What kinds of firearms would people start making [After the End]?

[swordtart]

Originally Posted by Tomsdad

We have been assessing their effectiveness against armour and comparing them to smooth bores.

Actually I was never that concerned with the effectiveness of crossbows vs armour compared to smooth bores. I was commenting on ATE, where I don't think historical armour will figure to any great extent. I was more concerned with smoothbores being less precise than crossbows.

I was drawn in by some assertions that black powder guns were BETTER than crossbows. The fact that guns replace crossbows was cited as evidence of this superiority and the ability for guns to penetrate armour was stated as the crux of this superiority.

I think I am done here.

Come the apocalypse I'll be the one with the crossbow.