Re: Double Action weapons ( Was: [DL] E-books @ www.rpgnow.com)

[Frempath2@netscape.net]

Double actions were also quite delicate creatures.  Some were double/single action.  But the idea is to cock the hammer, not fan.  So what you may do is let him fan if the pistol can be, but if he draws an ace, he snapped the hammer off with the fanning hand.

Kevin Jameson

Marshal Mike <deadlander624@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>> Well, they can't be fanned, but not due to the
>> location of the hammer.  At
>> least on my double actions, pulling the hammer back
>> doesn't rotate the
>> cylinder, thus fanning has no effect.  The hammer
>> merely slams down on an
>> empty chamber.  The cylinder turns when the trigger
>> is pulled, thus you need
>> to release the trigger and pull it again to fire
>> again.
>> 
>> Alex
>
>This was my argument... though, the person I was
>discussing this with is the kind of person who
>believes that they're right about everything.
>
>It didn't take much to prove him wrong, though...
>
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