GAMEMASTER’S NOTES



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hadowrun has a lot of guns already, granted. But come on. You can always use more guns. That’s just what this supplement was made for.

A lot of these guns are old. Just because a gun is old, though, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Lots of people want to make characters that sport ‘classic’ weaponry, such as the Desert Eagle .50, the WWII German Ruger, or other such weapons. For rare or outdated weaponry, the availabilities numbers are high to reflect this rarity.

I’ve also included some updated versions for things that seemed interesting to me. Because we can’t all have laser rifles, now, can we?

All trademarked and copyrighted names are property of their respective owners. I’m not trying to challenge them in any way, shape, or form, just trying to bring a breath of fresh air to a game by using real-life weapons and offer a glimpse of what the future could hold for things such as these.

As for this work itself, well. That’s copyright me. You are allowed to distribute, unaltered, this work, for free. Anything else is forbidden.

Now that the legal stuff is out of the way – let’s get on to the guns.

DESERT EAGLE

In it’s .50 AE version, the Desert Eagle is the most powerful autoloading pistol easily available, but with the 10 round capacity of the 9mm version, it is still in a class by itself. A very large weapon, the Eagle is uncontrollable unless the firer has large and strong hands. The unusual gas-bleeding recoil system limits the type of attachments that can be used and requires a high minimum velocity for dependable operation. The slide stop requires the use of both thumbs to release a locked back slide, making this a slightly inconvenient, if powerful, weapon.

The Desert Eagle has a recoil mod of +2 for the second round instead of +1. It cannot accept barrel mounts due to its gas-operated rotary bolt. It also cannot fire any rounds except for full-metal jacketed rounds (normal, APDS, and AV ammo) due to the fact that the material used in other rounds will clog the ports. Full-metal jacketed rounds have an availability modifier of +1.

H&K SOCOM

In August 1991, a request was put forth from the U.S. Special Operations Command for an OHWS (Offensive Handgun Weapon System). Colt and H&K competed for the contract, and H&K eventually won out. It has undergone many changes since its birth in 1991. The official name for this pistol is Mark 23, Mod 0. Not real catchy. The popular name is the SOCOM.

The first SOCOM was designed by the great H&K engineer, Helmut Weldle. In addition to its military use, a limited run was sold to citizens of the U.S., with the barrel threads for use with a suppressor intact. The gun holds 12 cartridges of .45 ACP ammunition. The suppressor sold by H&K with the gun was made by Knight’s Armament Company of Vero Beach, FL. It is usable wet or dry, with wet making the quiet pistol even more silent.

The first pistol listed is the older model. It was considered by the intelligence community as an ‘army weapon’ only, something for soldiers to use, largely due to its blocky and inelegant frame. It featured a detachable suppressor (complex action to remove/attach, -2 to concealability while attached) that extended its already large size, along with a detachable laser sight or underbarrel tactical light (again, complex action to remove/attach, -1 conceal on each). It has one point of recoil compensation due to its heavy barrel.

The 2060 model was a redesign by Bellena Weldle, a descendant of Helmut Weldle. By reducing the magazine capacity and making the frame more sleek with the help of stronger, lighter composites, it is much more concealable than the standard model. In addition, the suppressor was custom redesigned so that when it attaches (still a complex action), it slots into the frame of the weapon, reducing a normally awkward profile (only –1 to conceal). However, this lighter weapon is said to have more kick than the standard model, and is suggested for use only by experienced shooters. It comes standard with an underbarrel tactical light and an internal smartlink, removing the need for any laser sight.

ruger mark II

In the summer of 1949, the Ruger story began with the appearance of a small ad in the pages of the American Rifleman, reading “The .22 Ruger pistol… the first overall improvement in automatic pistol design since the Browning patent of 1905.” Bold words, but the efficient, reliable, accurate and inexpensive Ruger Standard Model soon became the largest selling, most popular .22 autoloading pistol in history.

It has no slide as in most autoloaders but instead employed a cylindrical bolt that operated within a tabular receiver, more like an autoloading rifle than other .22 automatic pistols. The rear sight was fixed atop the receiver and therefore did not move when the gun was fired. Perhaps its most innovative aspect, though, was that the frame was constructed of facing halves tamped from two flat sheets of steel and then welded together. Not typical, but plenty strong for a .22 and much less expensive to produce than milled or forged frames.

