American Tactical Imports FX-45
Notes: Built for
ATI by Shooters Arms Manufacturing in the Philippines, the FX-45 is a 1911-type
pistol what comes in a variety of sizes and finishes.
The FX-45 Military is an almost straightforward copy of the 1911, with
controls in the same place and the standard manual and grip safeties.
It has all-steel construction, matte black sights (adjustable in the
rear) and a matte blued slide and frame.
Grip plates are mahogany and are checkered for a surer grip.
The trigger is skeletonized. Barrel length is 5 inches.
The action is single-action.
The FX-45 Military can (as all FX-45 designs) use a variety of single-stack .45
ACP magazines. The FX-45 GI is a
commander-sized pistol, with a 4.25-inch barrel but otherwise similar to the
FX-45 Military. The FX-45 Titan
Blue is also similar to the FX-45 Military, but has a 3.13-inch barrel,
low-profile rear sights, a dovetailed front sight.
The Titan Stainless is a Titan Blue with all-chromed metalwork.
The FX-45
Thunderbolt is the deluxe version, with a 5-inch bull match-quality barrel,
chrome steel for some of its parts, textured grips, and white-dot LPA Bomar
sights. There is a short-length of MIL-STD-1913 rail under the dust cover.
The hammer is a loop hammer.
In a market
already glutted with 1911 clones, it remains to be seen how well the FX-45 will
do, but it is a quality pistol at an affordable (real-world) price.
Twilight 2000
Notes: These pistols are not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
FX-45 Military |
.45 ACP |
1.09 kg |
6, 7, 8 |
$407 |
FX-45 GI |
.45 ACP |
1.08 kg |
6, 7, 8 |
$402 |
FX-45 Titan Blue |
.45 ACP |
0.8 kg |
6, 7, 8 |
$388 |
FX-45 Thunderbolt |
.45 ACP |
1.09 kg |
6, 7, 8 |
$414 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
FX-45 Military |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
14 |
FX-45 GI |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
13 |
FX-45 Titan Blue |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
7 |
FX-45 Thunderbolt |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
15 |
Century International Arms Draco
Notes: CIA is an
import company which sells primarily foreign-made weapons into the US.
The Draco pistol is one of these, and is imported from Bulgaria.
It is barely a pistol, and more like a short-barreled rifle without a
stock; it is best fired two-handed.
The Draco will accept any standard AK-type magazine or drum, and due to its size
and potential to make a short-barreled rifle out of it, is prohibited in several
states in the US as well as several counties and cities.
The Draco has essentially a standard AK action, and most working parts of
the AK are usable in the Draco. The
exceptions are the sear, which has been changed to make virtually impossible to
turn it into an automatic fire weapon.
The rear of the receiver has no provision for a stock to even be
attached, though kits are made to do so (causing the owners to do a lot of
paperwork and pay lots of money to do so in the US, anyway). The barrel is 12.25
inches, and the sights are slightly modified.
The Red Jacket
Firearms Draco may be considered as representative of a Draco turned into a
short-barreled rifle. Strictly, it
does not belong here, as it is a rifle, but it is included here for
completeness. The Red Jacket kit
includes a DPH side-folding skeletonized stock, polymer handguards with four
MIL-STD-1913 rails a foregrip (which may or may not be mounted according to the
wishes of the user), and a flash suppressor for the tip of the barrel.
The handguards, a Krebs Quad Rail, replaces the standard wooden
handguards. The safety is modified;
the standard Draco safety barely contacts the hammer and the modification makes
the Red Jacket modification much safer.
The sights are replaced with ones more matching a short-barreled rifle
instead of a long handgun.
Real-world costs are much less than standard short-barreled rifles.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Draco is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline in any form.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Draco Pistol |
7.62mm Kalashnikov |
2.49 kg |
10, 20, 30, 40, 75D |
$731 |
Draco SBR |
7.62mm Kalashnikov |
3.63 kg |
10, 20, 30, 40, 75D |
$797 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Draco Pistol |
SA |
3 |
2-Nil |
3 |
3 |
Nil |
25 |
Draco SBR |
SA |
3 |
2-Nil |
4/5 |
3 |
Nil |
30 |
Chiappa 1911-22
Notes: The
1911-22 (sold primarily through MKS Supply) is a faithful (visual) reproduction
of the M-1911A1 – but it fires .22 Long Rifle ammunition.
Unlike conversions, the 1911-22 is designed from the beginning to be a
1911-type .22 pistol. The styling
is all M-1911, but the slide is of light aluminum alloy due to the lower recoil
power of the .22 Long Rifle cartridge – the M-1911 operates by blowback, and so
does the 1911-22, so the slide had to be considerably lighter than that of a
conventional M-1911 so that the internal functioning basically matches the way
an M-1911 operates. This makes the
1911-22 lighter than an M-1911, but balance-wise the 1911-22 feels the same.
