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Phantomlink959 wrote: I think i one of the people in my RP was working on a pepperbox of some sort.

Also, I tend to avoid anything monster hunter because those weapons are ridiculous even compared to RWBY. and yes, i had to google bowgun.

Now, would you like to know WHY a bowgun wouldn'y work?

Using arrowsand gunpowder together does not mix. the explosion from the powder would destroy the shaft of the arrow, or at the very least cause enough damage to disrupt the flight, making them unreliable at any real range. Additionally, the main cause of damage from bullets is NOT from them puncturing the skin, it is the delivery of kintic energy into the delicate internal organs when it strikes, an arrow, though longer than a buller(and therefore hypothetically able pierce deeper, although in practice bullets are much better at it due to surface friction slowing the arrow) A bullet is MUCH heavier, and much denser, meaning they have a vastly large amount of kinetic force behind them, and thus deal more damage.

tl;dr, bowguns are stupid and useless. Fine, I guess the self repeating crossbow will have to do. But wouldn't Dust tipped bolts solve the damage issue compared to bullets? Also, is there any way to overcome the slow reload time for a revolver besides using that bullet clip thing?