[quote=@Keepvogel] Aren't Astartes guns DNA coded to their genetically enhanced owners? They also have a kick not so much like a mule as much as a industrial pneumatic ram. I think it might rip an ordinary arm right off. [/quote] Someone took that into account and did the math using modern weaponry. Because they use rockets after the initial shot to accelerate the bolt, the recoil would be... Stiff, but manageable. Kind of. You'd need a few seconds between shots to stabilise it, but that shot would blow heads apart. [quote=@Hank] There is no way for a regular human to obtain an Astartes-issue bolt pistol, so no. You can pick your gear from the Armoury list -- stuff like this is exactly why I made that list in the first place. :hehe Let me once again reiterate that this RP is not about personal success. The only feasible reason I could think of for you wanting to use a weapon like that is because it gives you a significant leg-up on the rest of the cast [i]or[/i], if you don't believe having an Astartes-issue bolt pistol is any stronger than any other rifle, because it makes your character even more special. Neither are valid reasons. Focus on making your [i]character[/i] interesting, not their gear. [/quote] Nah, I just think it would be an interesting addition. It doesn't really make sense for my character to have it though. She's a specialist with a bizarre rocket-launcher type thing (carried by a servo skull, because the ammo is heavy enough,) so that's enough I reckon.