Combat Arms/Pistols

The secondary weapon is a gun that isn't as good as your primary weapon, but it can still help you get kills if you are out of ammo for your primary weapon or find yourself in a tight situation.

As of the March 15th Combat Arms patch, shotguns are classified as primary weapons. However, as they aren't as good as other primary weapons in most situations, you should still treat them like secondaries.

Pistols
A pistol is a small, portable gun, capable of only semi-automatic fire. While all the pistols have a maximum possible rate of fire, the real rate of fire depends on how fast you can repeatedly click. Pistols have a fast reload and moderate damage, with the exception of the Anaconda Black.

Beretta M92FS


Common Name: M92

The default pistol that is free to maintain lacks in many aspects. It is the only pistol of a five-hit kill and has relatively low accuracy. However, this pistol has a larger clip size and more ammo than the other pistols. Buying a better pistol to replace this isn't very necessary, unless you are going to play a Pistol-Only game.

Beretta M92F SE


Common Name: M92 SE

This special edition of the default pistol is basically the same as it in every way, except that it reloads faster.

Colt M1911 MEU


Common Name: MEU

The Colt MEU is the strongest "standard" pistol. To compensate for the strong three-hit kill, the MEU fires very slowly and has high recoil every shot. Along with high accuracy, this is a good all-around pistol. It costs a relatively great amount of GP, though, and doesn't come with a lot of ammo.

HK USP


Common Name: USP

The USP is a very accurate pistol, but weaker and faster than the MEU. The USP borders around three to four shots to kill depending on the enemy's armor. The USP has the highest recoil of any pistol besides the Anaconda Black. The USP excels at long range due to its accuracy and close range due to the power.

HK USP Tactical (Supply Case)


Common Name: USP Tactical

A Supply Case upgrade on the normal USP, this version has green camo and a built-in silencer. Other than that, it is no different than the USP. Getting the USP Tactical is mostly a by-product of not getting what you wanted from a Supply Case, because you could just buy a USP and attach a silencer to get the same thing.

Glock G23


Common Name: G23

Specializing in a balance of stats and very low recoil, the G23 isn't as accurate as the USP or MEU. It has the fastest fire rate with the exception of the K5. The G23 is often a satisfactory choice to replace the default M92 with, considering that it doesn't cost a lot. You also get a 15-round clip.

Glock G23 SE


Common Name: G23 SE

A special edition G23, this gun is absolutely no different besides the fact that it can be drawn faster. Along with its high rank requirement, and the fact that a draw speed improvement isn't worth 100 extra GP, not a lot of people have this pistol.

Glock G18


Common Name: G18

One of the most unique pistols in the game, this one is actually capable of selective fire between burst and semi-auto firing modes. It fires slightly faster and has slightly more recoil than the G23. Otherwise, this pistol is exactly the same as the G23. The burst ability alone gives this pistol a very hefty price.

Daewoo K5


Common Name: K5

The K5 is the fastest firing pistol, and it sacrifices damage to do just that. It is still stronger than the default M92, however. With additional low recoil, the K5 is the pistol that you can "spray" with the best. It has an intermediate clip size.

Anaconda Black


Common Name: Anaconda

This beast of a gun, although classified as a "pistol", should be given a category of its own because it is completely unlike a pistol. The Anaconda Black is a revolver capable of a two-shot kill, and lacks speed to compensate. Even though the recoil is huge, the firing rate is so slow that the recoil will have settled by the time you can take another shot. The Anaconda Black also seems to be unpredictably inaccurate.

The Anaconda Black can not be fitted with a silencer or a magazine mod. It is allowed in Pistol-Only games because of its official classification as a pistol.

Desert Eagle


Common Name: Deagle

Another powerful pistol, the Desert Eagle is the most powerful weapon classified as a pistol, capable of two-shot kills. However, the Desert Eagle is horribly inaccurate compared to even the Anaconda Black, has very high recoil per shot, and also has deplorable rate of fire. An interesting aspect of the Desert Eagle is its automatic shooting capability. By pressing and holding down the left mouse button, the recoil goes straight up and the gun fires at a faster rate.

The Desert Eagle has the unusual and unique capability to deal much more damage when shooting enemy's backs, often a one-shot kill. For Desert Eagle wielders, the best situation is one in which the target is running away.