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Illinois gun laws require residents to have a valid license or carry an altered or counterfeit
Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card to possess a weapons carry license. $ 3000 fine or up to 6
firearm or ammunition. months in prison.
PLACES OFF—LIMITS
• Public or private schools, child-care facilities, Subject/Law Long- Hand-
private community colleges, or universities, any Guns Guns
stadium or any collegiate or professional sporting State permit required to purchase? ✓ ✓
event. Owner permit required? ✓ ✓
• Public playgrounds, public parks, athletic areas, Firearm registration? ╳ ╳
or athletic facilities.
License required for concealed carry? — ✓
• Circuit court, appellate court, or the Supreme
Court. Open carry allowed? ╳ ╳
• Detention or correctional institution, prison, or Vehicle carry allowed? ╳ ✓
jail. State preemption of local -/- -/-
• Public or private hospitals or affiliates, mental restrictions?
health or nursing homes. Assault weapon law? ╳ ╳
• Any buildings under the control of a unit of Magazine capacity restriction? ╳ ╳
local government.
NFA weapons restricted? ✓ ✓
• Any public gatherings or special event conducted
on public properties. Castle doctrine / stand your ground -/- -/-
laws?
• Any building or property that has been issued a
Special Event Retailer’s license. Peaceable journey laws? -/- ✓
• Public transportation. Waiting period? ✓ ✓
• Public libraries, Airport, Amusement parks, Zoo
or museums.
SEMI-AUTOMATIC MULTIPLE SHOTS
• Establishment that serves alcohol on its premises.
Any weapon that fires a shot every time the trigger is
pulled can fire multiple times in a round. Each successive
PLACES ALLOWED IN ILLINOIS shot gains a cumulative -1 penalty (i.e., the second shot is
• State national parks and forests. at -1 to hit, the third shot is at -2, and so on). If the gun
has a heavy recoil (for example a .44 magnum), the
• Vehicle. penalty is a cumulative -2.
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“group;” make an attack roll for each group. Each Barrel: 10.2 cm, 15.2 cm, and 20.4 cm
Successes means one bullet hit per group. Each group of Action: Double Action
shots after the first is at a cumulative -3 penalty. Mode of Fire: Double Action
Range: 45.7 m
AUTOMATIC FIRE — SUPPRESSION FIRE Cylinder: 6 rounds
Automatic fire can be used to “sweep” an area, Cost: $ 629
suppressing any targets there (i.e., making them kiss the Made in: America
ground and pray for deliverance) and hitting anybody
Special: Very strong and dependable. It is made in powerful
stupid enough to stick their head into the “beaten zone” caliber.
(the area the shots are spraying). No roll is made, just the
intention to spray an area with gunfire. Rather than
have to look at cones of fire and complicated formulas to Colt King Cobra
determine the area covered, assume that most automatic
small arms sweep an area the size of a doorway or two.
Anybody straying into the area are at the chance of
being struck by one shot per Success on an attack roll.
SHOTGUNS
For the most part, shotguns use two types of missiles: Weight: 1.2 kg
shot (small pellets contained in a cartridge), and slugs Caliber: .357 Magnum (Can fire .38 as well)
(solid shot). Shot scatters, creating a “cone” of bullets Barrel: 10.2 cm or 15.2 cm
that spreads over distance. It is thus easier to hit a target Action: Double Action
with shot than with a normal bullet. Characters using a
shotgun loaded with birdshot (the smallest pellets) gain a Mode of Fire: Double Action
+2 bonus to strike targets at any range; with buckshot Range: 45.7 m
(larger pellets) apply a +1 bonus. Slugs are treated like Cylinder: 6 rounds
normal bullets. Cost: $ 468
Made in: America
Firearms List
Weight: 1.1 kg
Weight: 0.5 kg Caliber: .357 Magnum (Can fire .38 as well)
Caliber: .38 Special Barrel: 10.2 cm or 15.2 cm
Barrel: 5.1 cm Action: Double Action
Action: Double Action Mode of Fire: Double Action
Mode of Fire: Double Action Range: 45.7 m
Range: 21 m Cylinder: 6 rounds
Cylinder: 6 rounds Cost: $ 929 (Royal Blue) / $ 1.018 (Stainless)
Cost: $ 408 Made in: America
Made in: America
Weight: 1.42 kg
Weight: 1.3 kg Caliber: .357 Magnum, .44 magnum, .454 Casull, and .50 AE
Caliber: .44 Magnum / .45 Colt Barrel: 12.1 cm, 15.2 cm, 19.1 cm, 22.9 cm [for .357 Magnum only],
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and 25.4 cm Mode of Fire: Double Action
Action: Single Action Range: 45.7 m
Mode of Fire: Double Action Cylinder: 6 rounds
Range: 90 m Cost: $ 440 (Blue) / $ 460 (Stainless)
Cylinder: 5 rounds Made in: America
Cost: $ 1.300 [Field Grade] / $ 1.650 [Premier Grade]
Made in: USA Ruger Redhawk
Korth Revolver
Weight: 1.4 kg
Weight: .98 kg Caliber: .44 Magnum / .45 Long Colt
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle, .22 Magnum, .32 S&W, .38 Special, 9 Barrel: 14 cm / 18.75 cm
mm, and .357 Magnum (Can fire .38 as well) Action: Double Action
Barrel: 7.6 cm, 10.2 cm, 13.3 cm, or 15.2 cm Mode of Fire: Double Action
Action: Double Action Range: 90 m
Mode of Fire: Double Action Cylinder: 6 rounds
Range: 45.7 m Cost: $ 560 (.44 magnum) to $ 650 (.454 Casull)
Cylinder: 6 rounds Made in: USA
Cost: $ 4.700 (or more)
Made in: Germany
Ruger Super Redhawk
Weight: 1.5 kg
Weight: 1.340 kg Caliber: .44 Magnum, .454 Casull (Can also use .45 Long Colt),
Caliber: .357 magnum and .480 Ruger
Barrel: 7.6 cm, 10.2 cm, 12.7 cm, or 15.2 cm Barrel: 18.75 cm / 23.75 cm
Action: Semi-automatic Action: Double Action
Mode of Fire: Semi-automatic Mode of Fire: Double Action
Range: 60 m Range: 90 m
Cylinder: 6 rounds Cylinder: 6 rounds
Cost: $ 2.900 Cost: $ 618 (.44 magnum) to $ 745 (.454 Casull / .480 Ruger)
Made in: Italy Made in: USA
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Action: Double Action Action: Double Action
Mode of Fire: Double Action Mode of Fire: Double Action
Range: 150 ft (45.7 m) Range: 91.4 m
Cylinder: 6 rounds Cylinder: 5 rounds
Cost: $ 400 to $ 469 Cost: $ 960
Made in: America Made in: America
Weight: 1.27 kg
Weight: .86 kg Caliber: .45 ACP
Caliber: .357 Magnum (Can fire .38 as well) Barrel: 12.7 cm
Barrel: 6.4 cm, 10.2 cm, or 15.2 cm [Model 66] Action: Double Action
Action: Double Action Mode of Fire: Double Action
Mode of Fire: Double Action Range: 45.7 m
Range: 45.7 m Cylinder: 6 rounds
Cylinder: 6 rounds Cost: $ 610
Cost: $ 423 [Model 19] / $ 475 [Model 66] Made in: America
Made in: America
Taurus M44 Revolver
Smith & Wesson M29 / M629
Weight: 1.25 kg
Weight: 1.2 kg Caliber: .44 Magnum
Caliber: .44 Magnum (Can fire .44 Special as well) Barrel: 7.62 cm, 10.2 cm, 16.5 cm, or 21.3 cm
Barrel: 10.2 cm [629 only], 15.2 cm Action: Double Action [Or Double Action Only]
Action: Double Action Mode of Fire: Double Action
Mode of Fire: Double Action Range: 90 m
Range: 45.7 m Cylinder: 6 rounds
Cylinder: 6 rounds Cost: $ 450 to $ 560
Cost: $ 600 Made in: America and Brazil
Made in: America
Taurus Raging Bull
Smith & Wesson M500
Weight: 1.5 kg
Caliber: .44 Magnum, .45 Long Colt, and .454 Casull
Weight: 1.6 kg, 2.0 kg, 2.3 kg Barrel: 16.5 cm / 21.3 cm
Caliber: .500 S&W Magnum (Can fire .500 Special as well) Action: Double Action
Barrel: 10.2 cm, or 20.6 cm, or 26.7 cm Mode of Fire: Double Action
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Range: 90 m Caliber: .30 Carbine
Cylinder: 6 rounds (.44 Magnum), 6 rounds (.45 Long Colt) 5 Barrel: 16.7 cm
rounds (.454 Casull) Action: Single action
Cost: $ 699 (Blued) / $ 767 (Stainless) Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Made in: America and Brazil Range: 50 m
Payload: 8 + 1
Cost: $ 500
Made in: USA
Automatic Pistols
AMT Automag IV
AMT Automag V
Weight: 1.66 kg
Caliber: .44 AMP
Barrel: 16.3 cm
Action: Single action
Weight: 1.42 kg
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Caliber: .50 AE
Range: 50 m
Barrel: 16.7 cm
Payload: 7 + 1
Action: Single action
Cost: $ 1.000
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Made in: USA
Range: 50 m
Payload: 5 + 1
AMT Automag III Cost: $ 700
Made in: USA
Weight: 1 kg
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Beretta M92 Colt Delta Elite
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Coonan Arms .357 magnum CZ–97B
Weight: .68 kg
Weight: 1.75 kg Caliber: 9mm / .40 S&W
Caliber: .41 Magnum Barrel: 9.38 cm
Barrel: 15.7 cm Action: Double Action / Double Action Only
Action: Single Action Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic Range: 50 m
Range: 50 m Payload: 13 + 1 / 12 + 1
Payload: 7 + 1 Cost: $ 389
Cost: $ 820 to $ 950 Made in: Czech Republic
Made in: USA
Fabrique National (FN) FiveSeven
CZ–75
Weight: .6 kg
Weight: 1.1 kg Caliber: SS-190 (5.7 x 28 mm).
Caliber: 9 mm (.40 S&W) Barrel: 12.25 cm
Barrel: 12 cm Action: Double Action Only.
Action: Double Action Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic Range: 120 m
Range: (50 m Magazine: 20 + 1
Payload: 15 + 1 Cost: $ 585 to $ 650
Cost: $ 540 Made in: Belgium
Made in: Czech republic
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Glock 17 / 18 / 19 Glock 24
Glock 25 / 28
Glock 20 / 21
Glock 26 / 27
Glock 22 / 23
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Heckler & Koch P7M8 / P7M13 Made in: Germany
Weight: .75 kg
Caliber: 9 mm
Barrel: 10 cm Weight: .85 kg
Action: Double action Only Caliber: 9 mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic Barrel: 10.3 cm, 12.5 cm for target version
Range: 50 m Action: Double action / Single action ad justable
Payload: 8 + 1 (P7 M8)/ 13 + 1 (P7 M13) Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Cost: $ 1.120 (P7 M8) / $ 1.280 (P7 M13) Range: 50 m
Made in: Germany Payload: 15 + 1, 12 + 1, 10 +1
Cost: $ 800 to $ 1.050
Heckler & Koch SP89 Made in: Germany
Weight: 2 kg
Caliber: 9mm parabellum
Barrel: 11.43 cm Weight: .78 kg
Action: Delayed roller locked bolt Caliber: 9 mm, .40 S&W, .45 ACP
Mode of Fire: Single Shot only Barrel: 8.75 cm
Range: 50 m Action: Double action / Single action ad justable
Magazine: 15 or 30 round capacity available Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Cost: $ 4.000 Range: 50 m
Made in: Germany Payload: 13 + 1, 10 + 1, 9 +1
Special: Comes with an optional Pulse Beam Model 100 Laser Cost: $ 800 to $ 1.050
sight (+1 to hit) Made in: Germany
Para–Ordnance LDA
PM Makarov
Weight: 1.1 kg
Caliber: 9 mm
Barrel: 12.5 cm Weight: .71 kg
Action: Single Action Caliber: 9 mm Makarov and .380 ACP
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic Barrel: 10.2 cm
Range: 50 m Action: Double Action
Payload: 8 + 1 Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Cost: $ 700 for a reproduction, originals can go for much higher Range: 50 m
(depending upon quality and availability of the type)
Magazine: 8 + 1
Made in: Germany but most reproductions are made in United
States Cost: $ 230
Made in: Russia and several other Eastern European nations
Weight: 2.27 kg
Caliber: 357 Magnum, .44 Magnum, .50 AE, .440 Cor-Bon
Barrel: 15 cm / 25 cm Weight: .9 kg
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Caliber: 9 mm SIG P210
Barrel: 11.27 cm
Action: Double Action / Double Action Only
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Range: 50 m
Payload: 15 + 1
Cost: $ 430
Made in: USA
Weight: .77 kg
Caliber: 9 mm
Ruger P905 Barrel: 11.88 cm
Action: Single Action
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Range: 50 m
Payload: 8 + 1
Cost: $ 2.100
Made in: Switzerland
SIG P226
Weight: .88 kg
Caliber: 9 mm / .40 S&W
Barrel: 10.63 cm
Action: Double Action / Double Action Only
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Range: 50 m
Payload: 15 + 1 / 12 + 1
Weight: .74 kg
Cost: $ 520
Caliber: 9 mm / .357 SIG / .40 S&W
Made in: USA
Barrel: 11.27 cm
Action: Double Action / Double Action Only
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Range: 50 m
Payload: 15 + 1 / 13 + 1 (20 + 1 / 16 + 1)
Cost: $ 750
Made in: Switzerland
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SIG P228 Smith & Wesson Automatic Model 410
SIG SP2340 (SIG PRO) Smith & Wesson Automatic Model 908 / 910
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Smith & Wesson Automatic Model 4506 Taurus PT111 / PT140
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Taurus PT 945 / 400 Walther P99
Tokarev
Walther PP / PPK
Weight: .84 kg
Caliber: 7.62x25 / 9 mm Weight: .67 kg / .59 kg
Barrel: (10.75 cm Caliber: .38 ACP
Action: Single Action Barrel: 9.5 cm / 7.5 cm
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic Action: Double Action
Range: 50 m Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Payload: 8 + 1 Range: 50 m
Cost: $ 100 - 150 Payload: 7 + 1
Made in: Russia, China Cost: $ 540
Made in: Germany
TZ 99
Wildey
Weight: .8 kg
Caliber: 9 mm / .40 S&W
Barrel: 11.25 cm Weight: 1.8 kg
Action: Double Action Caliber: .45 Win Mag., .353 Wildey Mag, 10 mm Wildey Mag, 11
mm Wildey Mag, and .475 Wildey Mag (the last two are equal in
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic power to the .50 AE)
Range: 50 m Barrel: 12.5 to 30 cm
Payload: 15 + 1 / 10 + 1 Action: Double / Single Action
Cost: $ 350 Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic
Made in: South Africa Range: 76.2 m
Payload: 7 + 1
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Cost: $ 1.300 Taurus PT908 / PT957 Pistol 9mm SA 11 50 420 $
Taurus PT92 / PT99 Pistol 9mm SA 16 50 490 $
Made in: USA Taurus PT945 / 400 Pistol .45 SA 9 50 470 $
Tokarev Pistol 7.62x25 SA 9 50 100 $
TZ 99 Pistol 9mm SA 16 50 350 $
Walther P99 Pistol 9mm SA 16 50 800 $
Walther PP / PPK Pistol .38 SA 8 50 540 $
HANDGUN LIST Wildey Pistol .45 SA 8 76 1300 $
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Weight: 2.17 kg empty [Liberty: 3.17 kg.] Caliber: 9 mm, .40 S&W., and 10 mm
Caliber: 9 mm Parabellum Barrel: MP5 22.48 cm MP5K 11.43 cm MP5/10 22.48 cm
Barrel: 33.0 cm [Liberty: 40.6 cm.] Action: Delayed Blow back
Action: Fully Automatic [Liberty: Semi-Automatic.] Mode of Fire: Four available: Semi-Automatic Only, Semi-
Mode of Fire: Blow back Automatic & Two-Round Burst, Semi-Automatic & Three-Round
Burst, and Semi-Automatic & Full-Automatic.
