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M500
Shotgun
3.52 KG $1,200
Magazine
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4x2 | 8 slots
Rewards Support XP
Skins All skins
Two Tone Desert M500
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M500 is a shotgun in Wardogs, chambered in 12g and issued to the Support role. It has 25 damage per pellet, 120 rounds per minute, a 480 m/s muzzle velocity and an effective range of 70 m. It weighs 3.52 kg and takes 4×2 inventory slots. It unlocks at Support level 10 and costs $50,000.

  • Semi automatic
  • 12 Gauge

Details

Category
Weapons
Subcategory
Shotgun
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Primary

Ballistics

Damage per pellet
25
Rate of fire
120 rpm
Fire modes
Semi-auto
Muzzle velocity
480 m/s
Effective range
70 m
Accuracy
1.5 MOA
View kick
1.6×

Recoil pattern

Recoil pattern 7 rounds
+10°+20°-10°+10°AIM17
Target distance 15 m

Spray on target: 1.1 m wide, 4.8 m tall

Rounds Player at 15 m Scatter
Shot 7/7
Scatter ±24° After 7: 1.44-2.56° up Reset 1s
Climb 22.1°
Drift 1.10°

Damage falloff

0%25%50%75%100%0 m70 m
No falloff

Handling

Choose attachments in the tooltip or attachment slots below to see stats change.
Attribute Deviation
Mult Impact Change
Vertical recoil
1× — —
Horizontal recoil
1× — —
Spread
1× — —
Accuracy
1× — —
Equip speed
0.95× -5%
Holster speed
1× — —
ADS time
0.365s
ADS zoom
1.2×
Length
80 cm
Zeroing
100-100 m

Hit multipliers & ballistics

See how the M500 stacks up against every other weapon in the Wardogs ballistics calculator, with side by side comparisons and more in-depth damage breakdowns. Compare the M500

Helmet None
Body Armor None
Range:
Head 300 dmg 1 shot to kill
ZoneMultRaw dmgEffectiveShotsTTKProtection
Head
1.50×30030010.00sUnarmored
Neck
1.13×22522510.00sUnarmored
Upper torso
0.99×19819810.00sUnarmored
Middle torso
0.90×18018010.00sUnarmored
Lower torso
0.85×17117110.00sUnarmored
Pelvis
0.81×16216210.00sUnarmored
Upper arm
0.63×12612610.00sUnarmored
Lower arm
0.53×10510510.00sUnarmored
Hand
0.32×636320.50sUnarmored
Upper leg
0.63×12612610.00sUnarmored
Lower leg
0.53×10510510.00sUnarmored
Foot
0.32×636320.50sUnarmored
Head: Base 25 × 1.5 hitbox = 300 dmg

Ammunition

6-shell pump action shotgun. Devastating in close quarters combat.

Attachments 3 slots | 26 parts

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