(This thread does not care about 'plasma scatterguns' or other such virtual weapons used by gamers)
Some claim a shotgun and a scattergun are one in the same. But in reading other accounts from 100+ years ago, I'm wondering if there was a "scattergun" that like a shotgun was not rifled, but unlike modern shotguns was muzzle loaded with powder then "stuff" from nails, bolts, rocks, etc were placed in the barrel after the powder and possibly some separator or wadding.
One account implies a weapon like the Brown Bess (smoothbore musket .75 caliber) only larger bore was used as a scattergun as described above.
It seems like a very inefficient weapon to put in powder then dump hard objects down the barrel and hope for any type of range or accuracy.
Does anyone know if such a weapon was used?
Some claim a shotgun and a scattergun are one in the same. But in reading other accounts from 100+ years ago, I'm wondering if there was a "scattergun" that like a shotgun was not rifled, but unlike modern shotguns was muzzle loaded with powder then "stuff" from nails, bolts, rocks, etc were placed in the barrel after the powder and possibly some separator or wadding.
One account implies a weapon like the Brown Bess (smoothbore musket .75 caliber) only larger bore was used as a scattergun as described above.
It seems like a very inefficient weapon to put in powder then dump hard objects down the barrel and hope for any type of range or accuracy.
Does anyone know if such a weapon was used?