Re: [DL] 2-Gun Kid (Mr. Long) was Law Dogs and Revised Edition Rules

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >Personally, I made DA pistols rare in my game. The characters have an
 >easier time getting ahold of Gatling Pistols, which are actually worse,
 >but they require two raises to hit with all three bullets and only the
 >first shot can be called. The other two hit randomly.

Actually. . . time for a shameless plug here - Knuckleduster's Old West 
firearm book lists the following double actions available by 1877:

Smith and Wesson .44-40 (1875):  Has a very stiff trigger pull - should 
receive a accuracy penalty.
Colt Lighnting .38 (1877):  Smooth action, but has a loading port - 
cartridges are ejected one at a time through the port - and no access to 
the cylinder.  Speed load rolls should receive a penalty and there is no 
cylinder swapping.
Frankenau's Purse Revolver (Gun in a briefcase) (1877) - Single action the 
first shot, double on the rest.  Not very reliable.
Walking Stick/Umbrella/Sabre Pistols (1867) - Pin fire weapons - The stick 
and sabre are single shots, the Umbrella has four.  Reliability doesn't go 
above fair.
LeFaucheaux's 20shot pinfire (1865) - Also has a stiff trigger 
action.  Also it's a 9mm - probably a special order to replenish.
Starr Double-Action .44 (1860) - Percussion, stiff trigger action.
Remington New Model .36 (1863) - Percussion, stiff trigger action.

I'm sensing a pattern here.  :-)
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Allan Seyberth
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