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Pistol | |
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As seen in the Black Market. | |
Weapon in Just Cause 2 | |
Type | Pistol |
Usage | Single handed |
Maximum ammunition carried | Up to 330 |
Maximum ammunition in the weapon | Up to 22 |
To unlock | Complete Casino Bust |
Cost | $ 20000 |
List of owners | Construction workers Gambler's Den Gambling Group Japanese Military Panau Military Reapers Roaches The Agency Ular Boys |
The Pistol is a weapon in Just Cause 2.
For other pistols see Pistol (disambiguation).
Appearance[]
It looks like a Desert Eagle, but as indicated by the default 12-round capacity, has a lower caliber. It also seems to have some design cues from the Beretta 92 and H&K USP Match.
Performance[]
Until upgraded, it is relatively underpowered and is best used with another weapon in Dual Wield mode.
The gun is good at sabotaging water towers, fuel tanks, etc, but it is ineffective against all vehicles until about 4-5 stars. Shooting out the tires from the Stunt position of a vehicle can end a pursuit for the unfortunate car.
Advantages include the amount of ammunition it can hold and the magazine size. As the rate of fire goes up when you upgrade it, along with the damage, the weapon becomes a more useful sidearm. It is a good habit to aim for the head to conserve ammunition and not take too long to kill a single Panauan soldier. For multiple soldiers, a good trigger finger can keep them staggered until headshots can be lined up.
Pistols can have a very devastating effect on grunts when dual wielded and fully upgraded, making short work of them within a few seconds. Same goes for elites if you have a fast trigger finger. It can kill a Colonel in 3 headshots at level 1.
With some patience and good aiming it is possible to take on any base with just the pistol.
Level | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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Magazine size | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 |
Maximum ammunition (not counting the magazine) | 168 | 196 | 224 | 252 | 280 | 308 |
Minimum number of shots to kill a grunt | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Minimum number of shots to kill an elite | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Locations[]
It's a very common weapon.
Spawn points[]
- This gun can be found within weapon crates at many Military bases in Panau.
- One weapon crate of this spawns at the Reapers HQ. This is convenient for earlier on in the game.
Panau Military[]
- The stronghold commander of Awan Cendawan Power Plant and/or Kem Gunung Gurun could have this equipped.
- Before destroying the SAMs in Welcome to Panau, all but two grunts wield this weapon. After the SAMs are destroyed, grunts will start using other one handed weapons.
- It is very rare to see, but some Panau Military elites also have this weapon equipped.
- This can easily be seen at Gunung Tasik.
- This can also rarely be seen at Kem Pekan Selamat.
- The informant in Pulling a Jeremy also wields a pistol. He uses the character model of a Panau Military elite or grunt.
- The officer in Information Highway also wields this weapon. This is strange because the officer uses the character model of a Colonel bodyguard.
Other users[]
- It is wielded by some grunts in the three factions.
- Some Imperial Japanese Military soldiers on Hantu Island could have this weapon equipped.
- At least 2 Gambler's Den Gambling Group members wield this weapon.
- Some construction workers could have this weapon equipped.
- Some main characters are seen with pistols.
- Maria Kane and Rico are seen with one each at the start of Casino Bust in the cutscene.
- Karl Blaine uses a pistol during the shootout in the casino skywalk both in-game and in the cutscene.
- Rico is seen dual-wielding pistols in the cutscene inside the casino skywalk.
- Rico is also seen with a pistol threatening Ken Pang after he attempts to flee at the broken cargo ship.
- As Rico approaches the Rajang Temple, he is seen holding one up before getting knocked out by Tom Sheldon's blow dart. This is the last cutscene showing Rico with one.
- Of course, you as the player could have a different weapon layout, but those are just seen in the cutscenes, regardless of player weapon layout.
Other[]
- Along with the Fragmentation Grenade it is the first unlockable weapon from the Black Market. This weapon has a relatively low cost of $20,000.
- During the Reapers side-mission "Can I get a Witness," there is an area where you download information for the witness. Within the said area, it contains a Sentry gun and ammunition boxes for the pistol and Fragmentation Grenade. Note that this area is only accessible during the mission.
Trivia[]
- Faction technicians always have a pistol during a stronghold takeover. Sometimes even all members of the faction takeover group use a pistol.
- Strangely, it has a higher ammunition capacity than the Submachine Gun, but the magazine is smaller.
- This weapon isn't usually used by Panauan forces in the Playstation 3 version of the game. On the PS3 platform, the pistol is less common than a revolver, despite the pistol being less expensive and having more ammunition. Potentially, this could may be a result of porting from system to system, and not being properly patched.
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Downloadable content | |
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