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These are all smokeless ("nitro") single-, double- or triple-barrel rifles (or combinations of rifle and shotgun), with a break-open action. For the safari guns, famous makers include Wm. & John Rigby, Westley-Richards, Holland & Holland, James Purdey & Sons, W. J. Jeffrey, W. W. Greener, Evans, George Gibbs, H. Krieghoff (the only non-Briton on this list). They are all willing to customize guns endlessly: so, choose a size, choose a name, choose a caliber ...
Red text represents very generic or popular weapons
Italics represent guns not actually introduced yet by the current campaign date
game rifles |
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name |
caliber |
range |
shots |
damage |
capacity |
loading |
malf |
weight |
cost |
year |
super heavy double |
577 Nitro Express |
60 yds |
2 |
4d6+1 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
17 lbs |
$600+ |
~1900 |
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heavy double |
500 Magnum Express |
70 yds |
2 |
3d6+4 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
14 lbs |
$500+ |
1890s |
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express double |
400 Nitro Express |
80 yds |
2 |
3d6+2 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
13 lbs |
$350+ |
~1900 |
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double rifle |
400 Nitro |
100 yds |
2 |
2d6+4 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
9 lbs |
$150+ |
1884 |
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drilling |
12 ga + 9.3x74Rmm |
100 yds |
2 |
3d6+2 |
3 |
break-open |
00 |
9 lbs |
$150+ |
1880s |
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heavy cape gun |
10 ga. + 500 Magnum Express |
70 yds |
2 |
3d6+4 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
13 lbs |
$250+ |
1880s |
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cape gun |
12 ga. + 400 Nitro |
80 yds |
2 |
2d6+4 |
2 |
break-open |
00 |
11 lbs |
$125+ |
1880s |
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single-shot rifle |
various |
<110 yds |
1 |
var |
1 |
single-shot |
00 |
~6 lbs |
$25 |
1870s |
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