Hunt: Showdown allows players to pick weapons that fit their playstyle with an extensive armory of the late 1800s. With so much variety, Hunters can select from shotguns for close-range combat, bolt-action rifles for longer ranges, or even weapons that are good for both distances.
Furthermore, Hunt allows players to mix their weapons with traits that boost their guns to improve their effectiveness or give them another use, such as Fanning, which enables players to shoot single-action pistols very rapidly.
In a game set in 1895, it is evident that players won’t be able to use modern weapons such as submachine guns, but thankfully, Hunt provides players with options that make them feel like they have one. This guide will cover how to put fanning in Hunt Showdown to best use. We will provide you with general tips, list the best weapons for this trait, and show you how to be 100% effective when using it.
What is Fanning?
Fanning allows players to fire 1-handed, single-action pistols very quickly. Players can often mistake overusing this trait and not knowing the right moment to use it, thinking it’s the BFG from the doom that will kill anything on its path. No. Fanning requires the players to be intelligent and skilled when using it.
Fanning is a fun trait in Hunt: Showdown but is hard to use, especially if a player is not using the right hunter. Like the Levering trait in Hunt Showdown, players can overestimate the power of Fanning and get themself killed in situations where this trait was not the right option and was misused.
Fanning is a deadly trait in the right hands, and here we will provide essential tips to use it effectively and list the best weapons for it.
How to Get the Fanning Trait in Hunt Showdown
To use Fanning, players must reach Rank 17. Once this requirement is met, players must spend seven upgrade points to equip their favorite Hunters. Upgrade Points are earned by successfully extracting alive from the map or finding them in envelopes around it.
Moreover, players can also get traits by finding them on the map or killing Meat Heads monsters in Hunt Showdown, which have a 50% chance of dropping a random trait when killed. Players will lose upgrade points and traits upon death.
How to be More Effective With Fanning in Hunt Showdown
Quick Tips for Fanning
It’s Still a Pistol, Not an Assault Rifle.
Don’t forget you are using pistols with medium to high recoil, and spraying enemies will make you hit the birds in the sky before enemy hunters. Also, reloading guns in Hunt: Showdown can take time, making players vulnerable, so think twice before using Fanning against an enemy Hunter at 100 meters.
Your Crosshair is Your Best Friend
The Crosshair is there for a reason, and players constantly forget to pay attention to it as much as this sounds very basic. Especially if you are an inexperienced player, tap your shots at a pace keeping an eye on where the crosshair is and flow with it.
Practice, Practice, and Practice More
The Fanning Trait is tricky, and even experienced players can struggle. Practice until you dominate it like a wild bronco horse.
Best Weapons for Fanning in Hunt Showdown
This list has weapons with slightly different purposes and characteristics. For more specific builds for certain situations, you may also want to check out our best budget loadouts for Hunt Showdown players low on cash or our top-tier long-range loadouts for players that prefer to snipe their enemies.
Caldwell Conversion Chain Pistol
The Caldwell Conversion Chain Pistol is one of the most preferred weapons to use with Fanning, thanks to its ammo capacity of 17 bullets loaded. As much as this is a benefit, it’s also a problem when having to reload. It takes 28 seconds to fill the pistol again.
The Caldwell Conversion Chain Pistol can be wildly inaccurate with Fanning, but accuracy comes through volume, so if a player wants to put more bullets in a small area, this is the best option.
This Pistol works great with Full Metal Jacket ammo for an extra 35 Hunt Dollars to increase range. Or, Dumdum ammo to make enemies bleed for an additional 40 Hunt Dollars.
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Base Stats
- Price: 50 Hunt Dollars
- Damage: 104
- Handling: 60%
- Muzzle Velocity: 300 meters per second
- Effective Range: 84 Meters
- Reload Speed: 28 Seconds
Nagant M1895 Silencer
Nagant M1895 Silencer is one of the weakest pistols in the game, but it’s also highly accurate with Fanning. This weapon doesn’t do severe damage, but it compensates for the damage, and mixed with Fanning, it can become handy at close range.
This weapon highly benefits if mixed with High-Velocity ammo for an extra 75 Hunt Dollars.
Base Stats
- Price: 53 Hunt Dollars
- Damage: 91
- Handling: 61%
- Muzzle Velocity: 250 meters per second
- Effective Range: 56 Meters
- Reload Speed: 12 Seconds
Caldwell Conversion Pistol
This weapon can be considered one of the best to combine with Fanning as it is a Caldwell Conversion Chain Pistol but more accurate but with less ammo.
DumDum ammo (40 Hunt Dollars) and Full Metal Jacket (35 Hunt Dollars) are good additions to this weapon.
Base Stats
- Price: 26 Hunt Dollars
- Damage: 104
- Handling: 66%
- Muzzle Velocity: 300 meters per second
- Effective Range: 84 Meters
- Reload Speed: 11 Seconds
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LeMat Mark II
The LeMat Mark II stats are close to the Caldwell Conversion Pistol, just slightly less accurate. Its main advantage is that players can add Slug Shells for 200 Hunt Dollars for its secondary fire.
Hunters can also use it with Full Metal Jacket ammo for 35 Hunt Dollars
Base Stats
- Price: 95 Hunt Dollars
- Damage: 97
- Handling: 66%
- Muzzle Velocity: 300 meters per second
- Effective Range: 79 Meters
- Reload Speed: 15 Seconds
Scottfield Model 3 Swift
The main advantage of running the Scottfield Model 3 Swift is that players can dump ammo and reload fast. It might not be as accurate as other weapons in this article, but it allows more room for mistakes.
It is recommended to add Full Metal Jacket ammo for 45 Hunt Dollars
Base Stats
- Price: 95 Hunt Dollars
- Damage: 107
- Handling: 68%
- Muzzle Velocity: 280 meters per second
- Effective Range: 85 Meters
- Reload Speed: 4 Seconds
Conclusion to our Fanning Guide for Hunt Showdown
Fanning can be an amusing trait, and hopefully, this guide will help Hunters find their favorite weapon to use with it. Fanning requires patience and skill, which comes with practice.
Do not forget to check out other Hunt: Showdown content, such as our review of the best guns in Hunt Showdown.
Good Luck, Good Hunt!
