trickybeck wrote:
Handguns have to be revolvers, rifles have to be bolt- or lever-action, shotguns have to be pumped.
Like the .44 Magnum, or the M40, and pump action shotguns tend to not have trigger disconnectors, so accidental (
and rapid) discharge there. Granted, none of my examples are hundred year old, but I think the overall point that they're not any less lethal than modern tech is still valid.
Just to add, I prefer revolvers and bolt action rifles for the very reason that they're much more reliable weapons.