House ruling firearm skills?

[Bruno]

[QUOTE=ed_209a;804796]Really, I believe a pioneer with a TL5 flintlock rifle could pick up a TL8 assault carbine, and be up to speed in a few hours of training. Having fired a modern reproduction of a TL6 rifle, I can assure you it goes the other way. You just need to learn the quirks of the weapon. This is exactly the concept of Familiarity, rather than separate skills.

A TL 6 rifle and a TL 7 or 8 rifle have far more in common with each other than any of them have with a flintlock weapon (let alone a match lock or cannon lock!)

You might be able to fire a flintlock based only on Familiarity penalty, but LOADING the thing is another beast entirely. Loading a match lock or cannon lock is even more removed, although closer related to a flintlock than modern cased ammunition.

Firing a cannon lock is not even that similar (there's no trigger to pull at all!)

[ed_209a]

Originally Posted by ed_209a

Having fired a modern reproduction of a TL6 rifle, I can assure you it goes the other way.

Originally Posted by Bruno

A TL 6 rifle and a TL 7 or 8 rifle have far more in common with each other than any of them have with a flintlock weapon (let alone a match lock or cannon lock!)

You might be able to fire a flintlock based only on Familiarity penalty, but LOADING the thing is another beast entirely.

Sorry, got my TLs mixed up. It was a reproduction of a Kentucky Rifle, but percussion cap instead of flintlock. So, it was an early TL8 copy of a TL5 weapon.

My dad wasn't a great marksman or teacher, but he taught me enough in 5-6 hours that I could load and fire the weapon, and tie it in with all the other firearm practice I had earlier. Time wise, that seems a lot more like a new familiarity in Guns(Rifle) than 1 point in Guns/TL5(Rifle).