Overview[1]
Stillwater Prison; Sheriff’s Office; Gunsmith; Outlaw Camps; Outlaw's Town; 5 Metal; 1 Component The Blunderbuss is a Ranged Weapon in Dead Rails.
How to get it
How to get it: General Store; Stillwater Prison; Sheriff’s Office; Gunsmith; Outlaw Camps; Outlaw's Town.
Stats
- Ammo Capacity
- 1
- Ammo Type
- Shotgun Shells
- Bullet Spread
- 2°
- Buy Value
- 50
- Damage
- 35.7×7 (250 total)
- Deposit
- 5 Wood 5 Metal 1 Component
- Equip Time
- 0.1s
- Fire Rate
- 0.7s
- Headshot
- 71.4×7 (500 total)
- Limb Damage
- 28.6×7 (200 total)
- Pellets
- 7
- Reload
- 2.5s
- Reload Time
- 2.5s
- Sell value
- Unsellable
- Source
- *General Store * Stillwater Prison * Sheriff’s Office * Gunsmith * Outlaw Camps * Outlaw's Town
Strategy
It is highly recommended to have at least 2 or 3 of these in your inventory to negate the 1 bullet capacity and long reload if you intend to regularly use the Blunderbuss.
The Blunderbuss is a Shotgun type Weapon, this means it higher than average spread and an inability to penetrate enemies, but higher damage per shot (divided across multiple projectiles). This makes it very effective in close quarters environments, such as the Castle, Sterling Mines, and Towns when fighting enemies up close.
The Blunderbuss can alternatively be used as a powerful secondary while your primary is reloading.
Pros & cons
Massive damage dealt, effective against single targets with high health such as Werewolves or Goliath.
Longer effective range than Shotgun.
Guaranteed to spawn in Stillwater Prison, or can sometimes be bought in the General Store.
Patch history
The Blunderbuss kills the Goliath with around 15 shots if all projectiles hit the body.
It is the first purchasable firearm in the game that isn't sold within Gunsmith buildings, along with the Crossbow that was released in the same update.
The Blunderbuss is based on the real-world Blunderbuss. It was invented in 16th-century Netherlands and became popular between the 17th and 18th centuries, where it saw large usage among sailors.
The Blunderbuss is somewhat anachronistic as the Blunderbuss had almost been entirely phased out in military and civilian use by 1899 in favor of carbines and pistols, respectively.
