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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900 $3.75
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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by Charles C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 06/12/2008 01:29:21

Super great... i just wish books like this were easyer to find, hard to get books on old guns like these for RPG's I just wish they ha more guns. they seem to pick and choose and ignored some good ones like not a single german gun... i know the 98 is in a million rpgs now but there are other mousers such as the 1891 mouser which used a differnt system and bullet. and no 1881 naggant, well i am not saying thats a dissapointment but this book is saposed to be early military arms but it seems to be only italy swiss us and uk when really thats just a very select few. now i am happy with the product but i was shocked at the lack of other wepons that could or should have made it in this book cause come on, unless you going to make a 2nd book cant say early military firearms and skip ones you dont wanna do unless you call the book "Some Early Militry Firearms"

for the most part the book is 100% worth getting just remember that if there is smething that is lacking makeing you want them to make a nother book.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by JD S. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/22/2007 00:00:00

While its an inexpensive product, its hard to recommend this item or consider it a good buy. Despite the hype about the numbers, it covers exactly eight rifles: the Hotchkiss Rifle (used only by the US Navy during a brief period), the Jarmann, the Krag-Jorgensen,the Kropatschek (a Lebel upgrade, used in Portugal), the Lebel (a widely used rifle), the Lee-Metford (again, an important weapon it its day), the Remington-Keene, and the Vetterli.

To achive its claim of the number of rifles protrayed, the company listed every possible varient and test version of each rifle, includeing weapons which were not issued, issued in tiny numbers, or whose only difference was a minor change in sights.

It ignores the Mauser family completely, and the Mannlichers, while half the rifles covered were (while important developmentally) commercial failures and were very rare.

It is hard to imagine the campaign this volume could possibly support.

EDIT: The publisher's reply is, ironically, disproven by their own product, which openly admits that several of the described models were commercial failures, and notes several models which were never actually issued to the troops.

<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Production values were OK<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The description provided to potential buyers is inaccurate, to put it politely.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Poor<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Ripped Off<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>



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Creator Reply:
The weapon count is in accordance with standard accepted by every militaria author and publisher in the United States, Japan, and Europe. In addition, most military weapons of the period were issued in only limited numbers. Of the literally thousands of different models sold in the era, less than 100 would be considered widely issued by todays standards. Therefore, I am sad to say, your entire review is invalid on these points.
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Contrary to the editing done by the reviewer, all the weapons listed were issued by various militaries around the globe. As for "commercial failures," there is far more to being a failure in the covered era than simply not selling. It was an era where design and technology often made weapons obsolete just as they were reaching the market, as was the case with many weapons presented. Nonetheless, they were all manyfactured by the thousands, issued to troops, and used by armies around the globe. So let's see what JD Smith will edit in next time in an effort to make himself look credible, shall we?
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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by James C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/13/2004 00:00:00

Another great offereing by Dana. Weapons are impeccably researched and the statistics are probably as accurate as can be for a variety of game systems.

A lot of extra detail that some folks may not want, but still a great buy if just for the data about the weapons within. Fans of extra detail will find tons of great information to digest.

His offerings get even better with each volume, the writing is very concise and to the point and the table layouts are quite user friendly.



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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by Jason C. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/09/2004 00:00:00

This installment is solid, good crunchy material for anyone wanting these guns in their game. The development of the weapons is well-outlined. It's a little pricy at $5 for what it delivers, unless your game is really desperate for a lot of gun details. Other than that it's terrific. (I putchased it on sale and felt I got a great deal.)



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Creator Reply:
The price of this volume has never surpassed $4.00. Pricing of each volume involves both assessment of the volume of content presented, as well as the cost of research materials involved with the particular volume. Research with this particular volume involved a rather expensive article article published in 1889, which we have graciously re-present for you in its entirety, complete with the original wood cut prints presented with the article.
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Big Bang Vol. 4: European Military Rifles, 1870-1900
Publisher: Alternate Realities Publications
by Peter P. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/24/2004 00:00:00

Fine product. A must for those GMs that run different era games.



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[4 of 5 Stars!]
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