.44 Magnum Round (Fallout: New Vegas)

The .44 magnum round is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A high powered cartridge load derived from the .44 Special pistol round. The round was orginally developed for revolvers, but manufacturers quickly developed rifles and carbines chambered in .44 magnum. Ancient as it is, .44 Magnum still delivers quite a punch and proves to be quite effective in the field.

.44 Magnum, Hollow Point
Hollow point bullets mushroom and break up on impact, causing massive trauma on fleshy, unarmored targets. However, this also means they break up when they hit things like armor plate, drastically reducing the weapon's penetrating power.

.44 Magnum, SWC (Hand Load)
Known as a semi-wad-cutter, this round has a flat-nosed bullet designed to punch clean, neat holes in paper targets. The shape also causes the bullet to expand slightly on impact, though it is not nearly as effective as a hollowpoint on fleshy targets. The bullet also retains effectiveness against hard targets, and coupled with a heavier powder load, demonstrates good armor penetration. These characteristics make it much more effective than standard ball ammunition. Schematics for making these can be obtained from Jules after passing a check for Guns (50) and Survival (60) (see Bugs).

.44 Special Round
A less-powerful caliber of ammunition with physical dimensions similar enough to be used in guns chambered for the .44 Magnum caliber. As of patch 1.2, these rounds are the rarest type of .44 caliber ammunition in the game, with a single box appearing in only one location: the NCR Ranger Safehouse.

Weapons using this ammunition

 * .44 magnum revolver
 * Mysterious Magnum
 * Trail carbine

Bugs

 * Due to a misplaced condition, .44 SWC, Hand Load rounds cannot be made unless the player has both the Hand Loader perk and has received the ammunition's schematics from Jules.