I love shotguns

there is easier way to train archery early on, get darts and blowpipe but bows are realy good with accurized reflex recurve bow i had no problem with any zombie heavy wooden arrows are enought for most threats and when bigger firepower is needed there are explosive arrows

i only used crossbows when i got them from traps or when i had tons of steel and no wood

That’s a problem I run into. Crossbows seem niftier than bows, but I can’t craft them if I do an illiterate innawoods nomad. And I DO play a normal survivor, I can usually find guns more easily.

Shotguns FTW.