Idea:Lion's Mane

"'Hold Fast and Move Forward mashed together, the Lion's Mane is the New World's version of the Medium Bowgun. Rush forward and pepper your enemies with red hot flechettes in Lioness mode, or extend the heatshield forward and guard in Lion Mode... Or, forsake Lioness's firing capabilities for a blade at the end.' - Lion's Mane description" The Lion's Mane is a ranged weapon designed by the 2nd Fleet as part of a project to enhance the ranged arsenal of hunters. It is the second innovation, after the Sprengewehr.

Small, yet deadly, the only weaknesses of the Lion's Mane is it's squishy nature, causing hunters to take 5% extra damage from attacks. This is mediated by it's rifle shield mode, which piles on massive amounts of flechette damage at the cost of stopping power, requiring numerous shots to take down a creature.

Note, I will be using PS4 Controls.

Details
The Lion's Mane is described as a rushing weapon, something to be used by people who want to pester a monster with multiple projectiles and prevent it from dealing significant damage. It fires flechettes that, upon being fired, trigger a thermal reaction and heat rapidly, dealing fire damage once it hits the target. It gets hot enough that the area of impact has a tiny ember, and it causes mediocre Fire damage.

Pressing O will put the Lion's Mane in Mounted Mode, which sends part of it's mechanism forward and generating 2 handles for the hunter to hold. In Mounted Mode, the Bipod that digs into the ground enhances the Hunter's ability to fire high amounts of flechettes