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  • Obviously the .223 delivers more kinetic energy, but within the shotgun's effective range it's a moot point.

    Is Your Bullet Big Enough? 2009

  • If the day comes when I have to consider the emotional complexity of said zombie, deal with my shotgun's PMS or have my character break into heart-felt soliloquies right before a boss I'll pack up my games and take up knitting.

    Kicking The Dog SVGL 2009

  • Obviously the .223 delivers more kinetic energy, but within the shotgun's effective range it's a moot point.

    Is Your Bullet Big Enough? 2009

  • Standing there in his ninja mask, working the shotgun's pump, the assailant racked out three live rounds onto the driveway, the ammo rolling harmlessly at his feet.

    The Southeast drive-by shootings: Prelude to a tragedy 2010

  • Special nod goes one of the victims, Greg McKendry, 60, who stepped in front of the guy to try and shield others from the shotgun's blast.

    Time To Re-Evaluate archmage 2008

  • Maelcum eyed the door and snapped the shotgun's safety.

    Wonder Woman and the Lasso of Truth Boudreau Freret 2010

  • All that remains is to let nature and your shotgun's payload take their course.

    The Field Fakeout 2005

  • His body remained sitting rigidly upright in the stern, legs splayed, boots firmly planted near the heap of gold watches he had plundered and the stack of clothing he had taken from the dead men, his gloved hands frozen to the gunwales, the frozen fingers of his right hand only inches from the loaded shotgun's barrels.

    The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

  • Golding almost pulled the shotgun's trigger, thus almost blowing Goodsir's head off by accident, so startled was he as the captain's coat pocket burst into flame and the muted double boom of an explosion rolled past them and echoed back from the seracs.

    The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007

  • The first time police visited the dentist's house, they heard the double click of a shotgun's being cocked.

    Descent Into Evil 2007

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