SG-451 Cookout

Last updated: 1.002.003
Current patch: 1.005.001

Weapons

Primary Weapons

Shotguns

SG-451 Cookout

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A pump shotgun that fires a burst of incendiary phosphorus pellets, setting targets ablaze.

— Armory Description

The Cookout is a Primary Weapon classified as a Shotgun, that fires incendiary buckshot.

Procurement

The Cookout is unlocked on the 1st page of the Freedom's Flame Premium Warbond for 20 Medals.

Detailed Weapon Statistics

SG-451 COOKOUT
Fire Rate	80 rpm
Recoil	71.25
Horizontal Recoil	42.5
Vertical Recoil	100
Spread	↔[180.00] ↕[140.00]
Sway	1
Ergonomics	65
Capacity	16
Spare Rounds	60
Starting Rounds	32
Rounds from Supply	60
Rounds from Ammo Box	30
Attacks
*SG-451 P	Projectile
**Fire	status

SG-451 P
Projectile
Pellets	x 20
Caliber	8 mm
Mass	2 g
Initial Velocity	120 m/s
Drag Factor	80%
Gravity Factor	100%
Penetration Slowdown	100%
Damage
Standard	16 Ballistic
vs. Durable	3 Ballistic
Penetration
Direct	Light
Slight Angle	Light
Large Angle	Light
Extreme Angle	Unarmored I
Special Effects
Status	Fire
Status Strength	0.600000024
Demolition Force	10
Stagger Force	35
Push Force	20

Fire
Status
Status Strength	5
Status Duration	3 sec
Damage
Element	Fire
Standard	100 Fire
vs. Durable	100 Fire
Penetration
Direct	Heavy
Slight Angle	Heavy
Large Angle	Heavy
Extreme Angle	Unarmored I
Special Effects
Demolition Force	0
Stagger Force	0
Push Force	0

Attachments

Weapon	Category	Attachment Name	Unlock Level	Unlock Cost	Effect
Cookout	Optics	Reflex Sight	Weapon Level 1	0
		1.5x Tube Red Dot	Weapon Level 2	5,000
		Holographic Sight	Weapon Level 8	7,000
		Reflex Sight Mk2	Weapon Level 18	13,000
		Iron Sight	Weapon Level 23	13,000	ERGONOMICS 5

Tactical Information

• A Punisher variant, the Cookout is a pump action shotgun that ignites targets that it hits and individually reloads into two eight-round tubes.
  • Enemies that are hit by a single pellet from the Cookout will immediately ignite, taking burning damage over a period of 3 seconds.
  • With a 16-round internal magazine and the Rounds Reload trait, the Cookout is very ammo-efficient and will never discard any ammunition while reloading.
  • Unlike the Punisher, the Cookout fires a large number of low-damage pellets, which gives it wider coverage.
• The general role of the Cookout is to ignite small enemies from range, letting the afterburn inflict damage over time.
  • Due to its ability to set targets on fire, it is particularly effective against small enemies like Scavengers, Shriekers and Voteless, which have small amounts of health that can be completely dispatched by the burning alone.
  • Compared to the standard Punisher, the Cookout inflicts less damage per round, giving it less raw damage output against single targets with larger amounts of health.
• The Cookout can be compared to the Breaker Incendiary, another shotgun that sets its targets on fire with incendiary ammunition. However, unlike the Breaker Incendiary, the Cookout's buckshot can stagger most targets that it hits, giving it a measure of stopping power when faced with tough enemies.
• The ideal use of the Cookout is shooting at groups of small enemies from range, allowing the burning to deal damage to them over time and kill them before they can get close enough to attack.
  • Beware that burning damage is inflicted to the main body of the target, and thus does not weaken any particular body parts regardless of where the pellets hit. This makes the weapon fare poorly at trying to kill targets by destroying their weak points.
  • Generally, try to shower multiple targets with pellets when possible, then retreat and allow the burning damage to hurt them without having to engage them. Effective use of the this tactic involves keeping targets on fire with as few shots as possible, only engaging them to set them on fire if they've been put out.
• When reloading with exactly 8 rounds in the magazine, the final round count will increase by one round, making it 17 rounds. Moreover, every subsequent reload performed with 8 or more rounds remaining will result in a final count of 17 rounds, until the number of rounds in the magazine drops below 8.

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Trivia

• The SG-451 Cookout's designation is likely a reference to Fahrenheit 451.
• Compared to other shotguns based off of the Punisher, the Cookout has a very prominent muzzle flash, evidence of which can be seen in the rainbow oxidation ring on its muzzle brake.

See Also

List of Punisher-style weapons:

• SG-8 Punisher
• SG-8S Slugger
• SG-8P Punisher Plasma
• SG-451 Cookout
• SG-20 Halt

Change History

Patch

Description

1.003.000
2025-05-13

Undocumented Change

• Reduced status strength from 100 to 0.6
• Burn damage increased from 50 to 100

1.001.002
2024-08-06

Addition

• Added to the game.

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