Pistols
M45A1
Measured across 15 real players, each with 50+ kills with it.
It's used at the same ranges as other Pistols: 34.0% of its kills are hip-fire. Among the 5 Pistols, it ranks 3rd in shots per kill (12.3), 3rd in accuracy (31.2%) and 3rd in kills per minute (1.81).
- Kills per minute
- 1.81
- Hip-fire kills
- 34.0%
- Its family: 46.2%. The higher, the closer range.
What's good with the M45A1
How normal players spread out: the solid band is the middle half, the white line the median and the yellow one its family (all automatic weapons, for example). Right is always better.
Shots per kill
+124% vs its family12.3
Half of players are between 11.2 and 16.2. At 11.2 or fewer, you use it better than 3 in 4.
Accuracy
−16% vs its family31.2%
Half of players are between 27.2% and 34.0%. At 34.0% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4.
Headshots
−21% vs its family14.6%
Half of players are between 12.6% and 16.7%. At 16.7% or more, you use it better than 3 in 4.
Which class gets the most out of it
Pistols aren't any class's signature weapon: they perform the same on Assault, Engineer, Support or Recon.
Against the rest: pistols
Shots per kill
Rank 3 of 5
Accuracy
Rank 3 of 5
Headshots
Rank 2 of 5
Data: public stats from players our engine sees as normal. These aren't the weapon's official numbers (damage, fire rate): it's how it really performs in people's hands.