Given the caliber, I'd make it a 6-9 rifle instead of a 4-8 rifle. This would allow it to be used for tigers.
#make the Gandhare Rifle more powerful
odd agate
Black powder isn’t very powerful. It’s about equal to 45-70 deer load irc.
delicate hawk
Ok that makes sense
crude zealot
Yep. In contrast to modern cartridge naming conventions:
.577/450 Martini-Henry is actually .455” caliber.
delicate hawk
But also, a lion and tiger don't need as much gun as a bison or buffalo
odd agate
But also, a lion and tiger don't need as much gun as a bison or buffalo
They do. But people made do with what they had. Big cats are TANKS.
delicate hawk
Rly?
Tbh, I assumed that the big cats would be class 7 like the bears, who are also tanky af
odd agate
Tbh, I assumed that the big cats would be class 7 like the bears, who are also t...
People take them with nothing less than .375. (leopards and lions are fairly well known for walking off .375’s)
delicate hawk
Makes sense
But also, aren't bears extremely tough?
odd agate
Makes sense
But also, aren't bears extremely tough?
They are very tough, but it makes sense for their body size, lots of fur and lots of fat to penetrate.
I’m not sure why the Eurasian Brown Bears aren’t Class 8 alongside Grizzlies. The Eurasian subspecies are some of the largest in the world!
delicate hawk
I assumed leopards would be class 5 like cougars
Lions would be class 8 at least
odd agate
Class 7 would be preferable for leopards imo.
Direct step down from lions, but still tanky, way, way, way above snow leopards however.
delicate hawk
How about cougars?
odd agate
Cougars are still in 5 right? I can’t remember, that one update messed up a lot of stuff.
delicate hawk
Class 5