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Real Life shotguns, despite having a short effective range ( which may not be so short, and comparable to that of a rifle if a modern slug is fired), can be tremendously destructive if loaded with large buckshot, and modern ◊ slugs ◊ developed for hunting large and dangerous game are even worse and also can be fired accurately almost to 100 yards. However, perhaps the simplest explanation of this trope is that shotguns are just badass, especially when shortened. If a work acknowledges this, then being a Short-Range Shotgun becomes a double-edged sword instead of a pure disadvantage.