I get the whole shotguns being OP thing. They are shotguns so being OP at shorter distances is what they are supposed to do.
@Sticky Bandit Don’t bad spelling me “ whinge /(h)winj/ Learn to pronounce INFORMAL•BRITISH verb gerund or present participle: whinging complain persistently and in a peevish or irritating way. "stop whingeing and get on with it!"”