Haven't seen anyone actually do this here, so....
edits in red
'Sternsnacht' Hand Cannon (Heavy Pistol)
Damage AP Mode RC Ammo Avail Cost
8P - SA - 6(c) 8R 500¥
this gun suffers a +1 concealability modifier, uses sporting rifle ammunition, light pistol ranges, and suffer double uncompensated recoil. not compatible with Barrel Shortening.
A great big gun that fires great big bullets, this act of madness is supposedly base on a sporting rifle pulled off a go-ganger in the Barrens, having had it's stock removed, and it's barrel chopped down to almost nothing. While most wouldn't have even picked up that original weapon on a dare, let alone tried to fire it, this limited production model is gaining a small cult following.
Based loosely on the Wildhuter rifle, this pistol is longer than even a Super Warhawk, with an arguably bigger punch and a much bigger kick. It's shortened barrel is still long enough to make concealing a bit more of a hassle than normal heavy pistols, but those who use the gun don't seem to mind.
Due it's ammunition being designed to travel along a much longer barrel to get proper speed, the Sternsnacht's bullets don't penetrate quite as good as they would in a normal rifle, but they'll still let a lot of daylight through lightly armored targets.
Behind the scenes stat construction for this weapon:
Start with Wildhuter from Arsenal
remove scope and stock (removes RC, and -1 concealability)
Barrel Reduction x4 (down to 20% riffle ranges, switched out to pistol ranges)
Add Semi-Auto firing
Add heavy recoil
Fiddle with price & availability
Done~
Comments from the Peanut gallery?
pretty much the final stats now. Bumped it back up to 6 rounds, which is what you get if you stick a Battletech extended clip in it.