Gunnar's Stinger SMG

The Gunnar's Stinger SMG is a Submachine Gun in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was introduced in Chapter 3: Season 1. It is the version of the Stinger SMG.
==Functionality==
The Gunnar's Stinger SMG is a fast firing, high damage SMG with a small amount of spread. Unlike the regular Stinger SMG, the recoil on this weapon is much harder to control.
==Stats==
Gunnar's Stinger SMG uses and has a headshot multiplier of 1.5x
Gunnar's Stinger SMG is a hitscan weapon. It does not have First Shot Accuracy.
==Obtained==
From when the weapon was last obtained in Chapter 4: Season 4:
Gunnar's Stinger SMG is obtained by accessing the vault at either, Relentless Retreat or Sanguine Suites, spawning in one of the 2 glass cases. Gunnar's Stinger SMG has about 25-50% chance of spawning at any vault, at only one per game. It can be obtained by getting the "Mythic Grab Bag" Reality Augment.
==Strategy==
* Despite its category name, Gunnar's Stinger SMG is actually very effective at medium range, more so than close range. Even outperforming certain shotguns in most rarities.
* Gunnar's Stinger SMG can be very good at destroying builds, as it has a high DPS, good magazine size and does not lose Structure Damage at range.
==History==
===Chapter 3: Season 1===
*Update v19.00: Introduced IO-Brute's Stinger SMG to the files. The weapon is currently inaccessible, and is not yet named as Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
**January 13, 2022: Decreased damage from 24 to 22. The weapon is still inaccessible.
*Update v19.20: Added IO-Brute's Stinger SMG along with Gunnar Boss.
**Renamed the weapon to Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
** Added to Fortnite: Creative.
===Chapter 3: Season 2===
*Update v20.00: Recoil noticeably reduced.
**March 30th 2022: Decreased damage from 22 to 20 reduced the damage to structures by 5.
*Update v20.40: Increased damage from 20 to 22, structure damage reverted to original.
===Chapter 3: Season 3===
*Update v21.00: Vaulted Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
===Chapter 4: Season 4===
*Update v26.00: Un-vaulted Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
* September 20th, 2023: Buffed Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
** Increased damage from 22 to 23.
** Vertical recoil slightly reduced.
===Chapter 4: Season OG===
*Update v27.00: Vaulted Gunnar's Stinger SMG.
==Trivia==
*Gunnar's Stinger SMG was added to the files as IO-Brute's Stinger SMG before it was changed on release.
*Gunnar's Stinger SMG is the first Boss weapon to exist in two consecutive seasons.
**It is also the first Chapter 3 Boss Weapon to be in Creative.
==Gallery==
Gunnar's Stinger SMG - Promo - Fortnite.jpg|Promo
Category:Submachine Guns
Category:Mythic Weapons
Category:Weapons (Battle Royale)
Category:Boss Weapons