[kcdusk]

Targan: i took the numbers from the book, which i think say .30-06.

Draq: well, no. Its T2K so maybe the ammo is even worse than civilian?!?!

Paul: i don't want your excuses! Make something up!

I just found it interesting there was no real difference. I already add a +1 to hit modifier if shooting a bolt action rifle (first shot of a round only). Though that doesn't help differentiate the weapons mentioned here.

How else could you do it?

Maybe civilian rifles won't take the knocks and tumbles as much, get damaged and perhaps have a negative to hit number (which the PC doesn't know, or needs to pass a secret weapons check first after each fire fight to pick it up)?

Maybe civilian rifles are slower to fire (increase their bulk number if using it for order of action purposes)?