W1893 Pump Shotgun

About the W1893 Pump Shotgun

This is one gun that Winchester DID NOT want you to own! The 1893 pump action shotgun was a great gun and it was Winchester's very first pump action shotgun design. Unfortunately, it was caught in between two different technological eras...the end of the black powder age and the beginning of the new smokeless powder era. Since it was designed to be used with 12-gauge shells loaded with black powder ONLY, it must have really worried Winchester by the late 1890's/early 20th century as identical smokeless 12 gauge shells began to take over the market. They feared injuries and lawsuits from smokeless shells being used in a black powder gun. It was introduced in May of 1893, and was manufactured until July of 1897. It was made in 12 Gauge only, and with a 2-5/8” chamber only, with 30” and 32” rolled steel Full choke barrels as standard. This gun came in a long barrel version and a short barrel version.

In Fistful of Frags

To me this feels like one of the most reliable guns in the game, you feel safe while holding it because you know you can drop someone with two shots at close range dealing 55 damage to the chest. The Pump holds 6 shots and can reload them all in 6 seconds, and that's nothing to worry about after you've just killed two to three people around you in one magazine. Getting a kill with this gun will give you +4 notoriety - A small amount but think about the amount of people you can kill with it - So It should add up. Obviously this is a shotgun, so you should be fighting opponents at close range, However this weapon is good for minor damage harrasment at long range too. The pump is only one of two weapons to have good accuracy while running. The accuracy while standing is 71% and running is 40%. This is a weapon that can fair well on it's own, and that's just as well as you can only get this gun in a Gold Chest. For more stats see:

W1893 Pump Shotgun Extra