QUOTE (Fortune @ Mar 5 2008, 05:12 AM)

There are no conflicting rules in this instance.
Yes, there are.
It says in one instance that you can
only fire in one of those three weapon modes to make a called shot. Melee weapons don't have weapon those modes, so that sentence, if read literally, does not allow melee called shots. Two pages earlier, it does allow called shots. This is a conflict. You are inferring intent from words that aren't there.
Were it not for the text on page 147, the text on 149 would clearly state that you can't make called shots with melee.
QUOTE (Fortune @ Mar 5 2008, 05:12 AM)

If you are shooting a firearm and want to make a Called Shot, you are limited to the firearm-type weapons listed in the rules. What is the problem?
The problem is, it doesn't say "if you are shooting a firearm." It says "a character can
only make a called shot with weapons that fire in single-shot, semi-automatic, and burst-fire modes." Melee weapons do not have those modes, so if they can
only make called shots with weapons in those modes, then they can't do it with melee.
So by a literal reading of the rules, yes, there is a conflict.
You could argue, on the other hand, that the intent is fairly clear, and I would agree with you, but saying there is no conflict just means you weren't reading carefully.