.48 Standard Pistol

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.48 Standard Pistol
General Information
Size (in millimeters) 12.192 mm
Cost $.47 USD per cartridge
Bullet Diameter (inches) .48 Inches
Neck Diameter (inches) .48 Inches
Cartridge Type Rimless
Other Information
Primer LP-Large Pistol
Grain Charge 290 Gr.
Date Introduced 2006
Used In .48 Sniper Pistol/Carbine
Used By Asgarnieu, Venada Island, San Mariano

The .48 Standard Pistol Cartridge is a pistol cartridge used by some Asgarnian Collective Armed Forces countries. It is just .02 inches smaller than the .50 Action Express pistol round. It is used in a special pistol/carbine that is often used by police forces.


Weapon

.48 Sniper Pistol/Carbine


Performance

The round is slightly more accurate than a .454 Casull but less accurate than a .50AE. Its maxumum range is 85 meters. It comes in several types.


Types

  • Hollow Point (.48SP-HP)
  • Starfire (.48SP-SF)
  • Blended Metal (.48SP-BM)
  • Frangible (.48SP-F)
  • Ball (.48SP-B)
  • Tracer (.48SP-T)
  • Blank (.48SP-Bk)
  • Magnum (.48SP-M)


Picture

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