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Alan Wake 2: Sheriff’s Pump-Action Shotgun code

Everything you need to unlock the Sheriff's Pump-Action Shotgun in Alan Wake 2
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One shotgun is never enough, and that’s also true for Saga in Alan Wake 2. When exploring the Sheriff’s Station in Bright Falls later in the game you’ll come across the Pump-Action Shotgun, which just might be the final gun you need to acquire in the game. This shotgun is more versatile than your Sawed-Off equivalent, though it uses the same ammo and has a far larger capacity and potential range.

If you want this shotgun – and let’s face it, you do, that’s why you’re reading this – then you need to read through our guide below. You can work to get that shotgun code, but in this guide we’re going to give you everything you need to easily get the Pump-Action Shotgun in Alan Wake 2.

Pump-Action Shotgun code – AW2

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The code is hinted at on the Sheriff’s desk – the code for the pump-action shotgun is 723.

Read below for how exactly I managed to figure this one out.

How to get the Pump-Action Shotgun code – AW2

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Wondering how exactly you were supposed to decipher this one? Well it’s quite simple, and the answer is on the Sheriff’s desk. There’s a number cipher here, where each letter of the alphabet is assigned a number – it’s simple, with A=1, B=2, C=3 etc, but double-digits only use the last digit, so J=10, but you will only the 0. The letters you need are the last name initials for the three UFO books, with Parts one to three written by Quincey, Batston, and Westmore respectively. Using the letters Q, B, and W with our cipher, we can deduce that the code is 723.