I thought some shotguns had scopes. I'm not positive, though.

No, you're right, in fact I think Homecoming had one, though I wasn't positive it was a shotgun. Um, you might use them for turkey. I'm trying to give a rule of thumb.

ETA: also, not all that many shotguns have two barrels, but you won't see a rifle with it.

Is one barrel vs two a rule of thumb? I am a gun idiot.

Is one barrel vs two a rule of thumb? I am a gun idiot.

All two-barrel guns (that are not handguns) are shotguns.

I'm telling you bon bon, you should hang out with my mom. After all, she's got the reloader in the basement.

All two-barrel guns (that are not handguns) are shotguns.

Are all long one-barrel guns rifles?

Are all long one-barrel guns rifles?

No.

eta: I mean, this could include machine guns, for instance.

Crap, just saw bon's edit:

also, not all that many shotguns have two barrels, but you won't see a rifle with it.

I think I'll add this back to the list of things it's not worth it for me to figure out/remember.

I'm telling you bon bon, you should hang out with my mom. After all, she's got the reloader in the basement.

My parents made my bedroom into a "reloading room."

Two barrels is automatically a shotgun. If it's loaded by either breaking the gun in half, or by using a pump underneath the barrel, it's a shotgun. If it has a bolt, or has an ammunition magazine in front of the trigger, it's a rifle.

Are all long one-barrel guns rifles?

Shotguns can have long barrels. The longest rifles are gonna be longer than the longest shotguns, but there can be overlap.

Typical shotgun: [link]