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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
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caliber
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range
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shots
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damage
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capacity
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loading
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malf
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weight
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cost
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year
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super heavy double
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577 Nitro Express
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60 yds
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2
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4d6+1
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2
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break-open
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00
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17 lbs
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$600+
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~1900
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heavy double
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500 Magnum Express
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70 yds
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2
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3d6+4
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2
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break-open
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00
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14 lbs
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$500+
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1890s
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express double
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400 Nitro Express
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80 yds
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2
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3d6+2
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2
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break-open
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00
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13 lbs
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$350+
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~1900
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-
smallest of the "big game" rifles; also available as 450/400 Express, 400 Magnum Express, 360 Nitro Express, 350 Nitro Express, 10.25x69mmR Express, 9.3x74mmR ...
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double rifle
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400 Nitro
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100 yds
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2
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2d6+4
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2
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break-open
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00
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9 lbs
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$150+
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1884
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drilling
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12 ga + 9.3x74Rmm
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100 yds
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2
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3d6+2
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3
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break-open
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00
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9 lbs
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$150+
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1880s
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heavy cape gun
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10 ga. + 500 Magnum Express
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70 yds
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2
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3d6+4
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2
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break-open
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00
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13 lbs
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$250+
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1880s
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cape gun
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12 ga. + 400 Nitro
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80 yds
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2
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2d6+4
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2
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break-open
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00
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11 lbs
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$125+
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1880s
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single-shot rifle
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various
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<110 yds
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1
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var
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1
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single-shot
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00
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~6 lbs
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$25
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1870s
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typical of late 19th Century hunting rifles, or very cheap modern guns. New ones are available in pretty much any caliber that does 2d6+4 damage or less; some 19th Century models were made in heavy calibers (Sharps buffalo rifles, for example)
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