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Range Report – Walther PPQ M2

Took a Walther PPQ for a test drive today. I’d fired one of these in 9mm before, and was stunned by it’s accuracy. It just pointed well. Walther PPQ with 4.1″ barrel and 11rnd mag This time, I got to try one out in .40S&W. Now, previously, my weapon of choice was a Glock 23,…

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New Ammo Type: Holy Grail or Marketing Hype

There’s a new bullet in town, and naturally things are all atwitter. What would the stats be if you did the new RIP bullets in GURPS? It’s basically a solid copper bullet, with trochars that are designed to expand (like other hollow-point bullets like the Ranger SXT and other ‘petal’ style ammo). The difference lies…

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Ballistic Ratings and the WTF of Armor as Dice

Yesterday’s post on Armor as Dice generated more commentary than any content-related post I’ve had in a while. So booyah, that’s good. Lively discussion and all that. However, +Jason Packer asked a question that echoed (and contrasted with) another poster’s comment about ensuring that you just subtract armor from damage and, if this is greater than zero,…