[Reaver]

If SR3's Cannon Companion and SR4's Arsenal is anything to go by, weapon mods like short and long barrels are just a sourcebook away.

Possibly. But with RnG out and no customization rules, it is unlikely  they will come out soon.... i think part of the problem was they got a LOT of flack over some of the rules for weapon customization, and might have said "screw it" until they get all the baseline books out....

Then they might revisit weapon mods again.

[Medicineman]

Possibly. But with RnG out and no customization rules, it is unlikely  they will come out soon..

Time for another pdf, methinks

HougH!
Medicineman

[Tarislar]

Pretty sure when the Ares Alpha was introduced back in 2E it was a bullpup as well.  Though I don't think its mentioned in the 5E fluff.

[Xenon]

Was that a supplement book to 2E...?
The only assault rifles in 2nd (base rule book) was FN HAR and AK-97.
3rd (base rule book) had the same assault rifles as 2nd, but also introduced the AK-98.

[Shaidar]

The Alpha was introduced in Fields of Fire, SR3's military sourcebook.

[Tarislar]

The Alpha was introduced in Fields of Fire, SR3's military sourcebook.

SR2.   It came out 1/2 a decade before SR3 was released.

[Tarislar]

Pic of the AA on this forum boards 1/2 way down.

http://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/more-popular-weapon-designs-more-ergonomic-more-practical.286320/page-73

[Herr Brackhaus]

SR2.   It came out 1/2 a decade before SR3 was released.

I don't remember it being in 2nd Edition, the first Edition of Shadowrun I played. I just dug out my 2nd Edition core book and the Street Samurai Catalog, and I can't find it in either of those. Source?

[Tarislar]

SR2.   It came out 1/2 a decade before SR3 was released.

I don't remember it being in 2nd Edition, the first Edition of Shadowrun I played. I just dug out my 2nd Edition core book and the Street Samurai Catalog, and I can't find it in either of those. Source?

Fields of Fire is the book, the original "Merc" book, he mentioned it being a SR3 sourcebook but its SR2 as I mentioned.

[All4BigGuns]

SR2.   It came out 1/2 a decade before SR3 was released.

I don't remember it being in 2nd Edition, the first Edition of Shadowrun I played. I just dug out my 2nd Edition core book and the Street Samurai Catalog, and I can't find it in either of those. Source?

Could've sworn Street Samurai Catalog was 1st Edition... 

[Tarislar]

Could've sworn Street Samurai Catalog was 1st Edition... 

SSC was 1st & 2nd both.  Didn't change names till 3rd, same with Grimoire was still Grimoire, etc etc.

[Xenon]

Pic of the AA on this forum boards 1/2 way down.

[Herr Brackhaus]

SR2.   It came out 1/2 a decade before SR3 was released.

I don't remember it being in 2nd Edition, the first Edition of Shadowrun I played. I just dug out my 2nd Edition core book and the Street Samurai Catalog, and I can't find it in either of those. Source?

Fields of Fire is the book, the original "Merc" book, he mentioned it being a SR3 sourcebook but its SR2 as I mentioned.

Ah, I see. Thank you.

[Sterling]

Pretty sure when the Ares Alpha was introduced back in 2E it was a bullpup as well.  Though I don't think its mentioned in the 5E fluff.

We have contradicting illustrations for the 5e version.  In the Gear Cards (Series 1) the Alpha is shown as a standard layout (card 29).  In the cards included with the Digital Tools Box - Alphaware content it is a bullpup once again (card 39).

Would be nice if there was an official response.

[Namikaze]

Is the 2 points of concealability really a big deal?  Just GM fiat it and move along.