Re: FF&S Gun design nit

Steven Gott [email removed] wrote:
> Two points:

> A 4 guage shotgun is over 20mm in bore diameter yet 'technically' can not
> be designed.  (A friend made the valid point that it isn't really a small
> arm as much as a cannon though)
  Hadn't really thought of trying this one,  but you're both right.  First
  suggestion would be to bend the rules some,  and design it as a small arms
  weapon anyway.  One note when designing shotguns:  design the round as a TL-4
  round.  GDW apparently did that when they re-did the TNE stats,  and it gives
  you reasonable numbers for the weights and length of the reciever.
  ( I had to drop the TL on a number of the rounds while re-doing my 2300AD
    conversions. It's a good way to drop the energy of a round, IMO. )

> The rules say that you cannot have necked cartriges in a grip magazine.
> The Soviet Tokarev used 7.62*25mm NECKED cartriges.
> My junior gunsmith friends say that necked cartriges actually feed better in
> Autoloaders.

  In the notes at the beginning of the Small Arms section it talks about these.
  I don't think the game performance of the rounds is that different than the
  'straight' round would be.  I think GDW opted to slide the necked pistol
  rounds into the 'straight' category for simplicity.  Loren might now for sure,
  this is simply an educated guess.

> just a couple of nits in a pretty good product.

  Bob.
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