Range: 76.2 m
Range: 90 m
Magazine: 50 and 100 round magazines
Magazine: 15 and 30 round box magazines
Cost: $1.000 [Liberty: $680.]
Cost: $ 1.200 to $ 2.800 for Law Enforcement & Military
Made in: United States (Civilan market they can be seen selling for $ 9.000)
Made in: Germany
Colt SCAMP
Heckler & Koch PDW
Weight: 3 kg loaded
Caliber: SS-190 (5.7 x 28)
Barrel: 30 cm
Action: Unlocked blow back, fires from closed bolt
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic & Full-Automatic Weight: 2.08 kg (empty)
Range: 200 m Caliber: .45 ACP
Magazine: 50 rounds Barrel: 20 cm
Cost: $ 1.250 and $ 1.850 with integral laser sight Action: Unlocked blow back, fires from closed bolt
Made in: Belgium Mode of Fire: 3 available: Semi-Automatic Only / Semi-
Automatic + Two-Round Burst / Semi-Automatic + Full-
Automatic
Heckler & Koch MP5 Range: 76.2 m
Magazine: 25 and 10 round box magazines
Cost: $ 1.500 (Estimated)
Made in: Germany
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IMI Mini UZI Range: 76.2 m
Magazine: 30 round magazines (32 for 9 mm)
Cost: $ 800 (currently)
Made in: USA
MAC–11
Milkor BXP
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QCW–05 Barrel: 11.5 cm
Action: Simple blow back
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic & Full-Automatic
Rate of Fire: 850 rpm
Range: 25 meters
Magazine: 10 or 20 rounds
Cost: $ 300
Made in: Czechoslovakia
AEK–919K Kashtan
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SUBMACHINEGUN LIST Magazine: AR-10: 20 round box magazine, AR-10B: 10, 20, or
30 rounds
SUBMACHINE GUN TYPE CAL ACT CLIP RNG COST
Bison-2 SMG 9x18mm SA/FA 67 100 500 $ Cost: $ 800 to $ 2.000
Bushmaster Arm Pistol SMG 5.56x45 SA/FA 20 272 1200 $ Made in: USA (Netherlands for the Original AR-10 Rifle)
Calico M-950 SMG 9mm FA 50 76 1000 $
Colt SCAMP SMG .22 DA/3B 27 45 628 $
Fabrique National [FN] P90 SMG 5.7x28 SA/FA 50 200 1250 $
Heckler & Koch MP5 SMG 9mm SA/2-3B 30 90 1200 $
Bushmaster M17S Carbine
Heckler & Koch PDW SMG 4.6x30 SA/2B/FA 20 150 15000 $
Heckler & Koch UMP 45 SMG .45 SA/2B/FA 25 76 1500 $
IMI Mini Uzi SMG 9mm S/FA 25 76 4500 $
IMI Uzi SMG 9mm S/FA 25 76 3295 $
Mac-10 SMG .45 SA/FA 30 76 800 $
Mac-11 SMG .380 SA/FA 25 76 1600 $
Milkor BXP SMG 9mm SA/FA 22 76 600 $
QCW-05 SMG 5.8x21 FA/3B/SA 50 200 1200 $
Ruger MP9 SMG SMG 9mm S/FA 32 76 600 $
VZ-61 Skorpion SMG 7.65x17 SA/FA 20 25 300 $
Steyer TMP SMG 9mm SA/FA 15 76 900 $ Weight: 3.77kg
AEK-919K SMG 9mm S/3B 20 100 600 $ Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
Barrel: 54.6 cm
Overall Length: 76.2 cm
Action: Gas Operated, rotating bolt
Automatic Rifles Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Magazine: 5, 10, 20, 30, or 99 rounds (Can uses M-16
Nikonov AN 94 Magazines)
Cost: $ 575 to $ 650
Made in: USA
Enfield I85A1
FN CAL
Weight: 4.31 kg
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308 Winchester)
Barrel: 50.8 cm
Weight: 3.35 kg
Overall Length: 101.6 cm
Caliber: 5.56 NATO, .223 Remington
Action: Gas Operated, rotating bolt
Barrel: 46.7 cm
Mode of Fire: AR-10: Fully automatic, AR-10B: Semi
Automatic only Overall Length: 92,6 cm
Range: 539 meters Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
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Mode of Fire: Semi automatic, three-round burst or fully Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
Automatic Barrel: Standard Model: 45 cm. Paratrooper Model: 36.3
Range: 550 meters cm
Magazine: 20, 25 and 30 round magazine Overall Length: Standard, Stock Extended: 99.7 cm.
Cost: $ 1.300 Standard, Stock Folded: 76.6 cm Paratrooper Model, Stock
Extended: 91.1 cm. Paratrooper Model, Stock Folded: 68.0 cm
Made in: Belgium
Action: Gas operated (Rotating Bolt)
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic, Three Round Burst, or Fully
FAMAS Automatic (Civilian Version Semi-Automatic)
Range: 400 meters
Magazine: 5, 10, 20, 30, or 99 rounds
Cost: $ 1.200
Made in: Belgium (Manufactured in Indonesia and variant
manufactured in Sweden as the AK5).
Weight: 3.93 kg
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington) Heckler & Koch G11
Barrel: 48.8 cm long barrel, 40.6 cm short barrel
Overall Length: 75.7 cm long barrel, 67.5 cm short barrel
Action: Delayed blow back
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic, Three Round Burst, and Fully
Automatic (Civilian - Semi Automatic only)
Range: 900 meters Weight: 3.6kg unloaded, 4.3 kg with 100 rounds
Magazine: 25 round (or use M-16 magazines depending on type) Caliber: 4.7 mm Case less (.185 inch)
Cost: $ 1.700 estimated Barrel: 54.0 cm
Made in: France Overall Length: 75.0 cm
Action: Gas Operated, rotary breech
Fabrique National FAL (FN–FAL) Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic, Three-round burst, Fully
Automatic
Range: 300 meters
Magazine: 50 cartridges, 45 in later models
Cost: Not for sale
Made in: Germany
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FN 2000 Magazine: 30 round magazine, or 75 round drum
Cost: $ 825
Made in: Chinese
IMI Galil
Weight: F2000;
F2000; 3.6kg, Tactical;
Tactical; 3.39kg, FS2000;
FS2000; 3.44kg
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Barrel: F2000;
F2000; 40cm, Tactical;
Tactical; 40cm, FS2000;
FS2000; 43.3cm
Weight: ARM: 4.35 kg, AR: 3.95 kg, SAR: 3.75 kg,
Overall Length: F2000;
F2000; 68.8cm, Tactical;
Tactical; 68.8cm, FS2000;
FS2000; MAR: 2.98 kg, and SNIPER: 6.0 kg
74.4cm
Caliber: ARM, AR, & SAR: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt Remington) and 7.62 NATO (.308 Winchester), MAR:
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic and Fully Automatic 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington) only, and SNIPER: 7.62
Range: 500m NATO (.308 Winchester) only
Magazine: 10, 30 rounds magazine Barrel: ARM: 46 cm in 5.56 caliber and 50.8 cm in 7.62
Caliber, AR: 33.2 cm in 5.56 caliber and 50.8 cm in 7.62 Caliber,
Cost: F2000: $ 3.050, FS2000: $ 2.400 SAR: 46 cm in 5.56 caliber and 40.0 cm in 7.62 Caliber, MAR:
Made in: Belgium 19.5 cm in 5.56 caliber, and SNIPER: 50.8 cm in 7.62 Caliber
Overall Length: ARM: 97.8 cm in 5.56 caliber [With stock
folded: 74.2 cm] and 102.6 cm in 7.62 Caliber [With stock folded:
Norinco QBZ–
QBZ–03 7.9 cm], AR: 97.8 cm in 5.56 caliber [With stock folded: 74.2 cm]
and 102.6 cm in 7.62 Caliber [With stock folded: 7.9 cm], SAR:
85.0 cm in 5.56 caliber [With stock folded: 61.4 cm] and 91.8 cm in
7.62 Caliber [With stock folded: 6.82 cm], MAR: 71.0 cm in
5.56 caliber [With stock folded: 46.0 cm], and SNIPER: 111.2 cm in
7.62 Caliber[With stock folded: 84.5 cm]
Action: Gas Operated, Rotating Bolt
Mode of Fire: Semi and Fully Automatic. (Civilian Models Semi
Automatic Only)
Weight: 3.5 kg Range: 5.56 NATO: 300 meters. 7.62 NATO: 539 meters
Caliber: 5.8x42mm NATO DBP87, 5.56x45mm NATO Magazine: 5.56 NATO: 35 and 50 round magazine (Semi
Automatic versions can use adapter for M-16 and Valmet
Barrel: 44 cm Magazines). 7.62 NATO: 25 Round Magazines
Overall Length: 95cm Cost: $ 1.500
Action: Gas operated Made in: Israel
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic, Three-round burst, Fully
Automatic
Range: 450 m IMI TAR–21
Magazine: 30 round magazine
Cost: $ 650
Made in: Chinese
Norinco QBZ–95
QBZ–95
Weight: 2.5 kg empty, no scope
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
Barrel: 46 cm
Overall Length: 72 cm
Action: Gas Operated, Rotating Bolt
Mode of Fire: Semi and Fully Automatic
Weight: 3.25kg Range: 300 meters
Caliber: 5.8x42mm DBP87 Magazine: 20/30 round box magazine
Barrel: 46.3 cm Cost: $ 1.750
Overall Length: 74.5cm Made in: Israel
Action: Short-stroke piston, rotating bolt
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic, Fully Automatic
Range: 400 m
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Kalashnikov AK–47 / AKM Mode of Fire: 5.56x45 mm NATO: Single shot & 2 round
burst, 20 mm: Single shot only
Range: 5.56x45 mm NATO: 500 m, 20 mm: 1000 m
Magazine: 30 rounds of 5.56x45 mm NATO,
NATO, and 6 rounds of
20 mm high-explosive
Cost: $ 12.000
Made in: United States
Weight: AK-47: 4.3 kg empty, AKM 3.9 kg empty Special: A completely modular weapon system with full optics, a
video capture and tracking device, and selectable fire control. Due
Caliber: 7.62 Soviet (7.62x39 mm) to it's advanced systems and accuracy this weapon gets a +2 to all
Barrel: 41.5 cm shots.
