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Post by eragon on Mar 16, 2012 8:09:13 GMT -5
What are typical weapons that a person would normally have if they were a ... civilian? ex-military? current military? merc? I was thinking about this and it varies alot on the Character that the person is creating and were they grew up. Civilians- Did they grow up in the country side or in the city. Country folk would have easy access to Shotguns and rifles City Folk would probably have access to mostly pistol unless the raid their local sports store and found a shortgun or rifle their or in a police vehicle Ex-Military tend to typically be gun enthusiast if they can afford it. They would have anything from pistols to old military rifles like a 1902 Springfield to modern Seni-Automatics AR-15's Current Military- Anything that the current military issues they might have. But that also depends on their jobs in the military. If your frontline infantry you might be trained on anything from a pistol to a mortar system. Most behind the line jobs would have only been trained in a pistol and m-16. Then you have to find out which branch. Navy and Air force get very limited training in marksmanship with the exception of their special forces. Most reserve units or national guard units carry the older M-16 models which fire automatically where ass the Marine Corps never fires automatically with rifles and carry the M-16 A4 and M-4. Mercs would have access to unique weapons that their company buys them and probably have a nice collection at home. One thing I would like to point out is that very few peope in the US would have access to fully automatic weapons of different nations militaries. US Law prohibit the sale and distribution of most fully automatic weapons and a citizen would have to have a special permit, that is even harder to get and only allowed if you have a certain type of job, in order to own one.
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Post by Dr.MadMan on Mar 16, 2012 23:17:00 GMT -5
Now i'm not entirely sure if anyone can even answer this question since it's in the realm of fiction for the most part.However,what would be the amount of ammo a self-mounted Mini-Gun could hold?RE 5 chris' thing or...if were going to mention the movies i think he only had a thousand rounds in his and i'm not entirely sure where the bullets were coming from.
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Post by Winters on Mar 16, 2012 23:45:06 GMT -5
Depends on the size of the backpack it carries. The largest belt-fed gatling gun backpack can take anywhere from 565-775 rounds, depending on the type of round it fires. However, this is pretty much fictional, and isnt really used as a backpack. But this would be about right, given your monster could carry it around easily enough.
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Post by Dr.MadMan on Mar 17, 2012 0:28:27 GMT -5
Thanks rev.
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Post by Caliber on Mar 17, 2012 0:31:16 GMT -5
That entirely depends on the caliber of the gattling gun and the size of the "backpack", or whatever is holding the belts. A single belt can have a few thousand rounds. Ammo goes fast, though, since most modern miniguns fire several thousands of rounds per minute.
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Post by Rhinn on May 22, 2012 13:24:39 GMT -5
I'm creating a character that is 19 years old... no formal training on weapons, but her dad gave her a Glock 19. What would be a good rifle/ carbine that would be realistic for her to have.
I'm leaning to something more "civilian" looking with wooden furniture and no AR's or AK's, but I'm leaning towards semi-auto.
Any suggestions?
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Post by Shotgun Yell on May 27, 2012 23:00:16 GMT -5
Well, there's a lot of guns out there. Something that struck me when you said wooden furniture was a M1 Carbine from WW2. There's a modern copy made by Auto-Ordinance called the AOM140. It's a .30 caliber however, which is kind of a proprietary round, used in very few guns and thus is (I'd imagine) hard to find. A good alternative would be a Savage 111 which is a bolt action, however is a well known (and purchased) starter rifle because of it's low cost and relatively high accuracy.
Or since your character is a girl, maybe a Ruger 10/22 since it's a .22 caliber thus giving it light recoil and also boasts a huge ability to upgrade and customize. Plus .22 is very common, and cheap.
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Post by Winters on May 28, 2012 4:32:00 GMT -5
Savage makes some very, very good hunting rifles. Its a pretty easy civilian choice, I got a .243 here. Its bolt action, and magazine fed that holds 4+1. They do make them Semi-Automatic though, and its still very accessable at your local gunstore. Shogun is right on the money there, too.
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Post by Caliber on Jun 2, 2012 13:55:35 GMT -5
RhinnEdit:
This post is all over the place, so I'm just gonna add this little header. I'm going to be covering three rifles here: The M1 Carbine, the M1 Garand, and the Springfield M1A. Possibly even an M1 Garand. It's a WWII-era rifle, and was the first automatic (semi) rifle to be adopted by the US military. It's chambered for .30-06, which has fairly decent stopping power, and is common as dirt in the United States. Perhaps she could have gotten such a rifle from some old WWII vet next door? Though, the rifle doesn't use detachable box magazines like the M1 Carbine. The magazine is internal, and must be reloaded via "en bloc clips". www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZNXywarh-MIf it comes down between the M1 Carbine and the M1 Garand (though, of course, there are a million other options you could choose from), consider the following things: (I put everything into quote boxes to help keep things organized) However, there is a wonderful compromise to the pros and cons of each rifle. It's called the Springfield M1A, which is, essentially, the civilian version of the M14 rifle. It's chambered for 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester), which is a very common round in the US. It is essentially identical to the .30-06 in performance, but is condensed down into a smaller package, which means you can carry more ammo, more easily (also, your magazines will be a hell of a lot less bulky). This rifle is hugely popular amongst civilian enthusiasts and the less gun-savvy folk alike, thanks to its decent price, nostalgic aesthetics, reliability, and raw power.
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