"Ever hear of a frag grenade?" Which was another odd topic to bring up. But this talk of weapons seems to have soothed his ire somewhat, the man bringing his find to the counter for buying.

"Tis... somewhat like that. A shot gun shell, buckshot, works by fragmenting the bullet into pieces, widening the cone of damage, but decreasing the exact range of the bullet. Close enough ye can do some terrible damage to squishy targets. Close enough ye can literally blow a man's face clean off."