Overall Length: 87.0 cm
Action: Gas Operated Steyr AUG
Mode of Fire: Fully Automatic and Semi Automatic
Range: 300 meters
Magazine: 30 rounds
Cost: About $ 400-600, as low as $ 250 in some places
Made in: Russia /Former USSR
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Stoner 63A Magazine: 20 or 30 round magazine
Cost: $ 2.500
Made in: Swiss
SIG–
SIG–SAUER SG550 series
FN Minimi
Weight: 11.79kg
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Barrel: 63cm
Overall Length: 126.3cm
Action: Gas operated, open bolt
Weight: Std: 7.1kg, Para: 7.1kg, MK46/SPW: 5.75kg
Mode of Fire: Semi automatic, Fully automatic
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Range: 800 meters
Barrel: 46.5cm (Std),
(Std), 34.9cm (Para),
(Para), 40.6cm (MK46/SPW)
(MK46/SPW)
Feed: 100 rounds belt feed
Overall Length: 104cm (Std), (Std), 91.4cm (Para),
(Para), 90.8cm
Cost: $ 17.000
(MK46/SPW)
Made in: Belgium/USA
Action: Gas operated, open bolt
Mode of Fire: Fully automatic
Heckler & Koch HK 11/21 Range: 300 meters
Feed: 100-200 belt feed (Mk46/SPW
(Mk46/SPW only), only), 30-200 round
box magazine
Cost: $ 8.500
Made in: Belgium
Weight: 7.3 kg
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO, 5.56x45mm NATO
Barrel: 45 cm
Overall Length: 102 cm
Action: Delayed blowback, closed bolt
Mode of Fire: Fully automatic, Semi automatic
Weight: 10.85kg
Range: 800
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308)
Feed: 100-200 rounds belt-feed, 20-round detachable box or 50-
round drum magazine (from the G3). Barrel: 54.5 cm
Cost: $ 12.000 Overall Length: 126 cm
Made in: Germany Action: Gas operated
Mode of Fire: Fully Automatic
Range: 660 meters
Heckler & koch MG 43
Feed: 100 round belt
Cost: $ 4.500
Made in: Belgium, USA
Weight: 8.55kg
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Barrel: 48cm
Overall Length: 105cm
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
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Weight: 6.324kg US M60 Machinegun
Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO
Barrel: 64.6cm
Overall Length: 90cm
Action: Gas operated, Selective fire
Mode of Fire: Semi automatic, Fully automatic
Range: 1.000
Feed: 30 or 60 round magazine Weight: M60 11.5 kg, M60E3 8.51 kg
Cost: $ 7.000 Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308)
Made in: USA Barrel: 56 cm
Overall Length: 107.70 cm
Kalashnikov RPK Action: Gas operated
Mode of Fire: Fully Automatic
Range: 1100 meters
Feed: 100 round belt
Cost: $ 6.000
Made in: USA
Weight: 4.8kg
Caliber: 7.62x39mm M43
Barrel: 59cm
Overall Length: 104cm
Action: Gas operated, closed bolt
Mode of Fire: Fully automatic, Semi-automatic
Range: 500 meters
Feed: 20, 30, 40 rounds box magazine or 75 rounds drum
Cost: $ 1.000 Weight: SAWS 7.5 kg SPW 5.7 kg
Made in: Russia Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO (.223 Remington)
Barrel: SAWS 53.3 cm SPW 40.6 cm
Overall Length: SAWS 104 cm SPW 77.5 cm butt-stock
US M1918 Browning Bar collapsed and 90.8 cm butt stock extended
Action: Gas operated
Mode of Fire: Fully Automatic
Range: 457.2 meters
Magazine Feed: 5, 10, 20, 30, or 99 round magazines and 200
round belt
Cost: $ 5.500
Made in: Belgium, USA
LMT L129A1
MACHINEGUN LIST
MACHINEGUN TYPE CAL ACT CLIP RNG COST
Browning / US M2HB MG .50 FA 150 2000 $ 14000
FN M240 MG 7.62x51 SA/FA 100 800 $ 17000
HK 11/21 MG 7.62x51 SA/FA 150 800 $ 12000
HK MG43 MG 5.56x45 FA 150 800 $ 5000
FN Minimi MG 5.56x45 FA 150 300 $ 8500
Fabrique National MAG-58 MG 7.62x51 FA 100 660 $ 4500
Enfield L86 LSW MG 5.56x45 SA/FA 60 1000 $ 7000
Kalashnikov RPK MG 7.62x39 SA/FA 40 500 $ 1000 Weight: 4.5kg
US M1918 Browning BAR MG .30-06 SA/FA 20 548 $ 9000 Caliber: 7.62x51 NATO (.308 Winchester)
US M60 Machinegun MG 7.62x51 FA 100 1100 $ 6000
M249 SAWS MG 5.56x45 FA 99 457 $ 5500 Barrel: 40.6 cm
XM214 Gatling gun MG .223 FA 1000 300 $ 25000 Length: 99 cm
Action: Gas-operated
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic
Range: 1.000 m
Sniper Rifles
Magazine: 20 rounds magazine
Cost: $ 2.500
Accuracy International Super Magnum Made in: USA
FN Special Police
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FN Ballista ORSIS T–
T–5000
Weight: 6.8kg
Caliber: .338 Lapua Mag (converts to .300 Win. Mag and .308 Weight: 6.5kg
Win. Caliber: 7.62x51mm (.308 Win), .338 Lapua Magnum
Barrel: 66.04cm Barrel: 61 cm
Length: 128.9cm Length: 118 cm
Action: Rotating bolt action Action: Manually-actuated bolt-action
Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action
Range: 1.200 m Range: 2.000 m
Magazine: 8 rounds (.338 Lapua Mag.), 10 rounds (.300 Win. Magazine: 5-round magazine
Mag.), 15 rounds. (.308 Win.) Cost: $ 5.500/$ 6.150
Cost: $ 7.500 Made in: Russia
Made in: USA
Barrett M82A1
IZHMASH SV99
Weight: 5.44kg
Weight: 5.8kg Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO
Caliber: 76x54mm R; 7.62x51mm NATO Barrel: 60 cm
Barrel: 65 cm Length: 118 cm
Length: 120 cm Action: Manually actuated bolt action
Action: Manual bolt-action Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic Only Range: 900 m
Range: 600 m Magazine: 5-rounds magazine
Magazine: 10 rounds magazine Cost: $ 2.250
Cost: $ 2.450 Made in: Germany
Made in: Russia
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Barrett MRAD Made in: USA
Barrett Model 98
Weight: 9.98 kg
Caliber: .50 BMG
Barrel: 73.7 cm Weight: 4.31 kg
Length: 114.3 cm Caliber: 7.62x54 Rimmed (Russian) Some Chinese versions use .
Action: Manually-actuated bolt-action 308 Winchester
Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action Barrel: 61 cm
Range: 1.800 m Overall Length: 130 cm
Magazine: 5 rounds magazine Action: Gas operated semi-automatic
Cost: $ 6.500 Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Made in: USA Range: 800 meters. (Muzzle velocity 829m/sec Kill range is
claimed to be in excess of 3000 m using the powerful 7.62X54
round)
Barrett XM500 Magazine: 10 round box magazine
Cost: $ 3.00 to $ 5.000
Made in: Russia/Soviet Union, China
Special: One of the first semi-automatic sniper rifles.
Weight: 11.8 kg
Caliber: .50 BMG
Barrel: 44.7 cm
Length: 120 cm
Action: Gas operated, rotating-bolt
Weight: 11.35 kg
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic
Caliber: .50 BMG
Range: 1.830 m
Barrel: 74 cm
Magazine: 10 rounds magazine
Overall Length: 145 cm
Cost: $ 9.180
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Action: Gas operated semi-automatic Walther WA 2000 Sniper Rifle
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Range: 1500 m
Magazine: 5 round box magazine
Cost: $ 6.800
Made in: USA
Maadi–Griffin MG–6
Weight: 6.95 kg
Caliber: .300 Winchester Magnum, 7.62 NATO (.308
Winchester), and 7.5x51mm Swiss
Barrel: 65 cm
Overall Length: 90.5 cm
Action: Gas operated Rotating Bolt (Semi-Automatic)
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Weight: 10.5 kg Range: 1000+ meters
Caliber: .50 BMG Magazine: 6 round box magazine
Barrel: 66/90 cm Cost: $ 10.000+
Overall Length: 103/129 cm Made in: Germany
Action: Gas operated semi-automatic
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only Howa Axiom Rifle
Range: 1500 m
Magazine: 5,10, and 13 round box magazine
Cost: $ 4.250
Made in: USA
Weight: 18 kg
Caliber: 14.5 mm AMR Weatherby Mark V Bolt Action
Barrel: 120 cm
Overall Length: 180 cm
Action: Long recoil rotating bolt
Mode of Fire: Semi Automatic only
Range: 2,000 meters Weight: 2.95 kg [For Super Predator Master] to 4.76 Kg [For
Magazine: 5 round box magazine Deluxe in .460 Weatherby Magnum]
Cost: $ 15.000 Calibers: .223 Remington, .22-250 Remington, .220 Swift, .243
Made in: Austria Winchester, .257 Weatherby Magnum, .270 Weatherby Magnum,
7mm-08 Remington, 7mm Remington Magnum, 7 mm STW, 7mm
Special: Possesses immense power and penetration. Military Weatherby Magnum, .300 Weatherby Magnum, .300 Winchester
issue only! Magnum, .308 Winchester, 30-378 Weatherby Magnum, .338-378
Weatherby Magnum, .338 Winchester Magnum, .340 Weatherby
Magnum, .375 H&H Magnum, .375 Weatherby Magnum, .378
Weatherby Magnum, .416 Weatherby Magnum, .458 Winchester
Magnum, and .460 Weatherby Magnum.
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Barrel: 61.0, or 66 cm depending on model Anzio 20mm Rifle
Overall Length: 111.76 to 118.4 cm depending on model
Action: Bolt Action
Mode of Fire: Single Shot
Range: 539 m
Magazine: Internal Magazine, Available with 2 to 5 round
magazines depending on model and caliber. Can carry one additional
round in chamber. Mark V Super Varmint Master is available in a
single shot model.
Cost: $ 830 to $ 2.660 Weight: 27 kg to 59 kg
Made in: USA Caliber: 20mm (20x102mm ), 20mm Vulcan (14.5x114mm
(20x102mm), (14.5x114mm))
Barrel: 1.90 cm
Overall Length: 2.50 cm
Remington M700
Action: Bolt Action
Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action
Range: 14.572 m
Magazine: 3 rounds magazine
Cost: $ 11.900
Made in: USA
Weight: 4.08 kg
Caliber: 7.62x51mm NATO (.308), 5.56x45mm NATO (.223), .
300 Win Mag, .300 Rem Ultra Mag Winchester Model 70
Barrel: 66 cm
Overall Length: 105 cm
Action: Rotating bolt
Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action
Range: 1.000 m
Magazine: 3, 6, 10 rounds magazine Weight: 2.72 kg [For Compact Model] to 4.8 Kg [For Stealth
Cost: $ 1.126 Model]
Made in: USA Calibers: .223 Remington, .25-06 Remington, .25-06
Winchester, .22-250 Remington, .243 Winchester, .270
Winchester, 6.5 x 55mm Swedish, .308 Winchester, 30-06
Springfield, 7mm STW, 7mm-08 Remington, 7mm Remington
Ruger Precision Rifle Magnum, .300 Winchester Magnum, .300 Ultra Magnum, .338
Winchester Magnum, .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Remington
Magnum, and .458 Winchester Magnum
Barrel: 50.8, 55.9, 61.0, or 66 cm depending on model
Overall Length: 100.3 to 118.7 cm depending on model
Action: Bolt Action
Mode of Fire: Single Shot
Weight: .308 Win and 5.56/.223 Rem 4.4 kg, 6mm Creedmoor Range: 539 m
4.9 kg, 6.5mm Creedmoor 4.9 kg Magazine: Internal Magazine, Available with 3 to 6 round
Caliber: .308 Win, 5.56/.223 Rem, 6mm Creedmoor, 6.5mm magazines depending on model and caliber. Can carry one additional
Creedmoor round in chamber
Barrel: 60.96 cm Cost: $ 512 to $ 1.117
Overall Length: .308 Win and 5.56/.223 Rem 80.3 cm Made in: USA
collapsed / 108.6 cm extended, 6mm and 6.5mm Creedmoor 90.4
cm collapsed / 118.7 cm extended
Action: Bolt-Action, rotating-bolt
Mode of Fire: Bolt-Action
SNIPER RIFLE LIST
Range: 1.400 m
SNIPER RIFLE TYPE CAL ACT CLIP RNG COST
Magazine: 10 rounds magazine AI Super Magnum Sniper .338 Lapua BA 5 1100 $ 4650
Cost: $ 2.200 AI Arctic Warfare Sniper 7.62x51 BA 10 800 $ 7535
LMT L129A1 Sniper 7.62x51 SA 20 1000 $ 2500
Made in: USA
FN Special Police Sniper 7.62x51 BA 4 1000 $ 2895
FN Ballista Sniper .338 Lapua BA 8 1200 $ 7500
Izhmash SV99 Sniper .22 LR BA 5 100 $ 888
Izhmash SV98 Sniper 76x54 R SA 10 600 $ 2400
ORSIS T-5000 Sniper 7.62x51 BA 5 2000 $ 5500
Barrett M82A1 Sniper .50 BMG SA 10 1500 $ 6750
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SIG Sauer SSG3000 Sniper 7.62x51 BA 5 900 $ 2250 action slide
Barrett MRAD Sniper .338 BA 10 1500 $ 5970
Barrett M95 Sniper .50 BMG BA 5 1800 $ 6500
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic or Pump Action
Barrett XM500 Sniper .50 BMG SA 10 1830 $ 9180 Range: 50 m
Barrett Model 98 Sniper .338 Lapua SA 10 1200 $ 3650
Magazine: 8+1 rounds
Dragunov Sniper Rifle Sniper 7.62x54 SA 10 800 $ 4000
Harris Gunworks M-96 Sniper .50 BMG SA 5 1500 $ 6800 Cost: $ 1.000
Maadi-Griffin MG-6 Sniper .50 BMG SA 5 1500 $ 4250
Made in: Italy
Steyr IWS 2000 Sniper 14.5mm SA 5 2000 $ 15000
Walther WA 2000 Sniper .300 Win SA 6 1000 $ 10000 Special: Able to switch between Semi-Auto and Pump-Action.
Howa Axion Rifle Sniper .223 Rem BA 5 539 $ 800 Can use a variety of different attachments.