The Mark II included many features that the original lacked. For one, there was a long-anticipated bolt lock, plus a pair of indentations at the rear sides of the receiver for easier grasp of the bolt when cocking. The magazine was expanded to a full 10-round capacity. Most significantly, the safety was redesigned so that it locked only the sear (instead of the bolt and sear), which allowed the bolt to be pulled to the rear to inspect the status of the gun, loaded or not, without taking off the safety.

The Ruger Mark II has a unique barrel, and thus has no underbarrel mount. However, specialized top mounts were made for pistol scopes and laser sights. Multiply the cost of such items by 1.5 and increase the availability by +2.

Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 magnum

The .44 Magnum cartridge was introduced in 1955 by Remington for use in the (then) new Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum revolver. In years following other manufacturers added .44 Magnum revolvers to their lineups, but Smith &Wesson made the classic. Even today, the .44 Magnum cartridge delivers a heavy blow, though the ammunition is getting harder and harder to find.

Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum revolvers have heavyweight steel frames to help with the kick of the gun, and have been available in blue, nickel, or stainless steel finishes. As with most other Smith & Wesson products, the model 29 revolvers have fairly well finished parts, are hard to break, and will last a lifetime when properly maintained.

Ammunition for the .44 is quite hard to find. Most of it is handloaded. Multiply the cost of ammunition for this gun by 5 and increase the availability by 4.

Makarov

The proper name for this gun is the Baikal IJ-70, but that just doesn’t roll off the tongue like its common name, the Makarov. It was first produced in the early 1950’s as the standard issue pistol for the Russian military. It remained unchanged through the 1980’s, going almost four decades without a single modification, mostly due to bureaucracy.

Fortunately, the Makarov was a very good pistol to start with. It was based off of a simplified Walther PP. Locked breech designs were rejected in favor of a simple blow-back mechanism to hold down manufacturing costs. Light-weight and compact, featuring outstanding performance, the pistol is a reliable personal weapon in close combat. The trigger guard was enlarged so that Russian cops and soldiers could reach the trigger even while wearing heavy winter gloves.

It was chambered for a Russian version of the .380 ACP cartridge, since that was the most powerful round that the basic Walther PP design could accommodate. The new Russian cartridge used an odd diameter .364” bullet in a case 1mm longer than the .380’s, and became known as the 9mm Makarov.

Like the PP, the Makarov has a fixed barrel, and is a conventional double-action/single action semi-automatic with a hammer drop safety on the left side of the slide. The Makarov has a rebounding hammer, and it is quite safe to carry one with the safety off and the hammer lowered over a chambered round.

Many Communist countries produced Makarov pistols locally in their own factories. Quality varies depending greatly on the country of manufacture. The German and Russian Makarovs are regarded as the best, the Chinese as the worst. Millions of this pistol were produced for the four decades it was in service.

On the down side, nobody produces the cartridge anymore except enthusiasts. Ammunition is multiplied by 4 in price, and availability is increased by +2.

Colt m1911a1

This is the pistol which was in use by the U.S. government for over 70 years. Though claimed by many to be inaccurate, the military M1911A1 was required to put all of its 7 rounds into a 7.46 inch circle at 50 yards for it to remain in service. Though the heavy use received by military-issue weapons can wear out the barrel in a relatively short time, the M1911A1 has proven itself to be an extremely reliable and accurate weapon in well trained hands.

The M1911A1 has had a colorful history. Prior to the adaptation of an autoloading pistol, the U.S. military had issued a number of different makes and models of revolvers, mostly in .38 Long Colt caliber. During an occupation of the Philippines, the Army encountered the Moro tribe, primitive yet fanatical warriors unafraid of death. The .38 revolvers were found to be so ineffective at stopping them that a call was made back home for the most powerful weapons, including scores of the obsolete Colt Single Action Army revolvers chambered for .45 Colt.

The results were enough to convince the Ordinance Board that the next issue of U.S. handgun should be of no less than .45 caliber, and preferably an autoloading design. Trials were conducted during this time period with manufacturers from all over the world submitting designs for the Army’s consideration, including even such exotic beasts as a .45 caliber Luger.

By the final series of trials in March 1911, Colt and Browning had developed the new Model 1911. Perhaps the most significant feature of the new model was a manual safety lever that could be manipulated using the thumb of the firing hand. This was introduced at the insistence of the U.S. Calvary, who at the time was very influential in the Armed Services and harsh critics of automatic pistols in general. This modification allowed them to lead their horse with one hand and still be able to fire the pistol with the other.

