[TML] [OT] One for Gun Safty

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 10/12/07 11:34 AM, Tod Glenn wrote:

> To bring this back to gaming, I am always fascinated by the PCs
> tendency to carry handguns versus long guns, even when going in harms
> way.  It is my experience that the people who pick long guns for
> their primary weapon tend to be prior service.
> 
> To me, a handgun is a temporary compromise weapon to be used while
> fighting your way to your rifle.

Much of Traveller combat (and other games as well) takes place indoors.
There, a handgun is more useful, and the lower accuracy is not mush of on
issue.

Plus, you don't want to be shot huge holes in the ship's computer/control
panels.  :)  Ad like Leon said, hidden and/or less attention-getting.

[and yes, I served in Army after being a Navy brat for 16 years.]



On 10/12/07 11:34 AM, Kirk Bailey wrote:

> few weapons designed for pocket duty omitting the safety toggle, ,and
> instead depending on a grip safety and an elevated trigger pull resistance-
> 20 pounds or thereabout, instead of the more common 2-4 pounds.

20 lb pull, and you can still aim the thing?!?

> However, SS rounds lose kinetic energy morerapidly  dueto  that atmospheric
> shock wave.

At worst it loses energy faster...  until it's down to the same speed, then
progresses the same.  Meanwhile, it went a long ways.

> A recent arrival is the TL15 BB gun, which  tosses a tiny bit of metal
> downrange at relativistic velocities.

Relativistic velocities in a man portable weapon?  How long is the barrel?