"Shotgun" redirects here. For the weapon class, see Shotguns.
The Pump Shotgun is a shotgun appearing in all Grand Theft Auto games since Grand Theft Auto 2. It is simply referred to as the Shotgun in the 3D Universe titles. It is manufactured by Remington[1] in Grand Theft Auto III and by Shrewsbury in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online.
Design[]
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
The shotgun in Grand Theft Auto 2 is used by Special Agents and members of the Zaibatsu Corporation (in the Residential District) and the Russians if their hatred towards the player is high enough. The shotgun bears some resemblance to a Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip and no stock.
3D Universe[]
In Grand Theft Auto III, the shotgun's in-game model is a Remington 870, with a Police Folding Stock. While obscured in Grand Theft Auto Advance, the shotgun icon fromGTA III was reused for GTA Advance, implying that the shotgun in GTA Advance is similar to that of GTA III. For Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (where it is known as the "Chrome Shotgun") and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it resembles a wooden Ithaca 37. For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, it appears to be a break-action double-barreled shotgun. However, it functions like a normal pump shotgun.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Pump Action Shotgun is an Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout, though is based on the Auto Hardball Model 870 Airsoft variant. Its design is similar to the Stubby Shotgun. The shotgun holds eight shells, despite the real-life inspiration only capable of holding four, due to the tube's length.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
The Shotgun, based on its HUD icon, combines the general appearance of the GTA IV iteration, with the wooden detailings of the 3D Universe ones.
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
The Pump Action Shotgun in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online is modeled after the Mossberg 590, with several modified parts such as the pistol grip housing that accepts AR-15 pistol grips, and the stock that accepts M4-styled stocks, which in this case, is the Magpul MOE stock.
The weapon is reminiscent of the Combat Shotgun from The Lost and Damned, as both have pistol grips and features M4-styled stocks. Its pump handle features Picatinny rails on the sides for attachments.
Performance[]
3D Universe[]
A unique quality attributed to the shotgun is that it fires several projectiles at once, and at close range two accurate spreads will destroy most non-bulletproof vehicles. The shotgun pellets can also knock down enemies. A large disadvantage with this shotgun is that the player cannot run with it (however, that is not the case in the Stories games). Also, the pump mechanism has a rather slow rate of fire, so it cannot be used effectively against multiple enemies.
Being a powerful weapon yet easy to obtain, it is one of the best weapons as a start-up.
3D Universe Overview[]
| Damage | Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 (x5) (500) (GTA III)
80 (x3) (240) (GTA Vice City) |
250 (GTA Vice City) | 40 / 131 (GTA Vice City) | 1 (GTA Vice City) | N/A | 450 (GTA Vice City) |
| N/A | GTA III: 50 RPM Vice City: San Andreas: Liberty City Stories & Vice City Stories: |
Cannot be determined | Single shell | Pump Handle | N/A |
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
The Pump Shotgun is generally slower to use compared to the Combat Shotgun and takes some time for pumping the weapon (roughly 1.5 seconds). However, it is more powerful than the former; it can kill any target with one shot (even fully healthy, fully armored ones at point blank). This is a one-hit kill at close range on any part of the body. Its range is slightly lower than the Combat Shotgun and holds eight shells.
GTA IV Overview[]
| Damage (per shot) |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 100 |
1233 | 35 / 115 | 8 | N/A | 2933 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lethal (Close range) | 50 RPM 80 RPM [?] |
Cannot be determined | 8 independent shells | Pump Handle | 2.9 seconds |
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
Being a standard-issue weapon for the law enforcement, the Pump Shotgun has balanced stats to make it ideal for close-quarter encounters, having good damage, decent accuracy and low fire rate, as well as short range. The weapon performs very good at early stages of the game, but it is easily outclassed by other shotguns, especially in terms of firepower.
Being a standard shotgun, it has fewer attachment options; a flashlight that provides illumination over dark areas and a suppressor, which reduces noise at the expense of lower damage.
