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Claire 12G

Claire 12G
Powerful at the cost of limited capacity

Claire 12G FBI Files
Powerful at the cost of limited capacity

Gameplay
Unlock Level 43
Inventory Slot Secondary
Weapon Type Shotgun
Firing Mode(s) Single action SemiIcon
Cost $920,000
Statistics
Magazine 2
Total Ammo 44
Rate of Fire 500
Damage 155
Accuracy 56
Stability 44
Concealment 10
Threat 28
Extra Weapon Statistics
Reload Time Tactical Empty
Base time 2.20s 2.20s
Shotgun CQB Basic 1.91s 1.91s
Shotgun CQB Aced 1.63s 1.63s
Ammo Pickup Rate Min Max
Base pickup 0.22 0.66
Walk-in Closet 0.3 0.89
Fully Loaded Aced 0.39 1.16
Damage Per Mag Total
Damage total 310 6,820
Damage/second 1,291.67 139.64
Damage Falloff Range Damage
Mid Range 0m-10m 155
Long Range 12+m 77.5
Bullet Spread Standing Crouching
Sights 2.11 0.84
Sights + moving 2.11 2.11
Hipfire 2.64 1.06
Hipfire + moving 2.64 2.64
Recoil Min Max
Recoil vertical 3.23 3.42
Recoil horizontal -0.76 0.57
Other
Internal name coach
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The Claire 12G shotgun is a secondary weapon available in PAYDAY 2, and was released during the Breaking News 2018 event.

Overview[]

The Claire 12G is, for all intents and purposes, a secondary equivalent of the Mosconi 12G, boasting very similar performance with only a few minor differences. Its chief disadvantage over the Mosconi is its noticeably lower ammo pickup, while being overall superior to its primary counterpart in every other way, allowing it to be especially powerful in close range.

Similarly to The Judge, it has high total ammo for its type, but exceptionally low ammo pickup.

See Ammunition for pellet count and damage falloff statistics.

Summary[]

Pros:

  • Highest per-shot damage out of every shotgun in the game, tied with the Mosconi 12G, Joceline O/U 12G, Breaker 12G, GSPS 12G, and the The Judge
    • Also ties with the Mosconi and Joceline for highest pellet count of all shotguns at 12
  • Reasonably accurate
  • Fast reloads
  • Highest base total ammo of all 155 damage shotguns
  • Capable of a very high Concealment rating when modded
    • Mods greatly decrease accuracy, allowing for a wider pellet spread
  • Synergizes well with special ammunition

Cons:

  • Tiny magazine capacity that cannot be increased
  • Second lowest ammo pickup of all shotguns, only beating the Judge
  • High recoil when modded for Concealment

Tips[]

  • This may be one of the best guns to use with Bullet Storm, as the spread makes it easy to hit enemies, the player can fire as fast as they can pull the trigger, and several Enforcer skills can improve this gun further.
  • It is highly recommended to switch to primary weapon when dealing with Tasers. Unless the player can hit the Taser while being shocked, do not attempt to use this shotgun against one as both barrels will be emptied within a second of the taser darts connecting with the player.
  • Shotgun CQB can greatly speed up the reload process.

Available modifications[]

000 Buckshot

Community item
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000 Buckshot
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage +15
Accuracy - Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Bonus (2), Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

000 Buckshot

  • Shotguns loaded with 000 Buckshot in game fire the same number of projectiles as they would if they were equipped with 00 Buckshot, despite the fact that these shells hold less pellets in reality due to them being bigger than standard.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_custom_free

000 Buckshot

Gage Shotgun Pack
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000 Buckshot
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage +15
Accuracy - Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

000 Buckshot

  • Shotguns loaded with 000 Buckshot in game fire the same number of projectiles as they would if they were equipped with 00 Buckshot, despite the fact that these shells hold less pellets in reality due to them being bigger than standard.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_custom

Tombstone Slug

Community item
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Tombstone Rounds icon
Total Ammo -15 Magazine -
Reload - Damage -4
Accuracy +4 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted

Special Effect(s): Poisons enemies. Penetrates body armor.

More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

Tombstone Slug

  • While the ammunition is called a "slug", it still fires multiple pellets like a regular shotgun round.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_rip

HE Round

Gage Shotgun Pack
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HE Round
Total Ammo -3 Magazine -
Reload - Damage +3
Accuracy -12 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted

Special Effect(s): Creates an explosion on impact.

More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

HE Round

  • Equipping a shotgun with HE Rounds creates a makeshift grenade launcher, with a significantly smaller and weaker explosive effect that can be used to quickly destroy basic wooden doors, blasting them into fragments with a single hit.
  • Gameplay-wise, it is rather pointless to use HE Rounds in conjunction with a silencer, since the shot is silent while the resulting explosion is not, and thus will still cause it to be heard. However, it can be used in conjunction with the The Professional aced skill in order to remedy the hefty accuracy penalty that HE rounds applies when used. It can be also used for comedic effect.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_explosive

Flechette

Gage Shotgun Pack
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Flechette
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -3
Accuracy +8 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted

Special Effect(s): Penetrates body armor.

