diff --git a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
index f7ecddb0eb..2e27d125ef 100644
--- a/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
+++ b/code/modules/projectiles/projectile/special.dm
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	var/sev1_range = 0
 	var/sev2_range = 1
 	var/sev3_range = 1
-	var/sev4_range = 2
+	var/sev4_range = 1
 
 /obj/item/projectile/ion/on_hit(var/atom/target, var/blocked = 0)
 		empulse(target, sev1_range, sev2_range, sev3_range, sev4_range)
diff --git a/html/changelogs/Mechoid - Ionrifle.yml b/html/changelogs/Mechoid - Ionrifle.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3be45359a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/html/changelogs/Mechoid - Ionrifle.yml	
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+################################
+# Example Changelog File
+#
+# Note: This file, and files beginning with ".", and files that don't end in ".yml" will not be read. If you change this file, you will look really dumb.
+#
+# Your changelog will be merged with a master changelog. (New stuff added only, and only on the date entry for the day it was merged.)
+# When it is, any changes listed below will disappear.
+#
+# Valid Prefixes: 
+#   bugfix
+#   wip (For works in progress)
+#   tweak
+#   soundadd
+#   sounddel
+#   rscadd (general adding of nice things)
+#   rscdel (general deleting of nice things)
+#   imageadd
+#   imagedel
+#   maptweak
+#   spellcheck (typo fixes)
+#   experiment
+#################################
+
+# Your name.  
+author: Mechoid
+
+# Optional: Remove this file after generating master changelog.  Useful for PR changelogs that won't get used again.
+delete-after: True
+
+# Any changes you've made.  See valid prefix list above.
+# INDENT WITH TWO SPACES.  NOT TABS.  SPACES.
+# SCREW THIS UP AND IT WON'T WORK.
+# Also, all entries are changed into a single [] after a master changelog generation. Just remove the brackets when you add new entries.
+# Please surround your changes in  double quotes ("), as certain characters otherwise screws up compiling. The quotes will not show up in the changelog.
+changes: 
+  - bugfix: "Ion rifles hit the correct 3x3 instead of 5x5"