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Hot Slugger is a legendary Shotgun in Borderlands 4 manufactured by Jakobs. It is obtained randomly from any suitable loot source, but has an increased chance to drop from Callous Harbinger of Annihilating Death located in Craven's Nook - Order Bunker, Heart of the Mountain in Terminus Range on Kairos.

Special Weapon Effects[]

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  • Blazing Barrel – On kill, deal +30% Damage for 10s for a Maximum of 3 Stacks

Functions[]

  • Fires a single, slow-moving slug instead of buckshot.
  • The Damage Buff on kill:
    1. Will affect every damage output by the user.
    2. Acquirable by any means when holding the gun.
    3. Persists between gun switch.
    4. Duration remains unchanged when switch (10s).
  • Magazine Size is fixed to 1.
  • Deals Splash Damage, but Splash Radius is very small.

Features[]

  • Unique reload animation.
  • No prefixes - Fixed visual & weapon parts - No variants.

Usage tips[]

The Hot Slugger's fixed Magazine Size synergizes well with Skills that affect the damage of the First Shot in a magazine, such as Rafa's Vitriol and First Impression.

Trivia[]

The weapon's unique reload animation, together with the “Model 1467B” side stamp, is possibly a reference to Winchester rifles. John Wayne introduced the "flip-cock" move and performed it on Model 1892 in several Western films.