What is the best pistol in DayZ SA?

[MIKEMONSTER 5]

So the Magnum does not offer more damage than the FNX?

[DeatHTaX 1217]

Idk about BEST but the 1911 is the sexiest

[hotcakes 348]

So the Magnum does not offer more damage than the FNX?

 

5.56 < .45 ACP = .357 M < 7.62 Soviet

Edited July 19, 2014 by hotcakes

[DeatHTaX 1217]

5.56 < .45 ACP = .357 M < 7.62 Soviet

 

 

Edit: Nvm. Got it

Edited July 19, 2014 by DeatHTaX

[MIKEMONSTER 5]

Ok so i checked a few websites and they all show that all pistols damage stats are exactly the same? Look I know that they are planning to fix all the weapon damage and stuff later on but wouldn't it be faster to do it right the first time round and not having to redo all the gun stats afterwards?

[MIKEMONSTER 5]

So atm the FNX is the best weapon. I always thought that the Magnum had more power (because it fires a bigger round) but that will be fixed in due time. But then (hopefully) there will be many more side arms to choose from.

[-Gews- 7443]

 What I'm saying is a dot sight on a gun that can't shoot very far to begin with is kind of pointless. I can hit something 30m away with the iron sights just as easy as I can with the dot sight. Not that the 1911 is more accurate or anything like that.

 

The red dot used to provide 40-50% extra magnification (strange). Threw mine away when my last pistol got ruined so don't know if it still does; in-game it might be pointless but it doesn't hurt either.

[hotcakes 348]

The red dot used to provide 40-50% extra magnification (strange). Threw mine away when my last pistol got ruined so don't know if it still does; in-game it might be pointless but it doesn't hurt either.

 

It's more zoom than ADSing with irons.

[glemmar 88]

I would say pistols are pretty worthless at the moment. Appart from Amphibian (I'll get to this later), I use pistols only if I haven't been able to find a primary weapon. If you have a primary weapon there is no reason for you to engage other players with a pistol and if you shoot zombies with it you are only going to broadcast your location to everyone. Nothing is easier than killing a player who keeps announcing their location to you by firing their weapon.

Nevertheless I would say that there is no such thing as "the best pistol". It really depends on what situtation you are currently in.

Best pistol in the game is one you have ammo and/or magazines for.

These are pretty wise words here and that is the reason why I would suggest the magnum for a fresh spawn. The ammo is common and because it doesn't need a magazine it makes an excellent pistol at the start. But if you have a magazine for any other pistol, and you manage to find that pistol I would dump the magnum since it has only six shots in it.

Slightly better choice of a sidearm would be M1911 since it has 7 round magazine and you can attach a pistol flashlight to it (which matters only if you play on night servers).

But the 7 round mag is still pretty small, so the next best thing to this would be the CR75 which has 15 round mag. There is really nothing else to say about the CR75 though.

At the top of "loud pistols" sits the FNX, since it has 15 round magazine of  .45 ACPs and is currently the only pistol that has a red dot sight. Ofcourse this pistol will become even better when they implement the silencing effect to suppressors and if they do that before putting in silencers for other pistols the FNX will be the "end game" choice of a sidearm for everyone. Working suppressors in general would make pistols a fairly solid choice of weapon against zombies.

Talking about silenced guns...

Some might argue for the Amphibian on the basis it is near-silent to players but it still alerts zombies and an axe is more powerful and much quieter.

This is a very solid point. Since I've been lately using the Amphibian alot I can tell that it is very inaccurate and it does very little damage. Zombies can take up to two head shots and even more if you shoot them on the chest, but on the other hand this is not such a problem with this gun. Usually if I see a zombie approaching me I'll just unload the whole magazine on to it. The .22 ammo stacks into 50 round piles and you can find them EVERYWHERE, so you don't really need to conserve your ammo with this pistol, but what Gews said about this gun is the best part about it, "it is near-silent to players". No matter what weapons or gear you or the other player has, the best weapon you can have against him is stealth. So if you are into zombie shooting, then I would recommend this gun as a sidearm.

 

The reason i included the sawn off and not the mp5 was because the sawn off uses the same ammount of slots as the pistols whilst the mp5 uses 2 more. I do not consider the mp5 as a good secondary because it uses too many slots in my inventory and is too big. But if you guys can convince me that it is a valid secondary I will comsider it.

If it is a good idea to have an MP5 as a sidearm really depends on your main weapon. If you have AKM or M4 as your main weapon, then the MP5 would just be an overkill since you are already carrying an automatic weapon. But if you are using a mosin, then I would say you need to have this. If you go into a close combat with a mosin you are just asking to be killed. But if you have the MP5 with you, then I'd say you have a fair chance of survival and you can actually be useful in close quarters combat. And because the MP5 has the railings on top of the gun, you can attach any of the sights that would go to the M4 onto it. But ofcourse, the biggest flaws is of this gun are the size and the fairly rare magazines. Regardless, I'd say this is the perfect sidearm for a sniper. Fully automatic gun with red dot sights that can fit into your backpack or high capacity vest.

Not too many people seemed to say anything about the sawn-off double shotty so I'll throw in my oppinion. The shotgun packs quite a punch, but at the same time you will most likely ruin everything the poor guy you just shot was carrying. And even though the size is pretty small (1x4 if I remember correctly) the ammo is gonna take up some space. Even though you can load the gun with just pellets, it can be loaded with only two of them at a time and without snaploaders the loading is slow. And carrying alot of snaploaders will eat up your inventory space.

 

longhorn is a gimmick weapon

Appart from this, no one else didn't even mention the Longhorn. I've had it only once and what I can tell about it is pretty much what hotcakes said, a gimmick. It is inaccurate, loud as hell and it can chamber only one round. And the only reason why a carried it around was because it boosted my ego... until I ended up into the wrong side of the gun. I lost my longhorn when someone shot me at the NW airfield with their longhorn. The damage seems to be similiar to the mosin since I was knocked out for couple of minutes and everything appart from my hat, pants and boots were obliterated. My vest, jacket and backpack with all their contents (even those inside protector cases and ammo boxes) were ruined with a single hit. (They need to nerf that item damage!) The only reason why I survived was because I didn't start bleeding. So to summarize the longhorn, it is not a sniper rifle in a pocket but it makes a pretty damn dangerous mid range gun that is basicly one shot, one kill and it looks manly as hell.

But in the end, appart from the MP5, I would consider all sidearms to be nothing more than vanity items.

[Shrub Rocketeer ™ 879]

for me best one pistol is the saw off shotguns with full backpack of ready fast load clip I am ready for close qarter combat time

[-Gews- 7443]

It's more zoom than ADSing with irons.

 

Well, then that means 50% IIRC, when they added iron sight zoom I believe they also reduced max zoom slightly.

[Red_Ensign 990]

Your post gave me autism. It's a magazine, not a clip. No offense though.

 

people who correct things like this are why guns were invented.

[nettles 396]

The FNX is probably the best sidearm. Magazines and bullets are pretty easy to come by in just about any setting. Personally I carry a CR75 because the magazines are easy to find and there are no shortage of 9mm rounds.  I also counted on it doing less damage than a .45 since I don't like to kill people, but after a few... accidents... I'm starting to think they do about the same damage.

[alferret 45]

For me its an FNX but at the mo I have a 1911. Its louder than the FNX and for me is slightly less accurate but it'll do for now.