"No suggestions, but maybe you can do me a favor. Here." Jacob turns to the rack, takes something down, and holds out yet another gun to Heine, this one an exotic-looking assault rifle.

"Chakram Launcher needs some more testing," he says. "It fires explosive razor discs instead of regular rounds. I've tried it- not sure I like it." He gives Heine a slight sideways smile. "If you give me a second opinion, we can call it even on the trashed rifle. Sound good? The range is just next door."