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The weapon to reach for when you absolutely need to make a horrible mess of the room. Best used near easy-wipe surfaces only.
Ammu-Nation and Social Club description.

The Shrewsbury Heavy Shotgun is a weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Last Team Standing Update.

Design[]

Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]

A shotgun fitted for slugs only. Make sure the next thing to pass through their mind after “they can’t hit me with a shotgun at this range” is a lump of semi-molten lead.
Career Builder description, GTA Online.

The weapon is mainly based on the Russian Saiga-12, a semi-automatic shotgun modeled after the Kalashnikov pattern. The variant seen in-game is a Saiga 12K, a modernized version equipped with a shorter barrel and a folding stock, which is used by law enforcement forces (by export) in the United States. The in-game model uses the same receiver as the Assault Rifle, despite the real Saiga 12 having a different receiver from the Type 56.

In Grand Theft Auto Online, as part of the Further Adventures in Finance and Felony update, there is a unique Drum Magazine option that is similar to the one from the Assault Rifle, but incorporates rectangular patterns that give slight resemblance to ProMag Saiga drum magazines.

Performance[]

Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]

Compared to other weapons of its class, the Heavy Shotgun has a unique property of firing slugs instead of buckshot, firing a singular projectile with a damage value of 117. While this has the drawback of reducing the weapon's max potential damage compared to other weapons, it significantly increases the effectiveness of the weapon at longer ranges, due to the much reduced spread.

The range of the Heavy Shotgun exceeds those of most weapons of its class, able to hit targets at 50 meters (with a lock-on range of 40 meters), while other shotguns can only hit targets at 30–40 meters (with a lock-on range of 30–35 meters). Considering the rounds it fires, the Heavy Shotgun retains its damage profile even at maximum range, while other shotguns are notably weaker due to the fewer amount of pellets hitting the target. As expected, the gun falls short in range and penetration capabilities to the Musket, but is compensated by the larger ammunition capacity and relatively short reload times. The Heavy Shotgun is semi-automatic, and fires at 200 shots per minute, which is slightly lower than the fully-automatic Assault Shotgun's 240 RPM.

The Heavy Shotgun can be equipped with various attachments. The grip is a very helpful attachment if the player intends to use the weapon at medium and long ranges, as it increases the accuracy, making hitting a target easier. The suppressor is also an effective attachment, as the weapon's different ammunition type makes the damage and range nerf less penalizing than on pellets shotguns, however it is more recommendable to use it if the player uses the weapon is close-quarters, as it reduces the weapon's effectiveness at longer ranges. The flashlight can help the player at night or in dark areas. Finally, Extended Clip allows each magazine to hold 12 total rounds, making reloads less frequent. As an improvement, the drum magazine boosts mag capacity to 30 rounds but lowers the reload speed slightly.

In conclusion, the Heavy Shotgun is a very unique weapon. It easily outclasses other shotguns at longer ranges due to increased accuracy and the slugs used. However, pellets shotguns are more effective at close range as they have a higher maximum damage at close range and they are more likely to hit.

The Heavy Shotgun has a unique property of dealing triple damage against vehicles, making it extremely effective against them due to the already high base damage per shot. It can critically damage most unarmored street vehicles in as few as 6 shots to the engine area, causing fire to erupt from under the engine hood, disabling the vehicles and setting any NPCs inside the car on fire, with the vehicle exploding a while later[1].

GTA V and Online Overview[]


Weapon Statistics - Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online
Damage
(per shot) [?]
Fire Rate [?] Range
(m / ft) [?]
Ammo Specifications/
Capacity
Reload Mechanism Reload Speed [?]
Weapons.meta
58.5 (93.6)

87.8
117
351

0.3 (200 RPM) 40 / 131.2 (Lock-on)

50 / 164 (Weapon)

6 N/A N/A
In-game Statements / Markings
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Observed
N/A 200 RPM 40 / 131.2 (Lock-on)

50 / 164 (Weapon)

6-round standard magazine

12-round standard magazine (Extended clip)
30-round drum magazine (Drum magazine)

Charging handle N/A
Rockstar Games Social Club [?]
HeavyShotgun-GTAV-RSCStats-0
Damage
85%

85%

Fire Rate/Speed
45%

45%

Accuracy
30%

30%

Range
25%

25%

Clip Size
8%

8%

Customizations[]

Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]

Rounds & magazine GTA V GTA Online Image
Rounds (12) $18 $18
Default clip (6 rounds) Default Default
HeavyShotgun-GTAV-MagDefault
Extended clip (12 rounds) $9,900 $9,900
HeavyShotgun-GTAV-MagExtended
Drum Magazine (30 rounds) N/A $26,200
HeavyShotgun-GTAO-MagDrum
Attachments
Grip (improves accuracy and stability) $4,375 $4,375
Grip-GTAV-Brown
Flashlight (provides ilumination when aiming) $2,400 $2,400
Flashlight-GTAV-Variant2
Suppressor (silences but slightly reduces damage and range) $12,475 $12,475
Suppressor-GTAV-Variant2
Tints
Black Default Default
Army $5,000 $5,000
Green (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) $5,250F $5,250
Orange (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) $5,500F $5,500
LSPD $5,750 $5,750
Pink (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) $7,500F $7,500
Gold (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) $10,000F $10,000
Platinum (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) $12,500F $12,500
F Free for players that have the Special/Collector's edition of the game.

Image Gallery[]

In-game model[]

HUD icon[]

First-Person View[]

Locations[]

Grand Theft Auto V[]

Original version
Enhanced version

Grand Theft Auto Online[]

  • Available on Ammu-Nation at Rank 1, for $13,550.

Trivia[]

  • The lettering on the side of the receiver in first-person misspells 12 gauge as "guage"[2].
  • Its unsuppressed firing animation shows a pellet spread, despite the weapon firing slugs.
  • There is a visual error with the drum mag, appearing to contain rifle rounds rather than shotshells.
  • In The Definitive Edition of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, some Heavy Shotguns can be seen among weapons displayed outside an Ammu-Nation store in San Fierro.

References[]

  1. weaponheavyshotgun.meta, <VehicleDamageModifier value="3.000000" />
  2. Heavy Shotgun-GTAV-Markings

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