I got the Shotgun from Bag Grief, but for whatever reason, it doesn't really seem to do any damage. I often need to shoot thugs many, many times with it, even aimed and up close. Shooting them from medicore distance does nothing.

I noticed this problem as I'm fighting my way through town on day 10. Are the thugs life extremely boosted here? Doesn't seem so, cause my knife kills them just fine in 2-3 stabs as usual.

I think there's a bug with the shotgun - the revolver seems so much better - 6 shots capacity and fewer shots to kill. Although I don't have a revolver with me to compare them at this very moment.

It seems like the shotgun fails to damage most of them time.