Slugthrower

Slugthrowers were a type of handheld projectile range weapon that used kinetic energy to fire solid projectiles (known as slugs), as opposed to the energy bolts fired by a blaster. Slugs could be fired by weapons such as a slugthrower pistol, slugthrower rifle, and scatter gun.

Carnelion IV inhanbitants, the Open and Closed, used a variety of slugthrower weapons in their war against each other, some gatling gun variants are vehicle mounted on Open's large bipedal walkers.

Slugthrowers were surprisingly useful against lightsabers, as when a slug flying at high speed made contact with a plasma blade, it would simply melt instead of being deflected like a typical blaster bolt. Molten vapor fragments and/or shrapnel could then scatter towards the face or bare hands of the lightsaber user, and cause harm if they were not careful.

Jas Emari used a custom made slugthrower rifle in the months preceding the Battle of Jakku.

Shotguns were similar to scatter gun slugthrowers.