.50 Action Express (no ontology)

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The .50 Action Express (also known simply as .50 AE) is a large caliber handgun cartridge developed by firearms designer Evan Whildin of Action Arms. It is considered a medium-tier caliber, but is the best of medium-tier calibers in Mazeworld.

Real-life data

The .50 Action Express caliber went through difficulties at its introduction in 1988 due to the substantial size of its bullet, which was not actually 0.500 inch long but in fact 0.510 inch. According to the US National Firearms Act, regulated by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE), a weapon chambered for a caliber over .50 (12.7mm) is considered a Destructive Device, making them very tightly regulated and is banned for use by civilians in certain states of the USA.

Because of this, production of .50 AE was slightly altered so that the bullet meets the BATFE's regulations and has now a bullet exactly .50 inch long.

Magnum Research/IMI's Desert Eagle pistol was the first firearm produced chambered in this caliber, though other manufacturers produced their own afterwards: AMT's Automag V, LAR's Grizzly, both of them semi-automatic pistols, and Magnum Research's own BFR, a single-action revolver.

The caliber's recoil, known for being substantial and hard to recoil, is in fact not marginally higher than that of .44 Magnum, though the most significant impact on the difference is the weapon itself - there is a noticeable recoil difference between a semi-automatic and a revolver of the same caliber (a Desert Eagle chambered in .44 Magnum will have somewhat less recoil than a S&W Model 29.)

Mazeworld overview

Type Unarm Light Hardskin Kevlar-2 Kevlar-3 Kevlar-4 HEV
Bullet 70% 68% 63% 53% 38% 23% 8%

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  • Available for purchase in a gun shop or a weapon shop, in boxes of 20 or 60 rounds
  • Costs 160 P$ for 20 rounds, and 480 P$ for 60 rounds
  • Value of a single round is 8 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