.44 Special (no ontology)

'''.44 Special''' (also referred to as '''.44 S&W Special''', '''.44 Spc''' or '''.44 Spl''', rarely '''10.9x29mm R''') is a pistol cartridge designed in 1907 by Smith & Wesson. To celebrate the dawn of the 20th century, Smith & Wesson introduced this caliber, reminiscent of the 19th century American frontier guns, where .44 and .45 caliber blackpowder cartridges were the most popular and the most efficient of their time.

.44 Special began life as a smokeless powder, which was then still a very new technology, with the intention of continuing the tradition of accurate and dependable large-caliber handgun cartridges. Enthusiasts and handloaders realized however that the .44 Special factory loads were not as powerful as they could potentially be, merely replicating the performance of the blackpowder ''.44 Russian'', from which it is derived. Famous firearm enthusiast and cartridge designer Elmer Keith designed a number of hot handloads for .44 Special (loads that would certainly be termed ''+P'' and ''+P+'' by modern standards), his experiments with the cartridge eventually resulting in the birth of the [[.44 Magnum]], much the same way [[.357 Magnum]] was born out of very hot [[.38 Special]] loads.

=== Mazeworld overview ===
{|
| '''Type'''
| [[Limb damage|LDV]]
| <span style="color: white">C1</span>
| <span style="color: #AAAAAA">C2</span>
| <span style="color: #666666">C3</span>
| <span style="color: cyan">A1</span>
| <span style="color: #00FF00">A2</span>
| <span style="color: yellow">A3</span>
| <span style="color: orange">A4</span>
| <span style="color: red">A5</span>
|-
| '''Bullet'''
| '''+2'''
| 43%
| 40%
| 38%
| 34%
| 28%
| 21%
| 11%
| 3%
|}

<span style="font-size:80%;">[[Damage chart|How to read this?]]</span>

* Available for purchase in a [[gun shop]] or a [[weapon shop]] in '''boxes of 50''' or '''bulk cans of 1000'''.
* Available brands and projectile types:
** ''Standard'' (Regular, SP): FMJ, Lead, LSWC, JHP, LSWCHP, SEG
** ''Personal Defense'' (Regular, +P): Lead, LSWC, JHP, LSWCHP
** ''Pocket Dragon'' (Regular, +P+): JHP, LSWCHP
* Retail value of a standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): '''2 P$ /round'''
* [[Recoil]] level: '''2 - Light'''

=== [[Handloading]] information ===

* Primer type: '''Large pistol'''
* Powder type: '''Pistol'''
* Projectile type: '''.429, 240 grain'''
* Standard load: '''114 pwdr'''
** -P load: '''103 pwdr'''
** +P load: '''125 pwdr'''
** +P+ load: '''137 pwdr'''

* Cost of a 50 case box: '''19 P$''' (0.38 P$/case)
* Estimated cost to handload 1 standard round (Reg/FMJ/SP): 1.573 P$

=== Weapons compatible ===
==== Standard weapons ====

Total amount of standard weapons available in this caliber: '''4'''

[[List of Class 3 Weapons|Class 3]] weapons:
* '''Charter Arms Bulldog''', DA/SA revolver
* '''Smith & Wesson Model 24''', DA/SA revolver
* '''Smith & Wesson Model 296 Airlite''', DAO revolver
* '''Taurus Model 431''', DA/SA revolver

Additional weapons that can chamber .44 Special rounds interchangeably with their native caliber:
* '''All revolvers chambered in [[.44 Magnum]]''', including Maze Customs revolvers
* '''Marlin Model 1894''', [[.44 Magnum]] conventional rifle

==== [[Maze Customs]] ====
* [[Customs:Weapons|Customs weapon families]]: Available as a chambering for the '''Blackhawk''' and '''Redhawk''' families, or naturally compatible with [[.44 Magnum]] weapons of those families
* [[Customs:Minor|Minor services]]: None.
* [[Workshop|Crafting and specs docs]]: '''Super LeMat''' (revolver mode)

=== Barrel length groups ===

Depending on the barrel length of the firearm, a '''multiplier to [[Pain]] and [[Limb damage]]''' is applied. Please refer to the [[Weapon|lists of weapons]] or to the event lines to know your particular weapons' barrel length.

{|
| '''Group name'''
| '''Length range'''
| '''Damage multiplier'''
|-
| Short handgun
| Up to 3.9"
| 0.85x
|-
| ''Medium handgun''
| ''4" to 8"''
| '''''1x'''''
|-
| Long handgun
| 8.1" to 12"
| 1.4x
|-
| Rifle
| 12.1" and beyond
| 1.7x
|}

== Gallery ==
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| <span style="font-size:80%;">.44 Special FMJ</span>
|}

== See also ==
*[[Ammunition]]
*[[Weapon]]

Real life information
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.44_Special Wikipedia article]