https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_shotgun [i]The buckshot typically used in a combat shotgun spreads out to a greater or lesser degree depending on the barrel choke, and can be effective at ranges as far as 70 m (75 yards). The delivery of the large number of projectiles simultaneously makes the shotgun the most effective short range weapon commonly used, with a hit probability 45% greater than a sub-machine gun (5-round burst), and twice as great as an assault rifle[/i] Actually you have that backwards. The Matador 64 is the most REALISTICALLY performing shotgun in the game. All the other shotguns in this game have ridiculously (unrealistically) SHORT effective ranges.