Winchester 1887 BR2 -> BR1

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What has become one of the most disappointing rewards from the silver crates, the Winchester 1887, really does not belong in the BR that it was placed at. The first point against it being BR2 is the fact that it’s a BP weapon, meaning the quantities of it are artificially constrained.

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The more important factors that lead me to believe it should be BR1 come when compared to the Ithica, America’s BR1 TT shotgun.
The Ithica wins out in :

  1. Rate of fire, 130 vs 90
  2. Reload speed, 3.4 vs 5.3 (I stop watched both of them, the Ithica has a reload of around 3.4 and the 1887 around 5.3, the 1887’s 5.3 reload is backed up by Enlisted source. I have no idea where the Ithica’s 4.9 came from :man_shrugging:),
  3. It’s a tech tree weapon so they’re much easier to come by.
  4. The visual recoil is better on the Ithica, making follow-up shots easier.

While the 1887 does win out in shot dispersion, which gives it better range, and magazine size, its downsides compared to its BR1 competition are undeniable. It deserves to be BR1, at least then it won’t be a waste of space in the inventory of everyone who has it.

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The Browning five is far superior at BR2, and IMOP the Ithica is probably better at BR1, but I would be in favor of dropping it. Those who actually use it at BR2 can still use it and nothing would have changed, it would operate the same as it did before.

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would love to get one myself and use it as a 2nd weapon for pilot.