Emiricol said:
I pretty much use Ultramodern Firearms - it's "good enough" for my purposes stand alone. I've heard good things about Dana Jorgensen's stuff though. Like, really good things.
My boss is happy to hear that. Big Bang: The Mostly Illustrated RPG Guide to Modern Weapons is an ongoing series, consisting of 15 books published in the last 18 months, plus several ancilliary products. At least three more books will be out before the end of the year. More than 600 pages have been published, detailing well over 600 weapons. The series takes a different approach to small arms in that a very detailed description of the weapon is provided, covering history, development, and whatever qualities or flaws the weapon might have. We also provide the weapon's performance data where available. Finally, the weapons and variants are statted out in 4 game systems, including D20 Modern, Action!, FUDGE, and the company's house system, CyberThriller.
One final thing needing mention is that the weries covers all small arms, not just the slug launchers. That means plenty of grenades, rocket launchers, guided missiles, AA missiles, etc.
Unfortunately, sales for the print version have been abysmal, so it has drastically slowed the release of the print versions.
Anyway, if you're interested in checking out the Big Bang series, here's a 25% discount coupon link for purchasing the PDF. And yeah, anyone else can use this coupon, too.
http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=425&products_id=1634&coupon=71266
