Fast-Firing (Attack Option)

When using a weapon with RoF 2 or 3 (any double-action revolver, any pump- or lever-action firearm, and any semi-automatic weapon), you can pull the trigger and/or operate the lever or pump faster, increasing RoF by 1-3 (to 5 or 6). The attack roll is at shooting skill -4; learn the Fast-Firing technique to buy off the -4. Rcl is unchanged at +1 to RoF, rises by 2 at +2 to RoF, and increases by 4 at +3 to RoF. At RoF 5+, you can’t use spraying fire (p. B409) except with a full-automatic weapon, but you can use suppression fire (p. B409).

Fast-Firing Energy Weapons:

In quasi-realistic settings where such weapons must charge an accumulator before each shot and dissipate heat afterward, you can’t fast-fire them.