More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

Flechette

  • In reality, flechettes do not always increase a shotgun's effective range. They do, however, marginally improves pellet grouping due to the flechettes' aerodynamic shapes while also offering a limited degree of armor penetration, and markedly increased accuracy down range in the case of tungsten carbide flechettes. The armor piercing effect is only noteworthy on personal body armors, though, as specialized plates and reinforced steel shields are usually dense enough to stop the projectiles dead in their tracks.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_piercing

AP Slug

Gage Shotgun Pack
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AP Slug
Total Ammo -4 Magazine -
Reload - Damage +15
Accuracy +8 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted

Special Effect(s): Penetrates body armor, shields, enemies, and thin walls.

More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

AP Slug

  • Using AP slugs turns a given shotgun into a quasi-sniper rifle, as the shots no longer spread and are instead focused into a single target.
  • Printed onto the casing of every AP Slug is the line "G4G3", which is leetspeak for "Gage".

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_slug

Dragon's Breath Round

The Butcher's BBQ Pack
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Dragon's Breath Round
Total Ammo -3 Magazine -
Reload - Damage -6
Accuracy -4 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $36,000
Infinite Granted

Special Effect(s): Sets enemies on fire

More Info.
Note(s)

Not compatible with the Shh! and The Silent Killer Suppressor.

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Trivia

Dragon's Breath Round

  • The usage of Dragon's Breath shells with semi/fully-automatic shotguns in the game is highly unrealistic, as the real-life equivalent of these shells are specialized low-pressure shotshells, thus will not produce enough gas pressure to operate a full cycle. These shells are realistically used with manual-action (pump, break, lever, etc.) shotguns only.
    • The behavior of the Dragon's Breath shells in-game was most likely based on the misconceptions surrounding the ammo type that are commonly featured in videogames. Unlike standard buckshots, Dragon's Breath shells do not fire any "real" projectile out of a shotgun's barrel, they turn the shotgun in question into a mini-flamethrower instead. The chemical packets are ruptured and ignited when the weapon is fired, and produces a moderate fireball that exits from the barrel instead of flammable pellets like portrayed in-game.
    • Due to their tendency to foul the breech and barrel of the shotgun with chemical residue, Dragon's Breath shells are impractical to utilize as they can impair the weapon in question's performance after prolonged use.

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_a_dragons_breath

Sawed Off Barrel

Community item
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Sawed Off Barrel (Claire 12G)
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy -16 Stability -16
Concealment +10 Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

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Compatible weapons
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Internal name wpn_fps_shot_coach_b_short

Concealment

Base game
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ModBoost
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy - Stability -
Concealment +1 Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Every weapon ingame
Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_concealment_p1

Stability

Base game
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ModBoost
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy - Stability +4
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Every weapon ingame
Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_recoil_p1

Accuracy

Base game
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ModBoost
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy -4 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Shotguns:

Reinfeld 880 • IZHMA 12G • Mosconi 12G • Locomotive 12G • Goliath 12G • Grimm 12G • Claire 12G • Breaker 12G • Mosconi 12G Tactical • VD-12 • M1014 • Raven • Reinfeld 88 • Deimos • Steakout 12G • GSPS 12G • Street Sweeper • Argos III • Predator 12G • Joceline O/U 12G • The Judge
Akimbo Shotguns:
Goliath 12G • Brothers Grimm 12G • The Judge • VD-12

Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_n1

Accuracy

Base game
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ModBoost
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy +4 Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Every weapon ingame
Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_spread_p1

Team Boost

Base game
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TeamBoost
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy - Stability -
Concealment - Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6

Special Effect(s): +3% Experience & money reward for you and your crew.

More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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Every weapon ingame
Internal name wpn_fps_upg_bonus_team_exp_money_p3

Deadman's Stock

Community item
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Deadman's Stock (Claire 12G)
Total Ammo - Magazine -
Reload - Damage -
Accuracy -16 Stability -16
Concealment +10 Threat -
Cost: $9,000
Card Drop & Side Job / Continental coins 6
More Info.
Note(s)

N/A

Compatible weapons
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N/A
Internal name wpn_fps_sho_coach_s_short

Skins[]

Trivia[]

  • The Claire 12G was based on the Remington Exposed Hammer SxS Model 1889, as evident by its external hammers that must be cocked back after firing. It is because of this that the Claire 12G is not a break-action shotgun like the rest of its cousins.
    • The Claire 12G presumably was refitted to accept modern smokeless powder shells, as the M1889 SxS was originally designed to fire blackpowder shells only.

Gallery[]

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