.454 Casull (no ontology)

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The .454 Casull is a revolver cartridge developed in 1959 by Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer. It is considered a high-tier caliber in Mazeworld.

Real-life data

In 1959, the Guns & Ammo magazine in the United States announced the introduction of a new caliber called .454 Casull. Designed two years prior by firearm designers Dick Casull and Jack Fulmer, the general idea behind the .454 Casull is that it is a lenghtened, strengthened .45 Colt case, and fitted with a small rifle primer instead of a pistol primer. .454 Casull was made to develop very high chamber pressure (up to 65000 CUP), and is intended for large game hunting, or self-defense against large predators (Bears...).

As a result, .454 Casull develops far more energy (about 3.5x) than its predecessor, but also far more recoil (5x more recoil energy than .45 Colt, and 1.75x more than .44 Magnum). This translates to an extremely powerful handgun caliber, but difficult to control and to which extreme caution must be exercised when shooting. This turned it into one of most powerful factory handgun cartridges in the world.

It must be noted that much like how .357 Magnum revolvers may also shoot .38 Special, .454 Casull revolvers may fire normal .45 Colt without much problems.

Mazeworld overview

Type	Unarm	Light	Hardskin	Kevlar-2	Kevlar-3	Kevlar-4	HEV
Bullet	100%	97%	95%	80%	62%	32%	16%

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Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 20 or 60 rounds
Costs 180 P$ for 20 rounds, and 540 P$ for 60 rounds
Value of a single round is 9 P$
Recoil level of this round is 5 - Punishing
Availability of this caliber:
- Can be found at random in the rooms

Weapons compatible

Class 3 weapons

The crafting-only Hellsing Arms .454 Casull 'Joshua' (Joshua blueprint)

Caliber name	.454 Casull
Energy	2400 Joule
Velocity	460 m/s
Bullet weight	360 gr (23.33 g)
Country	United States
Year	1959
Price	180 P$ (20 rounds)
Recoil	5 - Punishing
Compatible with	4 weapons

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-Just like it should be, '''.454 Casull''' is as powerful as its real-life reputation depicts it. Thanks to the tremendous amounts of energy developed by this caliber, it falls short of being the most powerful handgun cartridge of the game, but is nevertheless a very interesting one to use. It can kill or severely cripple most non- or lightly armored targets. Though there is a noticeable performance drop as the opposing AC increases, it remains a dangerous threat that must not be taken lightly by those on the business end.
+* Available for purchase in a [[gun shop]] or a [[weapon shop]], in boxes of '''20''' or '''60''' rounds
+* Costs '''180 P$''' for '''20''' rounds, and '''540 P$''' for '''60''' rounds
-Due to the fact it's compatible with only four weapons, it is a somewhat rare caliber. Considering all weapons chambered for this caliber are revolvers except for one, this is another factor of relative scarcity, though it must be noted that all of those weapons may also chamber [[.45 Colt]], adding to their usefulness. It can only be found at random in the [[Room|rooms]], or in a [[Gun shop|gun shop]]/[[Weapon shop|weapon shop]], sold for '''9 P$/round''' in boxes of '''20''' or '''60'''.
+* Value of a single round is '''9 P$'''
+* [[Recoil]] level of this round is '''5 - Punishing'''
+* Availability of this caliber:
+** Can be found at random in the [[room|rooms]]
 === Weapons compatible ===