SHOT HANGUNS

In 2020 shot pistols and revolver cover the range from the almost harmlessto the utterly lethal. The smallest of them are short-ranged self-defenseweapons, unlikely to harm innocent bystander through a thin wall or a loosebullet. And their short barrels means a quick shot dispersion, increasingthe probability to score a hit even with little or no skill. Their mostserious drawback is their lack of effectiveness against armor, unless youload them with specialty rounds (that are often of dubious legality).
The larger are rated along with sawef-off shotguns, meaning that youneed some paperwork in order to simply buy them. And forget carrying.

 

Colt Larr Ted
Type : Medium shot handgun
Accuracy : -3
Availability : Common
Concealability : Pocket
Magazine : 6
Rate of fire : 2
Cartridge : CAL410 (2D6+1/1D6+1/1D6/2+1)
Reliability : very reliable
Range : 15 meters
Cost : 230 eb
Length : 14 cm
Country : USA
The buying of the Larr company by Colt lead to the releaseof this really compact weapon, with a decent power for self-defense. If you want to pack a bit more punch and range, a conversion kit allow you to convert it to 10 mm by changing the barrell and cylinder (-1 10 mm 2d6+3 25m).

 

Eagletech 20-Pipe
Type : Heavy shot handgun
Accuracy : -2
Availability : Common
Concealability : Pocket
Magazine : 1
Rate of fire : 1
Cartridge : CAL20 (3D6/1D6+3/1D6)
Reliability : unreliable
Range : 10 meters
Cost : 50 eb
Length : 16 cm
Country : USA
It's often the simplest ideas that works best. Designers at Eagletech probably had this in mind when they created this sel-defense weapon, which is little more than a plastic pipe loaded with a single 20-gauge shell. It can be loaded with non-lethal rounds. The most serious drawback is the short life of the weapon, the barrel breaking definitively approximatively 1 in 5 shots...

 

Federated Arms Cheesemaker
Type : Heavy shot handgun
Accuracy : -2
Availability : Common
Concealability : Jacket
Magazine : 5
Rate of fire : 1
Cartridge : CAL20 (3D6/1D6+3/1D6)
Reliability : standard
Range : 25 meters
Cost : 325 eb
Reference : Datafortress 2020
Length : 30 cm
Country : USA
A nice little pistol sized .20ga shotgun, built to compete with Militech's Crusher. Actually the sales of this weapon have surpassed those of the Crusher, due to this weapons lower price tag.

 

Militech Crusher SSG
Type : Heavy shot handgun
Accuracy : -1 (-3 à plus de 12 mètres)
Availability : Common
Concealability : Jacket
Magazine : 6
Rate of fire : 2
Cartridge : CAL20 (3D6/1D6+3/1D6)
Reliability : standard
Range : 25 meters
Cost : 450 eb
Length : 32 cm
Country : USA
Legally rated as a shotgun.

 

Remington Handcannon
Type : Very heavy shot handgun
Accuracy : -1
Availability : Excellent
Concealability : Long coat
Magazine : 2
Rate of fire : 2
Cartridge : CAL12 (4D6/2D6/1D6+1)
Reliability : standard
Range : 25 meters
Cost : 325 eb
Reference : Cyberpunk 2021
Length : 30 cm
Country : USA
Remington sells what strongly resembles a sawed-off shotgun. However, instead of being made by hand, with a very random precision, this weapon has benefited from the firm's know-how.

 

Stein & Wasserman Tri-Star
Type : Medium shot handgun
Accuracy : 0
Availability : Common
Concealability : Jacket
Magazine : 6
Rate of fire : 1
Cartridge : CAL410 (2D6+1/1D6+1/1D6/2+1)
Reliability : standard
Range : 25 meters
Cost : 375 eb
Reference : Chrome 2
Length : 26 cm
Country : Germany
Laser sight "cone-like" for shot ammo, cost : 100 eb. The .41B ammunition can't be bought on the civilian market.

 

StreetTech Burst
Type : Light shot handgun
Accuracy : -1
Availability : Excellent
Concealability : Pocket
Magazine : 1
Rate of fire : 1
Cartridge : CAL28 (2D6+1/1D6+1/1D6/2+1)
Reliability : very reliable
Range : 3 meters
Cost : 33 eb
Reference : Protect & Serve
Length : 14 cm
Country : USA

 

UrbanTech Cal-20 Pistol
Type : Heavy shot handgun
Accuracy : -1
Availability : Poor
Concealability : Long coat
Magazine : 5
Rate of fire : 2
Cartridge : CAL20 (3D6/1D6+3/1D6)
Reliability : standard
Range : 20 meters
Cost : 330 eb
Length : 29 cm, stock folded
Country : USA
A shot handgun of respectable power. Legally rated as a shotgun.