Re: [SG] Shotguns

At 11:39 AM -0500 2/14/03, laserlight@quixnet.net wrote:
>I'm not a gun person (mines and artillery being more my style), and I'm
>curious--why is a shotgun better in close combat than an assault rifle?
>Does it really make sense that it would be more effective against eg
>powered armor?

Given a relatively non armored target, shotguns have a spread of 
rounds down range (assuming larger buck shot) that are around .30 
caliber. A spreader can be added that gives a fan shape to the 
pattern vs a circle.

Shotguns generally have a better chance of hitting a target with 
multiple rounds (per shot) vs single shots or auto fire from a Battle 
or assault rifle. Its a matter of having a pattern of hits per shot 
vs a point hit per shot.

They are good for personal defense in the home for exactly this 
reason assuming you don't have 'friendlies' behind the target (a 
problem with any weapon really). An experienced user with a Shotgun 
can shift the point of aim and catch the target in the spread while 
compensating to not hit undesired targets unless they're bunched up. 
In such a situation, you don't really want to shoot any weapon any 
how unless you're a master marksman under stressful situations.

This is funny in it's coming up as I was just talking to a friend at 
work about ideal home defense weapons for in-experienced users.
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