Pump Shotgun
The Pump Shotgun is a devastating close-range weapon holding six shells, excellent for base defence and CQC raids.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 Handmade Shell | Cheap, weak scatter. |
 12 Gauge Buckshot | Spread pellets, close range. |
 12 Gauge Slug | Single slug, longer range. |
 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell | Fire pellets. |
This weapon has no attachment slots.
Crafting
 High Quality Metal | ×15 |
 Metal Pipe | ×2 |
 Metal Spring | ×1 |
Blueprint
Recycling
| High Quality Metal | ×6 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(80%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
| High Quality Metal | ×9 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(20%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×5 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Pump Shotgun Skins
All skins →| Skin | Skinport | Waxpeer | DMarket | Steam Market | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chieftain Pump Shotgun | $0.64 | $0.56 | $0.60 | $0.78 | $0.56 |
 El Diablo Pump Shotgun | $0.58 | $0.69 | $0.68 | $0.94 | $0.58 |
 Cock Pump Shotgun | $0.73 | $0.58 | $0.71 | $0.92 | $0.58 |
 Recycler Pump Shotgun | $0.59 | $0.59 | $0.82 | $0.96 | $0.59 |
 Flame Anarchy Pump Shotgun | $0.69 | $0.73 | $0.98 | $0.94 | $0.69 |
| Oil King Pump Shotgun | $0.81 | $0.80 | $1.91 | — | $0.80 |
 Ink Dragon Pump Shotgun | $0.91 | $0.93 | $0.93 | $1.30 | $0.86 |
| Old Pirate Pump Shotgun | $0.89 | $0.89 | $1.91 | — | $0.89 |
| Flow Pump Shotgun | $1.14 | $0.93 | — | — | $0.93 |
 Spitfire Pump Shotgun | $1.00 | $1.10 | $1.25 | $1.27 | $1.00 |
 Metalhead Pump Shotgun | $1.03 | — | $1.04 | $1.43 | $1.03 |
 Troll Daddy Pump Shotgun | $1.03 | $1.74 | $1.27 | $1.41 | $1.03 |
 Toxic Wolf Pump Shotgun | $1.42 | $1.12 | $1.32 | $1.74 | $1.12 |
 Imperial Pump Shotgun | $1.28 | $1.14 | $1.32 | $1.74 | $1.14 |
 Redemption Pump Shotgun | $1.41 | $1.21 | $1.20 | $1.89 | $1.20 |
 Dead Ringer Pump Shotgun | $2.12 | $1.37 | $2.52 | $3.11 | $1.31 |
 JPEG Pump Shotgun | $1.58 | $1.34 | $1.32 | $2.20 | $1.32 |
| Popstar Pump Shotgun | $1.74 | $1.37 | — | — | $1.37 |
| Heat Seeker Pump Shotgun | $2.15 | $1.77 | $1.74 | — | $1.74 |
 Black Gold Pump Shotgun | $2.62 | $2.30 | $2.13 | $3.38 | $2.13 |
 Lightweight Pump Shotgun | $2.33 | $5.94 | $2.83 | $3.91 | $2.33 |
 Royalty Pump Shotgun | $6.15 | — | — | $3.80 | $3.80 |
 Tank Pump Shotgun | $7.52 | — | $5.93 | $4.63 | $4.63 |
 Polymer Pump Shotgun | $20.10 | $15.89 | $15.64 | $20.70 | $15.57 |
| Urban Afterburn Pump Shotgun | $21.82 | $29.17 | — | $46.41 | $21.82 |
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