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d20 Past Equipment: Weapons - ShotgunsPL 3: Age of ReasonPL 4: Pre-1870 (mass production of cartridge fired Ammunition)PL 4: Post-18701870-1910: Spanish American War/Wild WestShotguns from this time before the mass production of several very popular designs, so most will fall into three types of shotguns which are provided below.Coach gun Show Coach gun (Double Barrel) Description: The term "Coach gun" was coined in 1858 when Wells, Fargo & Co. began regular stagecoach service from Tipton, Missouri to San Francisco, California and issued shotguns to its drivers for defense along the perilous 2,800 mile route. There was no single manufacturer for the traditional coach gun, as it was a generic term describing a class of shotguns offered in a variety of barrel lengths from 12 to 20 inches, either by the factory or from owners and gunsmiths cutting down the barrels. Caliber: 10 Gauge12 Gauge20 Gauge Damage: 2d10 (10 Gauge)2d8 (12 Gauge)2d6 (20 Gauge) Magazine: 2 Internal Critical: x2 Size: Large Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 5 lb Purchase DC: 15 (post 1940: 16) RoF: S Restriction: N/A (Modern [Mil] +3) Special d20 Rules: Lupara Single Show Lupara (Single Barrel) Description: Lupara is an Italian word used to refer to a sawn-off shotgun of the break-open type. It is traditionally associated with Cosa Nostra, the Italian organized crime group dominant in Sicily for their use of it in vendettas, defense—such as its use against Mussolini's army when he decided to break up the Sicilian mafioso network—and hunting. The shortened barrel (or barrels) of a lupara lend themselves to easier handling in wooded areas, or to easier concealment and indoor employment in urban areas. The lack of choke contributes to a wider spread of shot when the weapon is fired. Caliber: 10 Gauge12 Gauge20 Gauge Damage: 2d10 (10 Gauge)2d8 (12 Gauge)2d6 (20 Gauge) Magazine: 1 Internal Critical: x2 Size:Medium Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 5 lb Purchase DC: 15 (post 1940: 16) RoF: Single Restriction: N/A (Modern [Res] +2) Special d20 Rules: Lupara Double Show Lupara (Double Barrel) Description: Lupara is an Italian word used to refer to a sawn-off shotgun of the break-open type. It is traditionally associated with Cosa Nostra, the Italian organized crime group dominant in Sicily for their use of it in vendettas, defense—such as its use against Mussolini's army when he decided to break up the Sicilian mafioso network—and hunting. The shortened barrel (or barrels) of a lupara lend themselves to easier handling in wooded areas, or to easier concealment and indoor employment in urban areas. The lack of choke contributes to a wider spread of shot when the weapon is fired. Caliber: 10 Gauge12 Gauge20 Gauge Damage: 2d10 (10 Gauge)2d8 (12 Gauge)2d6 (20 Gauge) Magazine: 1 Internal Critical: x2 Size:Medium Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 5 lb Purchase DC: 15 RoF: Single Restriction: N/A (Modern [Res] +2) Special d20 Rules: Winchester Model 1887/1901 Show Winchester Model 1887/1901 Description: The Model 1887 was the first truly successful repeating shotgun. Its lever-action design was chosen at the behest of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, best known at the time as manufacturers of lever-action firearms such as the Winchester model 1873. Designer John Browning suggested that a pump-action would be much more appropriate for a repeating shotgun, but Winchester was a lever-action company and felt that their new shotgun must also be a lever-action for reasons of brand recognition. Browning responded by designing a breech-loading, rolling block lever-action. To Winchester's credit, however, they later introduced Browning's pump-action shotgun design as the Model 1893 (an early production version of the model 1897), after the introduction of smokeless powder. Caliber: 10 Gauge12 Gauge Damage: 2d10 (10 Gauge)2d8 (12 Gauge) Magazine: 5 Internal Critical: x2 Size: Large Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 8 lb Purchase DC: 16 RoF: S Restriction: N/A (Modern [Lic] +1) Special d20 Rules: Winchester Model 1893/1897 Show Winchester Model 1893/1897 Description: The Winchester Model 1897, also known as the Trench Gun, Model 97 and M97, was a pump-action shotgun with an external hammer and tube magazine manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. The Model 1897 was an evolution of the Winchester Model 1893 designed by John Browning. From 1897 until 1957, over one million of these shotguns were produced. The Model 1897 was offered in numerous barrel lengths and grades, chambered in 12 and 16 gauge, and as a solid frame or takedown. The 16-gauge guns had a standard barrel length of 28 inches, while 12-gauge guns were furnished with 30-inch length barrels. Special length barrels could be ordered in lengths as short as 20 inches, and as long as 36 inches. Since the time the Model 1897 was first manufactured it has been used by American soldiers, police departments, and hunters. Caliber: 12 Gauge Damage: 2d8 Magazine: 5 Internal Critical: x2 Size: Large Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 8 lb Purchase DC: 16 RoF: S Restriction: N/A (Modern [Lic] +1) Special d20 Rules: Browning Auto-5 Show Browning Auto-5 Description: The Browning Automatic 5, most often Auto-5 or simply A-5, is a recoil-operated semi-automatic shotgun designed by John Browning. It was the first successful semi-automatic shotgun designed and remained in production until 1998. The name of the shotgun designates that it is an autoloader with a capacity of five shots, four in the magazine and one in the chamber. Caliber: 12 Gauge Damage: 2d8 Magazine: 5 Internal Critical: x2 Size: Large Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 8 lb Purchase DC: 17 RoF: S Restriction: N/A (Modern [Lic] +1) Special d20 Rules: 1910-1920: "Lost Generation" WeaponsWinchester Model 1912 ShowWinchester Model 1912 Description: The Winchester Model 1912 (also commonly known as the Model 12, or M12) is a hammerless slide-action, i.e., pump-action, shotgun with an external tube magazine. Popularly-named the Perfect Repeater at its introduction, it largely set the standard for pump action shotguns over its 51 year high-rate production life. From 1912 until first discontinued by Winchester in 1963, nearly two million Model 12 shotguns were produced in various grades and barrel lengths. Initially chambered for 20 gauge only, the 12 and 16 gauge versions came out in 1914, and the 28 gauge version came out in 1934. A .410 version was never produced; instead, a scaled-down version of the Model 12 known as the Model 42, directly derived from scaled drawings of the Model 12, was produced for .410. Caliber: 12 Gauge20 Gauge Damage: 2d8 (12 Gauge)2d6 (20 Gauge) Magazine: 5 Internal Critical: x2 Size: Large Damage Type: Ballistic Weight: 8 lb Purchase DC: 16 RoF: S Restriction: N/A (Modern [Lic] +1) Special d20 Rules: 1920-1935: "Silent Generation" Weapons1935-1945: "Greatest Generation" Weapons1945-1970: "Baby Boom Generation" WeaponsPL 5: the Information Age1970-1980: "Generation X" Weapons1980-1990: "Generation Y" Weapons1990-2000: "Generation Z" Weapons2000-2010+: "Echo Boom Generation" Weapons |
