Iotran Police Force Special

A good, solid, hard hitting slug pistol, the Iotran Police Force Special is the standard issue sidearm to the Iotran Police Force, the service arm of the Iotran government. Since every Iotran who is physically and mentally able to serves in the IPF for at least six years, it is a truly rare and crippled Iotran who is not intimately familiar with the Special. Since the entire population is considered part of the reserve to one degree or another, almost every Iotran owns at least one of these weapons, and not only is carry legal, it is encouraged.

This is also one of the more common exports from Iotra. Large enough for belt carry, yet small enough to be easily concealed, the IPF Special is almost as popular among slug thrower affectionadoes as the Coruchal "Dagger". The external hammer may be raised from it's forward position with the first trigger pull, but has a long enough spur to allow easy "cocking" or raising. Repeat shots are made with it in the raised position, allowing a lighter trigger pull. Located on each side of the frame is a lever, that is connected to a mechanism that gently lowers the hammer, allowing the carrier to return the hammer to the forward position with safety. There is no manual safety, as all Iotrans are taught weapons safety from the time they can walk- "Never put your finger on the trigger until you are ready to fire". It is felt that the added mechanical complication of a mechanical safety is not needed, as the heavy trigger pull of the first shot is enough to prevent most accidental discharges. It is also part of the Iotran way of thinking- "machines break, your mind doesn't: think safe, act safe, be safe". Dependence on mechanical safeties leads to carelessness and accidents.

Using a simple, spring powered box magazine, the IPF Special has a capacity of twelve rounds, plus one in the chamber (this first round must be manually loaded). And it is a potent round, too. It uses a metal case to hold the propellant and slug together. This case starts about 10mm in diameter, but it has a bottleneck shape to it, giving us a slug that is about 9mm in diameter, that leaves the barrel at around 500m/second. This translates into almost two tons of impact force per square meter! That will leave a nasty little mark. Special extended magazines are available, holding twenty rounds, but they are a little unwieldy.

It is typically issued with a hard carrying case, two magazines, a flapped belt holster with a pouch for a spare magazine, and cleaning kit. The standard, issue Special uses semi-soft, black synthetic grips a matte black finished metal frame and slide, and adjustable iron sights with tritium inserts for night shooting. More exotic models are available on special order, including long or short barrels (those can be had with a shorter frame and magazine), a silvery finish (with or without engraving) by itself or mixed with the black, wooden grips, and whole range of other options. For a price. And that price is steeper for non-Iotrans.


	type: slug pistol
	skill: Firearms: pistol
	availability: 2
	cost:  600 (for issue set), 10 for magazines, 15 for extended magazines, 25 for
		25 round box of ammunition.
	range:  double action:  3-7/20/75 (+5 past 50m)
		single action:  3-7/25/75 (+5 past 60m)
	ammo:  12 (+1 in chamber), 20 with extended magazines
	damage: 4D
	note: night sights:  +1D to hit in low light conditions  (based of the
		theory that the first 1D of darkness penalties is based of the 
		fact that black-on-black sights suck at night.)

	Specs:
	length: 17.75cm
	height:  13.5cm
	width:  3.75cm
	weight, w/o magazine: 0.7812kg

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Actually, this is a real handgun. This information is based off the Sig Sauer P-229, chambered for the .357 Sig round, 125gr FMJ loading.