The Weapons

On June 29th, 1872, Cole Carson was asked to field test a sniper rifle prototype during a seemingly routine patrol in the Utah Salt Flats. After taking shelter for the night in a small system of caverns beneath the ground, Carson awoke to find his platoon of sixteen Regulators completely surrounded by a fierce collection of Braves and Banditos. In an uncharacteristic show of keen battle strategy, the Braves remained out of sight and let loose volleys of arrows every time a Darkwatch Regulator neared the cavern�s surface. As the Banditos advanced, their red eyes blazing in deepest night, the Darkwatch Regulators knew their outnumbered and immobilized squadron had little hope of standing ground until daybreak. Without any word to Carson, who was acting as their superior officer, three young agents raced from the caves directly into the pack of approaching Banditos. Each carried two sticks of dynamite in their clinched fists. In the resulting chaos Carson slipped out of the caverns and took position one hundred yards to the north east. Though it was dark, windy and he�d never fired the weapon before, Carson managed to head shot nine Braves, allowing his men to leave the caverns and engage the Banditos as equals.

The Carson Range Rifle, as it came to be known, was designed to maximize range at the expense of all else. Its long barrel makes it impossible to conceal and awkward to carry. It has no repeating fire capabilities, and bears a fragile 5 pound scope which provides ranged sight, but less than a 6 degree point of reference. Initially a cannon loader, this weapon was revised for bolt action in the mid 19th century.