On Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 6:01 AM, Thomas Thrien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----------| Am 25.03.2008 03:00 schrieb Brandon Cope: |---------- > > Of course, the ST 17 means that virtually all firers will take double > recoil penalties. > > > > Brandon > > > ... and this matches with reality; you have already difficulties to fire > two shots with a .464 Weatherby Magnum RIFLE to the same target without > a longer "regenerating" phase. How much more must this be true with a > .600 NitroExpress HANDGUN? > > But the statement "The world's most powerful handgun" does not seem true > to me; I once (ONCE! Never again!) fired a .800H&H Contender Pistol, and > as far as I know, this is ammo has a bit more drive. > > But I think this is a theoretical discussion: doing a snapshot with > either of these weapons will break your wrist. Already a .50 Desert > Eagle can do serious damage to the shooter if he is not prepared to the > recoil. And even a shotgun can send you to the dentist if you are > careless firing it. > > So what practical use will have a handgun with such a caliber when it is > at least as dangerous for the firer than for the target? It is bulky, > heavy, expensive - and really loud if used. So why going for a .600NE > Revolver when I can get the same from a Rifle with .308 HS/HV or AP - > that does not try to kill me when I fire it?
IIRC, the OP stated it was for a CyberPunk style game where artificial limbs with added ST would be commonplace. I might even go so far as to specify it can't be fired by an un-modified human... give a bennie to those borg wannabes. :D -- Chris J. Whitcomb "I try to keep an open mind, but my brain keep falling out!" _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
