Pistol

Pistol
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Basic Information
Used by:	Scout, Engineer
Slot:	Secondary
Availability:	Stock, Uncrate #23 (Strange), Uncrate #42 (Strange), Contract (Decorated), Uncrate #93, Uncrate #94 or War Paint (Decorated)
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	No
Medieval:	No
Ammo
Ammo loaded:	12
Ammo carried:	36 (Scout) 200 (Engineer)
Reload type:	Magazine
Available Qualities
Normal Unique Strange Decorated
Loadout Stats
Pistol Level 1 Pistol

This article is about the stock secondary weapon shared by the Scout and Engineer. For other pistols, see Pistol (disambiguation).

“

Bang! I make it look easy! Click to listen — The Scout

”

The Pistol is the default secondary weapon for the Scout and Engineer. It is a semi-automatic pistol with a hair trigger that fires bullets from a magazine.

The Pistol does only a small amount of damage per hit. However, its high rate of fire makes its overall damage output relatively substantial if multiple consecutive shots are landed. In addition, its accuracy, while not entirely exceptional, is superior to that of the Scattergun or Shotgun. This makes it useful for fights that take place outside of the primary weapon's effective range, to finish off retreating targets, or as a backup weapon when the primary weapon is out of ammunition. The accuracy also makes it ideal for destroying Stickybombs and taking out unsupervised Sentry Guns outside their firing range.

The Pistol operates similarly when used by both classes. However, the Scout is able to reload his Pistol slightly faster than the Engineer, while the Engineer carries substantially more ammunition to the point where running out of bullets is simply not a concern.

Like the SMG and the Revolver, the Pistol fires a single, perfectly accurate shot before "bullet spread" takes effect. Waiting 1.25 seconds resets the accuracy and provide another accurate shot.

Damage and function times

See also: Damage

Damage and function times
Shot type		Hitscan
Damage type		Bullet
Ranged or Melee damage?		Ranged
Damage
Maximum ramp-up	150%	22
Base damage	100%	15
Maximum fall-off	52.8%	8
Pellet spread		48:1
Critical		45
Mini-crit		20 - 30
Function times
Attack interval		0.15 s
Reload		Engineer: 1.035 s Scout: 1.005 s
Spread recovery		1.25 s
Values are approximate and determined by community testing.

Strange variant

Strange variant information

Strange Pistol Strange Pistol - Kills: 0

Compatible Strange parts Strange Part: Damage Dealt Strange Cosmetic Part: Fires Survived Strange Part: Allied Healing Done Strange Part: Allies Extinguished Strange Part: Scouts Killed Strange Part: Soldiers Killed Strange Part: Pyros Killed Strange Part: Demomen Killed Strange Part: Heavies Killed Strange Part: Engineers Killed Strange Part: Medics Killed Strange Part: Snipers Killed Strange Part: Spies Killed Strange Part: Cloaked Spies Killed Strange Part: Low-Health Kills Strange Part: Posthumous Kills Strange Part: Kills While Übercharged Strange Part: Defender Kills Strange Part: Underwater Kills Strange Part: Critical Kills Strange Part: Gib Kills Strange Part: Kills While Explosive Jumping Strange Part: Headshot Kills Strange Part: Airborne Enemies Killed Strange Part: Burning Enemy Kills Strange Part: Medics Killed That Have Full ÜberCharge Strange Part: Unusual-Wearing Player Kills Strange Part: Point-Blank Kills Strange Part: Long-Distance Kills Strange Part: Domination Kills Strange Part: Revenge Kills Strange Part: Full Moon Kills Strange Part: Halloween Kills Strange Part: Kills During Victory Time Strange Part: Kills with a Taunt Attack Strange Part: Buildings Destroyed Strange Part: Sappers Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Giant Robots Destroyed Strange Part: Robot Spies Destroyed Strange Part: Tanks Destroyed Strange Part: Robots Destroyed During Halloween Strange Part: Projectiles Reflected Strange Cosmetic Part: Freezecam Taunt Appearances Strange Part: Killstreaks Ended Strange Part: Player Hits

Related achievements

 Scout

Gun Down Destroy an active sentry gun using your pistol.

Update history

August 13, 2009 Patch (Classless Update)

• The fire rate of the Pistol is now set at a fixed rate, rather than the rate of how fast the fire button is pressed.

July 9, 2010 Patch

• Fixed Engineer's Pistol not using team skins for the Engineer's arms.

October 6, 2010 Patch

• Fixed this weapon being unequipable due to customizations.

February 14, 2011 Patch

• [Undocumented] Pistols using Name or Description Tags now properly use the c_model equivalent.
• [Undocumented] Fixed Engineer's first-person arms using the wrong bodygroup when having a renamed Pistol equipped with the Gunslinger.

July 12, 2011 [Item schema update]

• Added Strange quality.

June 18, 2014 Patch (Love & War Update)

• Converted the Pistol models to use the c_models system.

October 8, 2015 Patch

• Updated Scout's Pistol animation.

December 21, 2016 Patch (Smissmas 2016)

• Added Festivized variant.

Trivia

• The Pistol appears to be a hybrid of the Walther PPK, Makarov PM, and S&W 61 Escort pistols; it has the Makarov's slide, trigger, and upper frame, the PPK's ejection port, handle, and handgrips, and the 61 Escort's trigger guard.
• The Pistol's animation lacks several aspects of function that pistols of similar design in real life possess, such as the slide and hammer drawing back upon firing. This also applies to the Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol, Winger, and Lugermorph.
  • It is unknown if this is an intentional design choice to prevent player distraction, or merely an oversight.
• The Pistol is a left-handed model (as shown by the ejection port being visible on the left-hand side of the gun), despite all classes holding it right-handed. A right-handed Pistol has the ejection port on its right side to prevent ejected casings from striking the user.

Gallery

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  Scout first-person view.

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  Engineer first-person view.

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  RED Engineer first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

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  BLU Engineer first-person view with the Gunslinger equipped.

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  RED Scout Festivized variant

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  BLU Scout Festivized variant

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  RED Engineer Festivized variant

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  BLU Engineer Festivized variant

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  RED Engineer with Gunslinger Festivized variant

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  BLU Engineer with Gunslinger Festivized variant

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  Concept art of the Pistol.

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  Concept art of the Pistol.

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  Concept art of the Pistol.

See also

• Pistol strategy (Scout)
• Pistol strategy (Engineer)
• Festive weapons