Charles A Upsdell
Website Design
Portfolio: Graphics (Fictional TZ Universe UltraX Handguns)
Here are images of UltraX handguns I made for the TZ universe.
See Also: closely related pages from the fictional TZ universe are Aerospace ( Civilian Aircraft, Military Aircraft, Pilot Wings, Spacecraft, & Emblems ), Batons, Blades, & Bullets ( Batons, Handguns, Handgun/Knife Sets, Blades, & Letter Openers ), Jewelry ( Army Emblems, Handgun Emblems, Medical Emblems, Naval Emblems, & Other Jewelry ), Flags, Miscellaneous Images, Queen Victoria Ⅱ’s Gifts, Signs, and Tartans.
Note: older images were created using older, obsolete techniques, and therefore are considerably cruder and — if only time were available — should and would have been updated.
[go to portfolio’s main graphics page …]
UltraX Handguns
The sections on this page are:
These were sold starting in 2022.
These were named SuperX pistols during product development, and some guns were labeled as such, but they were renamed UltraX when manufacturing began.
There are no UltraX pistols for .45 calibres: anyone who might want a .45 with UltraX cartridges should use .357 or .429 UltraX’s.
UltraX Cartridges
UltraX guns use UltraX cartridges whose cases are made of explosive polymers instead of metals. As with a conventional cartridge, the cartridge has a primer which, when struck, detonates the (primary) propellant within the case. But the detonation of that propellant then detonates the explosive polymer case, which thereby acts as a secondary propellant. This has two major consequences: 1 the bullet is expelled at a much higher velocity; and 2 there is no case to eject after the gun is fired (since the two propellants are entirely converted to gases, exiting the muzzle).
The polymer used in the cases — the secondary propellant — is very stable, and can only be detonated by a prior explosion, i.e. the explosion of the primary propellant.
The cartridge is essentially a rectangular prism, shaped so that cartridges are packed tightly in magazines and the chamber. The forward end has a solid green ring about it, to indicate which side to insert frontwards in the magazine or chamber; a dashed red ring indicates a non-explosive round, i.e. a cartridge used for dry-fire practices, or to prevent the pistol from firing, e.g. when transporting a pistol in a region which forbids loaded guns to be transported. The cartridge top is printed with the cartridge type, e.g. “125 grain 2015 fps .357 UltraX semiwadcutter”.
The .22/60 UltraX cartridge is 8x8x12 mm in size, with 60 hex-stacked cartridges; the .357 UltraX is 9x9x40 mm, with 10 single-stacked or 20 double-stacked cartridges; the .429 UltraX is 11x11x46 mm, with 9 single-stacked or 18 double-stacked cartridges:
There are three types of cartridges: 1 hardball, with bullets that don’t mushroom out, for the military; 2 semi-wadcutter, for practices and tournaments; and 3 hollow-point, with bullets that mushroom out, for police and civilians.
The magazines for the .22/60 UltraX are quadrupal stacked, to hold 60 cartridges.
There are two types of magazines for the the .357 and .429 UltraX pistols: 1 single stack, for civilians; and 1 double-stack for military, police, and licensed civilian shootists.
.22/60 UltraX Handguns
Unlike the other UltraX pistols, this does not shoot more energetic bullets. Instead the rounds are smaller, subsonic rounds, with a magazine holding 60 hex-stacked cartridges to make it a more effective ratkiller.
This is sold only with a 20 cm (8″) barrel.
.357 UltraX Handguns
The .357 UltraX cartridge is a rectangular solid with dimensions 9x9x32 mm. This allows the magazine to hold 20 cartridges in dual-stack pistols, 10 cartridges in single-stack pistols. The bullet within the cartridge is the same as with a Hammerhead pistol, i.e. a .357 SIG bullet.
The standard muzzle velocities with 125 grain bullets are 1511 fps (75% of max) and 2,015 fps (max).
This is sold with 20 cm (8″), 15 cm (6″), 12.5 cm (5″), and 10 cm (4″) barrels.
.429 UltraX Handguns
The .429 UltraX cartridge is a rectangular solid with dimensions 11x11x37 mm. This allows the magazine to hold 18 cartridges in dual-stack pistols, 9 cartridges in single-stack pistols. The bullet within the cartridge is the same as with a .429 Ultra pistol.
The standard muzzle velocities with 270 grain bullets are 1511 fps (75% of max) and 2,015 fps (max).
This is sold with 20 cm (8″), 15 cm (6″), 12.5 cm (5″), and 10 cm (4″) barrels.
Note: all these graphics are protected by copyright law. They may not be used without permission. See Legal Notices.
