Blunderbuss

The blunderbuss is a firearm with a short, large caliber barrel which is flared at the muzzle and frequently throughout the entire bore, and used with shot and other projectiles of relevant quantity or caliber. The blunderbuss is commonly considered to be an early predecessor of the modern shotgun, with similar military and defensive use. It was effective only at short range, lacking accuracy at long distances. A blunderbuss in handgun form was called a dragon, and it is from this that the term dragoon evolved.

Blunderbuss in Chicxulub Asteroid Missed

Stagecoach guards rode beside the driver and were normally armed with a flintlock blunderbuss. It had more range and stopping power than an eight-shooter but took longer to reload. It wasn't very accurate with the shooter pointing in the general direction of the target and hoping the dispersion from the widening muzzle would hit it. Rekek also didn't like the half-heartbeat delay from the flintlock sparking and the gun going off.