The barrel length is the same as the M-1911 at 5 inches. All other
components are steel. The barrel is
fixed to the frame to increase accuracy.
It also eliminates some parts that are not necessary on a .22-firing
handgun. The 1911-22 can be had
with a black oxide, olive drab, or desert tan finish.
Magazines are of polymer, and the grip plates of checkered walnut.
The M9-22 is a
faithful copy of the US military’s M-9 pistol, but built to fire .22 Long Rifle
ammunition. Most of its
construction is at least visually identical to the M-9, but inside, the parts
are designed for firing .22 ammunition.
The barrel is a bit longer at 5 inches, as the muzzle of the M9-22 is
extended and threaded for use with a silencer.
(The pistol comes with a cap for the threads when they are not in use.)
The front sight is a fixed blade, but the rear sight is
windage-adjustable. Construction is
of steel. Finish is black for most
parts, but the grip plates may be wood or plastic.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
1911-22 |
.22 Long Rifle |
0.91 kg |
10 |
$131 |
M9-22 |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.04 kg |
10 |
$129 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
1911-22 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
M9-22 |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
Chiappa Mfour-22 Pistol
Notes: This is
essentially a chopped and shrunken version of Chiappa’s Mfour-22 rifle. It is
quite scaled down and designed for hand firing (two hands are recommended, due
to the size of the weapon). The
upper receiver and upper handguard MIL-STD-1913 rails are retained, though the
part of the rail on the handguard is very abbreviated on the Mfour-22 Pistol.
Like most rimfire weapons, the operation is by blowback, rendering the
stock unnecessary (though one can be attached – there are attachment points in
back which allow the stock from the Mfour-22 rifle, making the weapon a
short-barreled rifle). Atop the
upper receiver’s rail is a removable carrying handle unit, which contains an
adjustable rear sight and a front sight post.
When this is removed, included rear sight and front sight units can be
attached to the rail, or virtually any accessory. The grip is polymer and
essentially the same as on the Mfour-22 rifle.
The 6-inch barrel is tipped with a flash suppressor.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Mfour-22 Pistol does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Mfour-22 Pistol |
.22 Long Rifle |
2.13 kg |
10, 28 |
$143 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Mfour-22 Pistol |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
2 |
1 |
Nil |
11 |
Felk MTF Series
Notes: Felk
Firearms is an interesting company; they are a subsidiary of Felk Industries,
which is actually an Australian company, though Felk Firearms is based in
Virginia in the US. Felk’s pistols
themselves are in fact built by subcontractor in Spain, though sold exclusively
through the Virginia-based subsidiary.
Felk pistols
themselves are similar to the Glock series, with a similar operation, polymer
frame, and steel slides. Appearance
is different, however, being more rounded and somewhat more ergonomic.
They are also extremely safe weapons,
with automatic firing pin safeties, automatic striker safeties, DAO operation,
and a pivoting-blade type of manual safety.
Unusual in a budget pistol, the trigger is adjustable for pull weight.
All of the MTF series are essentially identical, since they may be
changed in caliber simply by changing the magazine, barrel, and slide.
The barrels are all 3.5 inches long.
Sights are typically fixed and simple notch-and-blade types.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Having begun trading in 1998, Felk pistols do not exist in the Twilight
2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
MTF-919 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.56 kg |
10 |
$147 |
MTF-400 |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.58 kg |
8 |
$184 |
MTF-450 |
.45 ACP |
0.6 kg |
9 |
$227 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
MTF-919 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
8 |
MTF-400 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
10 |
MTF-450 |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
9 |
Legacy Sports Puma Bounty Hunter
Notes: I have
not been able to determine which company is the actual manufacturer of this
"pistol"; however, legacy Sports is actually a reseller of imports rather than
being an end manufacturer. The Puma
Bounty Hunter is a modern reproduction of the gun carried by the character of
Josh Randall in the TV series, Wanted:
Dead or Alive. It is based on a Model 92 rifle, and is (to me) more of an
abbreviated stock SBR than a true handgun.However, the BATF considers it a
pistol, and not a rifle or SBR. It
uses an enlarged teardrop-shaped lever handle and has a 12-inch barrel.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Puma Bounty Hunter |
.44-40 Winchester |
2.04 kg |
6 Tubular |
$897 |
Puma Bounty Hunter |
.44 Magnum |
2.04 kg |
6 Tubular |
$888 |
Puma Bounty Hunter |
.45 Long Colt |
2.04 kg |
6 Tubular |
$964 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Puma Bounty Hunter (.44-40) |
LA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
52 |
Puma Bounty Hunter (.44) |
LA |
3 |
1-1-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
63 |
Puma Bounty Hunter (.45) |
LA |
3 |
1-Nil |
6 |
4 |
Nil |
67 |
Sarsilmaz-Bernardelli Compact/Combat
Notes: This
weapon is manufactured under license by Sarsilmaz of Turkey for Bernardelli of
Italy. The Compact version has a
polymer frame and it combines some of the best features of Sarsilmaz and
Bernardelli pistols – guide rails for the slide that run the entire length of
the slide, extra pressure grooves on the front of the slide, good-sized safety,
slide, and magazine catches, and the excellent workmanship both companies are
known for. The Combat version is
basically a larger version of the Compact.
