Bullets?

[The Cyan Knight]

I managed to find myself a 1911 and was wondering where to find/purchase actual bullets, instead of the gel ones (since thy're incompatible) or if they're even in the game.

[Tumskunde]

They are, you will either find them at the Fixer or you might find some one the Flotilla.

[Helmholtz]

just found some 9mm rounds laying around on a ship for the first time, does seem quite rare

[Randombandit]

having them in space would be a super bad idea, so I assume they are super rare. I have found maybe 20 or so across a couple plays.

[Tumskunde]

Most guns are Gunpowder weapons, the HG pistols the LEOs being exception as an Energy weapon.
Gunpowder weapons have a nasty habit of punching holes in hull if you miss your shot, or sometimes you get a through and through and it goes through the hull too.

The 9mm is the weakest of the GP weapons, but most of the others hit hull as hard as micrometeorites.

The Energy weapons don't have this issue nearly as bad, but can still pop a worn section of hull.
Compared to the 9mm, the HG pistol has ~1/5th of the hull penetrative power, but it also hitting ~2/5 as hard as a result. They call them "Hull Safe" rounds for a reason.

Details on their rough stats can be found here:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3014449809