Pistols

Pistols are a type of Weapon in surviv.io. The M9, G18C, P30L, and M93R use 9mm Ammunition, the OT-38 and OTs-38 use 7.62mm, the DEagle 50 uses .50 AE, the Peacemaker and M1911 use .45 ACP, the Flare Gun uses Flares, the M9 Cursed uses 9mm Cursed Ammo, the Bugle uses Bugle Ammo, and the Lasr Gun uses 12 gauge.

The M9, P30L, DEagle 50, M1911, Lasr Gun, OT-38, OTs-38, and M9 Cursed are all single-shot weapons, while the Peacemaker and G18C are automatic, and the M93R is a three-round burst weapon. Also, the Peacemaker and DEagle 50 are first-shot accurate, meaning that they have the potential to be completely accurate, but only after a short delay between shots.

Technical

Pistols are distinguished as short, low-damaging common weapons that can be found mostly anywhere on the map, with some Pistols - the DEagle 50, P30L, and OTs-38 - being the exceptions. They are generally weaker than most weapons, but have a shorter fire delay than most weapons.

Pistols can be dual wielded. Most dual pistols have dramatically increased fire rate, but also has lower accuracy and longer reload time. During late game, most pistols cannot match up with high-tier weapons like LMGs.

List

Image	Name	Ammo	Description
	M9	9mm	A very common and weak 9mm pistol. It is considered a very bad weapon.
	G18C	9mm	An automatic 9mm pistol with decent damage but bad accuracy. It is generally considered a worse version of the MAC-10.
	M93R	9mm	A 9mm 3-round burst pistol. Generally good at spraying enemies down at close to mid ranges, but bad compared to other automatic weapons.
	OT-38	7.62mm	A fictional double-action, or semi-automatic revolver. Deals good amounts of damage with good accuracy at the cost of mediocre reload time and subpar fire rate.
	DEagle 50	.50 AE	A semi-automatic .50 AE pistol. It is very rare, and deals high amounts of damage with first-shot accuracy; however, its 7 round magazine and its rare ammo limits its power.
	Peacemaker	.45 ACP	A single-action, or automatic (via hammer fanning) .45 ACP revolver that does good amounts of damage for subpar accuracy and slow reload time. However, it is first-shot accurate.
	Flare Gun	Flare	A special pistol used only to summon an Air Drop. It does no damage itself and uses its own ammo. Cannot be fired in buildings.
	M1911	.45 ACP	A semi-automatic .45 ACP Desert Map equivalent of the M9. Has terrible damage/magazine, and only slightly above-par fire rate, making it the worst weapon in the game.
	OTs-38	7.62mm	An integrally suppressed version of the OT-38. Is functionally similar to its unsuppressed variant, but with a bullet fade effect and slightly increased damage.
	P30L	9mm	A semi-automatic 9mm pistol. Can be seen as a direct upgrade to the M9, as it keeps the same magazine size but with greatly increased damage and accuracy, and decreased reload time and slowdown.
	M9 Cursed	9mm Cursed	A fictional variant of the M9, but it cannot be dropped and shoots black tracers. Can only be obtained on the Halloween Map with the Dev Troll Special perk.
	Bugle	Bugle Ammo	A pistol that is given to Buglers. It "fires" a quaver note and provides a temporary speed boost to any teammates in a certain radius.
	Lasr Gun	12 gauge	A 12 Gauge pistol with very high damage, but low accuracy and slow reload time. Its bullets can reflect off of any surface, making it comparable to a buffed DEagle 50.

Strategies

• Generally speaking, Pistols are weak, and should be replaced with another weapon.
  • However, some high DPS pistols, such as the Lasr Gun, P30L, DEagle 50, and dual G18Cs can be used well into the middle game or even the end-game, as they have either high DPB or high fire rate.

Trivia

• Originally, the Flare Gun was the only Pistol that couldn't be Dual-Wielded, however, this was changed in the v0.7.4 Rotato potato update.
• The OT-38 does not exist in real life, and is a fictional variant of the OTs-38. Justin has said that he introduced the OT-38 because he did not want to "rip off" PUBG with its Nagant M1895.
• Very weak pistols such as the M9, M1911, and OT-38 are sometimes used for challenges.
• Out of all the pistols, the OTs-38, OT-38, Flare Gun, P30L, Peacemaker, and G18C are the only Pistols that their dual variants can spawn as a single item.
  • Picking up the listed Weapons as a dual variant and dropping it will make them drop as two single weapons.
• Although the Bugle is an instrument and not a pistol or even a weapon, the Bugle is classified as a Pistol in the code, for the sake of brevity.
• The M9 Cursed and the Bugle are the only Pistols that cannot be dual wielded.
• When the P30L first came out, it could not be dual wielded, as it was extremely rare.
• Although the Water Gun may look like a pistol, in the game's code, it is technically an Assault Rifle, either due to a coding error or Kongregate copy and pasting code.