M108X ‘Buster’ Super Shotgun

An extremely high caliber pump-action shotgun, the 'Buster' uses 4-gauge +C ammunition, and is primarily designed to destroy barricades and cover. It comes equipped with a high-tech barrel with recessed rifling that can be exposed or retracted with the push of a button. It has a standard tube-under-barrel magazine design, and resembles a ‘China Lake’ grenade launcher, although much longer and larger overall. The magazine carries up to 5 +C 4-gauge specialized shotgun shells, with an additional shell in the chamber. The specialized 4-gauge +C ammunition is available in several varieties. The most common is the 0000 buckshot variant, which is intended to be fired with the rifling retracted. It launches a small number of very large ball bearings, generally made from depleted uranium, which are able to rip apart fortifications and armor. Second most common is the finned slug variant, which is intended to be fired with the rifling exposed. It launches a single, high-velocity depleted uranium slug, capable of penetrating light to medium armored vehicles. It can destroy a Turbocopter’s engine block from 500 meters in an atmosphere, making it possible to use the Buster as an anti-material gun. Finally, there are the EMP, HE, FLASH, and SMOKE grenade shell variants, all of which are intended to be fired with the rifling exposed and have various corresponding effects. The Buster earned its nickname from the sheer devastation wrought by its 0000 buckshot shells in the field.