The Shotgun, based on its HUD icon, combines the general appearance of the GTA IV iteration, with the wooden detailings of the 3D Universe ones. Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars description. “ One shell from this single-barreled gentleman's firearm should provide enough punch to knock anyone down. The shotgun holds eight shells, despite the real-life inspiration only capable of holding four, due to the tube's length. Its design is similar to the Stubby Shotgun. In Grand Theft Auto IV, the Pump Action Shotgun is an Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout, though is based on the Auto Hardball Model 870 Airsoft variant. However, it functions like a normal pump shotgun. For Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, it appears to be a break-action double-barreled shotgun. For Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (where it is known as the " Chrome Shotgun") and Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, it resembles a wooden Ithaca 37. While obscured in Grand Theft Auto Advance, the shotgun icon for GTA III was reused for Advance, implying the shotgun in GTA Advance is similar to that of GTA III.
In Grand Theft Auto III, the shotgun's in-game model is a Remington 870, with a Police Folding Stock.
Guns really are like works of art and should be kept on the wall or in the hands of sensible people who know how to handle them, like contract killers. Then again, I'm a collector and never use them on people, unless they ask for it. The shotgun bears some resemblance to a Mossberg 500 with a pistol grip and no stock. The shotgun in Grand Theft Auto 2 is used by Special Agents and members of the Zaibatsu Corporation (in the Residential District) and the Russians if their hatred towards the player is high enough.