The shotgun is one of the most damaging weapon classes in Free Fire. They are deadly at close range... but require a high skill level to be effective. In this article, we would list out everything you need to know about the shotguns in Free Fire and Free Fire Shotgun Headshot Trick.
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1 - About Shotguns in Free Fire
In battle royales, usually, engagements would happen in the middle to long-range... and in that situations, shotguns are useless. The reason for this is that they shot multiple pellets with each bullet fired - those pellets travel in a cone. At long range, most of them would just scatter around and miss the target.
However, in close range, each of those pellets would deal extra damage on headshots... and that's why Free Fire Shotgun Headshot Trick is often practiced by pros. In the section below, we would do a comparison between the 3 shotguns currently available in the game to see each one's statistics and quirk.
SPAS 12
The SPAS 12 is the most damaging weapon amongst the shotguns in Free Fire. While it has only 97 damage points, in comparison with the M1014, its spread (the size of the "cone") is smaller. This leads to more pellets hitting the target and more damage on headshots.
However, the SPAS 12 requires a lot of skills to master, as you only have one chance to fire a shot. Due to the fact that it is a single action pump shotgun, you have to reload it every time your fire - if you miss your first shot, enemies would have a much easier time to counter attack.
The SPAS 12 can be fitted with a magazine and stock - something the other shotguns are not able to do - it is best to equip it with a level 3 or double magazine to increase the reload time after your shots. The stock would further tighten the spread and increase the range.
M1014
This is probably the most popular gun in the class because of its 6 bullets magazine. Being an auto shotgun, the M1014 can fire quite a few shots before having to reload - you would have a much bigger margin of error.
Overall, it is recommended to practice with this gun if you are going to try Free Fire Shotgun Headshot Trick. With a whopping 6 bullets in the chamber, you can miss a few shots and still able to kill your enemies.
The weakness of the M1014 is the high spread - you would have to stand much closer to your enemies for your shots to be effective. It can be equipped with a stock to somewhat deal with this flaw.
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M1887
The M1887 is pretty much the perfect midway point between the M1014 and the SPAS 12. It has one shot more than the SPAS, the most damage total with 100 points, and a much tighter spread. This is probably part of Free Fire's power creeping policy, with new weapons stronger than the older ones.
The best ability of the M1887, however, is its 67 points in armor-piercing. This means it would remain effective even in the later parts of the game when enemy players have gotten their hands on protective gear like helmets and vests.
The only weakness of the M1887 is that it can't be equipped with any weapon attachments whatsoever.
2 - How to perform Free Fire Shotgun Headshot Trick
Surprise your enemies
Try to sneak behind your foes, ambush in a corner or rush them suddenly so that they would not be able to react fast enough.
Jump shots
In a close-range fight, you can jump at your enemy - while falling down, wait until the crosshair is at their head and press Fire.
The ideal position to do jump shots is this. By doing a jump, you can easily move your crosshair to the enemy's head. Furthermore, they would not be able to headshot you easily.
Advance aim
Try to predict your enemy's position using headphones and aim at that location even before you see them. You would have an easier time scoring headshot this way because you don't have to aim while engaging.
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3 - What character skills to use in combination with Shotguns?
Overall, the best skills to include in your builds when using shotguns are Hayato, Jai, Caroline and Jota. You don't have to equip all four of them, of course - putting some spare slots for Alok and K is a good idea.
Jai and Jota's skills would enable you to fight against multiple enemies - after each kill, your HP and ammo would be refilled for the next one right away. Caroline's ability is just a little speed bonus.
Hayato is the best offensive skill overall for shotguns, as you tend to take damage in close range combat.
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