FPS Ballistics Database

Scalpel Sniper Rifle

Kastak ArmsMediumSniper RifleBallistic

Burst fires both barrels at once - 2 rounds (2 x 45) per trigger pull; Single alternates the barrels one at a time.

The Scalpel Sniper Rifle is a medium ballistic sniper rifle from Kastak Arms. It hits for 180 damage per shot at 50 rpm, dropping an unarmored target in 1 shot. Against Medium armor it needs 2 torso shots - a time-to-kill of 1.2 seconds. Crafting uses Taranite, Hephaestanite, Iron, Hadanite; the tables below list the Impact Force roll needed to drop a shot against every armor class.

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01Specifications2 fire modes

Fire rate

50rpm

35 shots/min? - incl. 3s reloads

Alpha damage

dmg/shot - ×2 pellets

Sustained DPS

dmg/sec

Magazine

rounds - 6 usable shots

Range

1750

meters

Projectile

875

m/s

Effective range1750 m / 16000 m scale

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

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

Body region: Head vs Heavy armor

The Scalpel Sniper Rifle takes 2 shots to kill a Heavy helmet. Even its best craft roll (+20% Impact Force) can't drop a shot here.

Torso

Armor	Dmg / shot	STK	TTK	Impact Forcebase	Impact Forcemax crafted
Naked	180	1shot	instant	—	—
Default	90	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 11.11%	—
Undersuit	85.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 16.96%	—
Flightsuit	76.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 30.72%	—
Light	72	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 38.89%	≥ 42.45%
Hv Util	67.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 48.15%	≥ 53.26%
Medium	63	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 58.73%	≥ 65.84%
Heavy	54	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 85.19%	≥ 98.41%

Head

Armor	Dmg / shot	STK	TTK	Impact Forcebase	Impact Forcemax crafted
Naked	540	1shot	instant	—	—
Default	135	1shot	instant	—	—
Undersuit	128.25	1shot	instant	—	—
Flightsuit	128.25	1shot	instant	—	—
Light	108	1shot	instant	—	—
Hv Util	101.25	1shot	instant	—	≥ 2.17%
Medium	94.5	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 5.82%	≥ 10.56%
Heavy	81	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 23.46%	≥ 32.28%

Arms/Legs

Armor	Dmg / shot	STK	TTK	Impact Forcebase	Impact Forcemax crafted
Naked	108	1shot	instant	—	—
Default	72	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 38.89%	—
Undersuit	68.4	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 46.2%	—
Flightsuit	61.2	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 63.4%	—
Light	57.6	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 73.61%	≥ 78.06%
Hv Util	54	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 85.19%	≥ 91.57%
Medium	50.4	2shots	≈ 1.2s	≥ 98.41%	≥ 107.3%
Heavy	43.2	3shots	≈ 2.4s	≥ 15.74%	≥ 24.01%

The two Impact Force columns are the minimum Dmg % roll a crafted weapon needs to remove one shot-to-kill: base = vs standard armor, max crafted = the roll to reach the same breakpoint against a fully-crafted target (the four armor tiers gain +10% damage mitigation at max quality), so you can read across the row. Where the weapon already one-shots standard armor, the max-crafted value is the roll 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 roll follows its input material's quality 1:1 - quality 500 is the standard looted weapon, 1000 the best craft.

Frame - 0.06 SCU Taranite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 310/525/646/718/853/925/957/1000
Stock - 0.02 SCU Hephaestanite (affects recoil - no damage effect) - mined grades 330/572/692/758/896/916/975/1000
Barrel - 0.03 SCU Iron (Impact Force roll) - mined grades 325/521/664/710/874/907/970/1000
Precision Parts - 1× Hadanite (Impact Force roll) - mined grades 274/526/665/762/867/916/959/1000

04Frequently askedQuick answers

How much damage does the Scalpel Sniper Rifle do?

The Scalpel Sniper Rifle deals 90 damage per shot at 50 rpm (45 per pellet across 2 pellets).

How many shots to kill with the Scalpel Sniper Rifle?

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

What is the Scalpel Sniper Rifle's time to kill (TTK)?

About 1.2 seconds to drop a Medium-armored torso.

Does aiming down sights tighten the Scalpel Sniper Rifle's spread?

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