Weatherby Mk V Sniper .223 Rem BA 5 539 $ 1200
Remington M700 Sniper 7.62x51 BA 6 1000 $ 1126
Ruger Precision Rifle Sniper .308 Win BA 10 1400 $ 2200 Winchester 9410
Anzio 20mm Riflle Sniper 20mm BA 3 14572 $ 11900
Winchester model 70 Sniper .308 Win BA 5 539 $ 800
Browning BPS
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action slide Knight Masterkey Shotgun
Mode of Fire: Semi-Automatic or Pump Action
Range: 90 m
Magazine: Tube extension 5+1, 6+1, 7+1 and 8+1 rounds, internal
tube magazine
Cost: $ 1.500
Made in: Italy
Special: Able to switch between Semi-Auto and Pump-Action
Weight: 2.5 kg
Heckler & Koch CAWS
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Barrel: 25.4 cm
Overall Length: 43.8 cm
Action: Manually-actuated pump-action slide
Mode of Fire: Pump-Action
Range: 30 m
Weight: 4.3 kg Magazine: 3 round internal
Caliber: 12 Gauge Cost: $ 1.900
Barrel: 45.7 cm Made in: USA
Overall Length: 76.2 cm
Action: Gas Operated FN Tactical Police
Mode of Fire: Select-fire recoil operated with moving barrel and
self-regulated gas assist; Fully Automatic Fire
Rate of Fire: 250 rpm
Range: 90 m
Magazine: 10 round magazine
Cost: $ 3.500
Weight: 2.9 kg
Made in: Germany
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Barrel: 45.7 cm
Benelli Nova Overall Length: 98.4 cm
Action: Manually-actuated pump-action slide
Mode of Fire: Pump-Action
Range: 50 m
Magazine: 7+1 internal tube magazine
Cost: $ 900
Weight: 3.63 kg Made in: Belgium
Caliber: 12, 20 Gauge
Barrel: 71.1 cm Remington Model 870 Shotgun
Overall Length: 125.7 cm
Action: Manually-actuated pump-action slide
Mode of Fire: Pump-Action
Range: 60 m
Magazine: 4+1 internal magazine
Cost: $ 570
Made in: Italy Weight: 2.8 kg to 3.6 kg
Caliber: 12, 20, 28, .410 Gauge
Barrel: 23.4 cm, 35.6 cm, 45.72 cm, 50.8 cm, 53.3 cm, 58.4 cm, 66
cm, 71.1 cm, or 76.2 Depending on model
Overall Length: 45 cm to 128.3 Depending on model
Action: Manually-actuated pump-action slide
Mode of Fire: Pump-Action
Range: 50 m
Magazine: 4 to 8 round internal
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Cost: $ 300 to $ 600 (Civilian models) SHOTGUN LIST
Made in: USA SHOTGUN TYPE CAL ACT CLIP RNG COST
Special: Available is a wide variety of different models and Baikal MP-131K Shotgun 12 Ga PA 5 50 $ 700
calibers including several special law enforcement models. Can use a Benelli M3 Super 90 Shotgun 12 Ga SA/PA 9 50 $ 1000
scope. Winchester 9410 Shotgun .410 LA 8 50 $ 600
Browning BPS Shotgun 12 Ga PA 5 40 $ 600
Franchi SPAS-12 Shotgun 12 Ga SA/PA 8 90 $ 1500
Heckler & Koch CAWS Shotgun 12 Ga FA 10 90 $ 3500
USAS–12 Benelli Nova Shotgun 12 Ga PA 5 60 $ 570
Knight Masterkey Shotgun Shotgun 12 Ga PA 3 30 $ 1900
FN Tactical Police Shotgun 12 Ga PA 8 50 $ 900
Remington Model 870 Shotgun 12 Ga PA 6 50 $ 450
USAS-12 Shotgun 12 Ga SA/FA 10 50 $ 7000
Armsel Striker Shotgun 12 Ga SA 12 50 $ 2500
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Mode of Fire: Single shot only AT–4 Rocket Launcher
Payload: Single Shot
Effective Range: Area Target: 350 meters, Point target: 150
meters
Maximum Range: 400 meters
Cost: $ 4.000
Made in: United States
Special: Lightweight. Mounts underneath the barrel of a Rifle.
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Length: 1.52 m RPG–
RPG–7
Diameter: 70mm
Range: 8 km
Engine: Solid-fuel rocket motor
Action: Shoulder-Launched, Portable Surface-to-Air Missile
System
Rate-of-Fire: 1 rounds-per-minute
Feed: Single-Shot
Cost: $ 38.000
Made in: USA, Germany, Turkey
Special: Infrared homing Guidance System. Military issue
only!
Flamethrower M2 / M9–7
M202 FLASH
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SPECIAL LIST Fragmentation grenades can be divided into two main types,
HEAVY/SPECIAL TYPE CAL ACT CLIP RNG COST
defensive and offensive, where the former are designed to be used
from a position of cover, (e.g. in a slit trench or behind a suitable
Heckler & Koch HK69A1 GL 40mm S 1 400 $ 1000 wall,) and have an effective radius greater than the distance they can
M203 Grenade Launcher GL 40mm S 1 400 $ 4000 be thrown, while the latter are for use by assaulting troops, and
Mechem N.T.W. 20 Sniper 20mm BA 3 1500 $ 15000 have a smaller effective fragmentation radius.
14.5 mm PTRS–41 Sniper 14.5x114 SA 5 1500 $ 8000
AT–4 Rocket Launcher Rocket 84mm S 1 2100 $ 1800 Incendiary: The body of modern incendiary grenades is practically
Milkor MGL SPEC 40x46 DA 6 375 $ 2860 the same as that of a smoke grenade.
FIM–92 Stinger SAM HEAF S 1 8000 $ 38000 Incendiary grenades are filled with chemicals that produce extreme
Flamethrower M2 / M9–7 Flamer Nitrogen Special 7 40 $ 6000 temperatures once set off. Once ignited, an incendiary grenade will
RPG-7 Rocket 40mm S 1 500 $ 1500 burn (in much the same way a road flare burns) at extremely high
M202 FLASH Rocket 66mm S 4 750 $ 8200 temperatures for 30 to 45 seconds, burning or melting through most
materials very quickly.
Two subtypes of incendiary grenades exist:
Thermate and thermite grenades are designed to quickly destroy
HAND GRENADES durable equipment such as engine blocks and other heavy machinery,
and do not explode, though the burning metal can sputter and
Stun/Concussion Grenade: An enhanced concussion grenade threaten a small radius. Thermate and thermite are both combinations
designed to make a very loud noise and a bright flash in order to of flaked aluminum and iron oxide (rust). When ignited, a portion
temporarily incapacitate a target. of the thermate mixture is converted into molten iron and burns at
The flash produced momentarily activates all light sensitive cells in around 4,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This reaction will cause metallic
the eye, making vision impossible for approximately five seconds, parts to become fused if they come into contact with the molten
until the eye restores itself to its normal, unstimulated state. The iron mixture. The fire from a thermate grenade covers its entire blast
loud blast causes temporary loss of hearing, and also disturbs the area, does 5 points of damage per turn and has the Armor Piercing
fluid in the ear, causing loss of balance. effect.
In addition to the knockdown effect, all characters within 8 White phosphorus grenades are used to start fires and provide
meters must make a Stamina roll to avoid the other effects of the obscuring smoke, and have a small bursting charge to spread their
grenade, subtracting 1 from the die roll for each square (2 meters) cargo. White phosphorus (WP or “Willy-Pete”) is a waxy
closer they are from the burst point. Failure means that the material with a garlic-like odor produced from phosphate rocks. The
characters are incapacitated (flash-blinded, temporarily deafened, and fire from a WP grenade covers its entire blast area, does 4 points of
disorientated) for up to 40 turns (2 minutes). Success means that the damage per turn and has the Armor Piercing effect. In addition, a
character is disorientated and blinded for only 5 turns (15 seconds). white phosphorus grenade also functions as a smoke grenade.
Illuminating Grenade: This grenade produces a bright light
(equivalent to full daylight) within the burst radius. It produces GRENADE TIMER RADIUS DAMAGE COST
enough heat to be a source of ignition and should be used with care.
If staring at the flare, the character can actually damage their retina Fragmentation 4-5 sec 5 8 $ 25
if the light exposure goes on for too long. It burns fo up to 5 Concussion 1-2 sec 3 4 $ 20
minutes. Smoke 1-2 sec 5 Text $ 30
Tear Gas 1-2 sec 5 Text $ 35
Smoke Grenade: Smoke grenades are used as ground-to-ground Illumination 2-3 sec - - $ 40
or ground-to-air signaling devices, target or landing zone marking Incendiary 3-4 sec 3 Text $ 45
devices, and to create a smoke-screen for concealment. Molotov Coktail N/a 2 4 -
Smoke grenades are filled with chemicals that give off thick smoke
when ignited. White smoke grenades typically are used to hide
one’s approach or departure, while colored smoke (typically yellow,
red, green or violet) serves to mark specific locations for other
observers. A cloud of smoke typically lasts a minimum of 1 minute GRENADE (40MM)
(40 turns). One mistake people sometimes make is in believing that
smoke grenades should be thrown at the enemy troops in order to The most popular size of launched grenades in the world, the
confuse and disorient them. All this really does is hide the enemy 40mm has be a mainstay for over thirty years. The U.S. military has
from friendly troops. designed numerous types of munitions in this size, and there are
even some custom made rounds as well. They are referred to by XM
Smoke grenades fill their blast area with dense smoke that designation, such as the XM661 Green Flare Grenade.
completely obscures line of sight, but don’t inflict any damage.
Treat a character hidden by smoke as substantially covered from Flares: Many times there is a need to get a lot of light or a lot of
targets outside the smoke. Treat any characters inside the smoke as if attention. Flares provide an excellent way of doing both. The ones
they were fighting blind. Large munitions that produce smoke, such detailed here use a parachute that deploys at 550 feet. They then
as smoke mortar shells, work the same way. drift back to earth, burning for about 40 seconds. They are not
much in the way of combat rounds; they will not even "detonate"
Gas Grenades: The primary market of tear gas grenades is police until traveling 550 feet.
departments, or sometime military use of HC gas or other chemical Designation Color Flare
types such as Tear Gas or BZ, which use these grenades for riot
control and to extract barricaded suspects. A gas grenade looks and 583 White
functions exactly as a white smoke grenade, except that a gas 662 Red
grenade emits a gas instead of smoke for the effects. The grenade 661 Green
burns for 1 minute.
695 Orange
Fragmentation Grenade: Fragmentation grenades are common in
armies. They are weapons that are designed to disperse lethal High Explosive (HE): The most common of all 40mm grenade
fragments on detonation. The body is generally made of a hard ammunition. There are numerous variations with special uses. Each
synthetic material or steel, which will provide some fragmentation as is color coded and stamped with the XM designation. All have an
shards and splinters, though in modern grenades a pre-formed arming distance for safety (in case a round bounces back off a tree
fragmentation matrix is often used. The pre-formed fragmentation limb or the like). There have been special rounds made with very
may be spherical, cuboid, wire or notched wire. Most AP grenades short arming ranges. HE grenades generally inflict damage like a
are designed to detonate either after a time delay or on impact.
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fragmentation grenade. TC: Tandem Charges are effective against reactive armor, which
Designation Color of Grenade Arming Distance is designed to protect an armored vehicle (mostly tanks) against
anti-tank munitions.
381 Black/Gold 2 to 3 meters
The first stage of the weapon is typically a weak charge that
386 Black/Gold 14 to 28 meters either pierces the reactive armor of the target without detonating it
397 Gold 14 to 28 meters leaving a channel through the reactive armor so that the second
406 Gold 14 to 28 meters warhead may pass unimpeded, or simply detonating the armor plate
causing the timing of the counter-explosion to fail. The second
433 Gold 14 to 28 meters detonation from the same projectile (which defines it as a tandem
463 Black 14 to 28 meters charge) attacks the same location as the first detonation where the
reactive armor has been compromised. Since the regular armor
Smoke: Smoke grenades can be used as signals, cover, or offense. plating is often the only defense remaining, the main charge (second
The U.S. military has issued numerous types of smoke grenades over detonation) has an increased likelihood of penetrating the armor.
the years, each color coded by type. The TC Warhead cause damage to everything within a 5-hex
Designation Color Smoke Arming Distance area, but it functions like an armor Piercing bullet, except without
382 Yellow 2 to 3 meters the reduced damage.
407A1 Yellow 14 to 28 meters 40mm Rockets
680 White 14 to 28 meters Warhead Arming Damage Cost
713 Red 14 to 28 meters HE 10 meters 12 $ 380
715 Green 14 to 28 meters HE-FRAG 20 meters 14 $ 380
717 Yellow 14 to 28 meters HEAT 12 meters 12, -3 Armor $ 300
Tear Gas: Tactical CS tear gas rounds are used by SWAT and 84mm Rockets
Special Forces teams to clear buildings. Some advantages of Warhead Arming Damage Cost
launched CS grenades is the fact that they have greater range than
HE 20 meters 14 $ 460
thrown, and they more easily penetrate windows. Its military
designation is XM651E1. HE-FRAG 40 meters 15 $ 520
Buckshot: These are like giant shotgun rounds designed originally HEAT 15 meters 14, -3 Armor $ 525
for clearing the jungle in Vietnam. The rounds are designated TC 15 meters 12, half Armor $ 665
XM576 and do damage as buckshot shotguns.
Custom Rounds: Unique 40mm ammunition. This can be done 66mm TPA
with Gunsmithing and/or Demolitions depending on if the round Warhead Arming Damage Cost
explodes or not.
