What is a "SHOTGUN" speaker cable??

When I look at a shotgun (the kind police carry), I notice they have 1 barrel. I try not to look down it ;)

Rob, thats true! ...I believe thats called a "pump," if you want to see two barrels get pumped, I can point out a few websites for you!?!

So this is probably a stupid question, but this thread has me somewhat confused.

So what's the sonic benefit of running wire from your speaker with 2 connections on amp end and 4 on speaker end, versus running normal cables and using jumpers on your speakers? I'm sure there's a difference, but just curious how much of a difference (i.e. would replacing my Analsysis plus cables and jumpers be worth it, especially since I'm moving to a powerful integrated soon: JRDG concerto, MF TriVista, Accustic Arts Power 1, etc).

Thanks,

Matt

No thanks distortion. I couldn't take the recoil of 2 barrels. I'm getting old LOL

This is an old thread but a shotgun can have one or two barrels. There is the old term "double barreled shotgun", or also a "side by side". There is also an "over/under" which is also a double barreled shotgun but the barrels sit above and below one another as opposed to side by side. Most shotguns for hunting and also law enforcement / military are of the single barrel type. The action, not the barrels, are referred to as "pump", or "semi-auto". Some shotguns can be both pump and semi-auto (SPAS shotguns). Side by side and over under shotguns are expensive to make as it takes a lot of skill to get two barrels affixed together and have them shoot straight. So, it is rather a misleading term to use "shotgun" unless they cable manufacturer is referring to the concept of having a something coming out of a rather larger opening and rather quickly spreading out as that is what shotguns are designed to do.