Never trust a Makarov to finish the job...

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Well, I was just messing about somewhere near Skalka when I spot a player going into a building. Seeing that he is unarmed, I approach him into the open and yell over direct chat "Hey man, I'm friendly,". No reply. Not even over side chat. We sit there staring at eachother for about ten or fifteen seconds, and he breaks into sprint. I follow him, and he runs into a house. I wait outside, as I recognize it only has one entrance. I sit and wait, and he comes out with a hatchet. I yell at him "Whoa man, put it away!". No reply. I lift my Makarov from the "at ease" position, and he yells over DC "HERE'S JOHNNY!". I back up, and empty a magazine of six into his torso. He's bleeding, but he doesn't give up. He hits me once whilst I reload, and I break into a sprint. There he is, in hot pursuit. I exchange my magazine for a full one with eight rounds, and empty all eight, no shots missed. Yet he is still alive. The moment the animation for reload begins, he charges ahead and brings a swift blow down on my head. So, lesson learned, the Makarov is more of a nerf gun than an actual firearm. And on a more serious note, all of the pistols deserve a serious damage buff. I shot this guy fourteen times and he STILL killed me with a melee weapon. So, until they patch this, I recommend we all avoid the Makarov for now.

Edited April 3, 2013 by Cap'n

[fluxley 2228]

The makarov is no different to any 9mm pistol in dayz,

It does 889 points of damage max and only if its a body shot, there could even be other random chance variables that prevent full damage with every shot.

So 14 hits at 889 =12446 in theory he should be dead,

but maybe one of those shots hit an arm or shoulder, hard to say where the hitboxes start and end.

maybe a bit of dsync meant a shot or two didnt register,

maybe you just plain missed.

anyway, my advice..aim for the head.

[okami (DayZ) 129]

I agree, they should increase the damage of many weapons (Makarov, Revolver, M1911, but also Bizon, AK 74 aso) or decrease the amount of blood you have in dayz.

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Yeah, I was hipfiring with the crosshair and it was very hectic, so I may have missed a shot or two. But how could he survive eight, even seven shots from a REAL pistol?

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

I agree, they should increase the damage of many weapons (Makarov, Revolver, M1911, but also Bizon, AK 74 aso) or decrease the amount of blood you have in dayz.

I think it should be more than ArmA 2 but less than DayZ. Ten thousand would be nice, don't you think?

[IcyZ 295]

i got shot in the face with a lee enfield,broken legs,blood almost zero,bleeding from every possible spot,and i still got the guy with my makarov.it's not a bad gun,it's really usefull when it wants to be :P but anyways,I prefer a hatchet or a machete over every secondary

[nik21 287]

I once emptied about 5 makarov mags into a bandit hunting me until he finally dropped (both head & chest).

Edited April 3, 2013 by Nik21

[Cap'n (DayZ) 1827]

Most agree, the Makarov is unreliable. Its best use is a basic zombie repellent, even though I've seen zeds take four to five hits from hit and charge me.

[N0 R3M0RS3 63]

Either glitch or godmode

[BSB Jimmy 360]

you have to get headshots or the pistols are like peashooters.

[Pvt. Kairis 14]

I once shot a chopper down with one shot from a makarov.....

Edited April 3, 2013 by Pvt. Kairis

[thelonewarrior 886]

Same thing happens to me the other day , fired 3 shots and downed him with a hip fire headshot.

Aim high :)

[harley001 315]

Pistols lack stopping power in this game. Use them for zombies only but if you must defend from a axe murderer aim for the legs or the head. Head will get you a instant kill but if your aim isn't up for it then aiming for the legs will cripple him making him easy to finish off.

[-Gews- 7443]

Yeah, it sucks, it's true the other 9mms do the same damage but they have much larger magazines so it's easier to take someone out quickly.

When Bohemia changed the ArmA damages, it was a good thing for ArmA - the only problem was that DayZ didn't react to the changes by lowering player health to suit the new values, so now we have pistols that seem ridiculously weak.