Various other small innovations to the gun’s basic design, such as the taper-sided front sight being made parallel-sided for a better sight picture and the trigger being made slightly shorter to accommodate more users, eventually led to the gun being renamed the Model 1911A1 just prior to World War Two.

Though the M1911A1 was officially replaced in the U.S. Army by the Beretta 92FS in 1985, Colt’s weapon plodded along for several more years until sufficient quantities of the 92FS were available. It was phased out of service completely by 1992, and the old weapons were sold to collectors, museums, and other armies all around the world. It is still often referred to by its common name, simply, “the .45”.

The M1911A1 is considered to be ‘melee hardened’ and has a +1 for any reliability checks the GM may throw at it.

Mauser c96

Contrary to popular belief, the C96 was not invented by Paul Mauser, a leading gunsmith in the late 18th century, but by Fidel Feederle, the superintendent of the Experimental Work Shop. Paul Mauser renamed the pistol the “Mauser Military Pistol” in the hopes that it would achieve large sales through its adoption by the German military. Production began in 1896, and ended about 1939 with only about a million units produced.

The C96 was the first efficient and reliable design for a self-loading pistol in history. The design is based upon the frame being milled out from a solid forging, rather than separate pieces. The receiver and barrel are formed from a single forging. This means, unfortunately, that a lot of present day C96’s have ‘shot-out’ barrels, and as they can’t be changed out, they have to be bored out to the larger 9mm caliber. In addition, due to military requirements, large numbers were manufactured already converted to use 9mm ammo, the same as the later available Luger pistol.

In game terms, the Mauser is a collector’s piece. “Stripper Clips” themselves are almost completely nonexistent. While some dedicated followers still produce spare parts off of the basic design produced in 1896, over 150 years ago, most are simply put into display cases and never fired. They’re too valuable to use as a weapon.

The price listed is for an authentic, original Mauser. Mausers made from non-original parts can be had for about half that price and availability. Stripper clips for the Mauser cost about 50 nuyen for a modern day equivalent, or around 1000 for an original.

Uk Sten

The STEN name comes from the names of the designers (Shepard and Turpin) and from the factory where they worked (Enfield Arsenel). It was one of the most crude, ugly, simple, and effective submachineguns of WW2. More than 4 million STENs of different versions were made from 1941 until 1945.

The first STEN, the Mark I, was developed in mid-1941 to provide a cheaper replacement for the Tommy Guns the British Army was purchasing from the United States. It was manufactured from simple stamped and rolled steel parts. The side-mounted magazine enables a user to lay flat on the ground and still maintain a very low profile to the enemy.

The Mark II was the most widely produced version, slightly smaller than the Mark I. The magazine and the feeding module were the main drawbacks of the Mk I and II. Soldiers complained because the gun often jammed in combat, and many took to loading the magazines with only 30 rounds instead of the ‘full capacity’ of 32 to reduce the strain on the feed springs.

The Mark III first appeared in 1943, and made changes to the magazine housing and feed to reduce the frequency of jams with the weapon.

The stats listed are for the Mark III. For a Mark I or II, the gun will occasionally (2 or 3 on a 2d6 roll) jam when fired in full-auto. It comes with a fixed stock.

Thompson smg

Commonly known as the “Tommy Gun”, it was invented by John Thompson of the Auto Ordnance corporation in 1919. At this time in history, machineguns were large, heavy weapons, requiring several soldiers working in concert. Thompson was driven by the thought of creating a hand-held machinegun that a single soldier could operate.

Thompson wanted to design a gun that operated on the blowback principle, relying on the explosive gasses of firing to literally blow the bolt backwards and thus chamber a new round for firing. However, only pistols used this method, as more powerful ammunition blew the bolt back too quickly, often injuring the operator or destroying the weapon.

The solution was found in a patent filed by John Blish, a retired Navy commander. Thompson set about making the first delayed blowback weapon ever, designed with a breech that kept the bolt from retracting until pressures in the chamber were reduced to a safe level. Too small to be a rifle and capable of automatic fire, it was dubbed the ‘sub-machine gun’.

Tommy guns became famous in the “roaring twenties” in the USA when, during Prohibition, many Tommy guns were used by both police and criminals. Hollywood proceeded to make this gun a symbol of the gangsters of that era, but this gun was also widely used during WW2 and later in the Korean war, and proved itself as a reliable and powerful firearm. It comes with a fixed stock, and can be equipped with a 20 round clip or 50 round drum.

