Heavy Sniper Rifle/OG

Overview

This page is split into multiple sections, as there are 2 different variants with the same name.

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It is available in the loot pool and can be obtained through different means.

Sniper Rifle: Heavy. Powerful and accurate rifle with a bolt-action mechanism with an extremely slow reload.
— In-Game Description

The Heavy Sniper Rifle is a Sniper Rifle in Fortnite OG that was introduced in OG Chapter 1: Season 5.

Functionality

Functionality[]

The Heavy Sniper Rifle is a hard hitting, slow reloading Sniper Rifle. It deals a decent amount of damage to players, but even more to vehicles. It has poor hip-fire accuracy due to its class as a Sniper Rifle.

The Heavy Sniper Rifle is a Fast-Moving Projectile weapon. As it uses a scope, the fired bullet will always shoot from the center of the crosshair. There is no damage falloff on the Heavy Sniper Rifle's projectiles.

Stats

Stats[]

Current Stats since v37.00[]

The Heavy Sniper Rifle uses Heavy Bullets - Ammunition - Fortnite Heavy Bullets and has a headshot multiplier of 2.5x.

Heavy Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Heavy Sniper Rifle
(Epic)
DPS 49.5
DAMAGE 150
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 1050
MAGAZINE SIZE 1
FIRE RATE 0.33
RELOAD TIME 4.27s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 375 (2.5x)
Heavy Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Heavy Sniper Rifle
(Legendary)
DPS 51.81
DAMAGE 157
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 1100
MAGAZINE SIZE 1
FIRE RATE 0.33
RELOAD TIME 4.05s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 392.5 (2.5x)

Stats Only[]

Note: The stats listed below only do not have an ID and are not able to be released.

Heavy Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Heavy Sniper Rifle
(Rare)
DPS 47.19
DAMAGE 143
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 1000
MAGAZINE SIZE 1
FIRE RATE 0.33
RELOAD TIME 4.5s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 357.5 (2.5x)
Heavy Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Heavy Sniper Rifle
(Mythic)
DPS 54.12
DAMAGE 164
STRUCTURE DAMAGE 1150
MAGAZINE SIZE 1
FIRE RATE 0.33
RELOAD TIME 3.82s
CRITICAL HIT DAMAGE 410 (2.5x)

Sounds

Sounds[]

Heavy Sniper Rifle - Weapon - Fortnite Heavy Sniper Rifle Sounds
Sounds ID
Pickup MilitarySniper_Pickup_01
Equip MilitarySniper_ReloadEnd_02
Scope In MilitarySniper_ScopeIn_01
Out MilitarySniper_ScopeOut_01
Shoot (Own) Close MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_01MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_02MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_03MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_XX
Sweetener MilitarySniper_Fire_CloseLayer_01MilitarySniper_Fire_CloseLayer_02MilitarySniper_Fire_CloseLayer_03MilitarySniper_Fire_CloseLayer_XX
Shoot (Other Player) Close MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_01MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_02MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_03MilitarySniper_Fire_Close_XX
Medium MilitarySniper_Fire_MediumNew_01MilitarySniper_Fire_MediumNew_02MilitarySniper_Fire_MediumNew_03MilitarySniper_Fire_MediumNew_XX
Distant MilitarySniper_Fire_DistantNew_01MilitarySniper_Fire_DistantNew_02MilitarySniper_Fire_DistantNew_04MilitarySniper_Fire_DistantNew_XX
Casing MilitarySniper_Casing_01MilitarySniper_Casing_02MilitarySniper_Casing_03MilitarySniper_Casing_XX
Reload Start MilitarySniper_ReloadStart_02
Throw MilitarySniper_Reload_Throw_01MilitarySniper_Reload_Throw_02MilitarySniper_Reload_Throw_03MilitarySniper_Reload_Throw_XX
Impact MilitarySniper_Reload_Impact_01MilitarySniper_Reload_Impact_02MilitarySniper_Reload_Impact_03MilitarySniper_Reload_Impact_04MilitarySniper_Reload_Impact_XX
Insert MilitarySniper_ReloadInsert_01
End MilitarySniper_ReloadEnd_02
Drop MilitarySniper_Drop_01
Weapon Changes

Weapon Changes[]

OG Chapter 1: Season 5[]

Update v37.00[]

Update v37.10[]

  • Decreased projectile speed to match its original Season 5 speed.

OG Chapter 1: Season 7[]

Update v39.10[]

  • December 17th 2025:

OG Chapter 1: Season 8[]

Update v40.30[]

  • Adjusted the sniper scope to use the Chapter 1 design.

Strategy Guide

Strategy Guide[]

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  • Players should aim above targets at long ranges to compensate for the bullet drop. The further the target, the higher the player should aim. Each line under the cross when aiming down sight resembles 200 meters, meaning, when standing 200 meters from your target, aim with the first line under the cross.
  • Players should aim in the direction a target is moving at long ranges to compensate for the bullet travel time. The faster and further the target, the further the player should aim.
  • As the weapon does very high structure damage, the player could stand next to a structure which an enemy/enemies is/are hiding behind, shoot it from point-blank range, and then either replace the wall with their own for quick editing or use a close-ranged weapon such as a shotgun to attack opponents behind it. This is only effective against wooden structures as it can not break structures made of stone or metal with one shot.

Counters[]

  • The Heavy Sniper Rifle has a very slow reload, so engaging with an opponent while they attempt to reload is beneficial.
Weapon ID

Weapon ID[]

The Heavy Sniper Rifle is referred to as Figment Sniper Heavy in the files.

  • Epic: WID_Figment_Sniper_Heavy_Athena_VR_Ore_T03
  • Legendary: WID_Figment_Sniper_Heavy_Athena_SR_Ore_T03
Mode Specific History

Mode Specific History[]

Fortnite OG History

Fortnite OG History[]

News Tab

News Tab[]

Image Description Date
Chapter 1 Season 5 Loot Update (2 - News Tab) - Promo - Fortnite OG
New Season 5 Update Notes

- Added Port-A-Fortress: Gain legendary cover and high ground.

- Added Grappler: Swing into action (or away from it).

- Added Heavy Sniper Rifle: Hit 'em hard.

- Added Suppressed Assault Rifle: Make every round count.
September 11th 2025

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • The Heavy Sniper Rifle is based on the American Barrett M82.
  • In Save the World the Obliterator uses the same model as the Heavy Sniper Rifle.