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Wouldn't a bolt action be too advance for the time period? I thought it was like a late medieval/renaissance thing like bloodborne with most gunpowder weapons still being flintlock or the like.   
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I wasn't sure how far back we were supposed to go, or what year would be a cut-off period for technology. The gun is mainly just in case he gets ambushed and an enemy is right on top of him.