Quad-Barrel Shotgun



The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a powerful Pre-Hardmode gun that can be purchased for from the Arms Dealer while he is in a Graveyard.

It fires a spread of four bullets at a 45 degree angle while having twice the spread of the Shotgun. This spread is very substantial and it is difficult to aim without being right next to a foe due to its unreliable spread variation. However, it can be used against groups of enemies and can reliably hit bosses and bigger enemies.

Tips

 * This weapon can be obtained early on, by obtaining the Boomstick from a Jungle Crate or Ivy Chest, which will avoid the danger of the Goblin Army event from occurring by the other method. A second early method is by breaking either a Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart and receiving a Musket or The Undertaker respectively. Another method is to wait until Christmas, and then attept to obtain the Red Ryder. It can be then bought from the Arms Dealer provided you have enough money.
 * This weapon can be devastating early on, capable of one-shotting Crimson and Corruption enemies at close range. However, due to the wide spread of bullets, It is only viable at very close range.
 * It is very useful against very large enemies like King Slime, as larger hitboxes allow more shots to land.
 * The Quad-Barrel Shotgun has completely identical stats as the Shotgun, its Hardmode counterpart. However, the Quad-Barrel Shotgun is still considered inferior due to its very wide spread, which makes its effective range extremely low.

Trivia

 * The Quad-Barrel Shotgun is a reference to the 1979 American science fantasy horror film .
 * Despite its lower rarity color and its stats being completely identical to the Hardmode Shotgun (apart from the spread), the Quad-Barrel Shotgun has a higher buy and sell price (/ compared to / ).