I want to be able to be effective with the Sword and Gun ability of my savage technologist 2/gun tank 1, making him able to reload while he's got his light off-hand weapon still equipped, and I don't want to deal with weapon cords, class dips, or any of those other costly or just "thematically-challenged" solutions.
It looks like a cestus should allow the character to reload with his exposed fingers, since there's no skill check for reloading. Combining rapid reload and paper cartridges, this would make reloading a free action and still allow him to benefit from the Sword and Gun ability every round (though he'd take AOO's occasionally).
However, some would say that while there's no skill check for reloading, it still requires more manual dexterity and freedom of movement than simply wielding or carrying an item.
How would you PFS GMs rule on this? Can a cestus-wielding pistol shooter use his off-hand to reload his weapon?
