User blog comment:Wassboss/Rootin' Tootin' Wild West Shootin': Dutch van der Linde vs "Lucky" Ned Pepper/@comment-11361577-20190223110256

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Duel Custom Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3 vs. Remington Model 1875:' The Remington a slightly longer range. The Schofield Model 3 has a faster muzzle velocity. Now, both are revolvers so both got a magazine of six bullets, but since Dutch has two revolvers he also has twice the ammo. But having twice the ammo also means that it takes two times as long to reload them both so it kind of evens out. Since the Schofield has a bit more edges, I am going to give it to Dutch. Edge: Dutch van der Linde

Evans Repeating Rifle vs. Winchester 1866: The Evans has a bigger magazine and even larger range. Both also fire the same caliber. Now both have rifles have their own problems with the Evans being less durable while the Winchester is less accurate. Now being less durable is a problem, but this only affects the rifle over long periods of time, and since this will be a short gunfight and not a weeks-long campaign, the Winchester's inaccuracy will matter more than the Evan's lack of durability. This combined with the way better stats gives the Evans the edge. Edge: Dutch van der Linde

Winchester 1897 vs. Colt 1878 Coach Gun: Both fire the same kind of gauge and are really short range. But the Winchester can fit more bullets in its magazine and the Colt 1878's status as a civilian gun means that it's probably of lower quality and less reliable. Edge: Dutch van der Linde

Colt Single Action Army vs. Smith & Wesson Schofield Model 3: Both have the same stats, the only difference being that the Single Action Army has a slightly faster muzzle velocity. Edge: Dutch van der Linder

X-Factor: Dutch gets a narrow edge in experience if only because we know more about his past, but even if we assume that Ned has been fighting for the same amount of time I doubt he ever fought the US Army. Leadership again goes to Dutch if only because he is able to keep a group of people around to follow him even though he is full of bullshit. Mental health is obviously something Dutch is lacking in and his delusions of grandeur, bullshit plans and paranoia will come to bite him in the ass. But a lack of mental health also makes Dutch more brutal than Ned. With this Dutch gets the most edges in X-Factors. Edge: Dutch van der Linde

Deadliest Wild West Gang Leader: Lucky Ned Pepper! This is surprising, isn't it? Despite winning every edge, none were a big slam dunk for Dutch (with the shotguns being the exception) even in the X-Factors everything was close enough for Ned. What ultimately causes Dutch too lose however is that he is simply insane. While he won't be flashing back to the Wild West version of 'Nam or start pissing his pants while crying, his convoluted tactics will certainly not be effective and his paranoia will cause him to constantly look over his shoulder at his own men. If Dutch were a sane man then this battle would be more clean cut, but sadly he isn't, so Lucky Ned's luck won't run out for now.