Media needed: Images of the new Pistol.
Not to be confused with the Plasma Pistol.
The Pistol is a free semi-automatic handgun, the starter weapon of the game. It is extremely easy to obtain, as it is located throughout the map, spawning at heavily-visited locations.
Overview
The Pistol is a reliable handgun usable in every situation. It does have a low clip size and mediocre damage, but with good precision you can take down enemies very quickly. Standard issue for Cops.
Overall, the Pistol is not the best, but also not necessary the worst. It’s accuracy, damage and magazine size may not seem practical at first glance, but in the hands of a sharpshooter it can easily take down any enemy in the way.
As of the Balance Update, the Pistol now features improved accuracy, as bullets now shoot straight where the crosshair was aimed, and the Pistol also fires fully automatic on mobile.
The Pistol was revamped in the Apocalypse Part 2 Update, featuring a new model. However, its audio remains unchanged, much like the Shotgun.
SWAT Pistol
A matte-black SWAT Pistol with a suppressor is unlocked with the SWAT Gamepass (
335). Regardless of which team the players are on, SWAT Gamepass owners will automatically have the SWAT Pistol and are unable to revert back to the regular Pistol. As of the Gun Skins Update, the SWAT Pistol's firing sound effect was changed to be the same as the Pistol, making it identical. It was then changed back to being semi-silenced, plus a new remodel as of the Season 2 Mid-Season Update.
The SWAT Pistol was also revamped in the Apocalypse Part 2 Update, featuring a new model and a new firing sound for the SWAT Pistol.
| Stats | |
|---|---|
Damage |
Range |
| The Pistol deals 15 damage per shot, which is higher than all automatic weapons but much lower than the others. | The Pistol is capable of short-range and even medium-range combat. Long-range combat is possible, but will require good aim. |
Accuracy |
Rate of Fire |
| Accuracy is very good in short ranges. However, in longer ranges, its accuracy is not as good. | The Pistol can fire at 280 rounds per minute, which is higher than all non-automatic weapons, but much slower than automatic weapons. |
| Ammunition |
Reload time |
| The Pistol holds only 8 bullets per magazine. | The Pistol takes approximately 1.5 seconds to reload, which is slightly ahead of the Rifle and AK47. |
| Damage per second | |
| The Pistol does an average of 37.33 damage per second. |
Strategies
Pistol
The Pistol can be used for mid-range combat purposes, however, it takes 7 of the 8 bullets to kill a player. For mid-range purposes, however, the Pistol can be quite suitable for players who are fairly accurate with it. It can easily wipe out hostiles, due to its decent fire-rate. In close-range combat, the Pistol is not the best weapon as it takes some time to kill, but it is still a viable choice for those who have no other way of defending themselves.
The Pistol's bullet drop is very abysmal, which allows you to hit enemies from huge distances without aiming more upwards. It can be seen more of as a cheaper sniper if aimed right.
The Pistol is good when using it alongside another weapon, such as the Shotgun or Uzi. In fact, in medium-long ranges, the Pistol is extremely accurate when shooting enemies or their vehicles. The Pistol is also a good weapon to disable vehicles with, and can be used as a substitute for other weapons when completing the "Pop a criminal's tires!" contract.
Compared to the Revolver, the Pistol features higher bullet velocity, less recoil, bigger magazine capacity and is fairly easier to use.
SWAT Pistol
The SWAT Pistol is an alternate weapon that behaves exactly the same to the regular Pistol. SWAT Pistol is acquired through buying the SWAT Gamepass, and comes with a silencer that changes its sound. The SWAT Pistol automatically replaces the regular Pistol if the user has the said gamepass.
Statistically the weapon is the exact same and does not grant any form of an advantage. The looks of the SWAT Pistol and the sound it makes is entirely cosmetic. The silencer does not produce less sound, nor does it decrease the range of the volume produced by it.
Do note however, that the silencer cannot be unequipped once bought and remains onto the Pistol, unless the player deletes the gamepass from their inventory. The gamepass will have to be bought again if the gamepass is deleted to earn the silencer back.
"Why should I use a Pistol?"
- The Pistol offers great versatility in damage, range and Time-To-Kill.
