Rusty
Purveyor of Fine Weaponry
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To create a personal weapon for [member="Alkaios"]
- Image Source: http://imgkid.com/sci-fi-machine-gun.shtml
- Canon Link: N/A
- Restricted Missions: N/A
- Primary Source: N/A
- Manufacturer: Rusty's Custom Firearms and Cutlery http://starwarsrp.net/topic/65922-rustys-custom-firearms-and-cutlery/
- Model: N/A
- Affiliation: [member="Alkaios"]
- Modularity: No
- Production: Unique
- Material: Alusteel, plastoid, slugthrower components
- Classification: Slugthrower
- Size: Handheld
- Length: 51 cm
- Weight: 1.2 kg
- Ammunition Type: .22 LR
- Ammunition Capacity: 55
- Effective Range: Personal
- Rate of Fire: Semi, Burst, Auto
- Low mass, short throw operating system allows for blistering rate of fire.
- Small cartridge size allows for large magazine capacity
- Integrally suppressed barrel
- Digital round counter display
- Integrated close quarters optic
- Tiny, But Fierce- Due to the tiny nature of the .22 LR, this weapon is able to utilize a low mass, short throw operating system that allows it to sustain rates of fire ordinarily reserved for miniguns. On full auto, it can sustain upwards of 2,000 rounds per minute, though the magazine won't last nearly that long. Since the round is tiny, recoil is negligible, allowing the weapon to be controlled easily while maintaining that rate of fire.
- Silent, But Deadly- Since the .22 LR doesn't make much noise to begin, it's easily suppressed. The integrally suppressed barrel makes for a weapon that's not much louder than an air rifle.
- Massive Magazine- Tiny bullets means you can cram a lot of them into a relatively small space. Though the weapon itself is small and compact, the magazine makes up the majority of its size and mass, especially when fully loaded.
- Fierce, But Still Tiny- The properties that make the .22 LR useful for this weapon are the compact size and low gas output. However, that means that individual rounds are extremely weak, and don't have much range. Though a skilled marksman can still kill an unarmored humanoid with a single shot, they have to be close to do it.
- Bullet Hose- Though the magazines have a much higher capacity than your average subgun or rifle, the blistering rate of fire means that the customer will still burn through them with a quickness. The digital round counter can monitor the remaining number of rounds left, but if the customer isn't careful, they'll run out well before the fight is over.
- High Maintenance- As with all suppressed weapons, the suppressor will need to be taken apart and cleaned regularly. Failure to do so will effectively ruin the suppressive properties, and also void the warranty.
Designed as a backup piece, this weapon utilizes a tiny bullet. The .22 LR is typically used for shooting small game, such as squirrels, groundhogs, and the like. However, because the bullet is so tiny, you can cram a lot of them into a magazine, and you can get rates of fire out of the weapon that normal rifles and submachineguns couldn't hope to match.
For stealth purposes, the weapon's barrel is integrally suppressed. This means that the suppressor is built right into the weapon. Since the .22 LR is subsonic and doesn't make much noise to begin with, what you effectively have is a very, very quiet bullet hose. However, since it does throw out a ton of lead, maintenance is incredibly important. Failure to follow the factory recommended maintenance schedules will effectively destroy the suppressor, and will void the weapon's warranty.
This is not a gun for piercing armor. The .22 LR can be stopped by nearly any armor you care to think of. However, since the gun is basically a bullet hose, you can spray down a target and maybe, if you're lucky, find a chink in its armor.
