Epic keeps jamming more incredible shotguns into Fortnite, and it might be the best meta ever

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I used to think that the heart of a perfect Fortnite Battle Royale loot pool was two strong shotguns: a pump-action for raw one-shot power, and an automatic shotgun for drawn out fights. Pump shotguns bark the last word in expert hands, but spammy weapons are more forgiving if, like me, your aim is mush.

Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 2 has disabused me of that notion. It's proved that more—more choice, more playstyles, more power—is simply better, so long as each individual weapon has its own quirk.

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The recent addition of the Super Shredder, a funky shotgun-sniper hybrid whose spread shrinks to a pinpoint when aimed in, gives us four solid shotguns. The Chaos Reloader is the best, but the I...

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