.454 Casull (no ontology)
From Mazeworld
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% |
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.
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 rooms, or in a gun shop/weapon shop, sold for 9 P$/round in boxes of 20 or 60.
Weapons compatible
Class 3 weapons
- The crafting-only Hellsing Arms .454 Casull 'Joshua' (Joshua blueprint)
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