Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-68.41.228.75-20131109231623/@comment-10207438-20131111025653

that would be a waste of resources and energy, you'd have to reapply the rune inside the barrel every time you shoot, so it would cost magicka for every shot, you might aswell just shoot an exploding fireball.

magic itself is the main reason guns and most modern technology wouldn't exist, why invent something when you can do the same thing with a spell.