One interesting thing about these pistol are the rainbow of colors the
polymer frames can be bought in, including black, OD green, yellow, red, white,
and blue. (The slides are finished
in black, OD green, or gold-plated.)
Twilight 2000
Notes: These pistols do not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Compact |
9mm Parabellum |
0.75 kg |
13 |
$235 |
Combat |
9mm Parabellum |
0.87 kg |
17 |
$243 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Compact |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Combat |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
11 |
Stoeger American Eagle Luger
Notes: Stoeger
pistols are actually produced by Stoeger’s American subsidiary in New Jersey,
but sold through Stoeger, which is now a subsidiary of Beretta; the pistols
themselves are sold through their Canadian outlet.
One of these is the American Eagle Luger, introduced in 1994.
They are basically copies of the Nazi Luger pistol, but also have a
chamber-loaded indicator. They are
also generally finished far better than Nazi example, with chromed or matte
black frames, mechanisms, and barrels, and walnut grips.
(The Matte black finish was not available until 2000.)
Stoeger makes two versions, the American Eagle Luger P-08 with 4-inch
barrel, and the American Eagle Navy Luger with 6 inches.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Matte black finish was not available at the beginning of the war, but
this was added in 1996.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
American Eagle Luger
P-08 |
9mm Parabellum |
0.85 kg |
8 |
$238 |
American Eagle Navy
Luger |
9mm Parabellum |
0.91 kg |
8 |
$258 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
American Eagle Luger P-08 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
10 |
American Eagle Navy Luger |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
15 |
Stoeger Cougar
Notes: Looking
very much like many Beretta designs, the Turkish-built and Stoeger-sold Cougar
probably looks that way since Stoeger is as of recently affiliated with the
Beretta group, and the initial design work was done in Italy.
This makes the real-world price much lower than a Beretta (though the
game price is unrelated to the real-world price), since labor costs are much
lower in Turkey. Action of the
Cougar is currently SA/DA, with other actions a possible option for the future.
The 3.7-inch barrel is helical in profile, allowing it to lock in the
action works. The helical barrel
also reduced torque from the spinning of the bullet, as the barrel rotates
somewhat in the opposite direction of the spin during firing (though some
shooters say that it creates a distracting counter-torque effect). The action is
also designed to reduce felt recoil while remaining reliable in loading,
functioning, and extraction. First
trigger pull is 6 pounds, lightning with subsequent trigger pulls.
Frames are of light alloy. The action is designed to travel straight
forward. 9mm and .40 Smith & Wesson versions use a double-stack magazine; the
.45 ACP version has the same wide-bodied profile, but has only a single-stack
magazine. Sights are fixed 3-dot
sights with high-contrast markings. The .45 ACP version is the only one with a
MIL-STD-1913 rail under the dust cover so far, though putting them on other
Condors are possible for the future. Finishes are a Bruniton Black Slide with a
matte silver anodized frame, Bruniton silver frame with a matte silver anodized
frame, and all-Bruniton Matte Black.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Condor |
9mm Parabellum |
0.92 kg |
15 |
$311 |
Condor |
.40 Smith & Wesson |
0.92 kg |
11 |
$385 |
Condor |
.45 ACP |
0.91 kg |
8 |
$476 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Condor (9mm) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
Condor (.40) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
11 |
Condor (.45) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
9 |
Stoeger Pro Series 95
Notes: These
pistols are rimfire match weapons, highly-modified versions of the old High
Standard pistols. They are made
from stainless steel, with gold-plated triggers, safeties, magazine releases,
and slide catches. The grips are
wrap-around Pachmayr grips. The
barrels of all three versions of the Pro Series 95 can be interchanged by
depressing a button at the front of the frame and releasing the barrel.
The Pro Series
95 Bull Barrel has a heavy match barrel 5.5 inches long and a micrometer rear
sight. The Pro Series 95 Fluted
Barrel has a 7.25-inch fluted barrel and the same micrometer rear sight.
The Pro-Series Vented Barrel has a black ventilated barrel rib above the
barrel for quick sighting, and that rib incorporates the micrometer rear sight.
The barrel is 5.5 inches.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Pro Series 95 Bull
Barrel |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.36 kg |
10 |
$138 |
Pro Series 95 Fluted
Barrel |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.42 kg |
10 |
$156 |
Pro Series 95 Vented
Barrel |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.36 kg |
10 |
$137 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
Pro Series 95 Bull Barrel |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
11 |
Pro Series 95 Fluted Barrel |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
14 |
Pro Series 95 Vented Barrel |
SA |
-1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
10 |