Key takeaways
- With no vest, the SR Reaper downs a player fastest: 0.4 s up close.
- Through a Heavy vest, the AP Scalar is fastest at 0.84 s.
- Range changes the order. The AP Scalar Mk1 takes 0.84 s through Heavy up close and 3.98 s at 60 m, where the SR Reaper Mk1 is fastest at 0.88 s.
- Shotguns are ranked by pellet hits needed, because not every pellet in a shot lands.
Which gun downs a player fastest in ROB RUN?
Up close, with every bullet hitting the body: the SR Reaper against a player with no vest (0.4 s), and the AP Scalar through a Heavy vest (0.84 s). Time to down runs from your first hit to the hit that takes a player from 100 health to 0, firing as fast as the gun allows. A player at 0 health is knocked out, so this counts time to down. When a magazine runs dry before that, the reload time is added.
The fastest of each type through a Heavy vest: SMGs: AP Scalar Mk1 at 0.84 s; assault rifles: SR Reaper Mk1 at 0.88 s; handguns: Vulture 50 Mk1 at 1.25 s.
Every weapon, ranked through a Heavy vest
Sorted by time through a Heavy vest at close range. The 60 m column shows what damage falloff does to the same fight.
| Weapon | No vest, close | Heavy vest, close | Heavy vest, 60 m |
|---|---|---|---|
| AP Scalar Mk1 SMG | 0.42 s (8 hits) | 0.84 s (15 hits) | 3.98 s (29 hits) |
| AP Scalar Mk2 SMG | 0.42 s (8 hits) | 0.84 s (15 hits) | 3.98 s (29 hits) |
| AP Scalar Mk3 SMG | 0.42 s (8 hits) | 0.84 s (15 hits) | 1.44 s (25 hits) |
| SR Reaper Mk1 Assault rifle | 0.4 s (6 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) |
| SR Reaper Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.4 s (6 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) |
| SR Reaper Mk3 Assault rifle | 0.4 s (6 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) | 0.88 s (12 hits) |
| LM 249 Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.42 s (6 hits) | 0.94 s (12 hits) | 0.94 s (12 hits) |
| JP-7 Mk1 SMG | 0.48 s (7 hits) | 1.04 s (14 hits) | 5.32 s (40 hits) |
| JP-7 Mk2 SMG | 0.48 s (7 hits) | 1.04 s (14 hits) | 4.84 s (34 hits) |
| JP-7 Mk3 SMG | 0.48 s (7 hits) | 1.04 s (14 hits) | 2.24 s (29 hits) |
| PDW90 Mk1 SMG | 0.49 s (8 hits) | 1.05 s (16 hits) | 1.96 s (29 hits) |
| PDW90 Mk2 SMG | 0.49 s (8 hits) | 1.05 s (16 hits) | 1.68 s (25 hits) |
| PDW90 Mk3 SMG | 0.49 s (8 hits) | 1.05 s (16 hits) | 1.54 s (23 hits) |
| RC 5.56 Mk1 Assault rifle | 0.54 s (7 hits) | 1.08 s (13 hits) | 1.17 s (14 hits) |
| RC 5.56 Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.54 s (7 hits) | 1.08 s (13 hits) | 1.17 s (14 hits) |
| RC 5.56 Mk3 Assault rifle | 0.54 s (7 hits) | 1.08 s (13 hits) | 1.08 s (13 hits) |
| STAR-H Mk1 Assault rifle | 0.48 s (5 hits) | 1.08 s (10 hits) | 1.2 s (11 hits) |
| STAR-H Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.48 s (5 hits) | 1.08 s (10 hits) | 1.2 s (11 hits) |
| STAR-H Mk3 Assault rifle | 0.48 s (5 hits) | 1.08 s (10 hits) | 1.08 s (10 hits) |
| DRM-14 Mk1 Assault rifle | 0.5 s (3 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) |
| DRM-14 Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.5 s (3 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) |
| DRM-14 Mk3 Assault rifle | 0.5 s (3 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) |
| Vulture 50 Mk1 Handgun | 0.5 s (3 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) | 1.5 s (7 hits) |
| Vulture 50 Mk2 Handgun | 0.5 s (3 hits) | 1.25 s (6 hits) | 1.5 s (7 hits) |
| KL-545 Mk1 Assault rifle | 0.6 s (7 hits) | 1.3 s (14 hits) | 1.6 s (17 hits) |
| KL-545 Mk2 Assault rifle | 0.6 s (7 hits) | 1.3 s (14 hits) | 1.6 s (17 hits) |
| KL-545 Mk3 Assault rifle | 0.6 s (7 hits) | 1.3 s (14 hits) | 1.5 s (16 hits) |
| MC-10 Mk1 SMG | 0.72 s (9 hits) | 1.44 s (17 hits) | 9.21 s (50 hits) |
| MC-10 Mk2 SMG | 0.72 s (9 hits) | 1.44 s (17 hits) | 9.21 s (50 hits) |
| MC-10 Mk3 SMG | 0.72 s (9 hits) | 1.44 s (17 hits) | 3.51 s (40 hits) |
| LBR-44 Mk1 Handgun | 0.6 s (3 hits) | 1.5 s (6 hits) | 5.2 s (10 hits) |
| LBR-44 Mk2 Handgun | 0.6 s (3 hits) | 1.5 s (6 hits) | 4.9 s (9 hits) |
| CB45 Mk1 SMG | 0.77 s (8 hits) | 1.54 s (15 hits) | 2.42 s (23 hits) |
| CB45 Mk2 SMG | 0.77 s (8 hits) | 1.54 s (15 hits) | 2.09 s (20 hits) |
| CB45 Mk3 SMG | 0.77 s (8 hits) | 1.54 s (15 hits) | 1.98 s (19 hits) |
| DP-9 Mk1 Handgun | 0.9 s (6 hits) | 1.98 s (12 hits) | 20.68 s (67 hits) |
| DP-9 Mk2 Handgun | 0.9 s (6 hits) | 1.98 s (12 hits) | 15.42 s (50 hits) |
How do shotguns compare?
A shotgun fires 8 pellets, and each pellet loses damage with distance on its own. How many land depends on spread and range, so the table counts pellet hits instead of time. Shotgun damage drops off fast, so these numbers are for close range.
| Shotgun | Damage per pellet | Pellet hits, no vest | Pellet hits, Heavy vest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris 500 Mk1 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| Harris 500 Mk2 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| Harris 500 Mk3 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| ORDR-12 Mk1 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| ORDR-12 Mk2 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| ORDR-12 Mk3 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| TAG-12K Mk1 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| TAG-12K Mk2 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
| TAG-12K Mk3 | 9 × 8 | 12 | 23 |
What isn’t counted
Head shots. The game’s tooltip shows head damage at 1.5 times body damage, but the game data doesn’t say whether vests cover the head, so the times here are body hits only. Missed shots, recoil and movement aren’t counted either. The weapon stats table sorts every gun by time to down, each weapon page shows it at four distances, and the comparison tool puts two side by side. The Bastion vs Heavy breakdown covers the vest side of the fight.