GTA V and Online Overview[]
| Damage (per shot) [?] |
Fire Rate [?] | Range (m / ft) [?] |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.2 (x8) (185.6) 21.8 (x8) (174) |
0.8 (75 RPM) |
40 / 131 | 8 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 70 RPM 36-45 RPM [?] |
N/A | 8 independent shells | Pump handle | 1.76 seconds |
 |
Damage | 67% 67% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 20% 20% | ||||
| Accuracy | 30% 30% | ||||
| Range | 20% 20% | ||||
| Clip Size | 10% 10% | ||||
Customizations[]
Grand Theft Auto V and Online[]
| Rounds | GTA V | GTA Online (Unlock) | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cartridges (16) | $8 | $24 (Rank 17) | |
| Attachments | |||
| Flashlight (provides ilumination when aiming) | $472 | $1,750 (Rank 18) | |
| Suppressor (silences but slightly reduces damage and range) | $2,437 | $12,350 (Rank 19) | |
| Special | |||
| Yusuf Amir Luxury Finish | $42,250 | $42,250 | |
| Bone Finish | N/A | $53,090 (Complete 10 Security Contracts) | |
| Dildodude Camo | N/A | free (Completed all 6 First Dose missions on Hard Difficulty) | |
| Tints | |||
| Black | Default | Default | |
| Army | $100 | $5,000 (Kill 100 players)* | |
| Green (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $200F | $5,250 (Kill 200 players)* | |
| Orange (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $400F | $5,500 (Kill 400 players)* | |
| LSPD | $600 | $5,750 (Kill 600 players)* | |
| Pink (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $800F | $7,500 (Rank 50) | |
| Gold (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $1,000F | $10,000 (Rank 75) | |
| Platinum (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $1,500F | $12,500 (Rank 100) | |
- F Free for players that have the Special/Collector's edition of the game.
- * These Tints can also be unlocked by bringing the Pump Shotgun to any Weapon Workshop.
Image Gallery[]
In-game model[]
HUD icon[]
First Person View[]
In-game aiming[]
Locations[]
In the 3D Universe and HD Universe, Police Cars will have a shotgun with five rounds in them, which is added to the player's arsenal once they enter the vehicle. In Grand Theft Auto IV, Police Cars will instead contain a Combat Shotgun.
Grand Theft Auto 2[]
- Appears as a Crusher reward for the following vehicles in specific districts:
- Arachnid in Residential.
- Bulwark in Industrial.
Residential District[]
- The Ol' Banjo, Mobile RV Park, Residential District - West side of the hut, accessible through either set of stairs.
- Mobile RV Park, Residential District - Trailer north of the Rebel Radio fenced courtyard.
- Dominatrix, Residential District - Alley east of the southeast corner of the shopping mall.
- Used by Special Agents with five cop heads.
Industrial District[]
- Tedium, Industrial District - A bit northeast of the Tedium car shop.
- Gonad, Industrial District - Southwest of the Russian Cross.
- Petula, Industrial District - North of Narayana hospital.
- Tabernacle, Industrial District - Among the houses west of Tabernacle station.
- Brown-Eye Sewage Plant, Lubyanka, Industrial District - Near the yellow phone, using the stairs on the west side to get to the roofs.
- Lubyanka Docks, Lubyanka, Industrial District - Pier north of the Russian Mafia headquarters, near the crane.
- Power Plant, Pravda, Industrial District - At the stairs right of the entrance.
- Krimea, Industrial District - Big tower west of the Russian Cross.
- Lattero, Industrial District - East section of the building with a central tower located north of the construction site.
- Bayano, Industrial District - Building northwest of Bayano hospital.
- Used by Russian Mafia gang members with three or four negative respect bars, and Special Agents with five cop heads.
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- Saint Mark's, Portland - On top of one of the car garages on the block north of Momma's Restaurante. Go through the rooftop park across the street west of Salvatore's Mansion to gain access.
- After the mission Sayonara Salvatore, the Leone Crime Family will be wielding this weapon for the remainder of the game, making subsequent visits to Saint Mark's much more dangerous, as the player will be attacked on sight, and their vehicle will only require 2–3 shots before blowing up and wasting the player. On foot, the player can be knocked down by shotgun blasts and killed quickly, even if wearing full health and armor.
- Hepburn Heights, Portland - On the northwest side of the eastern tall apartment building.