Incendiary 30 meters 13 $ 480
Designation Special Features
26 Fires 26 1/4" Ball Bearings; Works like buckshot SAM 70mm
107 Fires 107 1.5" Flechettes; Works like flechette shotguns Warhead Arming Damage Cost
140 Fires 140 1" Flechettes; Works like flechette shotguns SAM 40 meters 20, -4 Armor $ 1500
1822 Fires 18 .22 caliber bullets; Damage of 8
MINES
WARHEADS M14 “Toe Popper” Mine: Pressure activated and about the size
Rockets and missiles comes with a variety of warheads for of a crushed soft drink can, this type of mine is called a “toe
different uses. popper” because the M14 typically removes or severely damages
one’s foot upon detonation. The M14 produces a blasting effect
HE: High-Explosive warheads are the most common type of only, with little to no shrapnel.
warhead for most light weapons ammunition. HE warheads cause
damage primarily through the blast wave that they generate, but also M16A2 “Bouncing Betty” Mine: The M16A2 is classified as a
through fragmentation and, to a lesser extent, thermal effects. The bounding fragmentary mine, which, when triggered, is bounded
blast radius is a 6-hex area. (thrown) into the air about one-and-a-half meters by a booster
charge before the main charge detonates. The M16A2 looks like a
HE-FRAG: High-Explosive Fragmentation warheads primarily coffee can and contains a pound of explosive. Bouncing Betties can
cause damage by generating high-velocity fragments and are be set for either pressure or tripwire activation.
employed against personnel and unarmored vehicles. HE-FRAG
warheads may rely on ‘natural’ fragmentation of warhead materials M18A1 Claymore Mine: The M18 claymore is a curved,
(which are sometimes brittle, such as cast iron or steel) or include rectangular, plastic-cased anti-personnel mine. It is a directional
pre-formed fragmentation (for example, steel spheres or cubes). In fragmentation mine, which means that the explosion from the mine
some cases, a ‘fragmentation sleeve’ (often a pre-scored piece of is focused in one direction. (Though there a small blast area around
metal or a polymer matrix containing pre-formed fragmentation) is the mine, the area is free from shrapnel.) The claymore mine
attached to the outside of a munition’s body. The HE-FRAG contains 700 small steel balls and a pound and a half of C-4
causes damage to everything within 10-hex radius. explosive. This mine can be initiated by tripwire or command
detonation.
HEAT: High-Explosive Anti-Tank type ammunition is designed
to penetrate armor. Most HEAT warheads are ‘shaped charges’, M-15: This heavy antitank mine explodes when the pressure plate
meaning they feature a cone-shaped cavity that is lined with a thin is subjected to more than 160kg of pressure or the tilt rod is tilted
metal sheet (typically copper). When the warhead functions, the more than 15 degrees. Therefore, an individual is unlikely to set it
metal liner collapses into a thin jet that travels at an extremely high off. The mine can also be detonated from a remote position up to 50
velocity. The metal jet ‘punches through’ armor and penetrates into meters away. The arming lever may be easily rotated from "Armed"
the target vehicle, causing injury to personnel and damage to the to "Safe", disarming the mine. It is very susceptible to over pressure.
interior of the vehicle. HEAT ammunition causes damage to This mine is US made, and is also used by Cambodia and several
anything a 2 hex radius, but at a 5 meter cone-line. African nations. This mine was replaced in US service by the M-19
and M-21 antitank mines.
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M-66: This mine is similar to the M-24 mine, but is detonated FIREARMS AMMUNITION
when the vehicle interrupts a beam of light directed between two
sensors (like a supermarket door opener), or is remotely detonated.
Naturally, anything breaking the beam (such as a person) will HANDGUN CARTRIDGES
detonate the mine.
.455 Webley
Mk 1 Limpet Mine: This is a small limpet mine using the Mk 36
Mod 1 demolitions charge as a base. There are three types of this .455 Webley is a British handgun cartridge, most commonly used
mine used today: the Mod 2, which uses the Mk 39 Safety and in the Webley top break revolvers Marks I through VI.
Arming device with the Mk 23 Mod 1 firing device; the Mod 2 also The .455 cartridge was a service revolver cartridge, featuring a
incorporates a Mk 24 Mod 2 anti-disturbance device which will rimmed cartridge firing a .45 bullet at the relatively low velocity of
cause the mine to explode if tampered with once it is set (unless 650 ft/s (190 m/s). The result was a cartridge and handgun
disabled). This anti-disturbance device cannot be seen from outside combination with relatively mild recoil.
the mine. The Mod 2 firing device has a mechanical clockwork time
delay device which may be set to cause the mine to go off 15-180 Type: Rimmed
minutes later. The Mk 1 Mod 3 version is similar to the Mod 2, but Damage: 5
it uses a Mk 48 Mod 0 firing device which incorporates an
electronic timer with a delay of 15 minutes to 72 hours. The Mk 1 Other Name: .455 Eley, .455 Colt, 11.55x19mmR
Mod 4 version is a simple, "economy" version of this mine, with the Weight: 17 g
Mk 23 Mod 1 firing device, the Mk 39 Mod 0 Safety and Arming Price: $ 35 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.66 per round
device, and no anti-disturbance device or measures.
All of these versions of the Mk 1 Limpet Mine are fitted with a
black foam plastic float which fits snugly over the mine, covering 5.45x18mm
the entire mine except the base of the mine and fuze well. This
5.45×18mm MPTs (7N7) is a Soviet pistol cartridge. It is
gives the mine neutral buoyancy in salt water, or slightly positive chambered in the PSM pistol, OTs-23 Drotik machine pistol and
buoyancy in fresh water. The base of the mine has a powerful ring-
OTs-26 pistol.
shaped magnet around it for application to the target ship. In
addition to the delay set on the timer, the mines have an arming It was designed in the Soviet Union in the early 1970s by
delay of 10-15 minutes, though this may be bypassed. Antonina D. Denisova at the Precision Mechanical Engineering
Central Research Institute (TsNIITochmash). The development
OZM-3: This is a more normal Russian bounding antipersonnel
was done in concert with that of the PSM.
mine, similar to the US M-16A1. It may be electrically or tripwire
detonated. The OZM-3 may be disarmed with normal chances, but The cartridge is designed to use light spitzer-pointed jacketed high
is unaffected by over pressure. It is used by Russia, Afghanistan, velocity bullets.
Cambodia, and several African nations, and copied by China and Type: Rimless, bottleneck
North Korea. The main charge detonates at 1.5 meters, and twice the
normal numbers of fragments are directed into the chests and Damage: 3
abdomens of the victims. Other Name: 5.45mm Soviet
Type Trigger Blast Area Damage Cost Weight: 3g
M18A1 Claymore Blast Cap 50 hex cone 12 $ 250 Price: $ 23 / 100 rounds box — $ 0.23 per round
M14 “toe popper” Pressure 5 hex radius 9 $ 80
M16A “bouncing betty” Pressure 15 hex radius 10, bounded $ 165
M15 Tilt-rod 15 hex radius 13, -2 Armor $ 300
.22 LR
OZM-3 Trip-wire 15 hex radius 12, bounded $ 360 The .22 Long Rifle or simply .22 LR (metric designation:
5.6×15mmR) is a long-established variety of .22 caliber rimfire
M-66 Detector 10 hex radius 13, -3 Armor $ 1500 ammunition, and in terms of units sold is still by far the most
Mk 1 Limpet Time-delay 10 hex radius 12, 15 min $ 430 common ammunition in the world today. It is used in a wide range
of rifles, pistols, revolvers, smoothbore shotguns (No. 1 bore), and
even submachine guns.
Type: Rimmed, rimfire
Damage: 3
Other Name: .22 Stinger, .22 Long Rifle
Weight: 2.6 g
Price: $ 18 / 500 rounds box — $ 0.03 per round
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Price: $ 10 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.2 per round
7.62x25mm Tokarev
.22 Hornet This cartridge was introduced along with the Tokarev TT-30
The .22 Hornet is a varmint, small-game, predator, and pistol in 1930. This cartridge is almost identical to the .30 Mauser
competition centerfire rifle cartridge commercially introduced in round and most weapons chambered for 7.62mm Tokarev will
1930. It is considerably more powerful than the .22 WMR and the . chamber and fire the .30 Mauser round without difficulty, and vice
17 HMR, achieving higher velocity with a bullet twice the weight versa. The round has a flat trajectory and, when jacketed, has
of the .17 HMR bullet. The Hornet also differs very significantly decent body armor penetration when provided with an adequate-
from these in that it is not a rimfire but a centerfire cartridge. This length barrel. Russian-made ammunition is typically steel-cased and
makes it handloadable and reloadable, and thus much more versatile. not reloadable under most circumstances. However, there is some
It was the smallest commercially available .22 caliber centerfire Western manufacture of the 7.62mm Tokarev round, and these are
cartridge until the introduction of the FN 5.7×28mm. reloadable.
The .22 Hornet fills the gap between such popular Type: Rimless, bottleneck
varmint/predator cartridges as the .22 WMR and the .223 Damage: 3
Remington. In regard to muzzle velocity, muzzle energy and noise, Other Name: 7.62mm Russian Pistol, 7.62mm Russian
it is well suited to vermin and predator control in relatively built-up
areas. Weight: 5.8 g
Type: Rimmed, rimfire Price: $ 17 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.34 per round
Damage: 3
Other Name: 5.6x35mmR .32 S&W
Weight: 2.9 g This is a very old cartridge, originally a blackpowder round, which
Price: $ 20 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.36 per round appeared in 1878. It is largely a revolver round, and is almost never
found in other types of firearms. It is small, light, cheap, and, you
basically get what you pay for, as it is considered minimal for self-
.25 ACP defense.
This is one of the primary cartridges of those infamous “Saturday Type: Rimmed, straight
Night Specials” that criminals and punks like so much. It was Damage: 3
introduced in 1908 with the Colt Vest Automatic Pistol, and in Other Name: .32 Smith & Wesson Short, DWM202, GR930
Europe with the FN-Browning Baby. Since then, over a dozen
companies have made pistols chambered for this round. The velocity Weight: 6 g
of the .25 ACP is surprising, however, it also has surprisingly little Price: $ 24 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.48 per round
stopping power, due to the light weight of its bullet. Though it is
good for little more than a backup or self-defense weapon, it is
better than nothing at all. 5.7mm FN
Type: Semi-rimed, straight This round was developed in the late 1980s by FN for their new
Damage: 3 P90 Personal Defense Weapon (PDW). It was later chambered
in their Five-seveN pistol. It was designed to replace the 9mm
Other Name: .250 Automatic Colt Projectile, .25 Auto, .25 Parabellum round in certain applications (such as for rear area
Automatic, 6.35mm Auto troops), but no country has as yet adopted either weapon that fires
Weight: 3 g the round in large numbers. (In fact, most Americans are most
Price: $12 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.24 per round likely to see the P-90 PDW on the TV show Stargate SG-1.)
The bullet is very sharply pointed, and the case resembles that of the
.221 fireball. The bullet is very light, but has high velocity, and is
.32 ACP known for penetration.
The .32 ACP round was introduced in 1899 for use in John Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Browning’s first successful automatic pistol design. However, the . Damage: 4
32 ACP did not really come into its own until Colt license- Other Name: 5.7x28mm, 5.7x28mm FN, 5.7mm P90
produced another John Browning design, the M-1903 Pocket
Hammerless. Since then, it has become one of the most popular Weight: 1.8 g
pistol cartridges ever produced, though interest has steadily waned Price: $ 30 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.6 per round
since the end of World War 2 in favor of larger-caliber rounds.
Nonetheless, virtually every pistol company that now exists or has
ever existed has at some time or another produced a pistol chambered .38 Special
for .32 ACP, and some revolvers have also been chambered for the
round. In Europe, the .32 ACP round is still relatively popular; This round was developed for the Smith & Wesson Military &
however, in the US, the .32 ACP is usually relegated to backup or Police revolver of 1902. It was originally a military-only cartridge,
self-defense weapons. .32 ACP is considered pretty much the replacing the unsatisfactory .38 Long Colt. The police soon picked
minimum-power round for any serious self-defense potential. up on it, and it became the most common police revolver round for
Several different loadings of the .32 ACP are made, and it is still a many decades. It is considered one of the best handgun cartridges
very common factory-made cartridge worldwide; it is also easy to ever made, with a combination of range, low recoil, and with proper
handload, as brass and bullets are readily available. barrel length, ability to penetrate body armor. It should be noted
that any revolver that is chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge
Type: Semi-rimed, straight can also chamber and fire the .38 Special cartridge (but not vice
Damage: 3 versa); the bullets and shells are the same size, but shorter.
Other Name: 7.65mm Browning, 7.65mm Automatic, .32 Auto, .32 Type: rimmed, straight
Automatic, 7.65mm Auto Damage: 4
Weight: 4 g Other Name: .38-44 Target, .38-44 High Velocity, .38 Smith &
Price: $ 12 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.24 per round Wesson Special, .38 Colt Special
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Weight: 8.1 g Type: Rimmed (R), straight
Price: $ 18 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.36 per round Damage: 5
Other Name: .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum, 9x33mmR
.380 ACP Weight: 8 g
This round was introduced in the Colt Pocket Automatic series in Price: $ 17 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.34 per round
1908. Several governments have adopted it as their official military
pistol cartridge, and many others have adopted it as a secondary
standard. Virtually all pistol manufacturers have, at one time or .357 SIG
another, chambered a pistol to fire the .380 ACP round. It has more This is a .40 Smith & Wesson case necked down to accept a 9mm
stopping power and range than the .32 ACP, but is in essence an bullet. The idea was to achieve .357 Magnum ballistics (but not
overgrown version of the .32 ACP. It is considered the minimum necessarily power) from semiautomatic pistols. It is a compact round
pistol cartridge for offensive work. that offers good performance in a small package. These rounds tend
Type: Rimless, straight to be loaded with a large amount of propellant, and this gives them
their high velocity. The .357 SIG round is slowly becoming more
Damage: 4 popular in the world, and some police departments have adopted it.
