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[apocalypsos]

I know nothing about guns. Seriously, absolutely nothing. So someone help me out, and talk to me like an imbecile when you answer. How many shots can you take with a shotgun before you have to reload? And how do you shoot one, step by step, from loading it to pulling the trigger? Are there even any steps in between?

Sheesh. If this weren't the only time I plan to have anybody in this story fire a gun, I wouldn't even put it in. Not knowing about this stuff and trying to write it is too hard. *grumbles*

EDIT: Well, now I know who to go to for gun questions. Now all I have to do is find someone to go to for axe and tomahawk questions. :)

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Make it simple...

[mckenzee.livejournal.com]

When deerhunting, my uncle would carry a double barrel shotgun, one side loaded with buckshot (a shell filled with BBs, basically) and the other loaded with a "slug" (one big bullet, about half an inch wide).

The first shot would spread out and be more likely to hit a moving target, the second had to be aimed more carefully, but would be more likely to kill quickly. There was a nickname for loading like this, but I can't remember it.

Firing the buckshot at the nearest tire should blow it, as well as peppering the back of the truck with pellets. Then he could shoot out the far tire with the slug.

Re: Make it simple...

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

Ooo, that could work. Thanks! :)