.500 S&W Magnum (no ontology)

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The .500 S&W (also known as .500 S&W Magnum) is a very large revolver caliber developed by Smith & Wesson and Cor-Bon. It is considered a top-tier caliber and is the best handgun cartridge of the game.

Real-life data

Smith & Wesson, which developed the legendary .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum calibers, had always been in the spotlight in firearms and ammunition development. But since the .454 Casull's introduction, a magnum variant of the .45 Colt, .44 Magnum had been eclipsed as the most powerful revolver cartridge in the world…

…That is, until 2003. Smith & Wesson presented at the SHOT trade show their latest invention in revolver cartridges: the .500 S&W Magnum (or just .500 S&W), intended as a handgun, hunting cartridge capable of taking down all North American kinds of game, but especially developed for one purpose: being the most powerful revolver cartridge in the world.

Since the undeniable success of the .44 Magnum and Smith & Wesson's famous Model 29 revolver, due in no small part to the success of famous movie Dirty Harry, S&W had sought to reclaim the title of being the firearms manufacturer that produced the most powerful revolver in the world - and they succeeded. Designed from the outset to fulfill this objective, the caliber develops, depending on bullet type, between 3400 and an astounding 4100 Joule of muzzle energy; such power was never seen before in revolver cartridges.

Mazeworld overview

Type Unarm Light Hardskin Kevlar-2 Kevlar-3 Kevlar-4 HEV
Bullet 109% 106% 97% 86% 70% 45% 21%

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  • Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 15 or 50 rounds
  • Costs 150 P$ for 15 rounds, and 750 P$ for 50 rounds
  • Value of a single round is 10 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 weapon

Gallery

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See also