Makeshift Shotgun
Weapon · WeaponShotgun1★Makeshift Shotgun is an early weapon: 32nd of 40 by attack, so treat it as a stepping stone, at 258 against the 1,400 of Prototype Shotgun.
Nothing is crafted from it — it is an end product, so anything you make is meant to be used rather than banked as a component.
Details
At 24 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 28,680 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.
Makeshift Shotgun Crafting Recipe
Ingot×75
High Quality Pal Oil
Fiber×62Crafting it takes 155 materials across 3 types.
Where to Find Makeshift Shotgun
Makeshift Shotgun is not something you find lying around — you craft it, and the recipe is below.
Ammunition Makeshift Shotgun Uses
Makeshift Shotgun fires Coarse Ammo, and nothing else — running dry mid-fight is the usual way this weapon lets you down, so keep the recipe unlocked before you rely on it.
| Ammo | Yield | Craft cost |
|---|---|---|
 Coarse Ammo | ×20 | Ingot ×1, Gunpowder ×1 |
Schematics That Unlock Makeshift Shotgun
Makeshift Shotgun is not learned from the Technology tree — you need a schematic for it. One schematic grants the recipe, and they are world loot — chests, boss Pals and the late-game pools — rather than anything you research. Higher-rarity copies of the same schematic raise the quality of what you end up crafting.
| Schematic | Rarity | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
 Makeshift Shotgun Schematic 1 | 1★ | Forest, Enemy camp loot in the Desert, Enemy camp boss stashes in the Forest +3 more (grade 3/4/6) · Supply drops in the Forest (5.23%) |
Alternatives and Upgrades
Step up from here and you get Pump-Action Shotgun at 275 attack; step down and it is Semi-Auto Shotgun at 253. That gap is the honest measure of whether an upgrade is worth the materials right now.
Other weapons at a similar tier, for when you want to weigh this against the rest of its class:
