Pistol Won't Fire

[Inoksvere]

Title. Pistol won't fire. I've looked at DayZ forums and solutions and I'm obviously not the only one that's having this issue. However, before anyone throws up the "switch to main weapon then switch back to pistol" or "drop it on the ground and pick it up again" solutions, I've already tried them.

List of things I've tried but haven't worked:

1: Switching to main weapon and then switching back to the pistol.
2: Dropping the pistol on the ground and picking it up again.
3: Tried multiple variations of raising and lowering my gun.
4: Left the server and rejoined.
5: Took clip out of pistol, dropped weapon, picked it up, reloaded.
6: Took clip out of pistol, emptied clip, loaded clip, loaded pistol.

So far, it seems like it's a lost cause trying to get it to work.

But I do have a question. Since the information on guns is extremely limited in game, as in when you hit "inspect" there's nothing more than an interactive 3D model of the gun, I was wondering if the weapons actually had conditions like the rest of the items.

And if the guns have conditions, would it be possible that my pistol was 'ruined' in my last fight? I'm curious because the pistol used to fire. In my last engagement I survived a 2-on-1 "we're friendly" situation to where I was shot in the head once, and hit with an axe one time and managed to survive. Most of my items after the engagement gained the ruined condition. In fact, everything in my backpack, pants, and torso pockets are ruined now.

So, yeah, can weapons be ruined? Is it likely that my pistol is ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and I just need a new one? Or perhaps there's a solution that I haven't seen?

[Madness_Method]

do you have a mag?

[Inoksvere]

Yes, I do have a mag. Fully loaded, 15 rounds. Pistol is the FNX45 thing.

[James]

make sure the safety is off

[Inoksvere]

There's a way to turn the safety on? How would I go about switching the safety off?

[Madness_Method]

did you load the mag into the pistol?

[James]

Originally posted by Inoksvere:

There's a way to turn the safety on? How would I go about switching the safety off?

sorry.. I was just joking... it might be that it was a ruined one though.. or the mag was ruined?

[Exeon]

Originally posted by James:

make sure the safety is off

Nice one.

YOu might have a server bug, i've been unable to take things in or out of my inventory, shoot weapons nor open doors all at the same time try relogging

[Inoksvere]

Originally posted by Black_Napalm:

did you load into the pistol?

Yes. My original post states that I loaded the clip into the pistol. The clip had ammo, I even emptied the ammo out and put the ammo back in to make sure. :P

[Inoksvere]

Originally posted by James:

Originally posted by Inoksvere:

There's a way to turn the safety on? How would I go about switching the safety off?

sorry.. I was just joking... it might be that it was a ruined one though.. or the mag was ruined?

Now that you mention it, the mag is ruined. Would that prevent it from firing, because I was hoping it wouldn't. <.<

[Madness_Method]

hmmm ♥♥♥♥ if i know maybe guns can become unfireable.

[Exeon]

Originally posted by Inoksvere:

Originally posted by James:

sorry.. I was just joking... it might be that it was a ruined one though.. or the mag was ruined?

Now that you mention it, the mag is ruined. Would that prevent it from firing, because I was hoping it wouldn't. <.<

Yea that's probably the case

[Exeon]

Originally posted by Black_Napalm:

hmmm ♥♥♥♥ if i know maybe guns can become unfireable.

Guns don't have a quality on them, the parts do though

[Inoksvere]

Originally posted by =FTS=Exeon™:

Originally posted by Inoksvere:

Now that you mention it, the mag is ruined. Would that prevent it from firing, because I was hoping it wouldn't. <.<

Yea that's probably the case

Great. I guess I'll just have to keep my eye out for a new mag in the meantime, one that isn't royally screwed. xD Thanks ^.~

[Dinohtar]

Guns can break aswell preventing them form being fired. Even though they dont have a visibel quality text. It could also be the mag if that ruined or even the bullets in the mag.

[Inoksvere]

Originally posted by Dinohtar:

Guns can break aswell preventing them form being fired. Even though they dont have a visibel quality text. It could also be the mag if that ruined or even the bullets in the mag.

That's actually quite interesting. I know the game is still extremely unfinished, and I'm cool with it, I just wish they'd have been a tad bit more clear in the details of things. I figured that guns had conditions, but no way to tell. Same for ammo. ;o

It's good to know though. Good knowing that your gun can pretty much just say "nope" and leave you to die. xD