Weapons in GTA IV: Difference between revisions

Shotguns are somewhere between Pistols and SMGs. They are extremely powerful at close to mid range and are often one-to-two hit kills. They deal far more damage-per-fire than assault rifles, but fire far more slowly to compensate, so they aren't ideal when fighting a large group of enemies while running-and-gunning out in the open. They are best used while using cover for laying down a small number of enemies during close combat and for surprise attacks for that quick kill. They are also useful for blindfiring because of their wide blast range. The pump shotgun is deadly at point blank range where it can kill a fully healthy and fully armoured enemy in one shot up to about 10 metres away, when its deadliness decreases.