Sawed-Off Shotgun (Fallout 3)

The Sawed-Off Shotgun is a small gun

Gameplay
The Sawed-Off Shotgun is a Double-Barrel Shotgun that has had its barrels sawed-off. It has two triggers; one for each barrel. It is affected by the Gunslinger perk. It has one of the largest weapon spread of all weapons in Fallout 3.

Durability
A fully-repaired sawed-off shotgun can fire 167 shots, or 84 reloads, before breaking.

Variants

 * The Kneecapper - Carried by Ronald Laren, the Kneecapper is far more powerful than the normal sawed-off shotgun or even a combat shotgun. It is also lighter and more accurate than the regular version, but fires slightly slower and is less durable.
 * Double-barrel shotgun - a variant found around Point Lookout.

Locations

 * Arlington Library - In the children's wing, through the door in the media archives, on a bookshelf.
 * Megaton - In a locked cabinet inside the Megaton armory, in almost pristine condition.
 * Can be found on random characters around the Capital Wasteland, mainly raiders.
 * One in the raider camp to the southeast of Hallowed Moors Cemetery, on a small barrel.
 * One can be found together with some shotgun shells on a table at the Meresti raider's dock.
 * A Wanderer, Brock, Shrapnel, Gallo, Jack Smith and Mel all use sawed-off shotguns.
 * Carried by Marguerite and Nadine, and another on the floor of room 1G in the Homestead Motel.

Bugs
The shells are never "ejected" from the weapon. The barrel is pointed down while reloading, giving the illusion that the spent shells have fallen on the ground, but the third-person view shows that the shells are simply cleared from the barrel, without being ejected.

Behind the scenes

 * The mesh for the handle of the Sawed-Off Shotgun is identical to the Chinese Assault Rifle handle. The texture is also brown, as opposed to beige.
 * The texture for the Sawed-Off Shotgun includes unmapped portions, which depict a unique handle that matches concept art by Adam Adamowicz.