
The only drawback - and it can be large one - is that. Due to its high amount of firepower, it is usable throughout most of the game. 44 Magnum - DPS: 63 - This is one mean gun, capable of dropping tough enemies with a few shots at a respectable range. The Silenced 10mm Pistol can be used at nearly any level in the hands of a stealth-based character, who can use it to pick off enemies one-by-one with head-shots. Both of these pistols are good side-arms for the early levels, providing decent punch, and chances are you’ll emerge from Vault 101 with a 10mm Pistol in hand, which is why the previous junk pistols are so useless. The silenced version is also just slightly less powerful. Silenced 10mm Pistol/10mm Pistol - DPS:14/16 - These pistols are nearly identical, but the 10mm Silenced Pistol counts as a silent weapon (as you might expect) so firing the weapon won’t automatically alert enemies to your presence. You can make do with it for your first few levels, but if you find yourself stuck with it past level 3, you’ll need to buy a new gun in a hurry. 32 Pistol - DPS: 10 - Though twice as powerful as the Chinese Pistol - technically - this little gun still feels rather anemic. This weapon counts as a silent weapon as well, so enemies are not alerted if you miss. The poison effect also instantly cripples the targets legs, making this a very useful weapon against fast melee enemies like Deathclaws. A critical with the dart-gun can one-shot most minor enemies in the game. This is a weapon built from schematics, and while the DPS from the gun itself is low, what the DPS rating doesn’t tell you is that this gun can fire poison darts which inflict large amounts of poison damage over time. There is really no reason to ever use this gun, and since it is nearly worthless to vendors, there is little reason to ever pick one up.ĭart Gun - DPS: 2 - This is an interesting one. PistolsĬhinese Pistol - DPS: 3 - The Chinese Pistol is possibly the easiest gun to get a hold of in the game, but that doesn’t make up for the fact that you’d do more damage by throwing tennis balls at your opponents. It is not the intention of this guide to include spoilers. Unique weapons are not covered because they are rare, and you’d have to perform specific steps to get ahold of them. This is the third article of a guide which covers all non-unique weapons. Again, this portion of the guide covers Small Guns.

The stats which are made available in-game are not sufficient for judging the true ability of the game’s various weapons, which is where this guide comes in. But the numerous Small Guns available makes it easy to pick up a poor weapon by mistake and continue using it. For many players, Small Guns will be their primary offensive skill. They can be found on nearly every kind of raider, and ammo is plentiful, although not unlimited. Small Guns are one of the most common weapon types in the entire Wasteland.
