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Cape Guns for Space 1889

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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*