Which handgun to focus on?

[sspncr]

Unsure if I should commit to silver ghost starting pistol with laser or Red9 with stock. What did you guys choose?

[LazyAmerican]

sentinel 9 because high capacity and high crit chance later on

[Jebus Cripes]

blacktail

[Ronin Gamer]

I think the starter pistol has a nice final upgrade compared to most weapons, but it likely depends on who you ask. Getting 1.5x damage increase with the Red9 didn't feel all that impressive. You certainly hit harder with it, but it's nothing super special in the later half of the game.

To be fair though I JUST finished the game so I don't really know how all the pistols stack up. I just know the silly final upgrades likely aren't there anymore and are more just strong stat upgrades which is a little sad. I enjoyed the one shotgun that could be shot like a sniper rifle without a scope in the original.

[Sharkle_Bunwich]

Red9. Thing's an absolute beast maxed out.

[BimboGooch]

Any, because you get like 95% of your coins back that you spent on upgrading it, if you sell it. Along side 50% of the base gun.

But punisher is great, especially later on but even if other pistols do more damage you can save up to 50% of your ammo.
Generally after two upgrades on my case, I have two pistols. The punisher and another one that is stronger for single (not including mag). But just upgrade w.e if oyu dont like it, sell it and get a total of like 90 to 95% of it back :)

[Kitt 🌟 Stargazer]

I went with the Red Nine, can't wait till I get it funny upgraded with the exclusive.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2953293146

They're all good choices though honestly, and you can do well with any of them.

[Ronin Gamer]

Originally posted by BimboGooch:

Any, because you get like 95% of your coins back that you spent on upgrading it, if you sell it. Along side 50% of the base gun.

But punisher is great, especially later on but even if other pistols do more damage you can save up to 50% of your ammo.
Generally after two upgrades on my case, I have two pistols. The punisher and another one that is stronger for single (not including mag). But just upgrade w.e if oyu dont like it, sell it and get a total of like 90 to 95% of it back :)

Well, this is if you aren't trying to acquire all the weapons and upgrade all of them. Don't want to sell them in that case.

[Setari]

Red9 has the highest power and it's exclusive unlock pushes it to something like 6.5 power. Redonks

[Coyote Guy]

The best is the Sentinel 9 maxed out with the laser attached. It’s got a super high crit chance, fast fire rate, fast reload, accurate, and still decently powerful.

You can literally beat this whole game with a maxed out Sent 9 without any issues.

[MAKO]

Originally posted by BimboGooch:

Any, because you get like 95% of your coins back that you spent on upgrading it, if you sell it. Along side 50% of the base gun.

But punisher is great, especially later on but even if other pistols do more damage you can save up to 50% of your ammo.
Generally after two upgrades on my case, I have two pistols. The punisher and another one that is stronger for single (not including mag). But just upgrade w.e if oyu dont like it, sell it and get a total of like 90 to 95% of it back :)

I used the punisher for awhile on my pro S+ run. Ended up dropping it cuz the bullets would pass through and hit Ashley and kill her. ♥♥♥♥ got super annoying so I changed to the Blacktail. Yes the Red9 is nice but Blacktail with final upgrade is only like 1 point lower in damage but surpasses re9 in all fields so it actually ends up out damaging it due to fire speed and reload speed.

[Hrunting001]

i maxed out the Default Gun: Silver Ghost just before Chapter 4. Amazing handgun, and I love the lore behind it.

When is the special upgrade? I'm just starting Chapter 4. Have been clearing out all treasures as I go. Amazing amount of money for upgrades.

Even bought myself a bolt launcher w/ proximity mines.

[Platapoop]

Any gun is good imo. I know Red9 fully upgraded can two tap the bugs, and one tap the camo ones. I don't know if other guns hit that breakpoint. Aim and firing speed is ass though. Blacktail has great DPS and punisher is pretty good in the castle; lots of narrow hallways and shields. I don't know how crit works outside of mobs that you can instant kill. Do crits do like crapton of damage on bosses or completely useless?

[Jebus Cripes]

Originally posted by MAKO:

Originally posted by BimboGooch:

Any, because you get like 95% of your coins back that you spent on upgrading it, if you sell it. Along side 50% of the base gun.

But punisher is great, especially later on but even if other pistols do more damage you can save up to 50% of your ammo.
Generally after two upgrades on my case, I have two pistols. The punisher and another one that is stronger for single (not including mag). But just upgrade w.e if oyu dont like it, sell it and get a total of like 90 to 95% of it back :)

I used the punisher for awhile on my pro S+ run. Ended up dropping it cuz the bullets would pass through and hit Ashley and kill her. ♥♥♥♥ got super annoying so I changed to the Blacktail. Yes the Red9 is nice but Blacktail with final upgrade is only like 1 point lower in damage but surpasses re9 in all fields so it actually ends up out damaging it due to fire speed and reload speed.

4x4, high dps, the capacity upgrades are a shell of its former self though (used to hold 35)

[Coffee Addict]

depends on what you want from a gun

SG-09 high crit damage (x5) good ammo capacity (18) decent damage can use laser upgrade damage cap is 2

sentinel nine same as SG-09 with .1 less damage and .5 more rate of fire, also has most ammo for any handgun at 31 (not including exclusives) can use laser upgrade

punisher can penetrate and hit multiple enemies (up to 5 at max rank) bit more ammo then SG-09 (24) good RoF same damage as sentinel nine (1.9) can use laser upgrade

red9 highest damage (2.7 with 1.5x more with exclusive upgrade) 16 ammo slow RoF slowest reload of the handguns high recoil unless you use a stock (red9 is already the biggest of the handguns the stock makes it even bigger)

blacktail smallest of the handguns bit less damage then red9 (2.4 with 1.5x with exclusive) highest RoF smallest ammo (13)

matilda same damage as SG-09 2nd highest ammo (30 at max and 60 with exclusive) good reload good RoF with the stock it can use 3 burst mode

do you want a gun with a lot of damage? lots of crit? lots of ammo? takes up less space? etc etc choose the one that fits your style the best

[Soren]

Most of them because I'm doing a minimalist run. Red9 is your boss buster because the raw damage. Punisher is your makeshift shotgun, great for shield piercing and groups.

Crit rate is king though. Especially in the original game where the default handgun had something like 9.0+ firepower on average (when clicking heads in pro mode) versus the 5 & 6.5 of the Red9 back then. Was no question the default handgun was the best pistol in the OG RE4 with that in mind.