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For those of you whose mooks need more firepower, I bring you mini-gun punch without mini-gun fuss.  Meet the Empty Shell Defense XM556, a suitcase-sized, electrically driven "microgun".  Simply equip each of your mooks with the gun and a backpack containing a battery and a crap-ton of belted ammunition, and they'll give the opposing heroes a night to remember.  Weighing in at a paltry 16lbs (unloaded weight) and measuring a mere 22" in length, this microgun is smaller than most shoulderable firearms and comes with a point and click interface (see that red button?!). Availability is limited to your nearest military prototype test range, so consider a quick smash & grab to obtain upgrades for your mooks.
 
The ESD XM556 -- proof that good things DO come in small packages!
 

 
 

Today I bring you the CAA RONI-STAB non-NFA pistol carbine conversion kit for Glocks. Your mooks will love flying under the NFA radar with this legal upgrade that provides SBR-like capabilities for their Glock pistols with none of the typical SBR hassles.  Need it quickly?  No problem, buy it online and have it shipped to the doorstep!  Need to conceal it?  No problem, as the use of a brace instead of a stock means the pistol remains a legally-concealable pistol (assuming one has a concealed carry permit)! Need to shoulder it in order to take minute-of-opposition shots with a pistol at 50-100 yards? No problem, as the BATFE's recent reversal on the shouldering of braces equating to constructive intent means anyone can misuse the brace all s/he likes without any fear of consequences!
 
The CAA RONI-STAB, RONI and Micro RONI ... for discriminating mooks and their villainous masters who require SBR capabilities from their Glock pistols. (RONI-STAB pictured below; RONI and Micro RONI have a built-in angled grip area ahead of the trigger guard. May not be legal in all states. Not permitted for export. Some assembly required. May cause liberal frustration. Manufacturer not responsible for potential or actual loss of life or blood.)
 

 
Article Link: https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2016/5/25/caa-offers-a-non-nfa-roni-stabilizer/

Take an ugly, stamped, unreliable Ingram MAX-11 9mm, replace the bolt, stock, and upper with appropriate Lage Manufacturing parts, and voila, you have an inexpensive, highly-reliable, accurate, and modern 9mm SMG that easily fits in a briefcase … for a price far lower than transferable 9mm Uzis, MP5's, and similar form-factor SMG's.
 
 
 
 

Digging through potential weapons for Western Hero, I've found quite a few really odd and experimental guns that were being developed at the time.  Since the wild west was the transition period from cap&ball to true cartridge rounds, there was an explosion of inventiveness, sometimes just dumb and crazy and sometimes pretty amazing.  This was the sweet spot for designers like John Moses Browning (love to see a biopic about him) and guys like that, who were creating what we now take for granted in guns.  Its been quite an experience.  Like the 4-barrel shotgun

 
Or LeMat's various combo weapons such as this 9-shot pistol with 1 shotgun round in the  middle

 
And stuff like Colt's experimental shotguns such as the revolving hand cooker

 
And winchester's lever-action shotgun

For those heroes with military backgrounds who have already transitioned to the M17 … and for those using the SIG 320 series … I bring you the Flux Defense MP17. This drop-in upgrade for either of the aforementioned allows you to utilize your existing duty magazines and firearm more accurately at longer ranges … without needing to field new weapons or acquire new training/muscle memory. In addition, the MP17 is holsterable in a mated retention holster that is suppressor-ready.

Available for $399 in both SBR and pistol brace versions to suit all your tacticool needs, the Flux Defense MP17 has got you covered.  (Some assembly required. Optional $199 holster not included. Tax stamp for SBR version not included. Ammunition not included. Common sense not included.)
 
 

The examples of Smoke Screens, Potions of Giant Strength that were given are charge-based examples.  Thus, they should really be bought as Continuing Charges to completely preclude END-related issues.  (In the case of a Potion of Giant Strength where you don't want the added strength to cost the user added END, simply make the potion a Compound Power that has the amount of conferred Strength bought @0 END for the user a la a Naked Power Advantage being part of the compound power.)

And Dsatow's citation of Costs end to activate (+1/4) ... is one that completely resolves the Force Field concerns raised above.

So what, exactly, is wrong/missing with judicious use of RAW, again???

Hero System has its foundations in, well, heroes (a la Champions) … and what you describe is decidedly un-comic-booky.  However, if it suits your desired gaming style or perhaps your genre (a la a really lethal, heroic level Dark Champions game), by all means, house rule away.