Improvised Shotgun Pistol

     Notes: This is a tip-open-type single-shot weapon, with a crude firing mechanism.  The trigger is crudely carved or machined from steel, and the hammer is a simple piece of carved or machined steel with a nail soldered into it.  The pistol grip may or may not have crude checkering on it, or grips made from available rubber or foam rubber.  Some incorporate a safety which actuates when the breech is open, but most do not.  Some also incorporate automatic ejectors or extractors, but most also do not.  Most are made for smaller gauge rounds, but a few use larger rounds, and can be close to impossible to fire (recoil-wise).  Frames are simple steel castings or machinings.  Barrels can be nearly of any manageable size (I have chosen 10 inches for the stats below). 

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (.410 Gauge)

.410 Gauge 2.75”

1.5 kg

1 Internal

$76

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (32 Gauge)

32 Gauge 2.75”

1.68 kg

1 Internal

$85

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (28 Gauge)

28 Gauge 2.75”

1.72 kg

1 Internal

$87

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (20 Gauge)

20 Gauge 2.75”

1.83 kg

1 Internal

$93

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (16 Gauge)

16 Gauge 2.75”

1.91 kg

1 Internal

$98

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (12 Gauge)

12 Gauge 2.75”

2.03 kg

1 Internal

$106

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (10 Gauge)

10 Gauge 2.75”

2.12 kg

1 Internal

$113

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (.410)

SS

2/1d6x4

1-Nil/Nil

2

3

Nil

8

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (32 GA)

SS

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

2

4

Nil

11

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (28 GA)

SS

3/1d6x8

1-Nil/Nil

2

5

Nil

11

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (20 GA)

SS

3/1d6x12 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or Nil

2

5

Nil

12

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (16 GA)

SS

3/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

2

5

Nil

13

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (12 GA)

SS

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

2

6

Nil

15

Improvised Shotgun Pistol (10 GA)

SS

4/1d6x20 or 2d6x4

2-3-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

2

6

Nil

16

 

Scattergun

     Notes: This is a generic category of radically cut-down shotguns. The barrel length has been reduced to about half its original length, and the stock has been cut down to a pistol grip. It is normally carried and fired as a pistol, but recoil is severe.  Barrels here are approximately 12 inches, but more cut-down examples are sometimes seen.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

Double-Barreled Scattergun

12 Gauge

1 kg

2 Internal

$205

Pump-Action Scattergun

12 Gauge

0.71 kg

4 Tubular

$670

Semiautomatic Scattergun

12 Gauge

0.71 kg

4 Tubular

$465

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

Double-Barreled Scattergun

SA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

2

9

Nil

18

Pump-Action Scattergun

PA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3

11

Nil

18

Semiautomatic Scattergun

SA

4/1d6x16 or 2d6x4

2-Nil/Nil or 1-Nil

3

10

Nil

18