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Q&A What is the difference between a rifle and a shotgun?

This is one of those things, that seems like it has just always been in my knowledge. A recent comment about rifles on a question about shotguns got me thinking, it really is not all that simple. ...

4 answers  ·  posted 8y ago by James Jenkins‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#2: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2020-04-17T23:39:27Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/q/11803
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#1: Initial revision by (deleted user) · 2020-04-17T23:39:27Z (over 4 years ago)
<p>This is one of those things, that seems like it has just always been in my knowledge. A recent comment <a href="https://outdoors.stackexchange.com/questions/11797/what-kind-of-shot-is-in-the-shells-i-just-purchased#comment29109_11797">about rifles on a question about shotguns</a> got me thinking, it really is not all that simple.</p>

<p>They make slugs that you can fire in a shotgun, and they make shot you can fire in a rifle. </p>

<p>If they can both shoot either slugs or shot, is there a difference? Are the names rifle and shotgun interchangeable? If there is a difference what are key points that distinguish them? </p>