The Saiga D-12 is a very strong semi-automatic shotgun and is one of the best weapons in the game when it comes to taking down mutants. Though it can suffer from high recoil when firing off ...

One of the more effective tools is the use of smoothbore shotguns, particularly the Saiga-12 and Vepr-12 models, which can take down drones from distances of up to 30-40 meters (98-131 feet).

On the Stalker subreddit, Stalker 2 players seemed especially excited to discover that the Saiga D-12 shotgun's drum magazine can now be discovered outside the endgame. Another point of emphasis ...