.44 Magnum

.44 Magnum
"Go ahead, make my day"
Basic Information
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Group	Ammo/Weapons
Category	Ranged Weapon
Type	Handgun
Loot Container
Gear Slot
Related Attribute	Agility
Related Perk(s)
Related Perk Book(s)
Block Properties
Hit Points
Storage Slots
Lockable
Horizontal Support
Mass
Light Opacity
Upgrades to
Breaks to
Weapon/Tool Properties
Entity Damage	65/68.3/71.5/74.8/78/81.3 65/68.3/71.5/74.8/78/81.3 72/75.6/79.2/82.8/86.4/90
Power Attack Entity Damage
Block Damage	12/12.6/13.2/13.8/14.4/15 14/14.7/15.4/16.1/16.8/17.5 13/13.7/14.3/15/15.6/16.3
Power Attack Block Damage
Range	70
Effective Range	27
Explosion Range Entities
Explosion Range Blocks
Attacks per Minute
Rounds per Minute	100
Reload Time	4 s
Ammo Type	.44 Magnum Bullet .44 Magnum Bullet (AP) .44 Magnum Bullet (HP)
Velocity
Magazine Size	6
Stamina Usage
Power Attack Stamina Usage
Damage Multiplier: Earth
Damage Multiplier: Metal
Damage Multiplier: Stone
Damage Multiplier: Wood
Butcher Tool	No
Butcher Damage Multiplier
Butcher Resource Multiplier
Disassemble Tool	No
Vehicle Properties
Vehicle Speed
Vehicle Sprint Speed
Seats
Protection Properties
Cold Resist
Heat Resist
Waterproof
Armor Rating
Elemental Protection
Effect Protection
Mobility Reduction
Stamina Regen Reduction
Noise Increase
Consumption Effects
Effect on Fullness
Effect on Hydration
Effect on max Stamina
Effect on Stamina regen
Effect on Health
Effect on Max Health
Cures
Cure Percentage
Buff
Buff Effect
Buff Duration
Dysentery Chance (%)
Characteristic Properties
Durability	400
Degradation per Use	1
Mod Slots
Mod Type
Compatible Mods	Barrel Side Small Top Special Damage
Repaired Using	Repair Kit
Electrical Power Required
Unlocks
Base Price	Sell: 200 Buy: 3000
Max Stack	1
Scrapping/Forging Properties
Scrappable	Yes
Scraps into	Handgun Parts
Meltable	No
Material
Combustible	No
Burn Time
Farming Properties
Crop produced
Seed used
Time to grow
Obtaining
Obtainable Through	Crafting, Looting, Trading

.44 Magnum is an Agility-based Tier 2 Handgun succeeding the Pistol and preceding the .44 Desert Vulture in 7 Days to Die.

In-Game Description[ | ]

The .44 Magnum is the king of handguns. It's the most powerful but makes the most noise. Wield this bad boy and make Clint proud.

Repair with a Repair Kit.
Scrap to Handgun Parts.

Overview[ | ]

The .44 Magnum is a short to medium range double action revolver which can be found throughout the world, more often at Shotgun Messiah Gun Stores or crafted. This weapon requires the .44 Magnum Bullet and will hold six cartridges. It can be reloaded manually at any time using the reload key (defaults to R) provided the magazine is not full.

Combat[ | ]

The .44 Magnum is powerful Weapon that can easily dispatch the toughest Zombies with ease. At close range, it typically only takes a single shot to the head to kill non-Feral or -Radiated tough zombies, and one shot to the body to kill non-Feral or -Radiated normal zombies. It comes with several major drawbacks however:

• 1) It delivers a very loud report, attracting nearby zombies to the source

• 2) The ammunition it uses is quite rare, which compels its users to obtain a Workbench to craft the ammunition

• 3) It only holds 6 cartridges in its cylinder at a time and subsequently requires frequent reloading

• 4) Fairly long reload time of 4 seconds

All of the drawbacks above makes the .44 Magnum unsuitable for crowd control, especially Blood Moon Hordes. But because of its high alpha damage, players focused on a stealth build (Hidden Strike and From The Shadows) can use the Silencer Mod to quietly clear out a Point of Interest (POI) without being overwhelmed, even mid tier POIs on high difficulty settings.

Compatible Mods[ | ]

Crafting[ | ]

Required Items[ | ]

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.44 Magnum Recipe

	Item	Name	Count
	Item	Name	Count
			Level
(Parameter=skill)
Quality 1	Quality 2	Quality 3	Quality 4	Quality 5	Quality 6*
1x  02:41		Handgun Parts	1	2	3	4	5	6
		Forged Steel	10	20	30	40	50	60
		Duct Tape	3	6	9	12	15	18
		Scrap Polymers	10	20	30	40	50	60
		Spring	5	10	15	20	25	30
Unlock Options
Handgun Magazine */100			23	26	30	34	38
And having read
Schematic
Crafted in
Workbench

The recipe above contains the Resources/Magazines needed for each Quality level of the .44 Magnum.
A higher Quality item may provide better stats at the cost of increased material and unlock requirements.

* Crafting quality 6 items also requires 1 Legendary Part, which has been excluded from this table for brevity.

Repair[ | ]

The condition of a .44 Magnum deteriorates with each use until eventually it will stop working and will need to be repaired. This can be done using a Repair Kit.

Notes[ | ]

• The in-game text makes a reference to Clinton Eastwood Jr., an American actor famous for his depictions in Western films.

• The model used in the game closely resembles the Smith & Wesson Model 29 as made famous by Clint Eastwood in the 1971 movie Dirty Harry.

• Revolvers are popular guns that tend to appear in many television programs, films, and video games of the zombie survival genre. AMC's The Walking Dead popularized this trend, as the main protagonist's preferred weapon of choice is a Colt Python, and it is possible that said trend influenced the creation of the .44 Magnum in 7 Days To Die.

• It is possible to fire a .44 Magnum quickly enough to make the second shot fire as the gun recoils from the first shot, although the second bullet will be shot up into the air.

• Although the .44 Magnum has a higher max and effective range than the .44 Desert Vulture, the difference is too insignificant to warrant using the .44 Magnum over the Desert Vulture.
  • The base damage of a quality 1 Desert Vulture is equivalent to that of a quality 6 .44 Magnum with HP ammo loaded.

Videos[ | ]