WARDOGS M500 Historical Weapon Guide & Evidence

Season 2 weapon references · client data and creator readings

Wardogs.tools identifies this import as CL-516586, Season 2; its collection and import dates are not published. Nominal rates, velocities and authored curves describe client definitions; runtime behavior and separate extraction pipelines have not been verified.

Nominal fire rate: 120 RPM
Muzzle velocity: 480 m/s
Declared effective range: 70 m
Creator's timed fire rate: 95 RPM

Original firing mode: SEMI · Timed firing rates were counted from 60 fps video, with possible ±1 frame rounding. Keep the original firing-mode text: nominal cycle rate and observed firing/reload cadence can differ.

Declared effective range and the start of damage falloff are separate fields. Curve points are authored data, with unverified runtime interpolation.

Original source · CL-516586 Creator's timed fire rate · Original source 38 weapons · imported client definitions / 21 profiles · creator damage readings

Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026

Older version data

Alpha price: Not captured
Ammunition: 12 Gauge
Fire modes: Semi automatic
Weight: 3.52 kg
Progression: Support XP

About these values

Historical

Not confirmed for the current build

Observed build: Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026
Verified on: Aug 23, 2026
Source type: Older creator footage
Confidence: Corroborated

Known details

Evidence tier: corroborated-community.
Creator gameplay capture from Every Weapon Tested in WARDOGS at 07:31; the visible item name or model was matched before publication. Numeric fields remain build-sensitive.
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Ammunition: 12 Gauge
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Fire modes: Semi automatic
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Weight: 3.52 kg
Record label Closed Beta - 21-23 Aug 2026 (not a date for every field): Progression: Support XP

Unknown for the current build

Current Early Access and full-release values for M500 have not been verified from a current build.
Damage, handling, price, availability, and compatibility can change with a new Build.

How to Use It

Use the M500 for its observed shotgun role only when the squad can support its ammunition, replacement cost, and current objective.

Strengths

M500 has a documented place in the pre-release catalogue rather than an inferred real-world role.
Its visible shotgun classification makes it comparable with records in the same catalogue filter.
Unknown fields remain visible, which prevents an old test-build value from becoming a permanent recommendation.

Cautions

These pre-release observations may differ from the live Early Access build in price, handling, damage, availability, and unlock conditions.
A catalogue identifier does not prove final attachment, ammunition, or progression compatibility.
Check the original source note for each field before comparing this record with newer footage; the record's Build label is not a shared observation date.

Sources

WARDOGS on Steam
Official source — Last checked August 16, 2026
Team17 WARDOGS page
Official source — Last checked August 16, 2026
Every Weapon Tested in WARDOGS
Creator — Last checked August 30, 2026

WARDOGS M500