Chapter 63: Getting Short

"Well, this is what I have been working on so far," Gwenth explained, handing me a large blunderbuss with an extended barrel.

Typically a weapon like this would be used at a short range, but the extended barrel might give it a bit more range. The flared muzzle meant that it used buckshot more than likely, which was just a bunch of small pellets.

"Is this the standard design that most people use?" I asked as I looked at the hammer and flint that was attached to it.

"Yes, but they use a shorter barrel. This will shoot up to fifty feet before the damage falls off. That's almost twice as much as others," Gwenth explained, and I nodded.

"Does anyone use slugs? Like single shots?" I asked.

"Not many. It is hard to make the bullet go straight, so we just use the spread shot, which does a lot of damage at close range! You can blow a hole right through someone if you aren't careful," Gwenth warned, and I nodded.