[gurps] 10mm EM Storm Rifle = worth it?

[Onno Meyer]

> >> I worked up this gun for "monster-hunter" types where you want to
> >> shoot big
> >> heavy bullets AND have a large ammo capacity.
> > 
> > Heavy bullets and large ammo capacity are a contradiction in terms.
> > You have lighter rounds than a 9mm pistol!
> 
> I'm guessing that's because the 9mm rounds included propellant, and
> the EM rifle rounds don't.  Very small bullets apparently have a
> "break up" problem when going *though* obstacles that heavier bullets
> do not.  It's a question of more mass  to protect and soak damage to
> the bullets.  (Seen on FutureWeapons).

No. This is an extra-low-power 10mm, which has lighter rounds than a 
low-power 9mm (generic pistol rounds).

> >> Then I found out how much
> >> it
> >> weighs and costs.  Is it worth it as standard issue?  Is it worth
> >> it if you
> >> have to carry it every day, and on long hikes?  Or is it going to
> >> be a SAW?
> > 
> > Monster hunter and standard issue are another contradiction, unless
> > you play an endless sequence of Aliens scenarios. "SAW" sounds
> > military, not adventurer-like ...
> 
> By 'standard issue', I meant standard issue for *these* squads
> members.   And even monster hunters might go for one guy carrying
> something even heavier which matches the SAW concept.

I'm still fuzzy about the level of organization for your monster hunters.
A 'PC adventuring party' or part of a larger organization with standard 
equipment?

Anyway, the classic Minimi SAW fires assault rifle rounds from a belt-fed, 
GPMG-like action. For monster hunters, I would expect the heavy weapons
guy to carry the equivalent of a .50 sniper rifle - slower-firing, fewer shots,
lots of damage.