However, its incredible damage is offset by the fact that it has an extremely wide shot spread, the highest in the game. The sawed-off shotgun is one of the most powerful non-unique conventional firearms in the game. It inflicts more damage per shot than any other non-unique shotgun.

While its damage-per-second is low, it inflicts incredible burst damage at close range. Pulling the trigger fires both barrels at once, unleashing 14 pellets instead of the typical 7. The sawed-off shotgun is a break action, 12 gauge shotgun with most of the original barrel and stock removed to make it smaller and more easily concealed at the expense of range. Shotguns designed for the military's use are often called ' combat shotguns.'

However, the accuracy and power found at close range starts to diminish as the target gets farther away. This makes it very effective at hunting game. To change it, please edit the transcluded page.Ī shotgun, also called a 'scattergun,' is a firearm designed to shoot a multitude of lead or steel balls of varying sizes, greatly increasing the weapon's hit potential. This section is transcluded from shotgun.

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