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Drilling

Medium Slot 4 · Drilling since 1.13 unverified
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Drilling

Stats

Cost$510
Damage 120
Muzzle velocity 530 m/s
Rate of fire 20 rpm
Drop range 145 m
Reload 5.3 s
Capacity 2
Reserve 20

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🏆 In lists: 👁 Iron sights · ⚡ Close range · 🎒 Secondary · 🪓 Melee

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Variants (3)

Prices and stats — huntshowdown.wiki.gg; ▲ better, ▼ worse than the base model.
All variants take the same ammo — see below.

Drilling

Drilling

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base$510slot 4since 1.13
All stats
Cost$510
Slots4
Ammo typeMedium
Damage120
Rate of fire20 / 9 rpm
Cycle time0.6 / 6.2 s
Muzzle velocity530 / 450 m/s
Drop range145 / 20 m
Reload5.3 / 5.1 s
Capacity2 / 1
Reserve20 / 5
Spread42.5
Sway77
Vertical recoil12 / 32
Melee damage27
Heavy melee54
Stamina cost25
Drilling Shorty

Drilling Shorty

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$330slot 2since 1.15

Shortened stock and barrel.

⚖ Compare with base
  • Cost $510 → $330 ▲
  • Slots 4 → 2 ▲
  • Damage 120 → 118 ▼
  • Rate of fire 20 / 9 → 20 / 11
  • Cycle time 0.6 / 6.2 → 0.6 / 5.8 s
  • Muzzle velocity 530 / 450 → 424 / 375 ▼
  • Drop range 145 / 20 → 120 / 20 ▼
  • Reload 5.3 / 5.1 → 4.8 / 4.9 s ▲
  • Reserve 20 / 5 → 16 / 3 ▼
  • Spread 42.5 → 62.5 ▼
  • Sway 77 → 100 ▼
  • Vertical recoil 12 / 32 → 16 / 30 ▼
  • Melee damage 27 → 13 ▼
  • Heavy melee 54 → 31 ▼
  • Stamina cost 25 → 20 ▲
All stats
Cost$330
Slots2
Ammo typeMedium
Damage118
Rate of fire20 / 11 rpm
Cycle time0.6 / 5.8 s
Muzzle velocity424 / 375 m/s
Drop range120 / 20 m
Reload4.8 / 4.9 s
Capacity2 / 1
Reserve16 / 3
Spread62.5
Sway100
Vertical recoil16 / 30
Melee damage13
Heavy melee31
Stamina cost20
Drilling Hatchet

Drilling Hatchet

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$340slot 2since 1.15

Shortened and modified with an axe blade.

⚖ Compare with base
  • Cost $510 → $340 ▲
  • Slots 4 → 2 ▲
  • Damage 120 → 118 ▼
  • Rate of fire 20 / 9 → 18 / 11 ▼
  • Cycle time 0.6 / 6.2 → 0.6 / 5.8 s
  • Muzzle velocity 530 / 450 → 424 / 375 ▼
  • Drop range 145 / 20 → 120 / 20 ▼
  • Reload 5.3 / 5.1 → 5.6 / 5.3 s ▼
  • Reserve 20 / 5 → 16 / 3 ▼
  • Spread 42.5 → 62.5 ▼
  • Sway 77 → 100 ▼
  • Vertical recoil 12 / 32 → 16 / 30 ▼
  • Melee damage 27 → 90 ▲
  • Heavy melee 54 → 150 ▲
All stats
Cost$340
Slots2
Ammo typeMedium
Damage118
Rate of fire18 / 11 rpm
Cycle time0.6 / 5.8 s
Muzzle velocity424 / 375 m/s
Drop range120 / 20 m
Reload5.6 / 5.3 s
Capacity2 / 1
Reserve16 / 3
Spread62.5
Sway100
Vertical recoil16 / 30
Melee damage90
Heavy melee150
Stamina cost25

Variant data: huntshowdown.wiki.gg, CC BY-SA 4.0 · translation — showdown.com.ua

Ammo & stat changes

Compatible ammo: Dumdum AmmoFlechetteFMJ AmmoHigh Velocity AmmoIncendiary AmmoPenny Shot AmmoPoison AmmoSlugSubsonic Ammo

Pick an ammo type — see how the stats change.

Patch history

Changed in 11 patches · ▲ 12 buffs · ▼ 5 nerfs · last — Update 2.9 (2026-09-08)

  1. Update 2.9 2026-09-08 · Blood Testament
    • price, buff: Drilling Slug custom ammo price reduced from 65 Hunt Dollars to 40 Hunt Dollars
  2. Update 2.8 2026-06-09 · Road to Hell
    • other, neutral: Drilling slot size changed from Large to 4
    • ammo, nerf: Dumdum Ammo marked as Scarce for all weapons
  3. Update 2.4 2025-06-18
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the upper torso at any range is now 50
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle damage to the torso at any range is now 50
    • damage, buff: Minimum rifle and pistol damage to limbs at any range is now 25
  4. Update 2.0.2 Hunt: Showdown 1896
    • unlock, neutral: Drilling High Velocity Ammo is now unlocked at Bloodline Rank 1
  5. Scorched Earth Event Hunt: Showdown 1896
    • ammo, buff: Added High Velocity Custom Ammo to the Drilling family
Show full history (6 more patches)
  1. Update 2.0 Hunt: Showdown 1896
    • damage, neutral: Bullet Drop added, replacing Effective Range as headshots are now always lethal
    • damage, buff: Medium Rifle Ammo now deals full damage up to 30m rather than 20m
    • damage, buff: Damage falloff adjusted to retain more damage over distance
    • damage, buff: Minimum damage to the upper torso at any range is now 25
    • other, neutral: Maximum bullet distance normalized to 500m
    • damage, buff: Shotgun maximum travel distance increased to 100m
    • damage, buff: Shotgun spread narrowed, and damage slightly increased
    • handling, nerf: Slugs now always have minor spread deviation when fired
    • handling, nerf: FMJ ammo recoil increased
  2. Update 1.16.2 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, nerf: Flechette now loses bleed intensity over distance
    • damage, nerf: Dumdum Ammo now loses bleed intensity over distance
  3. Update 1.16 Hunt: Showdown
    • damage, buff: Dumdum Ammo damage against Boss Targets slightly increased
  4. Update 1.15 Hunt: Showdown
    • ammo, buff: Drilling now reloads all three barrels when empty
    • unlock, neutral: All Base Weapons now unlock at Bloodline Rank 1
  5. Update 1.13.1 Hunt: Showdown
    • unlock, neutral: Drilling is now unlocked at Bloodline Rank 58
  6. Tide of Shadows Event Hunt: Showdown
    • added, neutral: Drilling added for 510 Hunt Dollars (Event unlock) with Dumdum, Full Metal Jacket, Flechette, Penny Shot, and Slug Custom Ammo

Patch history: huntshowdown.wiki.gg (Update History), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ukrainian translation — showdown.com.ua, CC BY-SA 4.0 · all patches

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