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Makeshift Shotgun

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Makeshift Shotgun is 26th of 40 weapons by attack, at 322 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

Gold Value41640
Weight24
Max Stack1
attack322
magazine1
durability600

At 24 weight each it eats carry capacity fast, so bring a mount or park a chest nearby. At 41,640 gold it is worth real money to a merchant.

Makeshift Shotgun Crafting Recipe

Ingot×105
Fiber×87
Work: 960000

Crafting it takes 219 materials across 4 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.

AmmoYieldCraft cost
Coarse Ammo×20Ingot ×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.

SchematicRarityWhere it comes from
Makeshift Shotgun Schematic 33★Forest, Enemy camp loot in the Desert, Enemy camp boss stashes in the Forest +4 more (grade 3/4/5/6) · Supply drops in the Forest (0.21%)

Alternatives and Upgrades

Step up from here and you get Double-Barreled Shotgun at 323 attack; step down and it is Pump-Action Shotgun at 308. 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:

Makeshift Shotgun (3★) — How to Get & Uses | Palworld Database