Great weapon. The range is really not an issue when you consider the fact that just about any major on the receiving end is dead in 0.9 seconds. They don't have time to hit you. "But you have to be in breathing distance." And? He's dead already, so what? Only thing holding it back is the reload speed. Other shotguns may have better range and impact, but they don't have the rate of fire. And it's exactly that that sets it apart from them. They don't even come close to its burst damage.