- Rockford, Staunton Island - Available to buy from Phil Cassidy's Army Surplus after completion of Arms Shortage ($1,500).
- Belleville Park, Staunton Island - Behind the obelisk on the east side of the main park.
- Bedford Point, Staunton Island - North of the pier west of Liberty Tree Offices.
- Cochrane Dam, Shoreside Vale - At the base of the Cochrane Dam power house, near the road loop, on a metal ledge on the east side.
- Spawns at each safehouses after collecting 40 Hidden Packages.
- Automatically given to the player by entering a Police Car.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- Washington Beach - Behind one of the benches on the sidewalk by the beach south of Standing Vice Point hotel.
- Ocean Beach - On the top parking level (southeast side) of the Washington Mall.
- Ocean Beach - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation ($500) after completion of Mall Shootout.
- Starfish Island - In the small room at the bottom of the Mansion's stairwell, east of the main entrance after completion of Rub Out.
- Automatically given to the player by entering a Police Car.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
Pump Action Shotgun's locations map
- In the Los Santos Police Department.
- Dillimore, Red County - Inside the police station.
- Doherty, San Fierro - At the southeast side of Solarin Industries.
- Doherty, San Fierro - Spawns outside of the Doherty Garage upon photographing all 50 Snapshots.
- In the San Fierro Police Headquarters, but it is only accessible via interior realm.
- Valle Ocultado - On a dock, not too far from a Skimmer.
- Fort Carson, Bone County - In front of the third most eastern house of the outskirt of Fort Carson, more exactly, on the green area. Note that the first and second most eastern houses are almost on the same longitude.
- Pilson Intersection, Las Venturas - At the right side of the intersection, under the overpass.
- In the Las Venturas Police Headquarters.
- Available to buy from Ammu-Nation ($600) after completion of Doberman.
- Automatically given to the player by entering a 4-door Police vehicle.
- Automatically equipped in the missions Reuniting the Families and Small Town Bank.
- Used by some police officers from a Police Car or Ranger when the player has a three-star wanted level and above.
- Dropped by some soldiers that arrive in a Barracks OL, even though they only use Carbine Rifle, and rarely pistols, in gunfights.
- Can be found in some houses while doing the burglary missions, although this is rare.
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories[]
- Portland View, Portland - At top of the Fidl supermarket.
- Harwood, Portland - Spawns on a pier near the ferry station.
- Bedford Point, Staunton Island - In an alleyway behind the LCFR headquarters.
- Bedford Point, Staunton Island - Available to buy from Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop ($1500) after completion of Friggin' the Riggin'.
- Spawns at each of the player's safehouses after collecting 20 Hidden Packages.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories[]
- Little Haiti - Spawns on a roof across Le Singe d'Arbre.
- Downtown - Available to buy from Ammu-Nation ($1000) after completion of Soldier.
Grand Theft Auto IV and Episodes from Liberty City[]
General
- Can be purchased from the Underground Gun Shops for $1,200, and each additional magazine is worth $100.
- Members of the Russian Mafia and biker gangs will sometimes have it as a secondary weapon.
- Used by LCPD officers, NOOSE tactical agents and FIB detectives, although the later two will rarely use it (sometimes, at least one of the four agents per vehicle will use it). It is even more rarer in The Ballad of Gay Tony, as the NOOSE and FIB will replace it in favour of the Automatic Shotgun.
- Meadows Park - Can be found on the second decrepit pier to the right of Sing Sing Ave/Dukes Bay Bridge, over the water.
- Francis International Airport - Can be found next to a support column for the Broker-Dukes Expressway on-ramp. The support column is the first one the player sees on the right, from the airport entrance.
- Northern Gardens - Can be found over the cliff on the north side of Grand Boulevard. The shotgun is lying next to a large bush.
- Middle Park - Can be found on the C/B platform of the C/K Algonquin Inner Line at North Park Station.
- Varsity Heights - Can be found by two truck trailers in a construction equipment storage depot, to the right of Union Drive West. The shotgun is laying on the dividing wall.
