M1014 severely underpowered?

[dm.mossberg590a1]

And I've been saying this ever since I started this account.... you could stand at medium-long range and laugh at the opponent as he sprays a 8 rounds of buckshot into you and slowly starts to reload. It's that bad!! The shotgun just won't work. This is silly given that in real life the shotgun's spread is very tight out to 25 yards, which is the maximum combat range of a pistol. With a slug it is an easy 50-100 yards. I think the shotgun was made in the old "Assaultcube mod" times where it was ok to shoot somebody a gazillion times and still be trucking on, but now one burst from a AK47 can kill someone. Whats the use of even putting a shotgun if it doesn't have any stopping power???

The shotgun with buckshot should have at least half of the spread and each pellet should be at least 1/2 the damage of the MP5. A round of buckshot is .33 caliber, which is similar to 9mm and while a 9mm hollow point expands, so does a lead pellet (it flattens). 1/2 * 9 = 4.5 times more effective than the MP5 per shot at medium distance so one blast of buckshot would be equivalent to a 4-5 round burst of the MP5. Also the stopping power modifier should apply to each pellet so it becomes more powerful.

/endgunrant (I use this /endgunrant so often I should put it in my signature )