Hey everyone,
I have a question about the type of gun a character would use in 1889 (location : English country estate). It's late December and the MC goes out hunting game in the woods. At one point, he sees the villain in the distance, maybe about 70 feet away, and draws a bead on him.
I read up about hunting in Victorian times, and I thought the MC could shoot woodpigeons. However, the site I found specified that shotguns were used to bring down these birds. I don't think that would work for aiming at a person (would it?). The MC doesn't actually shoot the villain at this point, but I want it to be clear that he could, if he wanted to, kill the villain. A rifle would work for that, but I'm not sure if the MC would have a rifle, given that he went into the woods specifically to hunt game rather than to shoot a person standing some distance away.
That said, I can change the type of game, if I need to justify his having a rifle. The only things that can't change are the season, the year, and his aiming at the villain.
Any thoughts? Thanks for reading, and for any suggestions or advice!
I have a question about the type of gun a character would use in 1889 (location : English country estate). It's late December and the MC goes out hunting game in the woods. At one point, he sees the villain in the distance, maybe about 70 feet away, and draws a bead on him.
I read up about hunting in Victorian times, and I thought the MC could shoot woodpigeons. However, the site I found specified that shotguns were used to bring down these birds. I don't think that would work for aiming at a person (would it?). The MC doesn't actually shoot the villain at this point, but I want it to be clear that he could, if he wanted to, kill the villain. A rifle would work for that, but I'm not sure if the MC would have a rifle, given that he went into the woods specifically to hunt game rather than to shoot a person standing some distance away.
That said, I can change the type of game, if I need to justify his having a rifle. The only things that can't change are the season, the year, and his aiming at the villain.
Any thoughts? Thanks for reading, and for any suggestions or advice!