Shotguns

In SoE, shotguns are a heavy duty, short range, major damage dealer gun type. They can be easily access for new players as is the case with the Double Barrel having a low level requirement as well as a low cost. Though, these weapons are not great when surrounded by hordes, they tend to be amazing in general cases or base defending.

Summary
Shotguns tend to be mid tier weapons with their short range, but big impact. Most are generally manual based weapons that fire one bullet at a time with a few exceptions here and there. The reload speed of a shotgun tends to vary based on circumstance as typically they require you reload each bullet one at a time rather than a whole clip all at once. Thus, it is recommended to reload whenever you can as to not get surrounded too easily, and be stuck with a long reload time.

Despite this, dealing with small packs of zombies can be made incredibly easy as shotguns tend to be a one and done type of solution. Shoot once, and the zombies die. This also makes shotguns great in combination with the building mechanics of the game. If one were to build a small base, and keep the zombies at bay with sandbags or walls then then a shotgun can take out each zombie in no time with little damage to each structure. Some shotguns have even been used as replacements to snipers during some balance patches.

Shotguns

 * Double Barrel