Shotguns (Action)

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Shotguns are weapons firing bursts of shot, smaller projectiles that come out together and slowly spread out in a tight cone. Later shotguns might fire flechettes instead of shot. Depending on the choke of the weapon and the length of the barrel, this cone can be wide and short or long and narrow. Shotguns can also fire slug ammunition; a single large mass. They are also suitable for firing nonlethal loads, such as salt or rubber rounds. Shotguns are smoothbore, which makes them easy to make, but limits their range even when firing slugs. An "advantage" of this is that there is no barrel signature for forensics to analyze; shot and even slugs cannot be linked to any one particular weapon.