From:	Chris Yang <cyang@*****.UBC.CA>
Subject:	Re: Just a thought
Date:	Thu, 10 Jun 1993 13:24:15 PDT

>
> First off, I would like to ask the list members for there opinions
> on an idea that my GM has come up with. Since most of our group likes
> some of the weapons and vehicles of today, he put a military surplus
> establishment into our game. We have gotten some very usefull items
> from this business. For example instead of the shadowrun sniping
> rifles, we have found that a semi-auto Barrett 50cal. will get the
> job done with one shot very nicely. Even though this weapon gives off
> a very loud report, with an extreme range that far exceeds that of
> the Ranger SM3 we do not even have to worry about it.
> Putting a business of this sort into the shadowrun world really
> has made our lives much more interesting.
>
Heh, ALL of our weapons are modern day equivalents, or updated modern
dat equivalents. I picked up a copy of Guns and Ammo that had a list
of handguns in the back, and let players pick and choose which they
wanted.
Got some Glocks (hi capacity) and some Berettas (they look cool) and
a couple of Desert Eagles (BIG bullets!) in our group now.

By the way, what damage code do you assign to your Barret Light 50?
We've been giving ours an 18S rating (it's supposed to be able to shoot
through an engine block).

Modern guns are more fun...I'm gonna be hitting up Jane's for more. =)

Chris