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.44 Magnum

Overview


The .44 Remington Magnum, also known as .44 Magnum or 10.9x33mmR is a rimmed, large-bore cartridge originally designed for revolvers and quickly adopted for carbines and rifles. Famously called "the most powerful handgun [cartridge] in the world" by Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry, the .44 Magnum has since been eclipsed in power by the .454 Casull,  .480 Caning Magnum (12.1×36mmR) is a large, high-power revolver cartridge, designed for long range metallic silhoutte shooting and big.500 gameS&W hunting.Magnum; nevertheless, due in part to its more manageable recoil, it has remained one of the most popular commercial large-bore magnum cartridges

Stats


Note: 343.2 m/s is the subsonic barrier - anything below that is considered subsonic. Subsonic ammunition removes the bullet crack down range making the round better suited to stealth.

Ammunition Type Damage Bullet Velocity (m/s) Barrier Penetration
325gr180GR XTP 43.24.745031.81
225GR XPB26.43764.3
300GR XTP31.5 713380 2.1.6
410GRParalight Wadcutter46.45760.1
AP 25.15.2 989689 14.5
High ExplosivePyrotechnic 20.11.5 + [email protected] 400380 0.2

Note: Barrier penetration represents the rounds ability to go through walls and barriers. Armor piercing represents the rounds ability to penetrate body armor plates.