

However, if you want to experience the firepower of an SMG/PDW without ammunition concerns, try the Glock 18. The furious blazing of the gun comes at a price - chiefly speaking the damage and accuracy of the gun is less than that of comparable weapons in this class. Unlike H&K's VP70 or Beretta's M93, the Glock 18 is capable of fully automatic fire. Glock's Glock 18 is a military version of the Glock 17. If you are sloppy with your aiming, try another gun instead. The handgun is accurate in the game, but for the shots to count, targets need to be neutralized - a nerve wracking experience on Realistic. Beretta's infamous 92F is a modern day yardstick by which other handguns firing the 9 x 19 cartridge is put against.Īlthough getting on in age, the 92F is still a reliable handgun, capable of holding a good amount of ammunition and able to drop un-armored enemies with well placed shots. The penetration of the gun is enough to pass through thin materials and bodies. However, anyone alerted will probably be killed with one shot to the chest or limb. Keep that in mind when you are mounting a stealthy insertion. The Desert Eagle is powerful, but cannot be silenced. 44 Magnum version fired by the Mk XIX frame. Magnum Research produces licensed copies of Israel's gas-operated hand cannon, better known as the Desert Eagle.

With the 552 Commando and SR25-SD, the MK23 is a default weapon you can stick with to the very end. Since you can silence this weapon, it comes in handy in spots when you want to be silent but must use a handgun (rappelling for instance). 45 ACP is enough to kill un-armored assailants with one shot to the chest. As the standard recommended handgun in Rainbow Six, you cannot do any wrong. 45 Caliber firing handgun designed for Special Forces. Choose another handgun if you want to have an easier time. The USP's damage ratings are about that of the P99 (probably influenced by the short barrel). 40 S&W cartridge, the UPS40 lends greater stopping power when compared to 9 x 19 mm handguns. 40 Smith and Wesson is one of the many types of handguns available to police and internal seceurity forces world-wide. The lack of stopping power of the gun is evident once you face enemies with heavy body armor. If you are still insist on using the P99, stick a laser on it and aim for the head. Our recommendation is to can your feelings and stick with what works. Why you would put you or your team in danger by using the P99 may be out of sentimental affection for the new line of double-action only pistols made by the German gunmaker. Walther's P99 is the new default handgun for Rainbow, unless you change it (do so). This option cannot be used on the Raging Bull for obvious reasons. If you are confident in your shots, stick with the laser sight as a way to get a quick bead with your handgun.Ī clip extension that adds two or more rounds to a semiautomatic handgun, effectively giving it more ammunition before you have to reload. Allows the shooter to move and fire with a degree of accuracy. If the situation ever calls for you to use a handgun only (like the Mexican Mines), you know you're in big trouble.Ī laser pointer designed to work in low-light conditions. Apart from not having cover, rappelling is dangerous since you are very exposed to enemy fire. When rappelling, the handgun is your only means of defence.

When you don't want to spend ammunition, you can opt to use the handgun. Handguns are great for breaking windows, or placing that one silent shot you don't want to waste ammunition for, or for detonating ill-placed C4 or exploding drums. That would make them great weapons, except most have average penetration and are very slow to fire when compared to the assault weapons the terrorists are using.

In the game, all handguns have infinite ammunition. Handguns are the last ditch defence weapon of a Rainbow operative when they run out of ammunition for their primary weapons.
