Hunting Shotgun

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
This shotgun was built for accuracy and power, and is one of the best shotguns available. Using rare but powerful 12 gauge shells, the hunting shotgun is designed to be the mid-to-end game shotgun, only outclassed by the riot shotgun. It's pump-action, which means there's a longer than average delay between shots. It also loads through the bottom, so expect long reload times, even with Rapid Reload.

Modifications

 * Hunting shotgun longtube - +3 Magazine Size (5 -> 8).
 * Hunting Shotgun Choke: - Reduces spread by 40% (to 0.9 from 1.5).

Variants

 * Dinner Bell

Locations

 * Hoover Dam - On NCR Heavy Troopers.
 * Brewer's Beer Bootlegging - Underground section, in a locked (hard) gun cabinet.
 * Great Khan - soldiers sometimes carry it.
 * Gun Runners - Can be bought off of Vendortron in excellent condition for an increased amount of caps.
 * Old Nuclear Test Site - Inside the shack propped up against the table. (Sunset Sarsaparilla star bottle cap on table).
 * Horowitz Farmstead - In the bed of the pick-up truck next to the barn, along with an ammunition box. This location is pretty much exactly where the fast travel point for Horowitz is located.
 * The Thorn - Red Lucy carries it.
 * Bloodborne Cave - By a skeleton around the campfire along with some ammo.
 * One of the two NCR soldiers equipped with power armor in the Hoover Dam Visitor Center has one.
 * Also during end of Birds of a Feather quest legion soldiers may be carrying them.
 * Inside of Charleston Cave behind a locked (hard) door.
 * Inside Bootjack Cavern, on a Dead Prospector.

Bugs

 * It is possible for the shotgun to become 'stuck' reloading. The reload animation will keep playing indefinitely despite the magazine being full. Left clicking a few times will end the reload process.
 * This weapon counts towards "The Rifleman" challenge (Kill enemies with rifle-grip Guns), but not "The Big Squeezy" challenge (Inflict damage with rifle-grip Guns).