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Shot was also used in warfare; the [[buck and ball]] loading, mixing a musket ball with three or six buckshot, was used throughout the history of the smoothbore musket.  The first recorded use of the term ''shotgun'' was in 1776 in Kentucky. It was noted as part of the "frontier language of the West" by James Fenimore Cooper.
 
Shot was also used in warfare; the [[buck and ball]] loading, mixing a musket ball with three or six buckshot, was used throughout the history of the smoothbore musket.  The first recorded use of the term ''shotgun'' was in 1776 in Kentucky. It was noted as part of the "frontier language of the West" by James Fenimore Cooper.
  
With the adoption of the smaller bores and rifled barrels, the shotgun began to emerge as a separate entity.  Shotguns have long been the preferred method for sport hunting of birds, and the largest shotguns, the [[punt gun]]s, were used for commercial hunting.  The [[double-barreled shotgun]], for example, has changed little since the development of the [[Anson & Deeley boxlock action|boxlock]] action in 1875.  Modern innovations such as interchangeable chokes and subgauge inserts make the double barreled shotgun the shotgun of choice in [[skeet]], [[trap shooting]], and [[sporting clays]], as well as with many hunters.  A double from a well respected maker, such as Kreighoff or Perazzi, can cost US$5,000 to start, and reach prices of US$100,000 for presentation grade examples<ref>Blue Book of Gun Values, 13th Ed., S. P. Fjestad</ref>.  Far less expensive is the [[pump action]] shotgun, such as the [[Mossberg 500]], [[Remington 870]] or Winchester 1300, many models of which retail for under US$350<ref>[http://mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=3&display=specs Mossberg retail prices], </ref>.
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With the adoption of the smaller bores and rifled barrels, the shotgun began to emerge as a separate entity.  Shotguns have long been the preferred method for sport hunting of birds, and the largest shotguns, the [[punt gun]]s, were used for commercial hunting.  The [[double-barreled shotgun]], for example, has changed little since the development of the [[Anson & Deeley boxlock action|boxlock]] action in 1875.  Modern innovations such as interchangeable chokes and subgauge inserts make the double barreled shotgun the shotgun of choice in [[skeet]], [[trap shooting]], and [[sporting clays]], as well as with many hunters.  A double from a well respected maker, such as Kreighoff or Perazzi, can cost US$5,000 to start, and reach prices of US$100,000 for presentation grade examples<ref>{{#Widget:Amazon/Blue Book 36}}[[category:pages with Amazon widgets]], 13th Ed., S. P. Fjestad</ref>.  Far less expensive is the [[pump action]] shotgun, such as the [[Mossberg 500]], [[Remington 870]] or Winchester 1300, many models of which retail for under US$350<ref>[http://mossberg.com/products/default.asp?id=3&display=specs Mossberg retail prices], </ref>.
  
 
During its long history, it has been favored by bird hunters, guards and law enforcement officials.  The shotgun has fallen in and out of favor with [[military]] forces several times in its long history. Shotguns and similar weapons are simpler than long-range [[rifles]], and were developed earlier. The development of more accurate and deadlier long-range [[rifles]] minimized the usefulness of the shotgun on the open battlefields of European wars. But armies have "rediscovered" the shotgun for specialty uses many times.
 
During its long history, it has been favored by bird hunters, guards and law enforcement officials.  The shotgun has fallen in and out of favor with [[military]] forces several times in its long history. Shotguns and similar weapons are simpler than long-range [[rifles]], and were developed earlier. The development of more accurate and deadlier long-range [[rifles]] minimized the usefulness of the shotgun on the open battlefields of European wars. But armies have "rediscovered" the shotgun for specialty uses many times.

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