

I wouldn't really use Commando if you go mainly for shotgun

That right, use rifleman. And leveling up luck for better critical is op.

[Moraelin]

Indeed. The auto-shotgun is a bad joke. I mean, the advanced (semi-auto) receiver has a rate of fire of 26. The powerful automatic receiver has a fire rate of 23. You're literally shooting more shells in the same time with the non-auto one, and they do more damage per shot too. Makes me wonder what the flip were they thinking.

[Malikin]

Has anyone tried the staggering effect. Go to Covenant and buy that shotgun, trick it out and watch them dance. Oh look, it is a nasty Legendary deathclaw, and now it is dancing. Yes dancing, as the staggering effect is Wonderful. I keep mine semi-auto, and I slap a drum mag into that thing. It is my go to for close up and personal, the staggering effect makes even the largest of enemies manageable. Oh and btw, a staggering minigun is not as effective, that one is getting sold.