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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fate Lawson" data-source="post: 1581127" data-attributes="member: 16256">Hope ya'll don't mind some input from the peanut gallery.Just dropin' in for a quick note:The standard Modern rules don't treat shotguns in any special way.But I thought I'd give ya this little bit from the Recoiled rules iffin' yer interested:ShotgunsShotguns (or scatterguns)are large-bore firearmsdesigned to fire a cloud of small pellets that spreads indiameter as it travels.Usually used for purposes ofhunting small game,shotguns can also be quite effectiveas man-stoppers at close range.Early shotguns weremuzzleloaders with a horrific shot spread.At a range of30 feet,a shooter would be lucky to get half of the shotwithin a 2-foot circle.The invention of choked barrels inthe late 1860s almost doubled the effective range of ashotgun.A choked barrel has an inside diameter thattapers slightly from breech to muzzle,with a narrowerend at the muzzle.Shotguns tend to be powerful,but only at shortrange;reduce shotgun damage by 1 point for every rangeincrement of the attack.However,due the spread of thepellet pattern with distance,shotguns require lessaccuracy to hit the target.Instead of a –2 penalty perrange increment in distance,apply a cumulative penaltyof –1 per range increment.Loomis Side-by-Side (1859)One of the earliest double-barrel shotguns,theLoomis packs a serious punch at close range;however,its unchoked barrels limit its range.Black Bart,thefamous stagecoach robber and amateur poet used adouble-barrel shotgun like this in his heists.The Loomisis a single-action percussion muzzleloader with 15-gaugeunchoked barrels.As with all muzzleloaders,loading istime consuming.Each barrel requires 6 full-roundactions to reload.Each barrel has a separate percussionnipple and hammer allowing them to be fired separately.By pulling both triggers,both barrels can be dischargedsimultaneously as a single attack.If fired in this fashionthe weapon inflicts an extra die of damage (3d6 in thiscase).Barrel Length:28 inches,Overall Length:45 inches,Full-Reload Time:12 full-round actions.</blockquote>

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