V2: Flesh and Bone OOC

Why is Monu not even trying to post a character first with a proposed set of equipment that will be reviewed by the GMs instead on stalling about what he'll get? That's what I did, and it passed with the mention that ammunition is scarce and thorwing knives are hardly effective on the Horde.

I think the only new equipment I would like to have throughout the RP is ammo, 'cause I like my current cop gear, and perhaps a Lightning Hawk magnum really later on, if Will survives that is.

Lightning Hawk magnum, I found out due to Google, is the Resident Evil name for Desert Eagle.

Let me say this: the larger the caliber, the worse you'll perform (after a certain point).

Desert Eagles are effective on TV and in movies, not in real life. Let's look at what its chambered in:

.50 AE - not effective at all. Waaaay too much recoil, little advantage against two legged attackers over others.

.44 magnum - Still way too much recoil. If that's your style, whatever, but it has very little advantage over .357 magnum. Followup shots are extremely difficult.

.357 magnum - acknowledged as the best pistol round for self defense in existence. The desert eagle is not the best medium to use it. It's bulky and not very reliable. Really a revolver round, and I wouldn't trust a semiautomatic handgun with it.

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Now let's take a look at other handgun calibers:

9mm - Good, solid round. Usually holds a large amount of rounds/cartridges in the magazine (don't call it a clip, that is incorrect).

.45 ACP - Fantastic round, second only to .357 in effectiveness. Still maintains relatively high capacity.

.40 S&W - compromise between 9mm and .45 ACP.

The last four I would recommend, the rest I would not. 9mm, .45, .40 and .357 are good. There's also a .38 special, which can fire out of .38 guns or guns that fire .357, and it has reduced recoil than .357 but not much else.

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Common Rifle rounds:

5.56 x 45mm NATO (referred to as 5.56) - NATO's version of the .223, guns chambered in one will fire both. US military caliber, used in M4s etc.

7.62 x 39mm - AK47 round, medium power, won't go into it that much.

7.62 x 51mm NATO - effective, good for medium sniper weapons. NATO's version of the .308, which can be swapped for 7.62 x 51 and vice versa.

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Most other calibers are either ineffective or scarce. So if you want to use .50AE because you want the biggest bullet possible (bullet is the end part of a round or cartridge), be my guest, but you will have a difficult time finding more. Ulysses possesses a lot of types of ammo and reloads his own.

So there's my gun guide. If the rest of the participants could submit character sheets, we can get started soon.

Guess I'll stay with the handgun I currently have. I don't know much about guns myself, what I took was what what I found in open guides about police equipment.

I SHALL PLAY ZE CAPTEIN!