THE SHOTGUN

THE SHOTGUN
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be
fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a
fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets
called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug.
INVENTOR OF THE FIRST
SHOTGUN
The first pump-action shotgun was patented in 1882 by
Christopher Spencer. In 1900, the first auto-loading
shotgun was created by John Browning. In 1988, O.F.
Mossberg and Sons developed the first shotgun
chambered to fire 3.5-inch 12-gauge cartridges, which
held more and larger steel pellets.

THE FIRST SHOTGUN
THE SHOTGUNS OF NOW