Other Name: 9mm Short, 9mm Kurz, 9x17mm, 9mm Browning Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Short, .380 Automatic Colt Projectile, .380 Auto, .380 Automatic
Damage: 4
Weight: 6 g
Weight: 8.1 g
Price: $ 12 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.24 per round
Price: $ 16 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.32 per round
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Weight: 16 g relatively small-sized, lightweight, high-velocity military service
Price: $ 24 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.48 per round cartridges.
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Damage: 6
.454 Casull
Weight: 3.43 g
This round was developed in 1957 for Dick Casull’s 454 Casull
revolver. The round is essentially a stretched .45 Long Colt round. Price: $ 25 / 100 rounds box — $ 0.25 per round
This round has not been chambered in many revolvers and is still a
rather rare round. It is easily more powerful than the .45 Long Colt
round, and is even more powerful than the .44 Magnum. The .223 Remington
bullets are unusually hard and have good penetrative power. A The .223 Remington is a rifle cartridge developed in 1957, for the
revolver that is chambered for the .454 Casull round can also fire .45 ArmaLite AR-15. In 1964, the ArmaLite AR-15 was adopted by the
Long Colt ammunition; however, the cylinders must be carefully United States Army as the M16 rifle and it would later become the
cleaned before firing .454 Casull again, or the revolver can be standard U.S. Military rifle. The military version of the cartridge
damaged beyond repair due to fouling. uses a 55 gr full metal jacket bullet and was designated M193. In
Type: Rimmed, straight 1980, the .223 Remington was transformed into a new cartridge, a
62 gr full metal jacket bullet with a seven grain steel core for better
Damage: 6 penetration and designated 5.56×45mm NATO (a.k.a.: SS109 or
Weight: 16 g M855).
Price: $ 30 / 20 rounds box — $ 1.5 per round Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Damage: 6
.50 Action Express Weight: 3.5 g
This round was developed in 1988 by Action Arms for a new Price: $ 55 / 180 rounds box — $ 0.31 per round
version of the Desert Eagle heavy pistol. The round was designed
to allow IMI to adapt the Desert Eagle to the new cartridge with
as little modification of the pistol as possible, so it was based on the . 5.56x45mm NATO
44 Magnum round. It is a powerful magnum round that has almost The 5.56×45mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 5.56
too much power for a handgun; handguns chambered for .50 Action NATO) is a rimless bottlenecked intermediate cartridge family
Express are necessarily huge. developed in the late 1970s in Belgium by FN Herstal. It consists
Type: Rebated rim, straight of the SS109, SS110, and SS111 cartridges. On 28 October 1980
under STANAG 4172 it was standardized as the second standard
Damage: 6 service rifle cartridge for NATO forces as well as many non-
Other Name: .50 AE, 12.7x33mm NATO countries. The 5.56×45mm NATO cartridge family was
Weight: 19 g derived from, but is not identical to, the .223 Remington cartridge
designed by Remington Arms in the early 1960s.
Price: $ 30 / 20 rounds box — $ 1.5 per round
Type: Rimless tapered, bottleneck
Damage: 6
.500 S&W Magnum Weight: 4 g
Developed by Cor-Bon for Smith & Wesson, the .500 Smith & Price: $ 30 / 100 rounds box — $ 0.3 per round
Wesson was introduced along with its Model 500 X-Frame revolver
in 2003. The round is perhaps the most powerful handgun round in
the world today, though newer loads such as the .500 Wyoming .270 Winchester
Express have also been given that title. The .500 Smith & Wesson
makes a .44 Magnum round look like a pipsqueak by comparison; The .270 Winchester is a rifle cartridge developed by Winchester
it’s a massive round over 2 inches long with a round over a half an Repeating Arms Company in 1923 and unveiled in 1925 as a
inch in diameter, and very thick cartridge walls. Handguns designed chambering for their bolt-action Model 54. The cartridge is a
for the .500 Smith & Wesson are usually equipped with rather large necked-down .30-03 Springfield, which is the same length as the .
muzzle brakes to help tame the massive recoil, and are usually built 280 Remington, both of which are longer than the .30-06
on massive frames (Smith & Wesson used it’s X-Frame, which is Springfield. The .270, .280, and .30-06 were all derived from the .
otherwise used only by the Smith & Wesson 460XVR). More 30-03 parent case.
recently, some manufacturers have been making carbines and rifles Type: Rimless, bottleneck
chambered for .500 Smith & Wesson.
Damage: 6
Type: Semi-rimmed, straight
Weight: 9 g
Damage: 6
Price: $ 13 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.65 per round
Other Name: 12.7x41mmSR
Weight: 23 g
Price: $ 35 / 20 rounds box — $ 1.75 per round
7mm Magnum
The 7mm Remington Magnum rifle cartridge was introduced as a
commercially available round in 1962, along with the new
RIFLE CARTRIDGES Remington Model 700 bolt-action rifle. It is a member of the belted
magnum family that is directly derived from the venerable .375 H&H
5.45mm Soviet Magnum. The original purpose of the belted magnum concept taken
The 5.45×39mm cartridge was introduced into service in 1974 by the from the .300 H&H Magnum and .375 H&H Magnum, was to
Soviet Union for use with the new AK-74. The 5.45×39mm provide precise headspace control, since the sloping shoulders, while
gradually supplemented, then largely replaced the 7.62×39mm easing cartridge extraction, were unsuitable for this purpose.
cartridge in Soviet and Warsaw Pact service as their primary Improved cartridge extraction reliability is desirable while hunting
military service rifle cartridge. dangerous game, which would be of concern when needing a fast
The 5.45×39mm is an example of an international tendency towards follow up shot. The 7mm Remington Magnum is based on the
commercial Winchester .264 Winchester Magnum, .338
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Winchester Magnum, and .458 Winchester Magnum, which were commercial hunting market as the .308 Winchester. Winchester's
based on the same belted .300 H&H Magnum and .375 H&H Model 70, model 100 and Model 88 rifles were subsequently
Magnum cases, trimmed to nearly the same length as the .270 chambered for the new cartridge. Since then, the .308 Winchester
Weatherby Magnum. has become the most popular short-action, big-game hunting
Type: belted, bottleneck cartridge worldwide. It is also commonly used for civilian hunting,
target shooting, metallic silhouette, bench rest target shooting,
Damage: 6 palma, metal matches, military sniping, and police sharpshooting. The
Weight: 11 g relatively short case makes the .308 Winchester especially well-
adapted for short-action rifles. When loaded with a bullet that
Price: $ 15 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.75 per round expands, tumbles, or fragments in tissue, this cartridge is capable of
high terminal performance.
.30 Carbine Type: Rimless, bottleneck
The .30 M1 Carbine cartridge was created in 1940 as a product of Damage: 6
the US Army’s ‘Light Rifle’ project. The intention of this project Weight: 10 g
was to provide military personnel not normally issued with a full
sized rifle with a handy carbine instead. Handguns alone were Price: 10 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.5 per round
considered very marginally effective as personal defense weapons.
The project was a success, and a great many M1 carbines and the
cartridges for them were made during WW2 and shortly 7.62x39mm Kalashnikov
afterwards. This is perhaps the most ubiquitous assault rifle cartridge in the
Type: Rimless world. It was developed in 1943, but did not come into widespread
use until the advent of the AK-47 assault rifle. It is also used in
Damage: 5 literally hundreds of AK clones, light machineguns and squad
Other Name: 7.62x33mm automatic weapons, and even a few civilian rifles. Most 7.62mm
Kalashnikov ammunition has a steel case and a corrosive Berdan
Weight: 7 g primer, making reloading close to impossible. Western and some
Price: $ 16 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.32 per round Eastern-manufactured ammunition is made to more advanced
standards and can be reloaded. Today, 7.62mm Kalashnikov is
manufactured all over the world, even in the US. It is a round of
.30-30 Winchester decent killing power, but penetration can be lacking and accuracy
at long range iffy. This round was replaced in the Russian military
This round was the first small-bore smokeless powder cartridge; it by the 5.45mm Kalashnikov, but many units of late have begun
was designed for the original Winchester 1894 lever-action rifle. switching back to the 7.62mm Kalashnikov for its greater damaging
Many other companies have picked up on it over the years; it is very potential.
nearly the ideal lever-action rifle centerfire cartridge, and also
works well in bolt-action, break-open, pump-action, and even some Type: Rimless, bottleneck
semiautomatic rifles. One of the attractions of the .30-30 Damage: 6
Winchester is that it performs well in short carbines and light rifles.
It is a good round for use against medium game as well as people, Other Name: 7.62x39mm Russian, 7.62mm Russian Short, 7.62mm
but the velocity can fall off dramatically due to its blunt-nosed Soviet M-43
design. Weight: 7.9 g
Type: Rimmed, bottleneck Price: $ 20 / 100 rounds box — $ 0.2 per round
Damage: 6
Other Name: .30-30 Winchester Centerfire, .30 Winchester, 7.62x51mm NATO
7.62x51Rmm
The 7.62×51mm NATO (official NATO nomenclature 7.62
Weight: 10 g NATO) is a rimless bottlenecked rifle cartridge developed in the
Price: $ 10 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.5 per round 1950s as a standard for small arms among NATO countries. It should
not be confused with the similarly named Russian 7.62×54mmR
cartridge, a slightly longer rimmed cartridge.
.300 Winchester Magnum It was introduced in U.S. service in the M14 rifle and M60
This round was first introduced in 1963 for the Winchester M-70 machine gun in the late 1950s. The M14 was superseded in U.S.
bolt-action rifle, and most American and European sporting rifle service as the infantry adopted the 5.56×45mm NATO M16.
manufacturers have since chambered rifles for it. It is also slowly However, the M14 and many other firearms that use the 7.62×51
becoming a replacement round in some countries for the 7.62mm round remain in service, especially in the case of various sniper
NATO round for sniping purposes. It is a round with excellent rifles, medium machine guns such as the M240, and various rifles in
range and decent hitting power, though some studies suggest that it use by special operations forces. The cartridge is used both by
is not the best round for penetrating body armor. infantry and on mounted and crew-served weapons mounted to
vehicles, aircraft and ships.
Type: Belted, bottleneck
Although not identical, the 7.62×51mm NATO and the
Damage: 6 commercial .308 Winchester cartridges are similar enough that they
Other Name: 300WM, .300 Win Mag, 7.62x67mm can be loaded into rifles chambered for the other round, but the
Weight: 10.7 g Winchester .308 cartridges are typically loaded to higher pressures
than 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges.
Price: $ 18 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.9 per round
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Damage: 6
.308 Winchester Weight: 10 g
The .308 Winchester is a rimless, bottlenecked rifle cartridge and Price: $ 200 / 460 rounds box — $ 0.43 per round
is the commercial cartridge from which the 7.62×51mm NATO round
was derived. The .308 Winchester was introduced in 1952, two
years prior to the NATO adoption of the 7.62×51mm NATO T65. 7.62x54mmR
Winchester branded the cartridge and introduced it to the
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The 7.62×54mmR is a rimmed rifle cartridge developed by the Other Name: .30-30 Remington
Russian Empire and introduced as a service cartridge in 1891. Weight: 11 g
Originally designed for the bolt-action Mosin–Nagant rifle, it was
used during the late Tsarist era and throughout the Soviet period to Price: $ 20 / 20 rounds box — $ 1 per round
the present day. The cartridge remains one of the few standard-issue
rimmed cartridges still in military use and has the longest service life
of all military-issued cartridges in the world. 8mm Mauser
The American Winchester Model 1895 was also chambered for This is one of the world’s great rifle cartridges, having been used
this cartridge per a contract with the Russian government. The by dozens of countries, including Germany, Czechoslovakia,
7.62×54mmR is still in use by the Russian military in the Dragunov Poland, and China. Although it is almost universally known as the
and other sniper rifles, as well as some modern general-purpose 8mm Mauser or 7.92mm Mauser cartridge, it is not in fact a
machine guns like the PKM and Pecheneg machine gun. Mauser design, having been designed by the German Infantry
Board Commission at Spandau Arsenal. It was not even actually
Type: Rimmed, bottleneck designed for a Mauser rifle; the Gew 88 is actually a modified
Damage: 6 Mannlicher design. The original bullet had a rounded nose; when
Weight: 11.7 g this was changed to a pointed nose, velocity of the round jumped and
it began to outperform comparable rounds of the time. Due to the
Price: $ 175 /440 rounds box — $ 0.39 per round vast numbers of rifles (mostly civilian today) that fire this round,
the 8mm Mauser is still being produced worldwide.
.30-06 Springfield Type: Rimless, bottleneck
The .30-06 Springfield cartridge was introduced to the United Damage: 5
States Army in 1906 and later standardized; it remained in use until Other Name: 7.92x57mm Mauser, 7.9x57mmJ, 7.9x57mmJS, 8mm
the early 1980s. The ".30" refers to the caliber of the bullet in inches. German Mauser, 7.92x57mm, 8x57mm, 8x57mmI, 8x57mmS,
The "06" refers to the year the cartridge was adopted—1906. It 8mmJRS
replaced the .30-03, 6mm Lee Navy, and .30-40 Krag cartridges. Weight: 12.8 g
The .30-06 remained the U.S. Army's primary rifle and machine gun
cartridge for nearly 50 years before being replaced by the Price: $ 109 / 250 rounds box — $ 0.44 per round
7.62×51mm NATO (commercial .308 Winchester) and 5.56×45mm
NATO (commercial .223 Remington), both of which remain in
current U.S. and NATO service. It remains a very popular sporting .375 H&H
round, with ammunition produced by all major manufacturers. This was originally developed by the British firm of Holland &
Type: Rimless, bottleneck Holland in 1912. It is a belted, magnum cartridge that has formed the
basis of endless wildcat cartridges and handloadings. It is now fired
Damage: 6 by many American and European rifles, especially those made for
Other Name: 7.62x63mm, .30 Government M’06, .30 US Service, . big game. It has long been considered the best cartridge for hunting
30 Browning in Africa, being powerful without producing an enormously heavy
Weight: 12 g weapon to fire it. It is also popular with Alaskan hunters and
wilderness guides.
