M24 Revolving Shotgun

The M24 Revolving Shotgun is a prototype shotgun manufactured by Misriah Armory in the late 25th century. It never saw combat use due to it's high recoil and 
the revolving mechanism's tendency to jam or break. Only seven are known to have existed and are currently in possession of the Historical Weaponry Foundation. It uses 8-gage ammunition.
== Overview ==
=== Design ===
The M24 is known for it's unique design, having three revolving barrels. These barrels would spin as fast as the user could pull the trigger, allowing the user to possibly fire every shell in about fifteen seconds if they are fast enough. To reload the weapon, the user unhinges the barrel and places the shells inside of them. It can hold up to ten shells in each barrel.
The weapon is also very bulky and uncomfortable to hold. Combine this with the high recoil, and the weapon proves to be an inconvenience All of these problems were solved in it's successor, the M25 Revolving Shotgun. 
=== Functionality ===
The weapon is hefted like a rifle, with the user's dominant hand holding the grip, and their off-hand supporting the weapon by holding onto the foregrip. Like many other human firearms, the trigger must be pulled to fire the gun. The firing takes the form of spraying pellets coming from the three barrels, which do a lot of damage with continued fire. Once the trigger is pulled, the mechanism rotates 360 degrees and fires as fast as the user pulls the trigger. This is a problem, as it was prone to jamming and breaking. 
=== Performance ===
Despite all of the problems it still was a devastating weapon in CQC. The spread of the pellets allowed it to hit multiple targets simultaneously, often severing limbs. 
== History ==
The late 25th century brought the height of the insurrection on the Outer Colonies. Supplies began to run low on many colonies and the insurrectionists were using the same weapons the UNSC were. Realizing that their shotguns could be countered with a much more powerful one, production on the M24 began. It's fast rate of fire was to counter the heavy damage of a regular shotgun and body armor.
Unfortunately due to it's flaws, it never saw combat. It's successor, the M25, did see combat after the Human-Covenant War. It is a popular shotgun that is used by law enforcement agencies. The United Rebel Front also developed a variant. The Dragon's Breath was also based off of it, using incendiary shells instead of regular 8-gage.
Category:Weapons