A firearm designed to discharge shells containing pellets, rifled slugs, or other munitions. Generally used at short ranges, the shotgun comes in many shapes and sizes, from easily-concealable models with truncated barrels housing one or two rounds, to large and heavy versions capable of fully automatic fire.
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The following tags implicate this tag: double-barreled_shotgun, remington_870, remington_model_31, benelli_m1014, mossberg_500, spas-15, aa-12, winchester_model_1897, ithaca_stakeout, spas-12, sawed-off_shotgun, ithaca_m37, and mag-7 (learn more).