Hans-Christian Vortisch wrote: > > When I think steampunk/late 1800's, I think British, and .58-cal is "more > > British" than .45-cal. > > The British used Gatlings in .450 Gardner-Gatling and .650 Gatling > exclusively. There never was a British Gatling in .58-calibre.
So? This isn't a historical boat. It's the feel that matters. And .577 was a British calibre (which, rounded to two digits, is .58). -- A generous and sadistic GM, Brandon Cope http://www.geocities.com/copeab "It has fallen upon me, now and again in my sojurns through the world, to ease various evil men of their lives. I have a feeling it will prove thus with the Baron." -- Solomon Kane ("The Castle of the Devil", Robert E. Howard) _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
