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Title: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Warden Drake on <06-05-20/2159:42>

Has anyone ever tried to compare the gun designs in Shadowrun to guns IRL?  For Instance:

Ares Alpha: Resembles an L86A2/TAR-21 with a grenade launcher attachment. 

Model 2054: Resembles an M1014

Savalette Guardian: FNP-45

Cavalier Arms Gladius: M3 Grease Gun

Cavalier Arms Crocket EBR: M14 EBR

What do you guys think?  Can you find guns IRL that look like the guns in-game? 

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Reaver on <06-05-20/2302:41>

Well, an obvious one is the p90 and Praetor...

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Marcus on <06-06-20/0015:45>

One of the recent editions established that all SR Firearms were Electrically ignited caseless ammo.
Which certainly limits your field.
To something like
Voere VEC-91
H&K G11
FDM L5
There is probably more but that's the only ones i know.

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Warden Drake on <06-06-20/1353:47>

Don't mean to sound rude, but when you post guns, could you say which specific IRL guns resemble the in-game guns?  Like the Savalette resembles an FNP-45. 

Edit: What I mean is that; can you find guns that actually physically resemble the in-game guns?  Ammunition type doesn't matter, really; just design. 

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Marcus on <06-09-20/0101:11>

Your original post calls out gun design not gun appearance.

To me fire mechanism and ammo are more interesting aspects of design then what the exterior looks like.

I guess pretty guns are more popular? But I don't really think that's true, I don't think i'd call any AK variant pretty, but it's certainly very popular, and it's even in SR. 

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Cherno on <06-15-20/1107:35>

I'm leaving out the obvious examples like the MP-5 TX, Ingram Smartgun, etc.

The original Ares Predator is modelled after the gun Robocop uses, which in turn is a modified Beretta 93R.
The Assault Cannon class is inspired by the Cobra Assault Cannon, also from Robocop, a modified M82 Barrett.
The Vanquisher and Vindicator cannons are inspired by the GAU-8 Avenger of the A-10 Thunderbolt II.
The Walther Palm Pistol looks like the "Bladerunner Blaster".
The TMP Submachine Gun looks like a Tec-9.
The LAV-98 "Devil Rat" APC is a M113.
The LAV-103 "Striker" Light Tank is a M2/M3 Bradley IFV/CVF.

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Stainless Steel Devil Rat on <06-15-20/1113:13>

The Steyr AUG is a futuristic looking rifle from the 1980s that was almost directly ported into the Street Samurai Catalog set in 2050:

(https://www.steyr-arms.com/us/pub/media/catalog/product/cache/fbff7310dd4075e41b4c3f8df37564e3/a/u/aug_m1_grn_scope_fl_r.jpg)

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: Warden Drake on <06-16-20/2234:14>

Does anyone know what the Predator V looks like?  It kinda looks like a cross between the Beretta and a Desert Eagle. 

Title: Re: Shadowrun guns in real life?
Post by: CanRay on <06-16-20/2346:02>

Quote from: Warden Drake on <06-16-20/2234:14>

Does anyone know what the Predator V looks like?  It kinda looks like a cross between the Beretta and a Desert Eagle.

It's supposed to be the Auto-9 (a heavily modified Beretta 93R) from RoboCop after a few generations of firearms technology and culture changed.  So, the 5th Iteration of the Auto-9, after marketing got involved in how it should look.