While i was playing a game with a gunslinger the question about crafting a gun compared to crafting a composite longbow both with as a first level character.
Crafting a Composite Longbow takes four weeks and 34 gold to create on average rolls. While a gunslinger can craft a pistol for 500 gold and 1 days worth of work with the gunsmithing feat.
Has anyone else had issues with this?
We came up with the idea to allow the Gunsmithing feat to allow a +4 bonus on Craft(Gunsmithing) and treat the check just like any other weapon begin crated. With a DC 15 for Early Firearms and DC 20 for advanced Firearms.
We also decided that to create a 15 pound keg of black-powder would cost 2500 gold with a DC 20 (250 shots worth). Gunsmithing feat would also allow a +4 bonus on black powder and alchemical cartridges.