- It is easy to use for newer players and requires almost no recoil control to handle.
- With its high bullet velocity and very little bullet drop, the Pistol is handy for when you don't have a Sniper Rifle.
Galleries
Visual Gallery
Current
Variants
Outdated
Original Model
SWAT Pistol
Redesign
Skins
Audio Gallery
| Firing a single shot with the Pistol. | |
| Reloading the Pistol. | |
| Shooting wood material with the Pistol. | |
| Shooting metal material with the Pistol. |
| Firing a single shot with the SWAT Pistol. | |
| Reloading the SWAT Pistol. | |
| Shooting wood material with the SWAT Pistol. | |
| Shooting metal material with the SWAT Pistol. |
| Firing a single shot with the Nerf Pistol. | |
| Reloading the Nerf Pistol. | |
| Shooting wood material with the Nerf Pistol. | |
| Shooting metal material with the Nerf Pistol. |
Trivia
- Like the Rifle and Shotgun, this weapon received a model change in the Weapon Revamp update.
- The older version of the Pistol resembles the Pistol gear item found in the Roblox Studio library.
- Alongside the Rifle and Shotgun, this is one of the first 3 weapons in the game while in BETA.
- Before the Fall 2020 Update, Pistols were not available in gun shops.
- The SWAT Gamepass allows players to change the color of the Pistol from White to Matte.
- This made the Pistol the first weapon in the game to have weapon skins.
- The Pistol received a slight buff in Miscellaneous Update 28, which increased its damage from 14 to 15.
- As the Pistol's model was refreshed in the Weapons/Items Update, the matte black-colored Pistol was unobtainable, as Badimo did not update the matte-black Pistol model until the Jewel Party Update.
- On the Jewel Party update, the SWAT Pistol was implemented back into the game. In this update, players with the SWAT Gamepass received a silenced, matte-black pistol. Players with the SWAT Gamepass can also get the silenced Pistol by equipping a Pistol.
- In the Gun Skins Update, the SWAT Pistol received another remodel, however, the silencer was removed and its sounds were shared with the normal Pistol.
- This has been implemented back in the game as of the Mid-Season Update, adding a silencer and new firing sounds.
- As of the Jet Ski & Power Plant Update, the Pistol can now be acquired inside the ground floor of the watchtower at the Bounty Bay Airport.
- This was later removed in the Oceans and Ships Update.
- The old version of the Pistol is based on both the Desert Eagle and the Beretta 92[1], chambered in .50 Action Express and 9x19mm Parabellum respectively, due to 8-round magazine capacity. The version with a suppressor is simply made by adding a suppressor to the front of its barrel.
- The previous version of the Pistol is based on the Desert Eagle.
- As of the Part 2 of the 2024 Apocalypse Update, the Pistol is based on the Heckler & Koch USP.
- The previous Pistol icon in the inventory and weapons menu in Gun Shops is based off the Glock 17.
- As of the Part 2 of the Apocalypse Update, all weapons, including Pistol, have the same icons as their models.
- The accuracy of the Pistol is near perfect when still, but when walking and sprinting, the accuracy significantly degrades, shooting at an angle instead of at the crosshair.
- However, as of the Balance Update, the Pistol received a buff in accuracy, as the bullet hits where the crosshair was aimed. Mobile players can also now shoot the pistol fully automatic by holding down the shoot button.
- The old Pistol was previously seen in all Police Stations and both Criminal Bases, but when using it, you use the newer model from 2020 Gun Skins Update.
- This is most likely due to the fact that there isn't much of a priority to change the model from the Police Stations and Criminal Bases, as it is not necessary to.
- When a Pistol gains a new spawn over at a new location, it always keeps the old Pistol model. It is obvious that the developers copy and paste it from a previous Pistol spawn, but it also may be a "tradition" to keep the look of the old Pistol or to just not confuse players with a dropped Pistol with the newer model on the ground or a table.
- As of the Part 2 of the 2024 Apocalypse Update, the old Pistol in Police Stations and Criminal Bases was replaced by the newest model of the Pistol.
- The Pistol is one of the 3 weapons given to players in the 7 Year Anniversary Live Event. The others are the Shotgun and the Rifle.
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