# Sandbox.BaseCombatWeapon.SpreadScale

```csharp
float SpreadScale { get; set; }
```

Runtime multiplier on the spread cone - 1 is the configured ballistics. NPCs set this to the
weapon's [Sandbox.BaseCombatWeapon.Npc](/api/Sandbox.BaseCombatWeapon/Npc) spread scale times their own skill when they equip it.

Declared in [Sandbox.BaseCombatWeapon](/api/Sandbox.BaseCombatWeapon).
Assembly: `Sandbox.Engine`.