Editing Hunting shotgun (section)

==Statistics==

The [[Support specialist]] perk gets a discount on the Hunting shotgun from the [[Trader]], and spawns with the Hunting shotgun at level 6.

{{Weapon values by level
|style     = float: left
|base_cost = 750
|discount0 = 10
|discount1 = 20
|discount2 = 30
|discount3 = 40
|discount4 = 50
|discount5 = 60
|discount6 = 70

|col1_name = Damage per shell
|col1_base = 500
|col1_inc0 = 0
|col1_inc1 = 10
|col1_inc2 = 20
|col1_inc3 = 30
|col1_inc4 = 40
|col1_inc5 = 50
|col1_inc6 = 60

|col2_name = Ammo capacity
|col2_func = floor
|col2_base = 48
|col2_inc0 = 0
|col2_inc1 = 10
|col2_inc2 = 20
|col2_inc3 = 25
|col2_inc4 = 25
|col2_inc5 = 25
|col2_inc6 = 30
}}

=== Price and Ammunition ===
Hunting shotgun costs 750£ by default value and gets 75£ discount per Support specialist perk level. Loads up 2 shells at once with ammunition pool of 48 which again can be increased by Support Specialist perk level to a maximum of 62 shots.  At the initial weapon buy, Hunting comes with 24 shots total, with 2 loaded and 22 shells spare. Shells of Hunting costs 15£ per a double stack, which makes it 7.50£ per shot which is quite costly. Thanks to an oversight, player able to stock up ammo over 62 shots of intended value up to 80 shells by picking up ammo boxes even if they can't buy over the limits from the trader.

=== Damage ===
Hunting shotgun shoots 10 pellets per shell shot with 50 damage per pellet with 1.5x headshot multiplier. Primary fire, shoots each barrel with 0.25 second delay in between. Alt-fire shoots about both barrels and spikes up damage while forcing you to reload right after. Hunting has to reload, and only can reload once both barrels are empty; reloading both barrels always take 2.75 seconds which can only be reduced by [[Commando]] perk. Hunting shotgun has a unique pierce efficiency of 0.65, losing 35% of damage upon piercing up to two targets at its base, in which efficiency is not shared by cartridge load or magazine load shotguns. Support Specialist gets damage and increased pierce efficiency per perk level. At the hands of a level 6 Support Specialist, Hunting shotgun deals 800 damage per shell shot, pierces up to 5 targets and only loses 3% damage per target pierced. Like many other shotguns however, shots lose the pierce ability when shot from too up close to a target.