Item · Weapon
Pump Shotgun
Tier 4 close-range shotgun sold by vendors; the developers' pick against bears and in hold-outs.
At a glance
- Damage
- Not in our data yet
- Recipe price
- 350 gold
- Vendor price
- 180 bucks
- Made at
- Workbench
- Recipe unlock
- Tier 4
Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Recipe
Every version of Pump Shotgun side by side. Each one is its own recipe.
| Needs | Standard | Uncommon | Rare | Epic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 45 | 55 | 60 | |
| Weapon wood (any kind) | 30 | 45 | 55 | 60 |
| Common Weapon Parts (tier 3–4) | 40 | 40 | – not needed | – not needed |
| Rare Weapon Parts (tier 4) | 4 | 6 | – not needed | – not needed |
| – not needed | – not needed | 30 | – not needed | |
| Rare Weapon Parts (tier 5) | – not needed | – not needed | 3 | 5 |
| – not needed | – not needed | – not needed | 8 | |
| Crafting time | 5 s | 7 s | 10 s | 15 s |
Older recipe details from posts and streams are under Facts and Patch history.
How to get
Where Pump Shotgun comes from.
| Page |
|---|
| General Store Sold by |
| Gunsmith Sold by |
Facts
Each fact links to where it comes from.
Sometimes sold at the General Store ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tiers 3–4 only).
Its recipe is sometimes sold at the General Store ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
Its recipe is sometimes sold at the Gunsmith ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
Sometimes sold at the Gunsmith ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tier 4 only).
Shotgun used by developers in PvP tests at Tier 4.
Can be bought from vendors in Tier 4.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 13:03 (opens in a new tab)
Weapons wear out; a worn pump shotgun broke after one shot mid-fight.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 3:27:49 (opens in a new tab)
Best choice against bears and big cats according to devs.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) at 1:39:08 (opens in a new tab)
Blue Pump Shotgun with Scramble hip fire was a popular invasion setup.
Pump mods cost more steel than other guns, including Choke.
Tier 4 shotgun the developers swap to for hold-outs.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) at 2:34:07 (opens in a new tab)
Close-range gun that needs little aiming.
Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) at 5:30:36 (opens in a new tab)
Close-range weapon suited to going loud through enemy camps.
Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.
Spot something wrong or out of date?
Patch history
3 versions
Every fact about Pump Shotgun by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
|---|---|
| Dev build |
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| Alpha 5 |
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| Alpha 4 |
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Sources
7
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha 5 game data Game data | Nov 12, 2026 | 15 |
| Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 20, 2026 | 4 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (August) (opens in a new tab) Video | Aug 15, 2026 | 4 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (July) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jul 18, 2026 | 1 |
| The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) Video | Jun 6, 2026 | 1 |
| EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK - The Legend of California: A Sprawling Western Adventure (noclip) (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 1 |