TYPE
Shotgun
CALIBER
12 Gauge
FIRE RATE
95 rpm
BASELINE TTK
One-shot
FMJ, unarmored
VENDOR PRICE
$1,200
per life
UNLOCK
Support level 10
$50,000 to unlock
◢ BODY-PART LETHALITY
REPORTED
Shots to kill per body part for the M500 — measured across ammo and enemy armor. Lower = deadlier.
AMMO
ARMOR
| ZONE | SHOTS | DMG | ARMOR BREAK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 1 | 157.5 | - |
| Chest | 1 | 104 | - |
| Upper stomach | 2 | 94.5 | - |
| Lower stomach | 2 | 89.8 | - |
| Groin | 2 | 85.1 | - |
| Arms | 2 | 66.2 | - |
| Legs | 2 | 55.1 | - |
| Extremities | 3 | 33.1 | - |
DEADLIERFEWER HITS ← → MORE
Source: Swoleguy in-game ballistics testing (attributed)
◢ READING THE DIAGRAM
Toggle ammo and armor to see the kill map change. Against heavy armor, hollow-point (HP) rounds can make unarmored zones (groin, arms, legs) deadlier than the torso — armor covers the chest and stomach but not the limbs, so a round that is stopped by a plate still does full damage to an exposed limb. That is not a glitch; it is why ammo choice and shot placement matter. Armored zones also show the extra shots needed to break the plate first.
Handling, muzzle velocity, accuracy (MOA), effective range, magazine, and reload stats aren’t published yet -- we show measured ballistics and time-to-kill from community testing, never guesses.
ATTRIBUTED— ballistics and time-to-kill from Swoleguy in-game ballistics testing (attributed); fire rate from community in-game shooting-range testing by Swoleguy (YouTube), released for community use, 2026-09-10, attributed, not owner-verified. Superseded by first-party data when Bulkhead publishes.Pre-Season 2 data
ATTRIBUTED— Price and unlock follow Bulkhead's Season 02 patch notes where they state them; otherwise community-aggregated Season 1 values.
Combat numbers for 30 of 34 weapons come from the Evo4Fun in-game testing workbook, sheet dated 30/10/2026. We treat it as Season 2 data; the sheet names no patch. 4 weapons still use September 2026 data that predates the Season 2 patch of October 14, 2026: AMR 50, Compound Bow, M500, MP43. Prices and unlock costs were updated from Bulkhead's patch notes. Combat numbers are being updated. Source: Bulkhead's Season 02 patch notes (Steam, Oct 14, 2026)
PARTS & PRICESattributed prices · cost only (no stat effects yet)
M500 $1,200 · 1 part priced separately below · 1 more with no published price
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