Mp 40

Almost every nation fighting in WWII produced an SMG and used it to great effect. The Germans were no exception. Despite being known as the Schmeisser by Allied troops, the MP 38 and its successor, the more popular MP 40, were not designed by famed weapons designer Hugo Schmeisser, but by Heinrich Vollmer.

Like other guns of that time, it was made almost entirely out of stamped steel and plastic parts. It was an economical weaon to produce, reliable, compact, and capable of producing a high volume of fire. This approach influenced both the British Sten and the American M3 “Grease Gun”. The MP 40 was even prized by British troops over their Sten guns, the ammunition being interchangeable.

Despite old movies and popular trids to the contrary (such as Nazi Party III: The Clone of Hitler), the MP 40 was typically only given to platoon or squad leaders, the majority of soldiers carrying Karabiner 98k rifles. A total of some 1.2 million MP 38 and 40’s were produced prior to and during WW2.

The main drawback of the MP38/40 was the lack of front handguards which often resulted in burned hands during sustained fire. PCs using this weapon for full-auto fire for more than one round have to resist 4L fire damage. It comes standard with a folding stock.

Micro Uzi

The UZI SMG was developed in Israel by Usiel Gal. Considered to be the first of the ‘third-generation’ submachineguns, the UZI’s distinct box-like lines made it recognizable by everyone. That, combined with its production line of over ten million UZI’s and variants on the line, led to many members of the media referred to any automatic weapon as an UZI.

The UZI was adopted by police and military of more than 90 countries, including Israel, German, Belgium, and many other Eastern Bloc countries. The smaller versions, such as the Micro UZI, were used by many police and special operations units around the world, and could even occasionally be found in the hands of the U.S. Secret Service.

The overall ruggedness and simplicity of the UZI has given it a reputation as a very reliable weapon, capable of operating under the severest conditions. Safety is also paramount, and it comes with three safeties: the fire selector, a grip safety to prevent it from firing if improperly held, and a ratchet safety that prevents the bolt from going forward if the charging handle should slip while the weapon is being cocked.

The Micro UZI, the smallest of the UZI line, was first just a regular UZI pistol modified for selective fire before it became an SMG in its own right. It is often said to have all the best qualities of a pistol and an electric drill. The charging handle is located on the top of the weapon, and as such, it cannot accept top-mounted accessories.

Calico

The Calico SMG is somewhat mysterious and quite notorious in design, concept and appearance. The key properties of the firearms were extremely large magazine capacity combined with slim profile and ambidextrous handling. The first designs, circa 1990, were intended for both police and military markets.

The receiver was delayed blowback operated, using the same system that H&K used in their MP5 SMG series. It was capable of selective fire, going anywhere from semi-automatic to full-auto.

The most interesting feature of the gun, however, was the top-mounted, cylindrical magazine that held 50 or 100 rounds without overly affecting concealability. Made mostly of plastic, this magazine contained helical guide grooves at its “inner” cylindrical wall, with a rotating central “follower” that caused the cartridges to follow the helical track inside the cylinder, driven by a spring at the rear.

The military was never too taken with the weapon, and the U.S. Assault Weapons Ban of 1994, which limited capacity for civilian guns to 10 rounds, further impacted the future of this weapon. Sales to military and police were decidedly lackluster, and the company that manufactured the Calico eventually went out of business.

Browning automatic rifle

The Browning Automatic Rifle (often referred to as a BAR) was first produced in 1918 during World War I. It was hoped that the BAR might help break the stalemate on the French fronts. The theory was for large numbers of soldiers armed with BARs to employ “walking fire” against the enemy trenches, advancing toward the enemy, firing with each step of the right foot, which would (theoretically) drastically intimidate German return fire.

While some BARs were issued in time to see service at the front, it was only used for about three months before the armistice of November 1918 stopped the fighting. The BAR proved to be so popular, however, that it was kept in service. Some 85,000 BARs had been produced under the original contract.

During World War II, several modifications were incorporated into the original design, including a folding bipod, a muzzle flash hider, and elimination of the semi-auto mode, instead allowing two rates of automatic fire. The BAR continued to provide excellent service during WWII and the Korean conflict, and later wes redesigned in civilian models to provide semi-automatic fire only, with parts designed to be completely incompatible for full-auto fittings to conform to government regulations.

