Pistols

Pistols
The Pistol, one of the various Pistols.

Pistols are a type of weapon in Fortnite: Battle Royale. The purpose of these weapons is for short range to medium range combat. Pistols use a variety of ammo types.

Functionality

Pistols fill the role of a short to medium range weapon and are often used for up close engagements or medium range gunfights. Pistols are the most versatile weapons in Battle Royale, as they have a range of uses across all ranges. Some pistols are for closer ranges, have high fire-rate caps and good hipfire, whilst others are for long range, have slow fire-rates and deal high damage at distance. Depending on the Pistol in your hand, the uses it will have in combat have great variation across the board.

List of Weaponry

Name	Image	Rarities	Ammo Type	Description
Normal Modes
Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Semi Automatic, high fire rate pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Suppressed Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Suppressed Version of the pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Shadow Tracker		Exotic	Light Bullets	Exotic version of the Suppressed Pistol. Marks players.
Dual Pistols		Rare	Medium Bullets	Dual wield, burst fire pistols.
		Epic
		Legendary
Hop Rock Dualies		Exotic	Medium Bullets	Exotic version of the Dual Pistols. Gives player low gravity.
Hand Cannon (Legacy)		Rare	Heavy Bullets	Heavy hitting, slow firing Pistol.
		Epic
		Legendary
Deadpool's Dual Hand Cannons		Mythic	Medium Bullets	Dual Wield Hand Cannons used by the Deadpool AI. Siphons health.
Revolver		Common	Medium Bullets	Slow firing, heavy hitting revolver.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Scoped Revolver		Epic	Medium Bullets	Scoped version of the revolver.
		Legendary
Night Hawk		Exotic	Medium Bullets	Exotic version of the Scoped Revolver. Has a thermal Scope.
Six Shooter		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	Revolver that fires faster at the hip than aiming.
		Rare
		Epic
Marksman Six Shooter		Exotic	Medium Bullets	Exotic version of the Six Shooter. 4x Critical Damage.
Flint-Knock Pistol		Common	Heavy Bullets	Pistol which knocks the player back when shot.
		Uncommon
Makeshift Revolver		Common	Medium Bullets	Low Damage, Inaccurate Revolver.
		Uncommon
		Rare
Primal Pistol		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	Two Round Burst Pistol.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Combat Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Semi Automatic, high fire rate pistol. Less Bloom than normal pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Sidearm Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Semi Automatic, high fire rate pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Tactical Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Fully Automatic, high fire rate pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
		Mythic
Lock On Pistol		Rare	Light Bullets	Fully Automatic, Aim Locking pistol.
Mammoth Pistol		Common	Heavy Bullets	Heavy Hitting, Slow firing Pistol.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Ranger Pistol		Common	Light Bullets	Automatic Pistol: Very effective at close range.
		Uncommon
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Ballistic Shield		Epic	Light Bullets	Shield and pistol combo that performs a powerful charge whenever you sprint.
Hand Cannon		Rare	Heavy Bullets	Semi-Automatic heavy pistol. Large-caliber sidearm with heavy damage, decent magazine size, and slow rate of fire.
		Epic
		Legendary
Limited Time Modes
Dual Suppressed Pistols		Uncommon	Medium Bullets	Suppressed Pistol that fires a burst of two shots. Available in Creative, Spy Games, Mando's Bounty and Team Brawl LTMs.
		Rare
		Epic
		Legendary
Flight-Knock Pistol		Exotic	Heavy Bullets	Exotic version of the Flint-Knock Pistol. Launches the player much further than normal. Available in Lazar & Fresh’s Super Knockback LTM.
Dual Pistols		Common	Medium Bullets	Dual wield, burst fire pistols. Exclusive to the Team Up! Aloy & Lara LTM.
		Uncommon
Flashlight Pistol		Rare	Light Bullets	Semi Automatic, high fire rate pistol which has a flashlight. Exclusive to Fortnite: Creative.

Trivia

• The Revolver used to use Light Bullets before being changed to Medium Bullets to fit its damage profile.