The authors "dumbed down" the stats for most weapons I think, lumping similar calibre weapons together with the same ranges, damage and recoil, and (excluding pistols) rounding to the nearest 5 metres with range as well. All well and good for most gamers, but not all that great for those who actually know a little about firearms and their real world performance in relation to each other.
Recoil for in the books is also a little high in my opinion. For example the F88 (Steyr AUG) rifle has a listed recoil of 3 which allows only one decently aimed shot per 5 second phase by the average strength shooter. I myself could squeeze off 2-3 in that same time and I'm certainly not the strongest of people. Paul's stats for the same weapon lists the recoil at a more reasonable 2 for single shots and almost controllable 6 for bursts (down from the 8 in the books).
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