Totally Accurate Battlegrounds – Handguns Guide

by Falagar / Articles, Totally Accurate Battlegrounds / 09 Jun 2018

Handguns are surprisingly uncommon to see in-game, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad. We will be identifying all of the Handguns, in detail.

TIP: Handguns maintain damage up until around 100 meters, then the damage will drop off exponentially. Keep this in mind.

M1911

Hits to kill: 4 to Limbs, 3 to Torso, 2 to Head.

Hits to kill w/ HB: 4 to Limbs, 3 to Torso, 2 to Head.

Magazine Size: 7.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 200m/s.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Recoil: Very low, very spammable.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: .45 ACP.

Unique Traits: None.

Extra Info: With a Heavy Barrel, headshots will knock down the target for 1 second before they get back up.

Luger-P08

Hits to kill: 4 to Limbs, 3 to Torso, 2 to Head.

Hits to kill w/ HB: 4 to Limbs, 3 to Torso, 2 to Head.

Magazine Size: 8.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 200m/s.

Recoil: Very low, very spammable.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: 9mm.

Unique Traits: None.

Extra Info: With a Heavy Barrel, headshots will knock down the target for 1 second before they get back up.

Glock 18C

Hits to kill: 9 to Limbs, 7 to Torso, 4 to Head.

Magazine Size: 25.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 200m/s.

Recoil: Very low, very spammable/Low, easy to control but inaccurate.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger/Incredibly fast.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto.

Ammo Type: 9mm.

Unique Traits: It is the only Full-Auto Handgun in the game.

Extra Info: None.

Beretta M93R

Hits to kill: 7 to Limbs, 5 to Torso, 3 to Head.

Magazine Size: 20.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 200m/s.

Recoil: Very low, very spammable/Low, easy to control and accurate.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger/Incredibly fast 3 round burst.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto/3-round Burst

Ammo Type: 9mm.

Unique Traits: It is the only burst-fire Handgun in the game.

Extra Info: None.

Desert Eagle

Hits to Kill: 3 to Limbs, 2 to Chest, 1 to Head.

Magazine Size: 8.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 250m/s.

Recoil: Medium, controllable but kicks the player back.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: 7.62mm.

Unique Traits: It is the only Handgun that can instantly kill a full-health target with a single headshot.

Extra Info: Can instantly kill targets with a headshot from anywhere within 15 meters.

Revolver

Hits to Kill: 4 to Limbs, 3 to Torso, 2 to Head.

Magazine Size: 6.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Fast, around 250m/s.

Recoil: Medium, controllable but kicks the player back.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: 7.62mm.

Unique Traits: It is the only Revolving weapon in the game.

Extra Info: With a Heavy Barrel, headshots will kill or knock out the target instantly, and has a much longer 1-shot range than the Desert Eagle.

Taser

Hits to kill: N/A

Magazine Size: 1.

Reload Speed: Fast, exactly 1 second.

Bullet Speed: Very Slow, around 25m/s.

Recoil: Virtually none, but projectile arcs into the ground past 15-20 meters.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: Taser Ammo.

Unique Traits: Upon hitting an enemy, they will be stunned and knocked to the ground for 4 seconds while flailing, before getting back up.

Extra Info: After tasing an enemy, switch to another weapon to kill them or run away. Or, you can keep them in a permanent stunlock with enough ammo.

Flintlock

Hits to kill: 1 to Limbs, 1 to Torso, 1 to Head. Damage drops off after 10 meters, becomes 2 to Limbs, 2 to Torso and 2 to Head past 15 meters.

Magazine Size: 1.

Reload Speed: Fast-ish, exactly 1.5 seconds.

Bullet Speed: Fairly Fast, around 150m/s.

Recoil: Large visible recoil, low physical kick.

Firerate: As fast as you can pull the trigger.

Firing Modes: Semi-Auto.

Ammo Type: Musket Ammo.

Unique Traits: It’s the only handgun which’s damage drops off so early on, as well as one of three supposed Musket variants in-game, those being the Musket and the Miniature Cannon.

Extra Info: With a Heavy Barrel, the one-shot range of Torsoshots and Headshots is increased exponentially, but it will do less Limb damage, and cannot 1 shot limbs from any range.

Falagar

He is the founder and editor of Magic Game World. He loved gaming from the moment he got a PlayStation 1 with Gran Turismo on his 7th birthday.
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