True, but to be fair, wasn’t this the point of duelling pistols? Much like fencing swords aren’t like real swords, duelling pistols weren’t crafted to be the most accurate or damaging firearms possible. And they came in pairs so the duellists would both have the same exact standing.
Of course, if you have to impose artificial restrictions on your supposed deadly combat to make it less deadly, you might as well simply remove the death element at all and make it a game of paintball.
True, but to be fair, wasn’t this the point of duelling pistols? Much like fencing swords aren’t like real swords, duelling pistols weren’t crafted to be the most accurate or damaging firearms possible. And they came in pairs so the duellists would both have the same exact standing.
Of course, if you have to impose artificial restrictions on your supposed deadly combat to make it less deadly, you might as well simply remove the death element at all and make it a game of paintball.