Starfield:Experiment A-7

Experiment A-7
Base Damage	119
Fire Rate	10
DPS	19.83
Ammo	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell
Mag Capacity	6
Accuracy	50.6%
Range	20
Mass	6.9
Mod Slots	3/8
Base Value	19662
Type	Ballistic Shotgun
Item ID	0031F257
Variants	Breach

Experiment A-7 is a ballistic Shotgun which is a unique variant of the Breach Shotgun in Starfield. It uses 15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell ammo.

Weapon Effects

See full breakdown and information of all Weapon Effects.

Name	Tier	Effect	Description
Exterminator	1	+30% damage against aliens	-

Location/Quest

• Its possible to miss the unique shotgun Experiment A-7 in Starfield. You can find the Experiment A-7 location during the main story questline mission Final Glimpses. From here you must go to Freya III, once you arrive at this system you will unlock the mission Entangled. During this quest you will meet Ethan, you can ask him if the scorpions your encountering are native to the planet or not, you'll then get the chance to persuade him to give you the unique Experiment A-7 weapon.

Weapon Modification

Pre-Attached

Category	Available Mods	Effect
Batteries	Flechette Rounds	Multiple razor-edged rounds that slice through unarmed targets and cause a bleeding effect
Optic	Reflex Sight	Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility
Stocks	Tactical Stock	Lighter stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and better Stability

Compatible Mods

Category	Available Mods	Effect
Barrels	Long Barrel	Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed
Batteries	EM-Charged Shot	EM-charged ballistic rounds, typically non-lethal
Batteries	Explosive Rounds	Rounds that explode on contact with a surface
Batteries	Flechette Rounds	Multiple razor-edged rounds that slice through unarmed targets and cause a bleeding effect
Batteries	Slug Shots	Single, large projectiles that can be fired much further and do vastly more damage
Batteries	Tesla Pylons	Pylons that can be fired into surfaces that arc electricity between them. Mainly used for area denial
Internal	Hair Trigger	Installs a lighter trigger pull for increased Fire Rate
Internal	High Powered	Increases Damage done
Internal	High Velocity	Internal module that increases accuracy and range
Lasers	Laser Sight	Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy
Lasers	Recon Laser Sight	Marks enemies while Aiming and greatly increases Accuracy
Magazines	Tactical Magazine	Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed
Muzzles	Choke	Muzzle device specially designed to reduce shotgun spread
Muzzles	Compensator	Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy
Muzzles	Muzzle Brake	Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire Accuracy
Optic	Iron Sights	Standard issue iron sights
Optic	Reflex Sight	Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility
Optic	Short Scope	Short scope or 2x magnified view
Receivers	Fully Automatic	Receiver that fires continuously while the trigger is pulled
Receivers	Semi-Automatic	Receiver that fires once per trigger pull
Stocks	Tactical Stock	Lighter stock for quicker Aim Down Sights speed and better Stability
Suppressors	Suppressor	Vastly reduces acoustic intensity while increasing Accuracy at the cost of Range

Weapon Tier Level

Starfield has four weapon tier levels: Base, Calibrated, Refined, Advanced (in ascending order). The higher the tier, the better the damage of the weapon. As you level up, your chances of finding higher tier weapons increase, defeating higher level enemies will also increase the drop chance of best weapons. Note that superior weapons do exist, but they are incorrectly named as advanced weapons despite dealing more damage.

Unique Weapons in Starfield scale in base damage depending on their weapon tier level (Base, Calibrated, Refined, Advanced), but they keep the same unique name without any prefixes being added. You can find out more information on how to get the best version of each unique weapon you come across on the unique weapon tier system page.

Below you can find the stats for each tier level of this unique weapon.

Tier	Loot Level	Damage Change	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Tier ID
Base	0	0.0%	99.0	10	16.5	0028F441
Calibrated	27	48.0%	146.5	10	24.4	0028F442
Refined	37	56.0%	228.6	10	38.1	0028F443
Advanced	47	65.0%	377.1	10	62.9	0028F444

Weapon Categories

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  Pistols

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  Rifles

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  Shotguns

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  Heavy Weapons

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  Melee Weapons

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  Explosives

Unique Shotguns

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Shotguns in Starfield are one of the best weapons to use early game since they deal high damage at close range with very little combat skills investment. To get the most damage out of a shotgun you must ensure that all the pellets fired hit the target. The better the accuracy of a shotgun the tighter the spread of pellets will be.

There are a number of unique shotguns to collect. unique weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output.

Using the science skill: weapon engineering you can modify your Shotguns with the best mods for your playstyle. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon. Each gun has a limited number of mod slots to utilise.

Below you will find a list of all the common and unique Shotgun locations in Starfield along with the weapon ID which can be used to add the weapon to your inventory using console commands.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Item ID
Boom Boom		50	60	50	Caseless Shotgun Shell	20	44.1%	24	3.75	3/8	18113	001AC6BB
Brute Force		68	20	22.6	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	7	57.1%	20	4.4	5/6	15146	001AC6E0
Experiment A-7		119	10	19.83	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	50.6%	20	6.9	3/8	19662	0031F257
Jake's Hangover Cure		32 + 94	14	29.4	Heavy Fuse	8	54.6%	20	7.0	0/7	12870	002BD871
Rapidshot		99	18	29.7	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	56.9%	24	7.45	6/8	23730	0016CFA
Riot Shotgun		25	10	19.83	15x25 CLL Shotgun Shell	6	50.6%	20	6.9	7/8	14965	0031F257
The Cursed Shotgun		73	6	7.3	12G Shotgun Shell	6	67.9%	24	4.8	4/5	10391	001AC6E7