Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-27144409-20190627122349/@comment-25110963-20190902005619

Sentry 616 wrote: I thought so, but I had to check.

The BAR was a classic for a reason, but it's a bit out of date, though I believe I see a laser/flash light attachment. I'd recommend upping the capacity to 20 to 30 round box (if it fits the character), but that would interfere with the guard balance and size. Speaking of which, I can't advise using a magazine as a blade guard.

As you fire, the balance will change, there's a distinct chance of the magazine getting dislodged, jammed in the receiver, or rendered unable to feed.

The blade's also kind of short in relation to the weapon's total length, but I appreciate that you tried to thing about where it would all fit.

My recommendation, if you want to make minimal changes, would be to have an inert mockup of a magazine that you "load" for melee since you're not going to be able to shoot anyway. I had some concerns about certain functions that you do bring up, but keep in mind I drew only one side. There’s actually a manual bolt lever on the other side. I had considered coming up with something to for balance regarding the magazine, but I considered the weapons in show with magazines that don’t seem to bother the user with weight displacement, like Ruby or Blake. Look at Myrtenaster. Empty or full, it’s an integral part of the crossguard and doesn’t seem to bother Weiss. I mostly chalk up the reason I left some of these design flaws in is due to stylistic choice fitting within the show.