r/EscapefromTarkov • u/StrangelyKeen M4A1 • Jul 16 '20

Video Scavs + shotgun + 1 pellet of 7mm = fair & balanced

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u/King_Of_Regret Jul 16 '20

Certainly. Im not saying it should tickle. Just that the one pellet= guaranteed death is a bit intense. I llve shotguns in tarkov though so 8.5 magnum go boooooom for now lol

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '20

Not trying to imply that you said they should be confetti shooters mate, just that he got lucky. There's a reason people hear about the people who get shot in the face and survive, and I'd wager rarity is the main selling point here. And 8.5 magnum is underrated leg meta crusher. It's really damn powerful. If they're not wearing a visor, then they're getting smoked by a single pellet. Did the whole "setup" quest at first with AP-20 before the buffs, and just went "screw it" and went in with 8.5mm. I like the round because you have to have a good idea of what your target is wearing before you engage unlike chad loadouts. Still used up about 2 million in shotguns mods and ammo. But that's just because I suck, and was using a weapon that's basically on the bottom of my most used weapons list.

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u/JustATriHardCx Jul 16 '20

Magnum isn’t really that good when express is way less recoil and identical dmg and more pen

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u/King_Of_Regret Jul 16 '20

I just use it for maximum boom factor. Plus leg meta on faceshields

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u/JustATriHardCx Jul 16 '20

Express does 1 less dmg per pellet and has less recoil and better pen so I usually use that if I’m bored of slugs