justifying my intense interest in firearms by writing star wars fanfic from the perspective of rebels who can't afford blasters but have everything they need to make high-quality guns and gunpowder

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@LexYeen honestly a supersonic lead slug is probably more destructive than a laser blast anyway
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@Felthry ever seen shotgun slug ballistic gel tests?

even .410 slugs are terrifying.

@LexYeen also i bet stormtrooper armor is optimized to defend against blasters, too

would probably crumple to something with momentum
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@Felthry yup, my thinking too. it's expensive to outfit troops, and the Empire doesn't care about people, so armor their troops against the most common weapons and let the Force sort it out from there.

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