Grappled & Ranged Attacks: Martial Arts vs. Tactical Shooting vs. Technical Grappling

[Ulzgoroth]

Originally Posted by DouglasCole

Grapples are mutual in TG, so if you have your pistol and are grappled, you can attack to break free (to lower your own skill penalties) and attack to increase CP (to reduce his Trained ST). Rule Zero applies on this one, and bringing a pistol to bear should be possible. By TG-RAW, it IS possible to make ranged attacks.

Grapples are mutual, but what are you attacking with to increase CP? If you've got a pistol, sure, you can free a hand. But if you're trying to hold on to a carbine, you don't have any hands to use. I imagine you might still be able to use both arms in an attempt to break free despite this (especially if the grapple is of your arms or your gun), but could you really use them to get CP on your attacker?