Price: $ 13 / 20 rounds box — $ 0.65 per round
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Damage: 7
.30 Remington Other Name: .375 Holland & Holland Magnum, .375 Weatherby
The .30 Remington cartridge was introduced in 1908 as a rimless Magnum, 9.5x72mmB
version of the .30-30 Winchester cartridge, specifically for use in Weight: 19 g
its then-new Model 8 semiautomatic rifle. Since then, several other
rifles by Remington and other companies have chambered the .30 Price: $ 45 / 20 rounds box — $ 2.25 per round
Remington round, but the last rifle to be built to chamber this
round was manufactured just after World War 2. A lot of
confusion arose when the Remington Model 8 in .30 Remington 4.73x33mm Case Less
was introduced – they were marked as firing “.30-30 Remington” The G11 abandoned the traditional casing idea and fired a
caliber, which led to a lot of inexperienced shooters becoming 4.73x33mm caseless round, developed by Dynamit-Nobel. This new
frustrated when they bought and then tried to load .30-30 kind of ammo used propellant chemicals which formed a solid block
Winchester rounds into their Model 8s! The .30 Remington surrounding the bullet. This design greatly lightened ammunition
cartridge is virtually identical in performance to the .30-30 and increased the rate-of-fire since no casings needed to be ejected.
Winchester; however, the .30 Remington has a slight edge in range
over the .30-30 Winchester round. Theoretically, the .30 The projectile is 4.93 mm in diameter with a case length of 33mm,
Remington should be easier to handload, but handloading data is the US case length measurement is 34mm since for the ACR trials
scarce for the .30 Remington, and most handloaders tend to under- the chamber length, not the actual case length was used. The 4.73
load the case with propellant. Factory-made .30 Remington rounds mm round is half the weight and 40% the size by volume of the
were actually available until the early 21st century, and the most of 5.56x45mm NATO round used in assault rifles. The round also has
the rifles chambered for it are still quite serviceable, but most of similar ballistics to a 5.56 mm round, but the 4.73 mm is much less
these factory tend to also be under-loaded with propellant, unless likely to tumble when hitting or penetrating a target, and thus not
made by Remington itself or under direction from Remington. as lethal. It is not clear to what extent the round would fragment,
Since the round was factory loaded until recent years, .30 which could also make it more lethal.
Remington is still easy to find, whether under-loaded or not. Damage: 4
While the .30 Remington is ballistically equivalent to the .30-30 Weight: 4 g
Winchester cartridge, the cartridges are dimensionally different and
are not interchangeable. However, .30 Remington cases can be made Price: $ 120 / 20 rounds box — $ 6 per round
from .30-30 cases by turning off the rim, cutting an extractor
groove, and fire-forming the shoulder.
5.8x42mm
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
The 5.8×42mm is a military rimless bottlenecked intermediate
Damage: 6 cartridge developed in the People's Republic of China. There is
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limited information on this cartridge, although the People's Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Liberation Army says that it is superior to the Western 5.56×45mm Damage: 7
NATO and Soviet 5.45×39mm cartridges. Another variant called the
DBP88 “heavy round” was designed specifically for squad Other Name: .50 M-2, 12.7x99mm
automatic weapons and designated marksman rifles. The 5.8×42mm Weight: 45 g
“heavy round” cartridge has the same dimensions as the standard
5.8×42mm cartridge, but utilizes a longer streamlined bullet with a Price: $ 150 / 20 rounds box — $ 7.5 per round
heavy steel core for increased performance at extended ranges and
penetration. As of 2010 all 5.8×42mm cartridge variants are
gradually succeeded by the DBP10 variant. 12.7x108mm Russian
Type: Rimless, bottleneck Originally developed for the abortive Russian DK heavy
machinegun in the early 1920s, this round came into its own just
Damage: 6 before and during World War 2 with its use in the DShK
Other Name: 5.8x42mm DBP-87, 5.8x42mm DBP-95, 5.8x42mm machinegun and aircraft armament. It is one of the longest-lived
DBP-88, 5.8x42mm DBP10 round still in use, being used to this day in helicopter armament and
ground weapons like the DShK, NSV, and Kord machineguns, as
Weight: 5 g well as in several antimaterial and heavy sniping rifles. It is based
Price: $ 30 / 50 rounds box — $ 0.6 per round heavily on the old German 13mm TuF round. The 12.7mm Russian
is normally steel cased, but brass cases are becoming more and more
common of late. It also normally uses corrosive Berdan primers,
.458 Magnum making long-term storage a problem, but more modern primers have
The .458 Winchester Magnum is a belted, straight-taper cased, also become more common lately. Use in sniper and antimaterial
dangerous game rifle cartridge. It was introduced commercially in rifles is problematic due to accuracy (the rounds normally available
1956 by Winchester and first chambered in the Winchester Model are designed for machineguns and not precision shooting), but
70 African rifle. It was designed to compete against the .450 Nitro better-qualities rounds are becoming available, as are Western-made
Express and the .470 Nitro Express cartridges used in big bore rounds. The standard ball ammunition is like many Russian rounds:
British double rifles. The .458 Winchester Magnum remains one of there is a space in front of the round to aid in balancing of the
the most popular dangerous game cartridges, and most major bullet and increase damage when it hits (and also reflects the poor
ammunition manufacturers offer a selection of .458 ammunition. method of jacketing in Russian-made bullets).
Type: Belted, tapered Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Damage: 7 Damage: 7
Other Name: .458 Winchester Belted Magnum Other Name: 12.7x107mm, 12.7x108mm, 12.7mm Soviet, 12.7mm
ComBloc, 12.7mm Russian Machinegun, 12.7mm Soviet
Weight: 26 g Machinegun, 12.7mm DShK, 12.7mm Type 54
Price: $ 90 / 20 rounds box — $ 4.5 per round Weight: 48 g
Price: $ 40 / 10 rounds box — $ 4 per round
.460 Weatherby
The .460 Weatherby Magnum is a belted, bottlenecked rifle 14.5x114mm
cartridge, developed by Roy Weatherby in 1957. The cartridge is
based on the .378 Weatherby Magnum necked up to accept the . Like many such large-caliber rounds of the period, the 14.5mm
458-inch (11.6 mm) bullet. The original .378 Weatherby Magnum KPV round was designed in 1941 for antitank rifles, which by then
parent case was inspired by the .416 Rigby. The .460 Weatherby were already obsolete. After World War 2, however, it was picked
Magnum was designed as an African dangerous game rifle cartridge up for use in a newly-designed heavy machinegun meant for
for the hunting of heavy, thick skinned dangerous game. mounting in armored vehicles – the KPV machinegun. In this role,
though ineffective against tanks, it has proven quite useful against
The .460 Weatherby Magnum was the world's most powerful personnel, thin-skinned vehicles, and even some lightly-armored
commercially available sporting cartridge for 29 years until the vehicles. In addition, since the early 1980s an increasing number of
advent of the .700 Nitro Express. antimaterial rifles have been chambered for this round. While most
Type: Belted, bottleneck Russian, Chinese, and former Pact-made ammunition in this caliber
is made for use in the KPV and is not really of a quality necessary
Damage: 7 for sniping, increasingly there are Western or Eastern European
Other Name: companies who are making quantities of quality 14.5mm ammunition
for this purpose.
Weight: 32 g
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Price: $ 150 / 20 rounds box — $ 7.5 per round
Damage: 8
Other Name: .57 cal, 14.5x115mm Antitank, 14.5x114mm 14.5mm M-
.50 BMG 1941, 14.5mm Russian Machinegun, 14.5mm Type 56, 14.5mm
The .50 Browning Machine Gun is a cartridge developed for the Vladimirov
Browning .50 caliber machine gun in the late 1910s, entering official Weight: 110 g
service in 1921. Under STANAG 4383, it is a standard cartridge for
NATO forces as well as many non-NATO countries. The cartridge Price: $ 50 / 5 rounds box — $ 16.6 per round
itself has been made in many variants: multiple generations of
regular ball, tracer, armor-piercing (AP), incendiary, and saboted
sub-caliber rounds. The rounds intended for machine guns are made 15.2mm Steyr AMR
into a continuous belt using metallic links. This round has seen a long development period (along with the
The .50 BMG cartridge is also used in long-range target and anti- single weapon designed to fire it, the Steyr IWS-2000 antimaterial
materiel rifles, as well as other .50-caliber machine guns. rifle), beginning in 1988. It began as a tungsten-cored 15mm AP
round, went to a 14.5mm SLAP round, and is now a 15.2mm SLAP
A wide variety of ammunition is available, and the availability of round. The case is of conventional brass bottle-necked design,
match grade ammunition has increased the usefulness of .50 caliber while the sabot is of a synthetic material. The penetrator itself is a
rifles by allowing more accurate fire than lower quality rounds. 5.5mm tungsten dart with an extremely flat trajectory, high velocity,
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and developing considerably muzzle and terminal energy. It is 246 HEI-T, M-940 MPT-SD, PGU-28A/B SAPHEI
capable of penetrating light armored vehicles easily as well as Weight: 141 g
destroying equipment (and people), and also causes considerable
fragmentation behind the armor plate or item it penetrates. Price: $ 39 per round
Currently, the fate of the round is tied to the rifle which fires it;
while it is rumored to be used by some special operations units,
Steyr is still finding official sales elusive.
Type: Rimless, bottleneck SHOTGUN SHELLS
Damage: 9 .410 gauge
— Reduce body armor by half (do not deduct 1 damage) The .410-Gauge shell is designed primarily for small bird hunting,
though with slugs it is also a good small game round, and many
Other Name: 15.2mm IWS-2000 argue that it is also an ideal home-defense round, as it limits damage
Weight: 150 g to the house and the recoil is manageable for even small women,
Price: $ 35 per round young teenagers, and even older children. The .410-Gauge round,
due to its small caliber, is not limited merely to shotguns; it is often
chambered in revolvers, particularly those which are also chambered
.338 Lapua for .45 Long Colt ammunition. .410-Gauge is about the smallest-
caliber round except for a few obsolete shotgun rounds and some
The .338 Lapua Magnum (8.6×70mm or 8.58×70mm) is a rimless, special-application handgun-type loadings, and for many shooters
bottlenecked, centerfire rifle cartridge. It was developed during the that started shooting in their childhood, their first firearm was
1980s as a high-powered, long-range cartridge for military snipers. It chambered for .410-Gauge. Many adults also like the .410-Gauge, as
was used in the Afghanistan War and the Iraq War. As a result of shotguns chambered for it are generally light in weight and short in
this, it became more widely available. The loaded cartridge is 14.93 length, easily carried all day. Some competitive shooters also use
mm in diameter (rim) and 93.5 mm long. It can penetrate better-than- the .410-Gauge for clay pigeon shooting; the lesser amount of shot
standard military body armor at ranges up to 1,000 metres and has a thrown by the round makes clay pigeon shooting more challenging.
maximum effective range of about 1,750 metres. 2.5-inch shells are primarily used in revolvers and used in relatively
In addition to its military role, it is increasingly used by hunters few shotguns; 2-inch shells are very rare and used only in a very
and civilian long-range shooting enthusiasts. The .338 Lapua few firearms.
Magnum is capable of taking down any game animal, though its Type: Rimmed, straight
suitability for some dangerous game (Cape buffalo, hippopotamus,
white rhinoceros, and elephant) is arguable, unless accompanied by a Damage: 4
larger "backup" calibre: "There is a huge difference between calibres — Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range
that will kill an elephant and those that can be relied upon to stop Other Name: .410-Bore, 68-Gauge
one."