There are three variants of this rifle, in decreasing order of rarity. The first, the model 1918, has SA/FA modes. The second, model 1918A2, has BF/FA, with a bipod. The third, model 1918A3, has the bipod, firing mode SA, and cannot be modified for BF or FA fire. All of them have 2 points of recoil suppression from the heavy barrel and plastic stock.

Sturmgewher 44

This weapon, known as the world’s first assault rifle, was introduced by the German army late in World War II. It was the direct inspiration for the AK-47, once the most prolific gun in the world.

The StG 44 was revolutionary in that it combined the best elements of both rifles and submachineguns. It fired a cartridge that was powerful enough to hit at long range, and yet not so powerful that automatic fire became uncontrollable.

It was originally called the Maschinenpistol 43, due to Hitler’s repeated statements that nothing but submachineguns were suitable for his army. After the first field reports about the weapon came in, however, he personally approved it and gave it the designation of Sturmgewher 44, literally ‘assault rifle, model 1944’.

The StG 44 comes with a stock and thus has 1 point of recoil reduction.

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Dragunov svd

While the Soviet Russian army was in operation each squad was issued one man with a Dragunov SVD. The weapon was not considered a true sniper rifle, but functioned simply to increase a squad’s effective range from 300m to about 600m. Rugged and durable, it served its purpose quite effectively.

The SVD comes standard with a PSO-1 scope, providing 4x magnification (Mag-1). It also comes with a bayonet, which is mounted in a similar way to an AK-47. It has iron sights for if the scope fails, a feature not found on standard sniper rifles. Both of these features attest to the fact that this weapon was designed for use on a relatively large scale in mass combat, rather than by highly trained, elite troops.

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|Pistol |Class |Modes |Conceal |Ammo |Damage |Weight |Avail |Cost |SI |

|Desert Eagle .50 |Heavy |SA |3 |6(c) |11M |2.5 |4/3d |1100 |2.5 |

|Desert Eagle .44 |Heavy |SA |3 |8(c) |10M |2 |4/3d |900 |2 |

|Desert Eagle 9mm |Heavy |SA |3 |10(c) |9M |1.5 |4/3d |700 |1.5 |

|H&K SOCOM |Heavy |SA |4(2) |12(c) |9M |3.5 |8/2w |1500 |2 |

|H&K SOCOM 2060 |Heavy |SA |5(3) |10(c) |9M |2.5 |5/1w |3500 |2 |

|Pistol |Class |Modes |Conc |Ammo |Damage |Weight |Avail |Cost |SI |

|Ruger Mark II |Light |SA |8 |10(c) |6L |0.75 |10/1w |900 |3 |

|S&W .44 Magnum |Heavy |SA |4 |6(cy) |9M |1.25 |8/3d |850 |2.5 |

|Makarov |Heavy |SA |5 |10(c) |8M |0.75 |6/3d |700 |1.5 |

|Colt M1911A1 |Heavy |SA |5 |7(c) |9M |1 |5/8d |900 |1.5 |

|Mauser C96 |Light |SA |5 |10(c) |7L |1 |24/6m |12000 |10 |

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|SMG |Modes |Conc |Ammo |Damage |Weight |Avail |Cost |SI |

|UK STEN |SA/FA |5 |32(c) |6M |3 |18/3m |4000 |2 |

|Thompson |SA/FA |4 (3) |20(c)/50(d) |7M |4.5 |16/2m |5250 |2 |

|MP-40 |SA/FA |5 |32(c) |6M |4 |14/4w |4500 |2 |

|Micro UZI |BF |7 |20(c) |6M |2 |6/2d |1200 |1 |

|Calico |SA/BF/FA |5 (4) |50(c)/100(c) |7M |2 |8/6d |1750 |3 |

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|Pistol |Class |Modes |Conc |Ammo |Damage |Weight |Avail |Cost |SI |

|BAR 1918 |Assault Rifle |SA/FA |2 |20(c) |8M |6.5 |18/3m |9000 |4 |

|BAR 1918A2 |Assault Rifle |BF/FA |2 |20(c) |8M |8.5 |12/1m |7500 |4 |

|BAR 1918A3 |Assault Rifle |SA |2 |20(c) |8M |8.5 |8/14d |4000 |1.5 |

|StG 44 |Assault Rifle |SA/FA |3 |30(c) |8M |5 |10/30d |5000 |4 |

|Dragunov SVD |Sporting Rifle |SA |NA |10(c) |9S |2.5 |12/21d |4000 |2.5 |

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