.44 Magnum (no ontology)
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Revision as of 15:10, 20 June 2012
The .44 Magnum (also referred to as .44 Remington Magnum) is a high-caliber handgun cartridge developed in the inter-war period.
It is a powerful round for its category as a handgun cartridge, and is among the most well-known calibers in the world. It is considered a medium-tier caliber.
Real-life data
The .44 Magnum caliber is a large bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers, but after its introduction, was quickly used in carbines, rifles, and more rarely semi-automatic pistols.
The caliber is based on a lengthened .44 Special cartridge, much like how the .357 Magnum is based on the .38 Special. It is designed to be loaded at higher pressures and velocity than its parent caliber.
The end result of years of handmade modifications of the .44 Special, which were crafted to propel bullets at higher velocity than normal for better hunting performances, the .44 Magnum caliber was developed by a writer and outdoorsman called Elmer Keith as one of those custom handloads of the .44 Special. He encouraged Smith & Wesson and Remington to produce a commercial version of this new, high-pressure loading, as well as firearms for this caliber. The most well-known, and one of the very first firearms chambered for this caliber is the famous Smith & Wesson Model 29, popularized by action movie Dirty Harry.
The .44 Magnum was an instant success since its introduction, and more revolvers following the path of the Model 29 quickly appeared (The Colt Anaconda, etc…), as well as carbines (such as the Marlin Model 1894), rifles, and even a few semi-automatic pistols, (the .44 Magnum variant of the Desert Eagle, etc…)
Mazeworld overview
| Type | Unarm | Light | Hardskin | Kevlar-2 | Kevlar-3 | Kevlar-4 | HEV |
| Bullet | 56% | 55% | 54% | 47% | 32% | 16% | 5% |
As far as handgun cartridges go, the .44 Magnum is in Mazeworld as powerful as it is known to be. Considered a medium-tier caliber, it is the 14th most powerful round of the game, and among the top five best handgun cartridges.
Against unarmored or lightly-armored targets, the .44 Magnum's performance is quite satisfactory - two or three shots suffice to take down such targets. However, as soon as it faces better protected enemies, the caliber's performance drops quickly. As such, .44 Magnum can be considered a good finisher, or a reliable backup caliber to other, more potent ones in weapons of different Classes, as all weapons in Mazeworld that use this caliber are Class 3 ones.
The caliber is quite rare - only two weapons are chambered for this caliber. When bought, gun shops and weapon shops sell .44 Magnum in boxes of 20 or 60 rounds, for a price of 6 P$ per round; which is quite expensive, yet adequate for what this caliber is capable of.
.44 Magnum ammunition may also be found in DOYAPNK supply crates, where 60 rounds are furnished along with a compatible weapon (Taurus Raging Bull M444).
Weapons compatible
Class 3 weapons
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