Add new rifle (Blaser R8)

[woven wyvern]

I would like EW to add a new weapon with a new caliber to the game. This is the German Blaser R8 chambered in the Swedish caliber 6.5x55 SE. This is a Straight pull rifle which makes it easy and fast to reload, because of just having to do one linear motion, it’s easier to hold the weapon still and don’t lose the sight of the target as easily, compared to the more common bolt action rifle.

The new swedish caliber 6.5x55 is a pretty common caliber in northern europe. It is used as an all rounder. You could hunt animals down to Fox size and up to moose size. (With the right ammunition) . To balance this new caliber, there should be different animal classes for the different ammunition types, for example the soft point goes from class 2 to class 6. And polymer tip goes from class 4-8. (I don’t know much about how these ammunition types affect the different classes it can take out but this is just to balance the caliber out). And the magazine will only hold 3 rounds

The gun will come in three different variants, its Wood, Synthetic and Carbon.

Please come with factual feedback on this suggestion

[lofty prawn]

Yes, I'd love to see this rifle added to the game

[sonic badge]

maybe it could be in a pack in .17 hmr .6.5x55 swedeish and .300 magnum all being the same gun just being diffrent calibers

[woven wyvern]

yes. like interchangable barrels with different calibers yes. that would be sick. but i think that would be too op for EW. so maybe only .17hmr or .22lr

[surreal helm]

I think a .17 HMR and 6.5x55 Swedish would work just fine and not be op!

[woven wyvern]

Yes. But you talked about .300 aswell. Which would be a bit op

But the different barrels should be behind a ingame paywall and experience wall. So you have to have X amount of Rilfe points to have the interchangable barrels

[surreal helm]

That’s why I excluded it from my point.

[coarse stirrup]

Or add the Sauer 202 in calibrr 8*57 IRS?

[woven wyvern]

meh. my father owns a Sauer 202. but i want something different. a Straight pull action rifle in Caliber 6.5x55 SE with pistol grip. this game lacks creativity tbh

[coarse stirrup]

I know what you mean @woven wyvern

My father has both they both shoot amazing but why 6,5*55 SE? Such a small caliber @woven wyvern

[woven wyvern]

Its one of the three most common calibers in the nordics. 6.5x55 is an allrounder as i said in the post. But here in norway. We dont hunt around with 50bmgs as they do in the states. We use etical hunting strats and calibers. So 6.5 i can use all the way from Capercaillies (with fmj), Foxes and up to moose size. But here in norway. 6.5x55 is the smallest caliber allowed on moose. This game needs "Balancing" so there isnt really a reason for them to add 6.5x55. Due to it being so "OP" for checking off so many animal classes.

Its so sad that every game needs balancing. So there is no reason to make a "realistic" game anymore

Btw the three most common calibers here is 6.5x55 SE, .308. And 30.06