BrownBear101906

That sounds interesting. And yeah someone would probably want to take their Mossberg with them if feces hit the rotating metal blades. That's what I'd do anyway.

I've had all three on our homestead in Montana. The mossberg 500 A1 lasted the longest. But would be hard to code atleast ammo wise and a little OP unless they added a new map specifically catered to having to use the shotgun to survive. No deer just bear, Timberwolves, and small game, (geese and/or ducks added in as small game I mean, which would be awesome). But yeah probably won't be added and atleast not a pump. A nice thought for me though.

Elk aren't up there. Caribou are though which are similar in size. Duck and Geese would be a great addition IMO. I'd like a grizzly as a super rare threat but those aren't up there either unless they had the island more Western based. It is balanced right now but I'd like a gun that would stop a black bear in one shot.

I didn't think about the coding, you are right it would be a super hard to code. I guess I don't usually think of these things when adding suggestions. Thanks for enlighting me.

We know you guys do not want to make the game feel like a first person shooter, but a 3+1 or more capacity 12 gauge pump-action shotgun would be a good addition if not final addition to the firearms type items. Making this item and it's ammunition ultra rare would be a must. Maybe in a random truck or ranger tower/ranger lake cabin. 3 different ammunition types are a nice thing to have, Birdshot, Buckshot, and Slugs. Birdshot would be only effective on rabbits or maybe to stun/temporarily blind a wolf or bear with a very rare chance of that happening, as it has happened it real life. Buckshot should kill a deer within 40 metres with a hit to the chest and be a way to give more forgiveness accuracy wise when trying to hit a charging wolf, and in a real situation can stop a wolf with only a few pellets within 25 metres. If the Buckshot was 00 or 000 it could stop a charging black bear in one shell although 2 or 3 shots within 20 metres would be a lot more balanced and likely. Slugs would obviously be the most rare or most taxing to craft. A 12 gauge Slug, even a deer Slug, can stop a moose or charging bear in one shot. Although they are more inaccurate and less forgiving than Buckshot or Birdshot. Shotgun ammunition is easier to reload(craft) in real life than rifle ammunition in some situations. A Mossberg 500 or Remington 870 are staples of subsistence and woods living all over North America. And would be more widely available in a country like Canada than other Shotgun models. So those would be good models to base the Shotgun off. Or you could do a more tactical looking version of Shotgun that a ranger or police/sheriff department would use. If you read this thank you for your time and thank you for taking my suggestion into consideration.