Talk:Bronco/@comment-184.23.128.142-20130502060118/@comment-8456329-20130502191300

I use Bronco in real close range-the closest possible without the inaccuracy- and even then due to the spread of the shot gun, I deal around 50~80 dmg each shot, unmodded. With Lex, I do solid 70 dmgs, although it seems that the shot to the armoured areas seems to reduce damage more than other weapons.

In close range, Bronco is much better, due to the firerate. You can ignore the small clipsize, because with max reload speed, it feels more like a burst shotgun with decent firerate.

Med-Long range, Lex is better.

If you don't care about the range, you need to consider the play style. With Bronco, to get the optimal dmg per shot, you need to be close and will be exposed much more. With Lex, you cannot run and shoot, and the recoil makes it hard to handle in close quarters. However, with Lex, you can take cover or distance yourself and carefully dish out the damage.

In the higher levels : 40+, the damage you take is ridiculous, your shield will be stripped in seconds. As a result, using Bronco without Rhino's Iron Skin or Loki/Ash invis, Loki/Saryn decoy is impractical. I've seen few gameplays where people simply use Bronco as spray n pray, staying in cover and dishing out shots quickly as possible. With the shotgun damage drop with the last update and the nature of Bronco, this kind of approach I do not recommand.

Lex, on the other hand is solid in later games, very defensive, but weak against swarms of enemies and infected-but again who in the right mind would use Lex on infected? The polarity slot doesn't hurt either.

My advice is get both. I got them both in a one day, they are pretty cheap credit wise. You can use whatever you like better. I started off with Lex, and use it sometimes when things get a bit difficult. Otherwise, I use bronco or arkbolto because they are just more fun.