Bronco

The Bronco functions like a cross between a shotgun and handgun, that comes in a handy package to complement long range primary weapons.

It is efficient against both Corpus and Infested.

This weapon can be sold for ; it is also a for Akbronco (x2).

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.

Advantages:
 * High damage.
 * Fast rate of fire.
 * Extremely effective at close range.
 * Fast reload speed.
 * Good ammo efficiency.
 * No damage dropoff over distance.

Disadvantages:
 * Very small magazine size.
 * Ineffective against heavily armored enemies.
 * Difficult to use beyond medium range due to its large spread cone.
 * Low critical chance.

Comparisons:
 * Compared to the Bronco Prime:
 * Lower damage (105.0 vs. 140.0).
 * Lower damage (84.0 vs. 112.0).
 * Lower damage (10.5 vs. 14.0).
 * Lower damage (10.5 vs. 14.0).
 * Higher critical damage (2.0x vs. 1.5x).
 * Smaller magazine size (2 vs. 4).
 * Faster fire rate (5.0/sec vs. 4.2/sec).
 * Faster reload speed (1.0 vs. 2.0).
 * Lower status chance (14.0% vs 17.5%).

Tips

 * Weapon's spread cone can be shrunken by zooming in.
 * Surprisingly effective at scattering damage over groups of enemies, even at long range due to the fact that Bronco series weapon do not have damage falloff.
 * Using maxed Seeker (Mod) is recommended to upgrade its crowd controlling capability, making it the best scatter-damaging sidearm.

Trivia

 * The word Bronco is a term in Spanish Language meaning "rough".
 * It is also a common term for wild horse in Western culture.