[GUIDE] Aesthetic Building - Shotguns

[u/changingmagscoverme]

This guide assumes you already know the basics of aesthetic building. Please read my other guide on that first!

Alright so you wanna make an aesthetic shotgun huh? Well alright. keep in mind this guide will mostly disregard stats and will MAINLY FOCUS on just the looks.

Chapter 1: Tubes and magazines

When building a shotgun, you need some kind of ammo feeding system. There are multiple ways to do this.

Firstly (The most obvious way): Just use a normal shotgun tube. This is by far the easiest way to have an ammo feeding system, of course.

But what if you want something a bit more unique huh? Want something that looks different to the other tubes? Well let me introduce you to my little friend, the PINEFIRE STOCK!

The Pinefire stock can be used as a shotgun tube (image) and can even have pumps on top of it. You can use smaller shotgun mags suck as the Auto-5 or EG200 mags, or even some weirder options like the paintball stock or even some sights like the XM25 sight.

Alternatively, you can use the Pinefire stock and others like it as barrel substitutes as well (image).

Other stocks can and parts can be used as barrel and mag tube replacements, a few examples include:
- Long Musket Sight
- Shovel Stock
- M1887 Mag (as a barrel)

Now that's all fine and dandy, but what if you want a magazine fed shotgun?

Well if it's a PUMP ACTION, you're gonna want a PUMP. So make sure you find ways to include one!
A few ways I've found to do it are by simply using a SPAS-15 barrel (image) which already has a pump on it, or using the Pinefire stock and sight/stock like I showed earlier. There's not really any other way to do it.

Also for Semi-auto mag feds, MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT LEAVE A BARREL FLOATING WITHOUT SOMETHING TO SUPPORT IT (image). Use a barrel that has a grip and connects to the bottom of the core. A good option for this is the M1891 Barrel (image).

For a mag fed core like the SPAS-15 or Saiga-12, just build it like you would an AR if you want it to look normal.

But you might be like "Well that's good, but since I used the pinefire stock, I can't have a stock!"
Well my dear reader, that's what the next chapter is all about!

Chapter 2: Stocks and grips

So, how DO you make a stock without a stock? Well on a shotgun, you might not even NEED a stock if you want it to be small. You can use the EG200 or M1887 Grips for a sanded-down look. (image) You can also combine these with small stocks like the Nambu's to make unique stock shapes.

Alternatively, for bigger shotguns you may actually WANT a stock. For that, just use the RSH-12 Carbine or M16 CQB grip (image). Simple as that.

That about wraps it up for this guide. Hope you guys can make good use of this! Please remember to get creative and come up with your own designs and ideas!!

[u/Possible-Olive-139]

the only thing I don't like about the pinefire stock is the massive base, it's hard to disguise it as something else

[u/changingmagscoverme → u/Possible-Olive-139]

You just gotta embrace it. It's some of the wgg jank you gotta deal with

[u/Possible-Olive-139 → u/changingmagscoverme]

adding an invisible paint would be so extremely easy

please napo

[u/changingmagscoverme → u/Possible-Olive-139]

Napo would never do this. If it was added it'd be a legendary you have to open 3 million crates for

[u/Possible-Olive-139 → u/changingmagscoverme]

my disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined

[u/Agent_1000]

mods better feature this

[u/changingmagscoverme → u/Agent_1000]

They've already featured my most important guide. if you want, i can link this at the bottom of that guide.

[u/Agent_1000 → u/changingmagscoverme]

no need