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For the 2005 game's version of the weapon, see Shotgun.


"A 12-gauge pump-action shotgun.
Its ease of use and sturdy, steel build
have made it practically ubiquitous.
"
— Inventory description - English
"ポンプアクション式のショットガン。
頑丈なスチール製の機関部をそなえ、
操作性の高さや堅牢さから広く普及している。
"
— Inventory description - Japanese

W-870 is a weapon in Resident Evil 4 (2023).

Location[]

The weapon can be found on the 2nd floor of a house in Village Square. The weapon is framed on a wooden portrait.

Gameplay[]

The W-870 is located in the exact same location and house as the original game. The shotgun takes up sixteen inventory spaces.

As the first shotgun the player can obtain, the W-870 is a very useful firearm thanks to its significant damage, able to easily knock a normal Ganado flying back at close range, and can briefly stun stronger ones such as the Chainsaw Man/Chainsaw Sisters and Brutes. In addition, the W-870 can also decapitate normal Ganado at point-blank range, usually rendering them unable to mutate, making it very useful against a transforming Ganado Desnucado.

Although the W-870 has a slow Rate of Fire, the player will quickly learn to upgrade the firearm through the Merchant.

When maxed out and with its exclusive upgrade, the W-870 is the hardest hitting shotgun in the game while still offering fair range and spread at the cost of a slightly smaller capacity, reload speed and firing speed.

The W-870 is one of the default weapon of Leon (Pinstripe) in The Mercenaries mode.

Upgrade Chart[]

Specs Lv. 1
Upgrade Price
Resell Value
Lv. 2
Upgrade Price
Resell Value
Lv. 3
Upgrade Price
Resell Value
Lv. 4
Upgrade Price
Resell Value
Lv. 5 Total
Power 5.60
15,000₧
+14,250₧
6.72
23,000 ₧
+ 21,850 ₧
7.84
42,000 ₧
+ 39,900 ₧
8.96
58,000 ₧
+ 55,100 ₧
10.1
138,000 ₧
+ 131,100 ₧
Ammo Capacity 5
8,000₧
+7,600₧
6
10,000 ₧
+ 9,500 ₧
7
12,000 ₧
+ 11,400 ₧
8
14,000 ₧
+ 13,300 ₧
10
44,000 ₧
+ 41,800 ₧
Reload Speed
Rounds
0.38
1
8,000₧
+7,600₧
0.60
2
10,000 ₧
+ 9,500 ₧
0.69
3
12,000 ₧
+ 11,400 ₧
0.80
4
14,000 ₧
+ 13,300 ₧
0.95
5
44,000 ₧
+ 41,800 ₧
Rate of Fire 0.45
10,000₧
+9,500₧
0.51
11,000 ₧
+ 10,450 ₧
0.56
12,000 ₧
+ 11,400 ₧
0.63
13,000 ₧
+ 12,350 ₧
0.85
46,000 ₧
+ 43,700 ₧
Precision 2.80 -
Exclusive Perk Increase power by 2x. 80,000

Total
352,000₧
+258,400₧
Buying Price/Selling Price
12,000₧
6,000₧
Total Including Buying/Selling Price
364,000 ₧
264,400₧
  • Its reload speed is calculated based on the ammo capacity level and the amount of rounds it can load at once.
    • The above stats for each reload speed level is based on a W-870 with max ammo capacity.

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