Dear Mr Cornwell, My question to you may seem silly but here goes. I am writing a novel, well I have finished it actually but I am going over it and want to check something out. The story is set after the American civil war and someone is shot with an old hand gun and I have this man’s face destroyed. He is a bad man and I want it destroyed (yeah a bit gory) but what kind of gun can do that? It was close range if that’s any help. Thank you in anticipation of a reply. Margaret