Chrome Shotgun

"This shotgun'll work."

- Coach

The Chrome Shotgun is a pump shotgun variant in Left 4 Dead 2. It has the tightest spread of all of the shotguns, which makes it more effective at distance shots compared to the other shotguns. It's high damage per shot and high penetration against Common Infected also make it a good weapon for handling hordes. Compared to the pump shotgun, it has a tighter spread and more damage per pellet, but fewer pellets overall, leading to a negligibly lower amount of total damage.

Tactics

 * The chrome shotgun's accuracy makes it more effective than the pump shotgun for taking out Special Infected from a distance.
 * Due to the tight spread of the chrome shotgun, it's best to find a narrow passageway to kill multiple Common Infected with one shot.
 * The chrome shotgun's fairly tight spread makes it an effective weapon for cr0wning Witches.
 * Like with all shotguns, reload as frequently as possible and stock up on ammo whenever you can.
 * The dual pistols are the most effective sidearm for any shotgun, although the Magnum also works well. Avoid using melee weapons, as even the chrome shotgun benefits more from a ranged secondary weapon.
 * Explosive ammunition makes your shotgun fire slugs with large explosions. You can use this to shoot the ground and take out large numbers of Common Infected and push back Special Infected.
 * Take advantage of Incendiary ammo with the chrome shotgun to ignite multiple Infected with one shot. The weapon's accuracy also means that you can get distance shots on Special Infected and still kill them through burn damage.
 * A Laser Sight makes the chrome shotgun even more accurate at a distance and makes it more viable for distance shots against Special Infected.