Star Citizen FPS Ballistics Database

R97 Shotgun

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The R97 Shotgun is a medium ballistic shotgun in Star Citizen, made by Gemini. It hits for 64 damage per shot at 375 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 2 shots. Against Medium armor it needs 5 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 0.64 seconds. Crafting uses Savrilium, Hephaestanite, Iron; the tables below list the Impact Force needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications2 fire modes

Alpha damage

dmg/shot - vs Default - ×8 pellets

Fire rate

375rpm

162 shots/min? - capped at 162 carried

Sustained DPS

200

dmg/sec - vs Default

Magazine

rounds

Range

450

meters

Projectile

225

m/s

Range - loses 0.05 dmg/m past 12 m, to a minimum of 1.25 dmg450 m / 4800 m scale

In-game footage

02Damage, shots to kill & TTKper armor class - Shotgun

Values for Shotgun fire, bare weapon, standard (500) quality. Fire modes, barrel attachments and the craft-quality slider are in the interactive calculator.

Body region: Head vs Super Heavy armor

The R97 Shotgun takes 17 shots to kill a Super Heavy helmet. Craft +4.17% Impact Force to make it 16 shots - within reach.

Torso

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	64	2shots	≈ 0.16s	≥ 56.25%	—	—
Default	32	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 4.17%	—	—
Undersuit	30.4	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 9.65%	—	—
Flightsuit	27.2	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 22.55%	—	—
Light	25.6	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 30.21%	≥ 33.55%	≥ 35.29%
Hv Util?	24	5shots	≈ 0.64s	≥ 4.17%	—	≥ 9.65%
Medium	22.4	5shots	≈ 0.64s	≥ 11.61%	≥ 16.61%	≥ 19.28%
Heavy	19.2	6shots	≈ 0.8s	≥ 4.17%	≥ 11.61%	≥ 15.75%
Super Heavy	4	25shots	≈ 3.84s	≥ 4.17%	≥ 26.27%	—

Head

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	128	1shot	instant	—	—	—
Default	48	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 4.17%	—	—
Undersuit	45.6	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 9.65%	—	—
Flightsuit	40.8	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 22.55%	—	—
Light	38.4	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 30.21%	≥ 33.55%	≥ 35.29%
Hv Util?	36	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 38.89%	—	≥ 46.2%
Medium	33.6	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 48.81%	≥ 55.48%	≥ 59.04%
Heavy	28.8	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 15.75%	≥ 24.01%	≥ 28.61%
Super Heavy	6	17shots	≈ 2.56s	≥ 4.17%	≥ 26.27%	—

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmgper shot	STKshots to kill	TTKtime to kill	Basevs standard armor	Max craftedvs +10% armor	Premium?vs +15% sets
Naked	48	3shots	≈ 0.32s	≥ 4.17%	—	—
Default	25.6	4shots	≈ 0.48s	≥ 30.21%	—	—
Undersuit	24.32	5shots	≈ 0.64s	≥ 2.8%	—	—
Flightsuit	21.76	5shots	≈ 0.64s	≥ 14.89%	—	—
Light	20.48	5shots	≈ 0.64s	≥ 22.08%	≥ 25.21%	≥ 26.83%
Hv Util?	19.2	6shots	≈ 0.8s	≥ 4.17%	—	≥ 9.65%
Medium	17.92	6shots	≈ 0.8s	≥ 11.61%	≥ 16.61%	≥ 19.28%
Heavy	15.36	7shots	≈ 0.96s	≥ 8.51%	≥ 16.26%	≥ 20.57%
Super Heavy	3.2	32shots	≈ 4.96s	≥ 0.81%	≥ 22.19%	—

The three Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the Impact Force to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target, and premium = the same against the best sets in that tier, so you can read across the row. Most armor gains +10% damage mitigation at max craft quality, but roughly half the sets in each tier reach +15% instead - at Heavy that is ADP, ADP-mk4, Balor HCH, Defiance, Manticore and Overlord, and every Heavy Utility piece is premium. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the crafted values are the Impact Force to keep that one-shot. Clothing and undersuits can't be crafted; flight suits can be, but have no craftable stats that matter here. STK = shots to kill. Computed at 0 m against the 100 HP health pool.

03Crafting materialsFabrication bench

Each part's stat follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.04 SCU Savrilium (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 322/580/636/776/878/905/967/1000
Stock - 0.02 SCU Hephaestanite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 330/572/692/758/896/916/975/1000
Barrel - 0.02 SCU Iron (Impact Force + fire rate) - mined grades 325/521/664/710/874/907/970/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the R97 Shotgun do?

The R97 Shotgun deals 32 damage per shot at 375 rpm (4 per pellet across 8 pellets).

How many shots to kill with the R97 Shotgun?

2 torso shots against an unarmored target, and 5 shots against Medium armor (against the shared 100 HP health pool).

What is the R97 Shotgun's time to kill (TTK)?

About 0.64 seconds to drop a Medium-armored torso.

Does aiming down sights tighten the R97 Shotgun's spread?

No - the R97 Shotgun's pellet cone is fixed in the game data, so aiming down sights does not tighten the pattern. I confirmed it in the in-game footage on this page.