Must be advanced to some people, yes. To me it's just the level of technology I'm used to.

[ The phaser is in the kill setting, as it always is, so James makes sure to stay well out of the way, just in case Holliday's got a twitchy finger. He doubts it, but he doesn't know the guy either, so zero trust there. ]

Nadion particles. Artificially generated. The weapon is incredibly precise, and there's no recoil. At least not with most models.