All Ranged Weapons in Fortnite

Fortnite has an abundance of game modes and weaponry for players to try out, and as players head into the dangerous Battle Royale to compete against 99 other players, they might want to keep their knowledge as stacked as someone cranking 90s. To do that, it’s best to learn of every ranged weapon in Fortnite and what it is that they do to distinguish a difference.

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Some quests in Fortnite’s Battle Royale modes require players to shoot opponents with ranged weapons, but considering the game doesn’t specify which weapons are ranged, they can find the information that they need below, including which of these weapons are in the loot pool for the current season.

What Are Ranged Weapons?

Ranged weapons consist of guns in Fortnite Battle Royale that can be equipped and shot, allowing for damage to reach a further distance than a mere melee pickaxe swing. This means that practically every weapon and throwable that players equip will count as a ranged weapon since they shoot projectiles that have a range. Whilst most might assume it would only be a Sniper Rifle or other weapons that use Heavy Bullets, that is not the case. Ranged weapons are items that can be used from a distance, meaning even shotguns count as ranged weapons.

If players have a quest in Fortnite to use a ranged weapon, then all they need to do is equip a gun and hit their target with their chosen gun, which should activate a completion. These quests are rather notorious in terms of glitches and not counting progress, so in that instance, just try to switch to a different weapon. Since almost all weapons in Fortnite are ranged weapons, it’s best to separate them into three categories so players can see the loot pool and decide which they want to take into battle.

All Close-Range Weapons

Close-range weapons are noted for their limited distance and damage drop-off and mainly consist of smaller firearms and those with more spread, like shotguns, SMGs, and throwables. Close-range weapons are great when facing an enemy directly, and all of these weapons will count as ranged:

Thunder Burst SMG
Harbinger SMG
Ranger Pistol
Oscar’s Frenzy Auto Shotgun
Cerberus’ Gatekeeper Shotgun
Hammer Pump Shotgun
Gatekeeper Shotgun
Combat Shotgun
Mythic Goldfish
Megalo Don’s Combat Shotgun
Flint-Knock Pistol

All Medium-Range Weapons

For Chapter 5 Season 3, medium-range weapons are rather lacking, but that doesn’t mean players will lack the arsenal they need to complete ranged weapon quests in Fortnite. Medium-range weapons are often accurate and slow-firing, allowing for engagement between players at a further range than what a shotgun would be effective for, and players can utilize the bullet-drop with medium-range weapons to laser their foes and feast on eliminations. Most medium-range weapons use Medium Bullets and consist of the Assault Rifle class.

Tri-Beam Laser Rifle
Combat Assault Rifle
Tactical Assault Rifle
Enforcer AR

All Long-Range Weapons

Long-range weapons usually consume Heavy Bullets, allowing players to zoom in and take some diabolical shots at a safe distance. It’s a hard feat considering the extreme bullet-drop players will face at around 200m, but it’s always rewarding to get a clean headshot. For ranged weapon quests, long-range choices might not be the best, as some might struggle with the slow reloads and fire rates of these powerful weapons.

Heavy Impact Sniper
Boom Bolt
Tow Hook Cannon
Hand Cannon
Ringmaster Scarr’s Boom Bolt
Huntress DMR

All Fortnite Reload Ranged Weapons

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Since Fortnite Reload and Battle Royale have separate loot pools for their competitive matches, players might want to know what guns they can access that will grant them completion of a ranged weapon quest. Luckily for them, Fortnite Reload has an abundance of different weapons, and the loot pool changes quite often, but not as much as it would between seasons of Battle Royale.

Close-range	Medium-range	Long-range
Mythic Goldfish Tactical Shotgun Pump Shotgun Ranger Shotgun Heavy Shotgun Breacher Shotgun Accelerant Shotgun Submachine Gun Stinger SMG Gunnar's Stinger SMG Blink Mag SMG Run 'N' Gun SMG Twin Mag SMG Mammoth Pistol Pistol Revolver	Assault Rifle Hammer AR Heavy AR Midas' Drum Gun Skye's Assault Rifle Foundation's MK-Seven AR Slone's Burst AR Explosive AR	Bolt-Action Sniper Rifle Hunting Rifle Rocket Launcher Infantry Rifle

The loot pool constantly changes in Reload and Battle Royale, but the weapons provided should sustain players during the Cursed Sails Pass as part of July 19's v30.20. Even after this update has concluded, the principle remains the same and ranged weapons will always be weapons that can shoot out ranged projectiles rather than melee strikes, unless a quest specifies otherwise on a particular range or weapon.

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