Rifle, Western (3.5e Equipment)

Musket Rifle

Simple Two-Handed Projectile Critical: 19-20/×2 Range Increment: 100 ft. Ammunition: Bullets, Rifle Type: Piercing Hardness: 10
Size	Cost	Damage	Weight1	Rarity2	hp
Fine	*	—	*	*	1
Diminutive	*	—	*	*	1
Tiny	*	—	*	*	1
Small	$ 40	1d6	4-1/2 lb.	Rare	2
Medium	$ 20	1d8	9 lb.	Common	5
Large	—	—	—	—	10
Huge	*	—	*	*	20
Gargantuan	*	—	*	*	40
Colossal	*	—	*	*	80
The SRD only gives a means to determine weights of weapons for Large and Small versions based on the Medium weapons. Any other supplied values are the author's best determination. Any sizes lower than Small or greater than Large are too rare to find and must be crafted.

Description

You fire a rifle by priming the hammer and pulling the trigger. You can cock or decock a rifle as a free action. Loading a rifle is a full-round action that provokes attacks of opportunity.

Normally, operating a rifle requires two hands; However, you can shoot, but not load, a rifle with one hand at a –4 penalty on attack rolls. You can shoot a rifle with each hand, but you take a penalty on attack rolls as if attacking with two weapons. This penalty is cumulative with the penalty for one-handed firing.

The maximum range for a rifle is five times as far as the range increment. Firing twice the range increment adds a -2 to hit, three times a -4, four times a -8, and five times a -16.

Enhancements

Musket Rifle Material Enhancements

Material	Average	Masterwork1	Exquisite2	Rarity		Hardness	hp	Special
				Average	Masterwork
Steel	$ 20	$ 220	$ 1020	Common	Uncommon	10	5	—
Silver	—	n/a	n/a	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Gold	—	n/a	n/a	—	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Obsidian	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	—
Agate	—	n/a	n/a	—	n/a	n/a	n/a
Spirit Stone	—	n/a	n/a	—	n/a	n/a	n/a
Masterwork weapons have a +1 enhancement bonus on attack rolls. Exquisite weapons cannot be found anywhere. They must be crafted.

See Also

• Weapon Qualities (TOWW)
• Rifle Bullets, Western (3.5e Equipment)

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