A Geared up player using 50% of his brain shouldn't worry about a kid with 1 bandage and a makarov clip. If your tearing it up down the coast harassing newbies you should have some sort of risk involved. Honestly starting with a makarov and shooting a zombie in the first town you come up on is probably going to get you killed even faster than not using it but at least you feel like you messed up and learn a lesson as a apposed to, " Oh shit argo'd zombies /respawn". Sneak in on shit agro'd a zombie again /respawn. rinse and repeat.