Weight: 5.6 g
Type: Rimless, bottleneck
Price: $ 10 / 25 rounds box — $ 0.4 per round
Damage: 8
Weight: 19.44 g
Price: $ 88 / 20 rounds box — $ 4.4 per round 28 gauge
The 28-Gauge shell is an old round, originating as a blackpowder
round in the 1870s. The 28-Gauge round is today relatively rare,
20x102mm though several shotgun manufacturers do make shotguns in 28-
The M-61 Vulcan was originally designed post-World War 2 as Gauge, and those numbers seem to be growing. 28-Gauge shotguns
an autocannon to be mounted in high-speed aircraft. Design work are quite useful for hunting both small birds and some larger ones,
began on the weapon and ammunition in 1946; though the and is used by some competitive shooters for clay pigeon shooting.
ammunition was ready in 1952, a reliable Vulcan was not available Though a good amount of 28-Gauge shotguns are made, the 28-
until 1959. Ammunition for the M-61 Vulcan is generally used in Gauge is limited by the fact that magnum shells are not made, and a .
belts only in ground-mounted applications like the M-163; aircraft 410-Gauge 3” magnum round easily duplicates the 28-Gauge 2.75”
and aircraft gun pods generally use drums of linkless ammunition round in performance. However, there is enough interest in the 28-
that are sized to carry the maximum amount of ammunition that the Gauge round to keep manufacturers making shotguns and shells in
aircraft design allows. (Helicopters generally use belted ammunition that gauge. Most shotguns in this chambering fire 2.75” shells; 2.5”
for their internal guns and gun pods). The figures shown here are shells are by comparison quite rare. In addition, slug rounds in 28-
primarily for belted ammunition in ground-mount and vehicular Gauge are also a bit on the rare side.
applications (and the Phalanx CIWS). The Cobra helicopter is also Type: Rimmed, straight
a user of Vulcan ammunition in its M-197 autocannon. Early in the Damage: 4
Vulcan’s ammunition development, the Air Force seriously
considered using a 27mm round; however, it was decided that a — Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range
smaller-caliber round would allow for more ammunition carriage and Weight: 21.2 g
a lighter gun, and that using high-velocity 20mm ammunition would
give the Vulcan near-equivalent damaging power. Price: $ 10 / 25 rounds box — $ 0.4 per round
Though GE invented the Vulcan and developed its ammunition,
GE later sold its Armament Systems division to Martin Marietta. 20 gauge
Martin later merged with Lockheed, who were later acquired by
General Dynamics, who currently build and make parts for the One of the most popular shotgun rounds out there, the 20-Gauge
Vulcan and its derivative guns. In addition, there are several foreign is not only a main-line hunting cartridge, it is used in many youth
license producers, and even more license producers of its shotguns and competition shotguns. It is also a popular choice for
ammunition. home defense shotguns, and has even been considered here and there
for police and military shotguns. The 20-Gauge shotgun is useful
Type: Rimless, bottleneck against most of the fowl that a 12-Gauge shotgun is used against,
Damage: 15 and allows for a shotgun that is a lighter, easier to tote package that
has less recoil than a 12-Gauge shotgun. At first considered an
— Reduce body armor by half (do not deduct 1 damage) anemic round when first introduced in the 1870s, the 20-Gauge got
Other Name: M-53 API, M-56A3/A4 HEI, M-242 HEI-T, M- a significant boost from its conversion to modern propellant,
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allowing for more power and heavier shot loads to be fired, as well
as making 20-Gauge slugs useful. 20-Gauge magnum shells
virtually duplicate 16-Gauge 2.75” shells for performance, and the 10 gauge
shotguns that fire 20-Gauge shells are far more numerous than 10-Gauge is about the largest shotgun shell that is commonly
those which fire 16-Gauge shells. 2.5-inch shells are relatively scarce. available, though the round and the shotguns that fire them are
Type: Rimmed, straight relatively quite rare. The introduction of 12-Gauge 3-inch and 3.5”
Magnum shells have largely worked against the use of the big 10-
Damage: 5 Gauge shotguns, particularly the 2.75-inch version of the shell, as
— Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range they are capable of duplicating the 10-Gauge 2.75-inch shell in most
respects in a round which has less kick and is cheaper. Time was,
Weight: 21.2 g however, when the 10-Gauge was a common shell, before the
Price: $ 5 / 5 rounds box — $ 1 per round introduction of 12-Gauge magnum shells in the early 1900s; before
that, the 10-Gauge was the shotgun to have. Perhaps its most famous
user was Doc Holliday, who used one at the famous OK Corral
16 gauge shootout in its blackpowder days. Today, however, the 10-Gauge has
only a small, if devoted, following, and the shotguns that fire 10-
To many, it is surprising that the 16-Gauge round is still in Gauge are rather rare. Most of these shotguns fire magnum loads, as
existence, since the 20-Gauge 3-inch shell can basically do these produce the only shot patterns and volume that cannot be
everything a 16-Gauge 2.75” shell can do, and a 12-Gauge 2.75-inch reproduced by the 12-Gauge. 10-Gauge rounds come in some odd
shell can do as much or more than a 16-Gauge 3-inch shell can do. shell lengths, however, that fall in between the standard shotgun
Nonetheless, the 16-Gauge round has a good-sized following, and shell lengths. Most manufacturers of the 10-Gauge round are located
lots of shotguns are still made in 16-Gauge. The ammunition is still in England and the US these days, and they produce only relatively
made in good numbers. Even modern loads are made for the 16- small lots at any one time. In most jurisdictions in the world, 10-
Gauge round, such as steel shot and bismuth shot. Like many Gauge is the largest bore of shotgun that civilians are allowed to
modern shotgun rounds, the 16-Gauge round began in 1870s as a own.
blackpowder round, and benefitted greatly from smokeless powder
loadings. 2.75-inch shells for the 16-Gauge are the most common; Type: Rimmed, straight
2.5-inch shells are a bit less common, though 3-inch magnum shells Damage: 7
are actually gaining in popularity. The 16-Gauge round, despite its
seeming obsolescence, will probably be around for a long time to — Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range
come. Weight: 49.6 g
Type: Rimmed, straight Price: $ 25 / 25 rounds box — $ 1 per round
Damage: 6
— Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range
Weight: 24.8 g
Price: $ 5 / 5 rounds box — $ 1 per round Armor-Piercing (AP):
(AP): These bullets are designed to cut through
body armor (and other obstacles) more easily.
12 gauge Bullet costs X 2
The 12-Gauge round is the current king of shotgun rounds; Caseless: This type of bullet has the propellant molded around the
virtually every shotgun produced at present is either chambered for bullet itself. There is no bullet casing for the gun to eject, which
12-Gauge rounds or has a chambering in 12-Gauge. Round sizes not only means leaving no casings as evidence, but increasing the
range from short 2.5-inch shells to huge 3.5-inch Magnum gun's firing rate.
(sometimes called Super Magnum) shells, with many specialist shells Bullet costs X 3
of odd sizes or unusual (sometimes, very unusual) loadings being High Explosive (HE): A bullet with a hollow tip filled with a
made. The 12-Gauge may in fact be the most popular firearms round liquid substance (usually mercury). Upon contact with the victim,
ever produced, perhaps exceeded only by the .22 Long Rifle round the liquid "explodes" outward, causing large wounds.
in popularity. 12-Gauge guns have been produced since shortly after
cartridge guns were invented, and were some of the first rounds Bullet costs X 3
produced using modern propellants. The popularity is because the Hollow Point (HP): Also known as a "dum-dum" bullet, this
12-Gauge round is so popular – it can be loaded with a large amount round has part of its metal jacket cut away, exposing the lead center
of birdshot or heavy 000 buckshot, as well as a wide variety of beneath. This causes the bullet to "mushroom" when it hits the
special loads. It can be subloaded for lower recoil and pressure or target, creating large wounds.
hotloaded for more power (especially using brass cases). It can be
had with virtually any case material – paper, plastic, or brass or steel. Bullet costs X 2
Several types of slug rounds are available, making the 12-Gauge Incendiary: This bullet contains a small amount of incendiary
round useful as an all-purpose gun to hunters. Even if you take matter that ignites when the bullet hits its target. This is useful for
only the biggest three 12-Gauge round manufacturers, you have 435 setting gas tanks on fire and causing other spectacular effects.
different shell sizes and loadings to work with. The military has
developed several special loadings and (which will be listed further Bullet costs X 2.5
down the page); the HK CAWS program weapon was based on Armor-Piercing Incendiary (API): Combines an Armor-
modified 12-Gauge all-brass shells. The 12-Gauge round is literally Piercing and Incendiary effect.
used in every corner of the world, and handloading a 12-Gauge Bullet costs X 2.5
round is easy. 12-Gauge guns are used by everyone from military
entry teams to civilians wanting a home-defense weapon. The 12- Reversed Ogive: This bullet has a special shape that allows it to
Gauge round will not be going away any time soon. cut through armor easily (it halves the effect of armor) yet still do
tremendous damage.
Type: Rimmed, straight
Bullet costs X 3
Damage: 6
Depleted Uranium (DU): Spent (nonradioactive) uranium is
— Buckshot inflicts +2 Damage at close range heaver than lead, allowing the bullet to be smaller while weighing
Weight: 28.3 g the same. This means more propellant can be included, causing the
Price: $ 10 / 25 rounds box — $ 0.4 per round bullet to go faster and hit the target with greater force.
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Bullet costs X 4
Tracer: A bullet containing chemicals that ignite when the bullet FIREARMS ACCESSORIES
is fired, "tracing" a path of light that shows where the bullet goes.
This improves the chance of hitting the target with subsequent This is a list of additions and gear that can be added to or augment
shots, but it also lets your target know your location. firearms. Some of the gear listed will only work with the specified
firearm. Some firearms will already have these devices.
Bullet costs X 3
Bipod: The bipod allows for steady aim, allowing a +1 bonus to
Explosive Shell: A slug that explodes upon impact, causing aiming when the bipod is used.
damage in a 2-hex radius.
Flash Suppressors: Every gun releases a flash when it is fired. A
Shell costs X 3 flash suppressor reduces the light released, making it harder for
Fireball: This shell is filled with flammable matter that bursts into someone to aim at the flash at night.
a 1-hex radius fireball upon impact. Flammable objects caught in the Muzzle Brakes and Compensators: When a gun is fired, the
area may catch fire. barrel will "climb." That is each shot forces the barrel to point
Shell costs X 4 upwards somewhat. It must be forced back down for the next shot,
thus blowing accuracy out the window. Muzzle brakes and
Flechette Shell: A flechette is a small metal "arrow" in a shell compensators chamber the releasing gases of the gun upwards to
casing. Upon firing the flechettes inside travel long distances. When force the gun down. The opposing forces help cancel each other out.
they hit their target the cut through armor easily (the effect of the This makes the gun stay closer to target and more accurate. A gun
armor is halved) and cause terrible wounds. such equipped reduces the penalty for multiple shots by one. If the
Shell costs X 3 gun's multiple-fire penalty is already one, the first penalty is reduced
to zero, and then only -1 each second shot. A gun with a muzzle
Lockbreaker: This shell is filled with metallic powder, which brake cannot use a silencer or suppressor.
makes it useful for blowing open locks. If used against a target, it
does -4 damage. Red-dot Laser Sight: A red-dot sight projects a tiny beam of red
light in front of the gun. This add a +1 bonus to hit and a +2 bonus
Shell costs X 1.5 if aiming. Be warned, a red-dot can be seen by the enemy. Most
pistol-sized red-dot attach to the trigger guard of the gun, and are
SPECIAL AMMUNITION DAMAGE NOTE obvious to those who know what a red-dot is. There is a red-dot
made for the Glock handguns which fits under the barrel and under
—Cartridges
the slide, becoming almost invisible without inspection. Note that
Armor Piercing -1 Reduce Armor by half red-dots are close-range accurate devices and do not work very well
Caseless +1 to Rate of Fire in smoke, rain, water, etc.
High Explosive +2
Scope: One of the most common of all firearms options. A scope
Hollow Point +1
can be added to most rifles, submachine guns, and large pistols. A
Incendiary +1 May deal fire regular image magnification scope will add a +2 bonus to a shot.
Armor Piercing Incendiary +1 Reduce Armor by half and fire There are other types of scopes, however. A regular scope isn’t
Reversed Ogive +2 Reduce Armor by half worth beans at night. A night scope could use ambient light and
Depleted Uranium magnify it, or it could be infrared, or night-vision. At night time,
Tracer +2 +1 to hit with follow-up shots these scopes add the +2 bonus like a regular one.
One popular SpecWar scope is the thermal-imaging one. It can be
SPECIAL AMMUNITION DAMAGE NOTE used to see heat patterns (even through a wall). When put on top
—Shotgun Shells of a large gun (like a Barrett M82A1) it allows people inside
Explosive Shell +2 2-hex area of effect
building to be hit. The bullet must travel through a wall and any
other obstacles, but the scope still does add the +2 bonus.
Fireball Shell +2 1-hex area of effect, fire
Flechette Shell +2 x1.5 range, halves Armor Also, a scope can be mounted on a submachine gun. SWAT teams
Lockbreaker Shell -2 Reduce Structure by 2, while used on doors and SpecWar teams use and aim submachine guns all the time.
Granted, automatic fire blows aim, but when set to single or three-
round bursts, aiming is essential for the submachine gun.
Silencer: A silencer is made to trap the gases of a fired round
behind the bullet as it travels down the barrel and then redirect them
FLAMETHROWER into another area to cool and dissipate. Unfortunately, silencers have
By strictest definition, flamethrowers do not shoot fire; they shoot parts that touch the bullet. Accuracy is less when something touches
liquid set aflame. This liquid can even be bounced off walls, so it the bullet, and silencer like to "gunk up." Reduse to-hit by -1 for all
can reach unseen areas. Flamethrowers are primarily used to attack silencers (except for weapons with built-in silencers). Also regular
fortifications such as bunkers. cleaning is a must.
Flamethrowers are available in both civilian and military models. Suppressor: A suppressor is a more elaborate version of a silencer
The only real differences between the two are range and fuel that uses baffles and channels to contain gases. Nothing actually
capacity. touches the bullet, so accuracy is not compromised. One important
A flamethrower attack is resolved as a long burst of autofire: the note about silencers and suppressors. They are useless if not used
user gains a +2 bonus to his attack roll, and may attack multiple with the proper ammunition. For a gun to be successfully silenced,
targets if he’s willing to suffer the required penalties. sub-sonic ammo must be used (ammo that goes along at under 1000
feet per second). Faster bullets create a "sonic boom" which is much
The burst of fuel emitted by a flamethrower is the size of a of the noise heard when a gun is fired. All the suppressor in the
bonfire (Damage 4) and burns with the intensity of a gasoline fire world cannot fix that.
(+2 Damage bonus). Thus, an attack with a flamethrower will
never inflict more than 6 points of damage. Any character struck by
a flamethrower attack is automatically set alight, and on the
following and subsequent turns, he’ll continue to take as much
damage as he took from the initial attack per turn until
extinguished.
Fire damage is Lethal damage to anyone else than vampires, to
whom the damage counts as Aggravated.
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