You think? Actually if you know so much about the series shouldn't you "know" whether the creator and producers intended that naming the rifle would be poking fun at gun guys?
I'm truly amazed that you have the inside track to such a long dead series that never was.
It doesn't feel like they put that much thought into it.
OH man, this went all kinds of interesting places...
Hoss, I could buy Jayne being the Brute. Wash strikes me as a 15. Kaylee probably the Eskabar. Mal, obviously the 9. River maybe the RBK? Which would probably make Simon the 4.
I don't see Simon as a 4. Zoe is the 4 I think. Simon is more specialized but invaluable.