Calibers
.454 Casull
.454 Casull: nominal size, ignition, the guns in the catalog and the disciplines whose approved rulebook covers the cartridge.
- Ignition
- Centerfire
- Nominal size
- 11.53 mm
- Models in the catalog
- 3
- Categories
- Revolvers · Lever-action rifles · Single-shot & derringers
The nominal size is the caliber designation as a number — the figure the approved rulebooks use for their caliber ranges. It is not a measurement of bullet diameter; this index does not list that.
Ignition type after the C.I.P. tables of dimensions (TDCC, Tab. I–IV — centerfire metallic cartridges, Tab. VII — shotshells) or ANSI/SAAMI Z299.2–4.
Disciplines in Germany
Disciplines of the associations recognized under § 15 WaffG whose rulebook, approved by the Federal Office of Administration, covers this cartridge. Numbers and wording are in German.
BSB · 16
- BSB 11.3 Pistole Großkaliber 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.5 Revolver Großkaliber 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.7 Pistole Magnum 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.9 Revolver Magnum 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.10 Dienst-Kurzwaffe The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.12 Freie Kurzwaffe The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.14 Kurzwaffe Universal 2 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.15 Kurzwaffe Spezial The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.16 Police Pistol 1 (PP1) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.17 Police Pistol 1, Optical Sight The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.18 Police Pistol 2 (Service Pistol B NPA) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.20 Dienstkurzwaffe flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 11.21 Kurzwaffe Spezial flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 13.1 Erweiterte Fähigkeiten Langwaffen und Kurzwaffen (halbautomatische Büchse und Pistole) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 13.2 Erweiterte Fähigkeiten Langwaffen und Kurzwaffen (halbautomatische Büchse und Dienstkurzwaffe) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BSB 13.4 Halbautomatische Büchse für Kurzwaffenmunition und Dienstwaffe flexibel The rulebook names the cartridge
BSB — Sportschützenordnung im Bayerischen Soldatenbund 1874 (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 01.07.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026
BDS · 11
- BDS 1004 25 m Präzision — Pistole Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1009 25 m Präzision — Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1011 25 m Präzision — Freie Klasse Pist./Rev. mind. .30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1104 25 m Kombi — Pistole Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1109 25 m Kombi — Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1111 25 m Kombi — Freie Klasse Pist./Rev. mind. .30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1209 Mehrdistanzschießen — Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1211 Mehrdistanzschießen — Freie Klasse Pistole/Revolver mind. 30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1408 25 m-Speed-Schießen — Revolver Magnum (alle) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1413 25 m-Speed-Schießen — Single Action-Revolver The rulebook names the cartridge
- BDS 1417 25 m-Speed-Schießen — Freie Klasse Revolver mind. .30/7,62 mm The rulebook names the cartridge
BDS — Sporthandbuch Teil K, Kurzwaffen (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 30.06.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026
BKV · 9
- BKV 1004 25 m Präzision – Pistole Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1009 25 m Präzision – Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1104 25 m Kombi – Pistole Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1109 25 m Kombi – Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1209 Mehrdistanzschießen – Revolver Magnum über .357 The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1408 25 m Speedschießen – Revolver Magnum (alle) The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 1413 25 m Speedschießen – Single Action Revolver The rulebook names the cartridge
- BKV 3105 Unterhebelrepetiergewehr (Lever Action - LA) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BKV 4902 Long Range 2 (LR2) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BKV — Schießsportordnung der Bayerischen Kameraden- und Soldatenvereinigung (BVA-Download) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 07.12.2021 · retrieved 09/09/2026
BDMP · 6
- BDMP D.16 Lever Action Rifle 2 (LAR 2) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BDMP D.16.A LAR - 1500 (Lever Action Rifle 3 - LAR 3) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BDMP D.16.B LAR - PP1 (Lever Action Rifle 4 - LAR 4) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BDMP D.16.C LAR - NPA-B (Lever Action Rifle 5 - LAR 5) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BDMP D.16.E LAR - Bianchi Cup (Lever Action Rifle 7 - LAR 7) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
- BDMP D.16.F LAR - Falling Plates Speed Challenge (Lever Action Rifle 8 - LAR 8) possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions
BDMP — Sportordnung (BVA-Download bdmp_sportordnung.pdf) · BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 24.02.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026
DSB · 5
- DSB SB 1.57 Unterhebelgewehr GK possible by nominal size – check the rulebook’s exclusions · only Südbadischer Sportschützenverband
- DSB ST 2.5.5.1 GK - Pistole / GK – Revolver, 25 m, aufgelegt The rulebook names the cartridge · only Landesschützenverband Sachsen-Anhalt
- DSB ST 2.5.5.2 GK - Pistole / GK – Revolver, 25 m, stehend beidhändig The rulebook names the cartridge · only Landesschützenverband Sachsen-Anhalt
- DSB ST 2.6.5.1 GK - Pistole / GK – Revolver, 50 m, aufgelegt The rulebook names the cartridge · only Landesschützenverband Sachsen-Anhalt
- DSB ST 2.6.5.2 GK - Pistole / GK – Revolver, 50 m, stehend beidhändig The rulebook names the cartridge · only Landesschützenverband Sachsen-Anhalt
DSB — „Liste B", abweichende Disziplinen der Landesverbände (BVA-Download dsb_liste_b.pdf) · Status 06.08.2026, BVA-Genehmigungsbescheid vom 06.08.2026 · retrieved 09/09/2026
A discipline for your gun type in an approved set of sport regulations does not yet mean you have a recognized need. An association your club belongs to must certify, under its sport regulations, that the gun is approved for a discipline and required for it; on top of that come twelve months of sport shooting in a club, the shooting activity record, acquisition spacing, the quota and the minimum age. The association certifies, the authority decides. The wording of the regulations governs.
Nor does a discipline mean the gun is permitted for sport shooting: § 6 AWaffV excludes handguns with a barrel shorter than 7.62 cm, certain semi-automatic firearms that look like a fully automatic weapon of war, and semi-automatic long guns with a magazine holding more than ten rounds. Only the Federal Office of Administration can grant exceptions, on application by a recognized association; the fact that a set of sport regulations provides for a discipline is not such an exception.
Models in this caliber
Lever-action rifles · 1
Single-shot & derringers · 1
Revolvers · 1
Plus 2 further entries whose figures are not yet documented from a manufacturer source. They are in the app.
Specifications come from the source cited alongside them; counts are based on our catalog as of the date stated. Not legal advice: what follows from these figures in a given country is decided by that country’s law. Waffenschrank is not affiliated with the manufacturers named.
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