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

[Troy Guffey]

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Onno Meyer wrote:
>> Von: "Troy Guffey" <troyguffey at cyberdude.com>
> 
>> 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).

>> 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.

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