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Post by hardlec on Dec 29, 2018 14:42:16 GMT
I have been working on a costume for AQMF, realizing that WWI combat uniforms did not have decorations, name tags or pretty much anything beyond rank insignia.
I wanted to make a prop gun and came up with a thought, which I am beginning to execute.
A sawed off Winchester lever action shotgun. The lever action can be worked with one hand making it good for a rough rider, and with blank ammunition it could launch a grapple.
Is this believable?
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Post by boxholder on Dec 29, 2018 15:34:43 GMT
Nothing fundamentally wrong with the concept as it stands.
However, John Browning introduced a 5-shot recoil operated shotgun in 1905 that would permit true one hand operation. The date puts is squarely in the AQMF timeframe
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Post by scottwashburn on Dec 29, 2018 15:51:06 GMT
The Model 1897 Winchester shotgun was used by US troops from the Spanish American War through World War I. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Model_1897Not really sure how much use it would be against a tripod or drone. As for your costume, You can certainly improvise and start adding unit insignia and such. I've mentioned this in my novels. |
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Post by hardlec on Dec 29, 2018 22:42:55 GMT
scottwashburn I will have to search your books for costume hints.
A sawed off shotgun is pretty handy for use on a bike. 12 gauge slugs with a tool steel core might penetrate a tripod. there is also the HESH principal. A putty-like explosive flattens out on the armor and detonates, causing armor damage.
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Post by madmorgan on Dec 31, 2018 11:10:43 GMT
my stepdad had one of these from his time in ww2. Kicked like a mule!
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Post by hardlec on Dec 31, 2018 17:53:24 GMT
Working a slide takes two hands. A lever action can be worked in one hand and without having to take that hand off the weapon, hence easier for use while on a bike
Like the lever action rifle the Duke used in True Grit.
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Post by madmorgan on Jan 2, 2019 2:13:57 GMT
Exactly - would definitely make the grade for a motorcycle and/or Rough Rider weapons. And give at least a +1 POW to boot.
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Post by scottwashburn on Jan 2, 2019 13:07:19 GMT
Sarah Conners managed it with one hand in Terminator 2  The 1897 Winchester has the interesting feature that if you hold the trigger down and work the pump, it will fire automatically each time a new shell is loaded. And the military version can mount a bayonet |
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Post by boxholder on Jan 2, 2019 13:27:16 GMT
Yes, indeed!
If you want to clear out a trench section, it is hard to conceive a better tool. I think it was nicknamed Trench Sweeper.
The Germans, those friendly folks who introduced gas warfare, tried to get the shotguns outlawed as too barbarous. They also introduced the flamethrower, too.
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Post by hardlec on Jan 3, 2019 14:04:07 GMT
Sarah Conners was on foot. While a pump action is usually preferred, in fact it is my choice for my shotgun, a lever action is better while on a horse or bike.
Shot shells or buck and ball are great anti-personnel weapons, but we are fighting Martians. I want to be able to shoot my grapple.
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