M1911 vs. Revolver

[billyangstadt 272]

Is the ammunition between these two guns interchange able by chance?

Aren't they both ACP .45 caliber?

[Lisento 0]

The way Arma II works doesn't allow you to interchange the ammo. Even though the actual bullets might be interchangeable, it's the package the bullets are in that Arma II works with.

[billyangstadt 272]

Ok, I thought so. I couldn't get it to work. Thanks.

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It would be awesome if somehow this could be tweaked. I find more Revolver ammo than I can carry, but I use a 1911. It's always bothered me that they're the same bullet, but the game assigns specfic boxes of the bullet as clips or Revolver ammo boxes.

It's difficult(atleast for me), to find 1911 ammo. This would be an awesome fix, if possible.

[Zaltro 3]

If you find more revolver ammo than you can carry and have difficulty finding m1911 ammo I think the solution is obvious.

[Tiger205 48]

This could be fixed by editing both configs for both guns - that's how 20rnd and 30rnd STANAGs work for M16s/M4s in ArmA. Problem is it would look weird when you're trying to put in a 7 round clip into that revolver.

[BlackAlpha 12]

They could make the colt pistol fire the revolver mags, though. This would, however, result in balancing issues, because the colt pistol ammo would be very abundant, while that pistol is the most powerful pistol in this game. The .45 ammo spawn chance would have to be reduced to compensate for the balancing issue.

[boxman80 964]

I dont actually think the Revolver ammo and the 1911 ammo are interchangeable in real life and although the same calibre their casings are quite different to accommodate their loading mechanisms. I'm no expert but I have seen both types of round and know there is a distinct difference between barrel loaded rounds and magazine loaded rounds. So it makes sense that the .45 colt rounds wouldnt fit the .45 revolver and vice versa.

[mattressi 3]

I dont actually think the Revolver ammo and the 1911 ammo are interchangeable in real life and although the same calibre their casings are quite different to accommodate their loading mechanisms. I'm no expert but I have seen both types of round and know there is a distinct difference between barrel loaded rounds and magazine loaded rounds. So it makes sense that the .45 colt rounds wouldnt fit the .45 revolver and vice versa.

Sorry, but that's just not right. Unless the ingame revolver ammo is .45 Colt, I can't see how this could be the case (1911 ammo is .45 ACP). There are many revolvers that fire .45 ACP and .45 ACP is the same whether it's used in a revolver or an autoloader.

[naizarak 41]

no they don't share ammo. i think the revolver is generally better though. slightly higher damage with substantially better accuracy. ammo is more plentiful, too.

[deathshead 2]

The pdw can in fact be used with multiple mags of the 9mm kind. It doesn't pack much punch but i kept it for that reason.

[That Lamer 0]

Besides the PDW, which fyi, can also use MP5 mags, a number of rifles also have interchangeable magazines. There's basically no reason the revolver and 1911 shouldn't share ammo, rocket just needs to make the decision and modifications to allow it.

[dizzymagoo 19]

I don't think the rounds are interchangeable in real life. The caliber is the same size but the actual casing size is different. The revolver uses .45 long colt ammunition.

Dizzymagoo

[AssMan (DayZ) 69]

The way Arma II works doesn't allow you to interchange the ammo. Even though the actual bullets might be interchangeable' date=' it's the package the bullets are in that Arma II works with.

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That is not entirely true. A M249 can be loaded with 20rnd/30rnd STANAG, a RPK can be loaded with an AK-74 magazine, PDW can be loaded with a M9 magazine or a MP5 magazine.

I might have missed one, but that is about the extent of interchangeable magazines in A2

[HenryFord 0]

I don't think the rounds are interchangeable in real life. The caliber is the same size but the actual casing size is different. The revolver uses .45 long colt ammunition.

Dizzymagoo

It depends on the gun. There are plenty of revolvers that use .45 ACP, which is the same a 1911 uses.

[BlackAlpha 12]

Keep in mind that the revolver cannot use M1911 ammo due to the mag size. A colt mag is 7 bullets. A revolver should not carry more than 6 for realism reasons. So a revolver cannot use the colt mag.

It can work the other way around. The colt pistol can use a revolver mag.

[williamkenny-101@hotmail.co.uk 0]

Slightly off topic but perhaps useful; the G17 can also use M9 mags.

[SDE Bellisarius 1]

The way Arma II works doesn't allow you to interchange the ammo. Even though the actual bullets might be interchangeable' date=' it's the package the bullets are in that Arma II works with.

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That is not entirely true. A M249 can be loaded with 20rnd/30rnd STANAG, a RPK can be loaded with an AK-74 magazine, PDW can be loaded with a M9 magazine or a MP5 magazine.

I might have missed one, but that is about the extent of interchangeable magazines in A2

the PDW use G17 mags too

[sunnz 24]

dam, i found a PDW and though it wont work with the ammo i had( 4 g17, 3 m9 mags) :(

Is the PDW worth it?

[SDE Bellisarius 1]

dam' date=' i found a PDW and though it wont work with the ammo i had( 4 g17, 3 m9 mags) :(

Is the PDW worth it?

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well its got semi and full auto modes. and ammo will be plentyfull.

the colt 1911 is the most powerfull handgun in the game , and the M9 SD the most prized.

so i would rank the secondary's as

1) M9 SD

2) Colt Gov. Model

3) PDW

[nakor 2]

RL ammunition is interchangeable between many guns, some with different calibers - You can fire.38 special out of a .357 for example. Magazines however are a different story. I would love to see an ammunition management system put in.

IE you can collect 100 5.56mm rounds for your m16a2 but if you've only got one clip, you're SOL when you piss off 50 zeds :-P This would make weapons with internal magazines (pump shotguns, revolvers, the winchester 1866) somewhat more valuable for ease of use. Although realistically the reload times for those weapons isn't long enough right now.

[Persason 15]

no they don't share ammo. i think the revolver is generally better though. slightly higher damage with substantially better accuracy. ammo is more plentiful' date=' too.

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Sorry but part of this is incorrect! The M1911 is slightly more powerful and marginally quieter than the Revolver, but less accurate. Its difficult to say which gun is the best. Personally I find the m1911 slightly better because of the higher damage and lower noise levels. The accuracy is very identical between the revolver and m1911. Accuracy wise they are the same at 50m range however the m1911 is slightly, just slightly less accurate than the revolver between 50 and 100m. The M1911 also has one more bullet in its mag.

We all know how important silent guns are... you learn that after firing an Engfield for the first time in a city... lets just say I died :P