back to the Index, or to The Queen's Consort
Cape guns are popular in southern Africa, where a wide variety of game might be encountered. They are a variety of "combination gun", with two side-by-side barrels -- one shotgun, one rifle. Separate triggers fire the barrels; some may have a set trigger for the rifle barrel, for extra accuracy. Almost every combination of calibers and gauges have been made -- even before cartridge guns were in use -- but the most common varieties currently produced are:
-
.303" rifle barrel (carbine length), alongside a 12 gauge shotgun barrel. Wt: 9 lbs Price: £6
-
"long hunting rifle" barrel, alongside a 12 gauge shotgun; heavier and a bit more expensive. Wt: 10 lbs Price: £8.
We're simplifying a complicated field here, since the Space: 1889 system doesn't have a large range of calibers and gauges described in detail.
Game Effects
Cape Guns firing table
|
Weapon
|
Shots
|
Mag
|
Reload
|
Wnd
|
Strength
|
Save
|
Range
|
Cape Gun: .303 + 12 ga
|
1
|
1+1
|
1
|
2 or 1d
|
3
|
1 or 0
|
90 or 30*
|
Cape Gun: Long Hunting + 12 ga
|
1
|
1+1
|
1
|
3 or 1d
|
3
|
1 or 0
|
150 or 30*
|
*Shotguns halve their chances of hitting (round fractions up) at double range, and may not fire beyond double range.
Comments (0)
You don't have permission to comment on this page.