diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
index 45e170331..5184e3fdf 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/actor.zs
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 	const ORIG_FRICTION = (0xE800/65536.);	// original value
 	const ORIG_FRICTION_FACTOR = (2048/65536.);	// original value
 	const DEFMORPHTICS = 40 * TICRATE;
+	const MELEEDELTA = 20;
 
 
 	// flags are not defined here, the native fields for those get synthesized from the internal tables.
@@ -380,7 +381,7 @@ class Actor : Thinker native
 		RenderStyle 'Normal';
 		Alpha 1;
 		MinMissileChance 200;
-		MeleeRange 64 - 20;
+		MeleeRange 64 - MELEEDELTA;
 		MaxDropoffHeight 24;
 		MaxStepHeight 24;
 		MaxSlopeSteepness STEEPSLOPE;
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponchainsaw.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponchainsaw.zs
index d3b6932d1..ac05b1828 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponchainsaw.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponchainsaw.zs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extend class StateProvider
 		}
 		if (range == 0)
 		{ 
-			range = MeleeRange + (1. / 65536.); // MBF21 SAWRANGE;
+			range = MeleeRange + MELEEDELTA + (1. / 65536.); // MBF21 SAWRANGE;
 		}
 
 		double ang = angle + spread_xy * (Random2[Saw]() / 255.);
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponfist.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponfist.zs
index d02099bcc..c1535f8c7 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponfist.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/doom/weaponfist.zs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ extend class Actor
 			damage *= 10;
 
 		double ang = angle + Random2[Punch]() * (5.625 / 256);
-		double pitch = AimLineAttack (ang, MeleeRange, null, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
+		double pitch = AimLineAttack (ang, MeleeRange + MELEEDELTA, null, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
 
 		LineAttack (ang, MeleeRange, pitch, damage, 'Melee', "BulletPuff", LAF_ISMELEEATTACK, t);
 
diff --git a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/mbf21.zs b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/mbf21.zs
index 798ac0419..b6eb4ef89 100644
--- a/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/mbf21.zs
+++ b/wadsrc/static/zscript/actors/mbf21.zs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ extend class Weapon
 		// slight randomization; weird vanillaism here. :P
 		FTranslatedLineTarget t;
 		double ang = angle + Random2[mbf21]() * (5.625 / 256);
-		double pitch = AimLineAttack(ang, MeleeRange, t, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
+		double pitch = AimLineAttack(ang, range + MELEEDELTA, t, 0., ALF_CHECK3D);
 		LineAttack(ang, range, pitch, damage, 'Melee', "BulletPuff", LAF_ISMELEEATTACK, t);
 
 		// turn to face target