Stripper

The Stripper is a fully automatic shotgun in made by Rancor, being, along with the Poison Claw, one of only two weapons that deal chemical damage in the game. As a shotgun, firing 3 (formerly 6, despite saying it in the description) flechettes per shot, its better use is in tight crowds of zombies or at bosses (which can be risky, since achieving the max damage requires getting close to it). That said, this weapon has a well-earned reputation for being absolutely destructive against bosses, as only Regurgitators and the Toxic Necrosis Spawn resist chemical damage. This weapon is especially useful against Loaderbots, as they resist all other damage types, and as they come in groups at higher levels, the Stripper can maximize its spread-out damage.

The damage output of Stripper isn't based in the first hit, but instead in the damage dealt over the time (as what happens with chemical weapons), which is a base of 23.3HP/sec.

The only augment that is pretty much needed for a damage-built Stripper is Tenacious, to increase the damage over 3 seconds to massive amounts. Next would be Overclocked so no zombie stays uncorroded, and finally Adaptive, to kill those Nightmarish zombies. If you plan to core it, a good 4th aug would be Deadly (for extra DPS).

Trivia

 * This gun was buffed, balanced, and nerfed multiple times because it was so "buggy." It was noted that the network traffic was more than other guns and so was changed multiple times.
 * Many people make jokes about the Stripper because of its name, especially the Black version.