Debuting at the same time as the TX-11 Pump Rifle, this weapon has proved highly popular with the "Old West" style of gunman found out in the western territories as a hold out weapon usually tucked into a boot or carried in an ankle holster. Purchasers are usually offered shoulder holsters, lower back hide-out holsters, and ankle holsters by Triax distributors.
The pistol fires the same micro-HEAP munitions as the TX-11 Pump Rifle, the ammunition working in either weapon. The power generation is the same, created through the pump action system and stored in a small capacitance gel energy cell inside the handgrip.
The frame is made of density enhanced endosteel, with molecularly bonded macroplast used for the pistol grip and the pump action grip. Both grips also are coated with deformable pebbled plastic that deforms to the user's hands to allow a tighter grip on the weapon or the action.
The action moves the pump action grip forward of the weapon, extending two inches past the barrel of the weapon. Due to the shortness of the generation rail, it requires both the forward and back action to energize the weapon well enough to create the magnetic barrel pressure needed to fire the shell down the rifled barrel.
The weapon has a four round internal magazine, with one kept in the chamber, for a total of five rounds, and a trained operator can reload the weapon in less than 5 seconds from loose shells, and just under three seconds from a box.
The trigger guard is not removable, but is wide enough to allow power armor and environmental armor gloved fingers, as well as cyborg fingers. The trigger only has a half pound of pressure before it fires the weapon.
The weapon uses open air iron sights, and no scope mounting is available. The addition of a scope is often performed by users.
Weight: 5 lbs
Length: 9"
Caliber: 15mm
Muzzle Velocity: 650 m/s
Minimum Range: 5m (15 ft)
Maximum Range: 350m (950 ft)
Maximum Effective Range: 275m (825 ft)
Typical Combat Range: 15m (45 ft)
Magazine Capacity: 4, with one in the chamber
Manufacturer's Cost: 1,350 Cr
Wholesale Cost: 7,000 Cr
Manufacturer's Recommended Price: 13,000 Cr
Black Market Price: 15,000 Cr (As high as 30,000 Cr in the Western Territories)
Wilderness Price: 5,000 Cr
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