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| “ | Pistol: Semi-Automatic. Versatile sidearm with moderate damage, good rate of fire and large magazine.
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- — In-Game Description
The Sidearm Pistol is a Pistol in Fortnite: Battle Royale. It was added Chapter 3: Season 1.
Functionality[]
The Sidearm Pistol is a semi automatic, high fire-rate cap, any range weapon, but it excels at close to medium range combat. The Sidearm Pistol has first shot accuracy, meaning it is capable of consistent damage at longer ranges.
Stats[]
The Sidearm Pistol uses 
Light Bullets and has a Headshot Multiplier of 2.0x.
|
Sidearm Pistol (Common) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 168.75 |
| DAMAGE | 25 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.54s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 25 |
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|
Sidearm Pistol (Uncommon) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 182.25 |
| DAMAGE | 27 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.47s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 27 |
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|
Sidearm Pistol (Rare) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 189 |
| DAMAGE | 28 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.4s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 28 |
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|
Sidearm Pistol (Epic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 195.75 |
| DAMAGE | 29 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.33s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 29 |
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|
Sidearm Pistol (Legendary) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 209.25 |
| DAMAGE | 31 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.26s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 31 |
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|
Sidearm Pistol (Mythic) |
|---|---|
| DPS | 216 |
| DAMAGE | 32 |
| MAGAZINE SIZE | 15 |
| FIRE RATE | 6.75 |
| RELOAD TIME | 1.19s |
| STRUCTURE DAMAGE | 32 |
The Sidearm Pistol is a hitscan weapon, with First Shot Accuracy enabled.
Obtained[]
| Rarity | Chest | Rare
Chest |
Floor
Loot |
Supply
Drop |
Fishing
(Plain) |
Fishing
(Hole) |
Reality Sapling |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ |
| Uncommon | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ |
| Rare | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Epic | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Legendary | ✓ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✖ | ✓ | ✓ |
Strategy Guide[]
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This section outlines a strategy. |
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- The Sidearm Pistol is more deadly the faster you can fire it. If you have good trigger finger, the Sidearm Pistol will have a DPS almost on par with fully automatic weapons.
- Landing headshots is very beneficial with this weapon. At a decent fire-rate and mixing in headshots gives the Sidearm Pistol a higher DPS than most other weapons.
- Even though the Sidearm Pistol has a slightly lower DPS than most of the SMGs, it can still be beneficial due to better range, higher damage, speedier reload times, first shot accuracy, and a higher headshot multiplier.
History[]
Chapter 3: Season 1[]
- Update v19.00: Added the Sidearm Pistol in Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic and Legendary.
Chapter 4: Season 1[]
- Update v23.00: Vaulted the Sidearm Pistol in all Rarities.
Trivia[]
- The Sidearm Pistol is based on the Italian Berreta M9.
- The Sidearm Pistol is one of the two weapons introduced in Chapter 3 to have never been vaulted throughout the chapter, the other being Ranger Assault Rifle.
See Also[]
- Pistol - A similar weapon with a similar function.
- Combat Pistol - A similar weapon with a similar function.
