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Question about Sharonan Firearms
Post by Mr.Privacy2   » Thu Nov 24, 2022 3:05 am

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I am confused about the nature of Sharonan firearms as described. It was said that the guns fired lead pellets instead of bullets. Am I missing something because I have never heard of a rifle, with the exception of gas-powered BB guns, that fired metal pellets. Design quirk of the books or something else?
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Re: Question about Sharonan Firearms
Post by Robert_A_Woodward   » Fri Nov 25, 2022 2:00 am

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Mr.Privacy2 wrote:I am confused about the nature of Sharonan firearms as described. It was said that the guns fired lead pellets instead of bullets. Am I missing something because I have never heard of a rifle, with the exception of gas-powered BB guns, that fired metal pellets. Design quirk of the books or something else?


It might be just flavor. Both words are derivatives of words that mean "ball".
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