Post #97392
May 23, 2017, 05:51:31 AM
Now that I think about it, the 'Russian bear hunt' idea would probably be cool, but realistically a lion pelt is gonna be worth beaucoup bucks, and so shooting it to pieces is probably a terrible idea. Moreover, considering the firearms some people are toting (revolvers, pistols, shotguns of unspecified gauge), it's doubtful they've got enough stopping power for a lion. Or a bear, for that matter.
Only Smiley and Joe have rifles (although I had never mentioned it, it has long been a part of my image of him. If you care, Winchester 1895 chambered for 30-06, chosen because a) nothing says 'wild west all over again' like lever-action rifles and b) it was a common sporting rifle, and a very common caliber).
I mean, no hate on the people carrying pistols, it's just that they're useful mostly in an urban context, because any gun violence in urban environments occurs necessarily at close range, and so controllability, and perhaps more importantly concealability, are crucial, whereas in a rural environment a rifle is just far more practical since a) better at long distance and b) more stopping power, a practical consideration given that a temporary civilizational collapse happened before semi-automatic firearms really became prevalent and so the double or triple-tap just isn't as much of an option.
of course the simplest solution for our lion problem is for Joe, as what is clearly a Magic Native American, to wander off into the woods for some time, after which everyone just hears a roar, a shot, more roaring which dies down afterwards, and then after thirty minutes of wondering how they're gonna kill it now that it's had dinner, he strolls back in carrying the carcass back over his shoulders because he broke its neck with his bare hands after shooting it in the eye somehow didn't kill it well enough
