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With thereturn of hitscantoFortniteChapter 6 Season 1, it might benefit players to know exactly how hard a headshot can hit with every weapon in theFortniteloot pool. The headshot damage stats of every gun inFortniteranges depending on its weapon type and rarity, and some weapons will certainly laser other players to return them to the lobby faster than said player can react to it.
Looking below, players can find every weapon inFortniteChapter 6 Season 1, along with the headshot damage stats that will help them topick what weapon they want to bring into the fightso that they stand a better chance at a Victory Royale.
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25
5.55
2.80s
2.67s
2.55s
2.42s
2.29s
2.17s
The Holo Twister Assault Rifle is easily the best Assault Rifle in Chapter 6 Season 1 thanks to its low recoil and its scope, which makes shooting enemies a breeze thanks to its hitscan mechanics and generous rate of fire.
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7.45
2.91s
2.78s
2.65s
2.52s
2.38s
2.25s
The Fury Assault Rifle is great for short and medium distances due to its rapid fire rate that will help players in any scrap, but it has the lowest damage output of all the Assault Rifles, and a recoil that might be hard to control.
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2.75s
2.625s
2.5s
2.375s
2.125s
While the Ranger Assault Rifle has the best headshot damage of the Assault Rifle class in Chapter 6 Season 1, it’s still an unreliable weapon due to its lack of scope and its kickback on each shot, so some players might want something that fires a little faster and more controlled, like the Holo Twister Assault Rifle.
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82
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1.25
2.31s
2.2s
2.09s
1.98s
1.87s
The Oni Shotgun is quite useful thanks to its fast fire and heavy damage output, but the fact it’s a double barrel with only two shots means that most players are unlikely to kill other players with just the two shots, even with 2 headshots back-to-back in Zero Build.
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72
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1.9
5.2s
5s
4.8s
4.5s
4.3s
4s
The Twinfire Auto Shotgun is a must-have thanks to its familiarity to the Tactical Shotgun, which provides a lengthy ammo capacity and fast rate of fire, as well as headshot damage that is equal to the two-shot Oni Shotgun.
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0.85
5.39s
5.14s
4.9s
4.66s
4.41s
4.16s
The Sentinel Pump Shotgun is the most lethal of the shotguns when it comes to pure damage output, and it can almost one-shot a full Health and Shield player at the Legendary rarity with a headshot. However, the fire rate is abysmal when compared to other Pump Shotguns.
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7.25
3.63s
3.46s
3.3s
3.13s
2.97s
2.81s
The Surgefire SMG is an interesting weapon for how it will have a faster fire rate the longer players hold down the trigger, but this comes at the cost of high recoil, making it hard to hit consistent headshots.
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10.3
2.37s
2.26s
2.15s
2.04s
1.93s
1.83s
The best SMG thanks to its scope and hitscan potential is the Veiled Precision SMG, which cements itself as a top contender with high damage output and friendly recoil control.
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6.75
1.54s
1.47s
1.4s
1.33s
1.26s
A decent enough choice for a starting weapon after dropping from the Battle Bus but not much else, the Suppressed Pistol has a nice fire rate but a pretty harsh damage drop-off due to its small size.
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1.76s
A rarer weapon to feature in Battle Royale, the Lock On Pistol only has one variant, and it can lock on to targets and fire four shots at once, but it’s unlikely each of them will be a headshot unless players manually fire in short bursts without aiming.
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0.8
1.8s
1.71s
1.62s
The Hunting Rifle is the only Sniper in Battle Royale so far in Chapter 6 Season 1, and a headshot from this can certainly be an insta-kill, so long as players have the aim of a legend that is confident that they won’t miss the head.
How Much Damage Does a Headshot Do in Fortnite?
Each weapon in Fortnite has its own unique Headshot Damage Multiplier, which can be applied to every weapon type in the game. Listed below, are the Headshot Multipliers for every gun currently in the loot pool ofFortniteChapter 6 Season 1:
1.5x
1.6x
1.55x
1.75x
2x
1.25x
2.5x