- Alderney City - Can be found in the vacant lot behind the AutoEroticar lot.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars[]
- Can be bought from Ammu-Nation after the mission Carpe 'Dime'.
- Found in a construction side near Francis International Airport.
- Awarded to the player by entering a Police Patrol (once per car).
Grand Theft Auto V[]
Weapon pickups map including one Pump Shotgun location in Grand Theft Auto V.
- Can be purchased from Ammu-Nation for $550 after completing Repossession.
- The Pump Shotgun is equipped by the protagonists in the following missions:
- Can be purchased by Franklin during The Long Stretch along with the flashlight modification. Alternativly, he can also collect it from a Vagos member in Repossession.
- Trevor has it by default since the mission Mr. Philips.
- Given to Michael if the subtle approach is chosen for The Big Score.
- Found in a trailer in Galilee on a wooden slab. (Across the room there is Body Armor on another wood slab.)
- In several structures found under water, usually near the locations of Submarine parts.
- Used by LSPD officers, NOOSE officers, SAHP/NYSP officers, Military inside Fort Zancudo, and Sheriff troops in Blaine County.
- Shop clerks may pull out this shotgun if threatened in any food shop around Los Santos.
- Awarded to the player by entering a Police Cruiser, Sheriff Cruiser, Police Cruiser or Interceptor.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
Los Santos Drug Wars[]
- The Pump Shotgun lies on a table in the Lost MC Clubhouse during the mission First Dose 2 - Designated Driver.
Trivia[]
General[]
- In the 3D Universe, it is possible to shoot the Pump Action Shotgun without pumping it. After shooting the Pump Action Shotgun, jump quickly and the animation of the player character pumping the Pump Action Shotgun will be skipped. In GTA San Andreas, the player must crouch, shoot while crouching and then stand up, causing the pumping animation to be skipped, though the sound of the pump is still heard.
- In the 3D Universe, the Pump Action Shotgun does not need to be reloaded; it just needs to be pumped.
- In most games of the 3D Universe, the shotgun typically fires three pellets that travel in three visible lines. In the HD Universe, the shotgun more realistically scatters pellets in random trajectories, rather than rigid lines.
Grand Theft Auto III[]
- The Pump Action Shotgun is equivalent to the Stubby Shotgun in later GTA games, in that the shotgun shoots five pellets per shell, kills in one shot at close range and can destroy a car in two shots, which makes the GTA III shotgun and the Stubby Shotgun roughly the same in terms of stats.
- When passing trough the mafia territory after the mission Sayonara Salvatore, the Leone mobsters, now hostile, wield shotguns. Shotguns, highly destructive, can cause a vehicle to explode after two direct hits. This makes it very difficult if not impossible to drive a vehicle in Mafia territories. It also makes certain missions, such as Turismo, almost impossible to complete.
- In the i.O.S. version, the player can sometimes fire multiple shots without pumping the shotgun by hitting the fire button immediately after firing. If a pedestrian is in range, auto-aim will lock onto it and the gun will fire, skipping the pumping animation. Alternatively, If a pedestrian bumps into Claude or if the player is shot as he is pumping the shotgun, the animation will be skipped, allowing the player to fire again immediately.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City[]
- In early screenshots and trailers for Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, the Pump Action Shotgun had the same model as the Pump Action Shotgun from GTA III, but it was later changed. It is still hidden in the files, however.
- In the original PS2 version, the weapon model has a shorter magazine tube.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas[]
- The Pump Action Shotgun in GTA San Andreas ejects a shell when CJ fires the weapon, which is illogical, as the shell should only come out once he pumps the shotgun after firing.
- Before reaching "Gangster" skill level with the Pump Action Shotgun, Carl fires the shotgun without utilizing the stock.
- If the cheat code which makes ammo never run out is activated, then the pumping sound will not be heard, although the animation where CJ pumps the shotgun will still be played.
Grand Theft Auto IV[]
- The Grand Theft Auto IV rendition of the shotgun bears a "MODEL No. 69" etching (alongside another reading "~ 12.GAUGE ~") which is under the other reading.
Grand Theft Auto Online[]
- The Pump Shotgun is favored during Heists, as it is used during The Fleeca Job and The Humane Labs Raid.