Re: [DL] Revised Rules for Weapons

["Glenn Connot" <glennconnot@hotmail.com>]

>The shells use buckshot, which is super large bb's (relatively),
Ball bearings would be a more accurate description.

Don't forget steel vs. lead bb's! (Not even going to open that can of 
worms...)

So, there is shot, buckshot, and slug.  Remind me, are all three used in 
Deadlands?  (I'd take buckshot any day of the week :)

Glenn
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>From: "Alex and Heidi Johnson" <heidij31@home.com>
>Reply-To: deadlands@gamerz.net
>To: <deadlands@gamerz.net>
>Subject: Re: [DL] Revised Rules for Weapons
>Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 06:24:23 -0500
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> > OK; I thought that smaller gauge meant larger pellets, not a larger
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>Ah, you are thinking of modern shot sizes.  Shells are now rated with a
>number to indicate the size of the pellets.  Larger number are smaller
>pellets.  (No I don't know if any actual scale is in use.)  So you could
>shoot a 12 gauge shotgun with a 2 3/4 shell with number 6 shot.  Confusing
>enough?  : )  Again, in Deadlands very little of this would exist.  The
>shells use buckshot, which is super large bb's (relatively), or they have
>slug rules, which is one .50 caliber hunk of lead (for a twelve gauge).
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