Family Business

Family Business
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Basic Information
Used by:	Heavy
Slot:	Secondary
Contributed by:	BenH Weyland
Released:	Über Update
Availability:	Drop, Craft, Purchase or Uncrate #33 (Strange)
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	8
Ammo carried:	32
Reload type:	Single
Available Qualities
Unique Strange Collector's Decorated
Loadout Stats
The Family Business 1 - 100 +33% clip size -15% damage penalty

“

Now this gun-- this is an amazing gun. Simply pull the trigger and turn anything in your way into pink mist. — Family Business publicity blurb

”

The Family Business is a community-made secondary weapon for the Heavy. It is a pump-action shotgun with a retractable stock attached to its receiver. The stock has a faded Hammer and Sickle on its right side.

The weapon has a 33% increased ammo magazine compared to the Shotgun, for a total of 8 shells, at the cost of doing 15% less damage.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	7.65 / pellet
Base damage	100%	5.1 / pellet
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	2.55 / pellet
Pellet count		10
Point blank		74-76
Medium range		20-52
Long range		3-22
Critical		15.3 / pellet
Mini-crit		7-10 / pellet
Function times
Attack interval		0.625 s
Reload (first)		1.0 s
Reload (consecutive)		0.5 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Black Market Business
	Tomislav Family Business Eviction Notice Capo's Capper
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Reclaimed Metal		Frontier Justice		Homewrecker		Family Business
	+		+		=

Class Token - Heavy		Slot Token - Secondary		Scrap Metal		Possible Results
	+		+		=

As a crafting ingredient

Family Business		Reclaimed Metal		Huo-Long Heater
x3	+		=

Refined Metal		Black Market Business weapon		Capo's Capper
x4	+		=

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Family Business Strange Shotgun - Kills: 0 +40% clip size -15% damage penalty

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Heavy

Rationing Kill an enemy with your shotgun while you're out of minigun ammo.

Update history

June 23, 2011 Patch (Über Update)

• The Family Business was added to the game.

June 28, 2011 Patch

• Added/Refined recoil/draw/crit/reload forces for all of the new weapons in the Über Update.

July 22, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] The damage penality attribute was changed from "-15% damage done" to "-15% damage penalty".

December 1, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Added Strange Quality.

September 4, 2012 Patch

• Updated attribute from +40% clip size to +33% clip size.
  • Weapon functionality is unchanged.

Bugs

• The Heavy pumps the entire weapon when reloading and shooting.
• Spent shells eject out of the center of the screen in first person view.
• There is no muzzle flash when firing.
• In world view, the ejection port is invisible.

Trivia

• The phrase "Family Business" often refers to Template:W operating within the Mafia.
• The Family Business was previously named the "Soviet Stampede" and the "Russian Riot".
• The design of the Family Business is based on the Template:W.

Gallery

• 

  First-person view.

• 

  Concept art of Family Business, then titled "Soviet Stampede"

• 

  An old, scrapped version of The Family Business.

See also

• Family Business strategy