why is a shotgun called a shotgunwhat a stupid name
It sounds really good in english
It should be called shellgun
>>23342938maybe but its still stupidin swedish its called a hagelgevär meaning hailrifle which makes sense since it fires a hail of pellets, unless you load it with a slug i supposeshotgun is just a retarded name, what does it even mean, a gun that you use to shoot? a gun that has been shot? its so stupid i hate it>>23342949that would make more sense indeed
>>23342959It is indeed silly just like how minigun is called mini gun even cob it is comically big
>>23342962that is not as retarded however since i believe it refers to a handheld version of a massive gun that would usually be mounted on a boat or helicopter or something like that technically making it a mini version of it but yes it also sounds very sillymaybe burgers should call their ridicolously large affixed stationary guns something else then a gun to avoid this confusion
>Flammethrower>It throws flammes
>>23342929real wtf
>>23343280yeah that makes sense and the math checks out
They called the multiple small ball ammunition "shot" and single large balls "slugs" but I suppose you already know that while asking your rhetorical question
It sounds badass thats why
>>23342959>>23342949I think sometimes shells are called shot, like birdshot and buckshot
