[raggedhalo]

Not having any real interest in real-world guns, this stuff simply doesn't bother me.  I played Rolemaster a lot as a kid and so I've had my fill of realism over playability.  I don't want Shadowrun to be a desperately true-to-life firearms simulator, I like the firearms rules how they are.  But what happens at your table is your business.

[Devil]

Favorite gun? Well I'm glad you asked. Right now it's this.

Modification 6 Ruger Super Warhawk
→ Simple Firing Selection Change
→ Melee Hardening
→ Increased Cylinder
→ Underbarrel Weapon: Ruger Super Warhawk
→ Shock Pad

6P –2AP SA 1RC 11cy

Two of those babies.

I think in a futuristic fantasy/scifi setting... applying modern realism can be great, but it can also be a lack of imagination, and it shouldn't be taken overboard.

[Doc Chaos]

→ Underbarrel Weapon: Ruger Super Warhawk

Wait, what?

[The_Gun_Nut]

It has twin barrels.

[Devil]

The rules clearly state that you cant have an underbarrel weapon larger than the weapon. This is the same size. I think of it as a second smaller cylinder and a second barrel below the first. Gives it three extra shots, giving the Warhawk a respectable amount of ammo capacity when combined with the increased cylinder. With two Warhawks, now SA, I can fire four 6p AP-2 shots in a turn... legally and with normal ammo...
Flechette in these things would be scary as hell too.

[Doc Chaos]

You can, by RAW, mount an underbarrel weapon on a PISTOL??

[Devil]

It's the future and it's an alternate reality. Yep, The rules allow it. Normally modded pistols aren't this awesome, mind you.

Pistols can pretty much only mount pistols and tasers and little $#%@ like that.

[The_Gun_Nut]

People didn't just do it in the future, history has plenty of examples of weapons with more than one barrel (yes, even pistols).

[Devil]

You're right, of course. I can think of a few off the top of my head. Was just stating that shadowrun is 60 years into the future of an alternate reality. Things that are not possible in our modern world would be possible there.

Are there any guns in RL with more than one cylinder? That would be interesting

[The_Gun_Nut]

Double barreled shotguns come to mind.

As for history, the one I can think of off the top of my head is the Le-Mat revolver.  See it here http://www.genitron.com/P2Unique-Detail.asp?ID=22.  It has a 9 shot cylinder for the .44 caliber ammunition and a single .65 caliber barrel intended as a small shotgun.  This was from the late 1800's.

[Devil]

Freakin' awesome!!!

[The_Gun_Nut]

History has hundreds, if not thousands, of examples of odd weaponry.  The gun swords (I kid you not, someone actually made gun swords) and gun daggers are examples of this.  There were even gun shields (shields with a gun in them, no kidding) produced at one time.

Remember, powder weapons are actually thousands of years old.  It's only recently that technology has allowed them the premeire spot in the world's arsenals.

EDIT:  Spelling, need a spellchecker.

[Chaotic Insane]

I just kinda closed my eyes and waved my hand over the pistol section of the arsenal and pointed at one blindly and wrote it down. Guns may as well be described to me in Greek. Me and projectile anything (in game AND out) should just stay away from each other. XD

[Devil]

I tend to like to have both a good blade and a pistol. It's a classic combo for a reason.
A good alternative to normal projectiles: Pistol Crossbow
Load one of those babies up with narcoject-filled injection bolts and it's sweet dreams,...uh... sleeping person.
Unfortunately projectiles seem like a necessity in shadowrun unless you've got some serious armor, reaction, magic, or stealth. Even then really they are a good idea.

[Usda Beph]

I'm in the market for a heavy Combat armor for Usda! I'm a fighter at heart. So I like to have my Range weapon & close combat weapon in armor tough enough to take a Panther or two. So I can mop up the Red Shirts while the rest of the party handle the specialists.