Allow Shotgun and Rifle Reloads to Be Cancelled
Under considerationby Garbage · 27 Aug
Allow players to stop reloading weapons that are loaded one round at a time, such as shotguns and certain rifles, before they are completely full.
Using the reload input again could stop the sequence after the current round has been inserted and return the weapon to a ready position. Players should not be required to fire and waste ammunition simply to interrupt the reload.
This would give players more control over how many rounds they load and allow them to react more naturally when an enemy appears.
Flint03 Sept
As far as i know we only can interrupt the shotgun shell reload by shooting
i could think of either pressing R per shell or pressing R again to stop reloading
Thibault Catimel03 Sept
"Stop reloading mechanic for shotguns" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-03), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
John04 Sept
It is really a disadvantage that you have to shoot and possible miss to abort loading of the shotgun. Pressing R to stop realoading would be awesome
Matt04 Sept
The only way to interrupt a shotgun reload is to either shoot, or switch weapons. Perhaps pressing reload again should interrupt it after the current round has been loaded?
Cany004 Sept
Aiming should also cancel the reload. Obviously if you're in the middle of inserting a shell, that should be a priority, but if you're holding down the aim input, it should cancel inserting the next shell/bullet.
Henry05 Sept
In my opinion this is the most necessary QoL/ergonomics change right now. Cancel by changing weapons or sprinting works but it's very annoying. I would love to be able to hold R to keep reloading, not to be a one time press, and inspect remaining ammo with another key.
Alex05 Sept
I would like the reload to be able to be cancelled by aiming the weapon or pressing the reload button again.
Da vinky05 Sept
Please add this, absolutely retarded that I have to shoot in the air to cancel a fucking reload.
Housecat06 Sept
This one is SO frustrating, Please fix!!!
Joel07 Sept
Yeah, we really need to be able to cancel shotgun loads mid-reload. Other than just shooting what the gun is still in the air and wasted a whole shell.
rockwall08 Sept
Please add a shotgun reload cancel feature. Maybe, aiming down sights will cancel the reload animation.
John Cabral09 Sept
revolver as well
shinja20 Sept
I fixed the issue by a quick spin with the mouse wheel
Thibault Catimel21 Sept
"Shotgun reload cancel" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-08), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.
Thibault Catimel21 Sept
"Add a way to interrupt reloads for shotguns and rifles" (suggested by <Hidden> on 2026-09-04), including upvotes (1) and comments (0), was merged into this suggestion.