Shortstop

The shortstop is a scout weapon bearing some similarities to pistols and some similarities to scatterguns.

It shoots 3 projectiles in a 54° cone (27° in either direction) with a fixed spread at a maximum rate of once every 0.3 seconds. It has a magazine size of 4 and reloads all shots in only 0.5 seconds. Each bullet that the shortstop shoots is a full bullet, exactly the same as shot by the pistol, doing 9 damage each. The shortstop is quite ammo efficient, using only 1pistol ammo for each shot.

Strategy
Mandarbmax says: It is a pretty happy middle ground between a pistol and a scattergun. It can do at most 3*9 = 27 damage, more than any other scattergun, and with a tighter grouping. It is better than all other scatterguns, and might even be able to compete with pistols.