Rifle Butt

[StayPuft]

I think this definitely sounds like a great idea. Plus, it makes a heck of a lot more sense thematically. I mean, I have a big gun like a rifle and I run out of ammo, I think I'm probably going to try to swing it like a club to defend myself.

I would agree with some folks' concerns, though. It would definitely need to be balanced in some way, so as not to add too much benefit to the hero and make it too powerful.

My thought on at least one way to make this a little more balanced would be this:

Guns cannot be used as a clubbing weapon unless they are out of ammo. My personal thought process on that is if I have ammo, I'm going to try shooting instead of using the gun as a club. Why risk breaking it (or worse, it backfiring and shooting you) when I still have ammo?