A handgun is a personal firearm that can be used one-handed without penalty. This includes all pistols and some submachine guns and shotguns. All handguns require the Personal
Firearms Proficiency feat. Using a handgun without this feat imposes a -4 penalty on
attack rolls.
Handguns can be broken down into three smaller groups: autoloaders, revolvers, and machine pistols.
Autoloaders (sometimes called "automatics") feature removable box magazines, and some models hold quite a lot of
ammunition. They work by using the energy of a shot fired to throw back a slide, eject the shot's shell casing, and scoop the next round into the chamber. They are more complex than revolvers, but nevertheless have become increasingly popular in the modern age.
Revolvers are relatively simple
firearms that store several rounds (usually six) in a revolving cylinder. As the trigger is pulled, the cylinder revolves to bring the next bullet in line with the barrel.
Machine pistols are automatic
weapons small enough to be fired with one hand. Some are autoloader pistols modified to fire a burst of bullets in a single pull of the trigger, while others are modified submachine guns, cut down in size and weight to allow one-handed use.
The standard
service pistol of the United States military and many American law enforcement agencies.
This close relative of the
Beretta 92F looks like a large autoloader but can fire on automatic. It sports a fold-down grip in front of the trigger guard, an extendable steel shoulder stock that is attached to the butt of the pistol, and an extended
magazine.
This
weapon features a three-round burst setting. When used with the Burst Fire feat, it fires only three bullets instead of five and can be used with only three bullets in the
weapon. This setting does not grant the ability to make burst fire attacks without the Burst Fire feat; if a character uses the setting without the feat, he or she makes a normal attack, and the extra two bullets are wasted.
Based on the M1911 mechanism, this pistol is an updated civilian version that fires a 10mm round.
This .45 semiautomatic pistol was used by the United States military for decades until it was recently replaced by the
Beretta 92F. Manufactured at three locations in the United States alone, the M1911 can be found all over the world, and is still in use in several other military forces.
The Python has a well-deserved
reputation for accuracy. Due to its high quality of manufacture, the
Colt Python is always considered a mastercraft
weapon. As such, it grants a +1 bonus on
attack rolls.
This pistol breaks open at the breech like a double-barreled shotgun. The two-shot
weapon has one barrel atop the other and is barely 5 inches long, making it easy to conceal.
Manufactured by Israeli Military Industries, the
Desert Eagle is the king of large-frame, heavy-caliber autoloaders. The version on Table:
Ranged Weapons fires the massive .50 Action Express round. The
Desert Eagle also comes in .357 Magnum and .44 Magnum models.
The Glock is typical of 9mm self-loading pistols carried by many police officers and military personnel.
Due to its high quality of manufacture, the
Glock 17 is always considered a mastercraft
weapon. As such, it grants a +1 bonus on
attack rolls.
This slightly larger version of the
Glock 17 is chambered for the slightly more powerful 10mm round.
Due to its high quality of manufacture, the
Glock 20 is always considered a mastercraft
weapon. As such, it grants a +1 bonus on
attack rolls.
No longer in production, about 10,000 of these small submachine guns were made and supplied to United States police forces, the U.S. Army, Cuba, and Peru. Light pressure on the trigger produces single shots, while increased pressure brings automatic fire.
The M10 accepts a suppressor without modification.
The
Pathfinder is a high-quality
weapon used as a concealed backup
weapon by police officers or for personal
defense. The
Pathfinder is typical of a number of short-barreled (3 inches) small-caliber revolvers.
This revolver, designed specifically for police use, fires the .38 Special round. It was very popular with United States police forces prior to the increasing use of autoloaders in recent decades, and is still in
service with many police forces today.
The Smith & Wesson Model 29 .44 Magnum revolver fires one of the most powerful pistol cartridges in the world. The M29 is known for its deafening sound, bright muzzle flash, and powerful recoil.
The compact SITES
weapon is very narrow, making it easy to conceal.
The CZ61
Skorpion is a Czech machine pistol seen increasingly in the West since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Originally intended for
military vehicle crews who don't have space for an unwieldy
longarm, it was widely distributed to Communist countries and in central Africa, and can now be found anywhere in the world.
The Intratec
TEC-9 is an inexpensive machine pistol popular with criminals because it can be modified (Repair check DC 15) to fire on automatic. The pistol only works on semiautomatic fire or, if modified, only on automatic. Once modified to fire on automatic, the
TEC-9 cannot be changed back to semiautomatic.
The PPK is a small, simple, and reliable autoloader with a design that dates back to the 1930s. It remains in widespread
service among European police, military, and government agencies.
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