Best suppressed pistol

[Artist.Jk]

People tell me Silverballer is the best suppressed weapon. But I find the accuracy of the ICA19 good. Like how the silverballer, whenever I shoot, the gun’s recoil causes the shots to fly everywhere. Is t just me or others notice this too?
And what do you use?

[David]

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

[McNugget]

Originally posted by Explorer:

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

Well you're not forced to bring a pistol though.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by McNugget:

Originally posted by Explorer:

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

Well you're not forced to bring a pistol though.

Yeah you can smuggle a pistol into the map or just don't take a pistol at all and do MGS where you start with nothing and aquire items on the field.

[Nikolaj]

i usually use the silverballer because it's an iconic weapon. The best pistol in the game is the Krugermeier 2-2 imo

[Jeff Stephen]

Krugermeier, compared to 2016 all pistols have great range.

[lexilogo]

I don't think there's a difference between the ICA19 and the Silverballer's recoil, is there?

Anyway, the reason why the Silverballer is so well-loved (aside from it being the signature weapon of the series) is because the Steady Aim ability allows it to have crazy accurate individual shots, that plus the larger magazine size compared to the ICA19 means you get a reliable silenced pistol that not only works well when you want to shoot stuff up, but also when you're trying to do things like shoot cameras or the like, and you need to be precise.

Bear in mind that there ARE other picks that can potentially be better depending on what it is you need, like the Krugermeier for being extremely quiet or the Concealable 5mm for being, well, concealable, but the Silverballer is extremely well-rounded and has great accuracy which is generally the most important thing you want out of an already-suppressed pistol on SA runs, seeing as things like mag size, rate of fire, or damage will only matter if you miss.

Originally posted by Explorer:

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

As others have pointed out, you CAN unequip pistols and even if you couldn't, there's nothing stopping you from dropping your pistol at the start of the mission or in a garbage can somewhere.

Also, while it's easy to dismiss silenced pistols for traditional Silent Assassin runs, and generally speaking the coin + lockpick ARE far more useful tools for that playstyle, there's still numerous Silent Assassin-compatible reasons to bring a pistol with you:

-Distracting guards. Even if the bullet impact is noticed it won't invalidate SA unless you're identified as the culprit, and if the bullet impact isn't it acts like any normal distraction.

-Shooting at chandeliers or similar accident-causing objects. A simple propane flask and two shots from a concealed location is all you need to kill a target in broad daylight without invalidating SA.

-Destroying things like cameras or camera terminals from a safe distance.

-Distracting/splitting up guards by dropping the pistol and having them take it away to an evidence box.

While it IS nice to be able to pass frisks and all, I generally consider a silenced sidearm to be a very useful tool even on SA playthroughs.

[Tyrant (My Vision is Augmented)]

Silverballer is the best-all around. Best accuracy and range, moderate mag capacity and a suppressor.

The Krugermeir 22 is the best stealth pistol in the game - subsonic rounds means you can literally shoot the weapon right next to others and no one will be alerted. But it is very weak, and you have to be near point-blank to use it (in which case, the fiberwire is usually a better stealth choice unless you have to kill two people in the same room quickly). It carries the benefit of being a great distraction tool as well - guards won't hear the gunshot next to their head, but will hear the impact of the bullet 20-30 meters away, allowing you more freedom in putting guards where you want them at just the right time.

The Custom 5mm is basically an ICA 19 with slightly less accuracy, and only 5 rounds (no reloading), regular suppressor, and it can pass a frisk - meaning you can get it into places that otherwise would be difficult or time consuming to get a pistol into.

Overall, handguns aren't great in the game anyways. The best strategies for top scores involve following story missions, killing your targets with accidents, or poisoning their food/ drinks and drowning them in the toilet when they go to vomit (which counts as an accident)

The Custom 5mm can be great for speed runs, the Krugermeir is fun to play with and good for distractions, and both of these can make some Elusive Targets slightly easier. You can also go on rampages with the Silverballer quite effectively, and kill people rapidly with with it making it a good backup plan on no-save runs, or Elusive Targets where you are scared things could go bad and dying isn't an option. But no pistol will help you complete challenges or get high scores overall.

[Azkarna]

Tbh I just bring a suitcase with me if I'm gonna be frisked and keep my pistol inside that unless I absolutely need it. You can place the suitcase down, get frisked, then pick it back up afterwards. Best part about it is that you can also stick the item you would've lost a slot from inside of it.

I usually take sedatives and a lockpick with me, along with the silverballer

[Mr_Faorry]

The ICA19, Chrome and Blacklilly are all the same and are perfectly fine for 99% of situations.

-The Silverballer has better accuracy.
-The Krugermeier is quieter.
-Custom 5mm can get past frisk points but only has 5 bullets.

If you're needing to shoot something from far off and the ICA19 won't cut it use the Silverballer.
If you're needing to shoot something from right next to a guard and the ICA19 will alert them bring the Krugermeier.
If you are required to bring a pistol past a frisk point for whatever reason and for some reason can't find a way past the frisk point then the Custom 5mm has you covered.

[Artist.Jk]

I recorded two videos. One with the ICA19 and the other using a silverballers. When you fire multiple shots with the ICA19 it doesn't fling around as much...

[Scootermagoo]

Since I tend to play professional and never use guns unless the challenges require it, I just bring the silverballer 2 *I owned one in real life and the gun looks awsum in the game now that they fixed the texturing* basically all i use the pistol for is cameras. I tend to play the game as non lethal as possible so it's just a tool to clear cameras and disable vehicles, attract attention. With the hyper attraction of gunshots at times.. The krugermier might be the better choice since it's quieter. If I find myself aiming at an enemy with a pistol i'm pretty pissed off at the dev's and the crappy ai.

[wicked lester]

Originally posted by Explorer:

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

Which one is that?

[Azkarna]

Originally posted by wicked lester:

Originally posted by Explorer:

I usually just take the one that passes frisk tests, since I'm forced to bring a pistol at all.

Which one is that?

5mm pistol. You could just bring a briefcase though and achieve the same effect with any pistol/gun you want. Just use caps lock to place it down before you get frisked then pick it up when everything is done

[Artist.Jk]

Originally posted by Scootermagoo:

Since I tend to play professional and never use guns unless the challenges require it, I just bring the silverballer 2 *I owned one in real life and the gun looks awsum in the game now that they fixed the texturing* basically all i use the pistol for is cameras. I tend to play the game as non lethal as possible so it's just a tool to clear cameras and disable vehicles, attract attention. With the hyper attraction of gunshots at times.. The krugermier might be the better choice since it's quieter. If I find myself aiming at an enemy with a pistol i'm pretty pissed off at the dev's and the crappy ai.

What I normally do Is take the pistol anyway. Sometimes I may do a double takedown by shooting one guard in the leg aknock out the other while one is down.

[cikame]

Custom 5mm, makes me feel like a super spy.