Best Pistol

[Airfield 50]

New players will often find that pistols are the most comm guns they find. From experience, I have found that the Magnum is the best firearm on the market for new players. The ammo is common, you can get speed reload-ers, and one shot to the chest will knock a player out, then you just walk up and pop them twice in the head.

[odin_lowe 3686]

I approve too. I'd say the magnum is easier to get by with plenty of ammo lying around, but the FNX is probably the best. When it's suppressor get fixed/start working, with the red dot sight now working with batteries it's gonna be a beast.

 

Personally I prefer the 1911. Engraved or normal. I love it. It's quite good too and packs a punch.

 

I tend to RP a bit and use what pistol or magazine/speed loader I find first.

[Airfield 50]

Yah, the 1911 and Magnum are old school but kick major zombie/player ass !

[sabre05 351]

New players will often find that pistols are the most comm guns they find. From experience, I have found that the Magnum is the best firearm on the market for new players. The ammo is common, you can get speed reload-ers, and one shot to the chest will knock a player out, then you just walk up and pop them twice in the head.

 

You shouldn't encourage people to PVP with pistols. They can't zero past 50 meters and as a result are useless at fighting anything that isn't sitting on the end of the pistols barrel. 

[Lithium1056 45]

Personally I normally find SKS or Mossin with in ten minutes of each like the 7.62x39 is over abundant while to date I've only found 17 "7.62" (x51 I think) rounds for the mossin. PLO-1 or whatever it's called and long distant scopes seen to be fairly common and even with out with a little practice these are fairly accurate rifles. Pistols I reserve for interiors and countryside zombies when in sure no other players are around to hear gun shots.

[NinjaTurkey 255]

Never realy liked the "which weapon is best question" its all down to preference. All we can do is give you an idea of the different side arms.

Fnx has a large mag capacity and fairly powerful rounds. Although i struggle to find mags but ammo seems decently common.

Magnum has 6round capacity and requires no mag plus ammo is most numerous.

Cr75 has i think same capacity as fnx but weaker rounds. Plus mags once again seem rareish.

Amphibia s is great for quiet kills but most of the time you will find you are chambering rounds cus mags are rare.

M1911 same as fnx but half the mag capacity (7 rounds) mags seem uncommon to rare.

P1 pistol iv not tried and mags are rare.

Longhorn is bloody rare and can only chamber 1 mosin round. It has a scope attached.

I think thats all for now.

[comikz 218]

FNX or 1911 are my choices when it comes to Handguns, the FNX is better for those inexperienced with aiming as it has a larger magazine size (15) opposed to the 1911's (7) round mag.

 

I rarely use my Sidearm though, but it's nice to have just incase you have a friend who needs something to defend him/herself with.

[krihelion 175]

I use the FNX up until I get an assault rifle, SKS is garbage and mosin got nerfed into the ground, FNX if you are decent can engage up to 100m

[Fuddinator 18]

If your role is as a backup to mosin to be used in CQB such as buildings, the FNX is pretty much king....if you can find the mags. It has 15 rounds, fires fast, and plenty of damage. CR75 is a close second due to mainly mag capacity.

If you are looking for a silent zombie killer, the Amphibia S is king. The ammo is almost everywhere. Mag issues aside it fits this role perfectly. Until suppressor attachment for other pistols work, this is your only option.

If you cant be bothered to find Magazines, the magnum fills in perfectly. No magazines, just need ammo. Has plenty of power despite small ammo capacity.

In the end though, it is all a matter of what you find.

Personally I prefer amphibia or magnum. Not per se the best, it is all about silence or ease of no mags.

[hleVqq 139]

I had some great PVP success with FNX, so that's my choice.

[Element47 2480]

the best pistol is the one you have the most ammo for ;)

[wartzilla 182]

The FNX for sure. I've found the CR75 to be a decent pistol and not nearly as worthless as the 9mm pistols in the mod, but since it has the same magazine capacity as the FNX I see no reason to use it when I can find an FNX and mags just as fast.

 

Once they add 9mms with 17-20rd magazine capacities the FNX starts trailing off. Why use a bigger bullet when you can use way more slightly smaller bullets?

[barnabus 1708]

I like the FNX (when I have mags) otherwise the magnum, then the 1911, then the CR75.  The P1 has failed me too many times to talk about and is a slough of that which come from the behind of a diarettic dog.

[mercules 1290]

You shouldn't encourage people to PVP with pistols. They can't zero past 50 meters and as a result are useless at fighting anything that isn't sitting on the end of the pistols barrel. 

 

 

Oddly enough when I go inside a building or walk down a city street the engagement range is typically less than 50 meters. Hmmmmmmm....

Edited July 14, 2014 by Mercules