.44 Magnum

The Taurus Model 44 is a .44 magnum double action revolver made by the Brazilian Taurus International firearm company. It holds six rounds in its cylinder.

Battlefield 3
The .44 Magnum was confirmed as the "T44" by EA in a four page fact sheet. In-game, it has moderately high power, accuracy, and recoil, with a medium-low firerate and sharp, easy to use ironsights. It has a 6-round capacity, and reloads with a speedloader. It is unlocked upon reaching level 36 in Multiplayer. The .44 Magnum is used by Solomon in the singleplayer campaign. An alternate version of the weapon, the .44 M-Scoped, has a mounted 3x magnification PK-A scope, and is only available in Multiplayer once reaching level 44. The .44 Magnum is an incredibly powerful side arm, requiring only 2 shots to the torso, or 1 shot to the head. On the rarest of occasions beyond close-quarters, it might take 3. It's power is however reduced by its slow fire rate (approximately 1.5 shots a second).

Trivia

 * The Battlefield Vietnam handgun, the M-19, is referred to as .44 Magnum in the game files.
 * The .44 magnum is referred to as "pTaur" in its related Battlelog URL.
 * The Battlelog description of the .44 Magnums states that the .44 magnum is the "most powerful handgun in the world", and that a single round can "blow your head clean off." This is a direct reference to Dirty Harry Callahan's line in his titular film. However, it is strange that this would be said, as this info is majorly outdated (many revolvers-like the S&W 500-are much stronger).