Pistols in Apex Legends Apex Legends Guide and Tips

Last update: 12 March 2019

In Apex Legends, the players can utilize many types of weapons, including pistols, machine guns, assault rifles, sniper rifles, or shotguns. This chapter contains a list of all available weapons in Apex Legends and a bunch of tips regarding their use. We'll also answer a fundamental question - which weapons are the best? The top of each list is dedicated to the best weapon in each group.

In Apex Legends, pistols are a support weapon that works best on close and medium ranges. Following their low damage and armor penetration, always aim for the head to deal as much damage as possible. Most pistols are not suitable for long ranges. Interestingly enough, there is a pistol that works well as a main weapon and can be used in any situation. Pistols are characterized by their good accuracy during movement, provided you'll fire single rounds.

1. Fire single rounds.
2. Conserve ammo.
3. If aiming for a moving target, always aim the crosshairs along the projected path of movement.
4. If the enemy is far away, switch the pistol to a better suited weapon.

Below you can find weapons guide to Apex Legends:

• Wingman - the best pistol
• P2020
• RE-45 AUTO

Wingman - the best pistol

Wingman is a revolver with a lot of firepower that utilizes heavy ammunition. Thanks to high armor penetration, Wingman causes 45 damage for a body shot, and 90 with a headshot. Moreover, the weapon is really accurate. Unfortunately, Wingman is characterized by its low rate of fire, requiring each shot to be well aimed. The weapon's clip only holds 6 rounds - the players that will master the use of this weapon will be unstoppable during the game.

Recoil

The screenshot above shows the spray pattern for Wingman (medium range). As you can see, Wingman is a very accurate weapon, enabling you to hit your target while staying far away from it.

Shooting from the hip

On 7 March 2019 a vital revamp of the best weapon in Apex Legends - the Wingman - was introduced. Changes were made to shooting without aiming (from the hip). If using Wingman in Apex Legends, you should consider the fact that shooting from the hip will strongly impact accuracy.

1. Bullet spread is much greater than when aiming down sights.
2. The time it takes for the weapon to come back to default position after shooting was reduced.

Weapon mods

To change Wingman into a deadly main weapon, you can add a few extras:

1. Hop-Up - Headshots deal more damage.
2. Mag - Following the low capacity of the clip, an extended clip will be immensely useful when it comes to Wingman.
3. Optic - Additional scopes will increase the accuracy of the weapon, especially when firing at long ranges.

P2020

P2020 is a standard handgun, utilizing light ammunition and holding 10 rounds in the clip. P2020 is not the best weapon in its category and should be quickly replaced, but at the beginning of the match, even a standard pistol will give you an immense advantage against other players. P2020 deals 12 damage with body shots and 18 with headshots.

Recoil

The screenshot above shows the spray pattern of P2020 (medium distance). As can be easily noticed, P2020 stabilizes its recoil after firing three shots. First two shots land far away from each other.

Mods

P2020 can utilize only a small amount of upgrades.

1. Mag - a bigger clip will always be useful, especially when facing a moving opponent.
2. Optic - an additional scope will increase the accuracy of the weapon, especially when firing from long range.

RE-45 AUTO

RE-45 Auto is an automatic pistol and the weapon with the biggest rate of fire in its category, which is its biggest advantage. By default, the weapon holds only 10 rounds. When it comes to damage dealt, RE-45 Auto is unsatisfying, dealing only 11 damage with body shots and 16 with headshots. Unfortunately, the weapon has very high recoil, forcing the player to counter it through mouse movements.

Recoil

The screenshot above shows the spray pattern of RE-45 AUTO (medium range). As can be seen, two initial rounds hit their target, then the weapon starts to yank right. To counter the recoil, the player has to point the mouse left and down.

Mods

RE-45 AUTO can use following upgrades:

1. Mag - following the low mag capacity and fast rate of fire, an extended clip will surely be useful
2. Optic - an additional scope will increase the accuracy of the weapon, especially when firing at a long range.
3. Barrel - lowers the recoil.