Despite the abundance of regular double-barrel shotguns in Point Lookout, only three sawed-off shotguns can be found one each carried by Marguerite and Nadine, and another on the floor of room 1G in the Homestead Motel.

Rivet City - both Brock and Shrapnel carry a sawed-off.

It can be found on random characters around Capital Wasteland, mainly raiders.

Megaton - Another that is in almost pristine condition can be found in a locked cabinet inside the Megaton armory.

Arlington Library - in the children's wing, through the door in the media archives, on a bookshelf.

It's also lighter and more accurate than the regular sawed-off, but fires slightly slower.

The Kneecapper, a far more powerful sawed-off shotgun that's more powerful than even a combat shotgun.

In order to get high damage, you essentially have to treat the gun like a melee weapon and fire it at point blank range so that all the shot impacts the target.Ī fully-repaired sawed-off shotgun can fire 167 shots, or 83 and a half loads, before breaking. This weapon has one of the largest spread of all weapons in Fallout 3, second only to the experimental MIRV. The sawed-off shotgun is a one-handed weapon and reaps the benefits of the Gunslinger perk. Now, the wide spread of this hand-cannon's short-barreled shots make it perfect for short-range crowd control.

Someone took the time to chop the last few inches off the barrel and stock of this shotgun. Shotguns designed for military use are often called ' combat shotguns'. However, the accuracy and power found at close range diminish rapidly as you get farther away from the target. This makes it very effective at hunting game, greatly increasing the weapon's hit potential. To modify, please edit the source page.Ī shotgun, also called a 'scattergun', is a firearm designed to shoot a multitude of projectiles with a single pull of the trigger. The following section is transcluded from Shotgun.

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