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| Handcannon
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50 Cal AE handgun. A powerful choice for personal defence.
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£500 (£375)
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| Weight:
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4 blocks
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| Ammo:
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8  11 (96)
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| Ammo cost:
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£15 – £180
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| Dual Handcannons
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| Pricing:
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£1000 (£750)
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| Weight:
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4 blocks
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| Ammo:
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16 5 (96)
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The Handcannon, a secondary weapon that is both formidable and expensive. The Handcannon is mainly used as a back-up weapon for a Sharpshooter but is popular among all perks due to its power, range, and low weight—only four weight-blocks. It is possible to dual-wield Handcannons, but this limits the effectiveness of the iron-sights and doesn't increase ammo capacity. The Handcannon is primarily for secondary use when things get troublesome (e.g.: groups of Crawlers, which can be dangerous to Berserkers) and is also a one-hit-kill to a Crawler. The Handcannon also yields two advantages against Clots over the 9mm tactical pistol due to its ability to penetrate several with each hit (with diminishing damage) and because it only takes one hit to destroy the head of a Clot and kill it consistently as opposed to its lesser counterpart.
The Handcannon, like the 9mm may be found lying on the ground, randomly spawned by the game. Handcannon has a headshot multiplier of x1.1 which can be improved by Sharpshooter perk. The Sharpshooter no longer spawns with Dual Handcannons, now spawning with the Lever-action rifle at level 5.
[edit] Tactics
- A single Handcannon is often used as a backup for a main weapon with limited range, such as the Shotgun, the Flamethrower, or any Melee weapon. When there are no specimens in range of the main weapon, the player can take long shots at approaching enemies and rack up some headshots for his or her Sharpshooter Perk.
- Dual Handcannons are often used as a backup for long-range weapons, such as the Lever-action rifle, L.A.W or Crossbow. With an increased rate of fire and reduced accuracy, dual Handcannons can be a good tool to deal with enemies that have gotten too close in too many numbers to safely eliminate with the main weapon. Its also good in a moment of panic where the player is swarmed by many enemies. The penestration of the weapon allows the player to damage multiple targets at once. This stategy can be thought of like using the dual handcanons as a weaker shotgun type weapon.
- As a Sharpshooter when you're dealing with a single specimen; It's better to switch for your 9mm pistol for conserving HC ammo. Handcannon is a great way to deal with simple crowds but also has low ammo reserve.
- When under attack of Scrake, use dual wielded handcannos and aim for his head. On normal or lower difficulty it will fall before you empty your magazines if you successfully land most of bullets in his head (works only with sharpshooter perk due to low recoil and headshot bonuses)
[edit] Advantages & disadvantages
[edit] Advantages
- Powerful and accurate.
- Good iron-sights for headshots, unless dual wielded.
- Extremely good at killing early wave specimens, particularly Crawlers.
- When dual wielded can be fired rapidly to take down mid-wave specimens.
- Light weight compared to all other heavy hitter alternatives.
- Pierces targets and makes it possible to stun or kill a few lined up specimen by a single shot.
[edit] Disadvantages
- High recoil; this is especially noticeable when dual wielding or not using Sharpshooter.
- Rather expensive without Sharpshooter discount.
- Low magazine capacity of only 8, unless dual wielded.
- Basically no iron sights when dual wielded.
- Relatively low ammo reserve.
- As an off perk weapon, nearly useless on higher difficulties when dealing with smaller specimen.
[edit] Statistics
The Sharpshooter perk receives a discount on Handcannons from the Trader.
| Level
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Discount
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Price |
Sale value |
Head damage |
Single reload time (s) |
Dual reload time (s)
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| Base |
0%
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£500 |
£375 |
126 |
2.2 |
3.5
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| 0 |
10%
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£450 |
£337 |
139 |
2.2 |
3.5
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| 1 |
20%
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£400 |
£299 |
151 |
1.98 |
3.15
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| 2 |
30%
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£350 |
£262 |
174 |
1.76 |
2.8
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| 3 |
40%
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£300 |
£224 |
197 |
1.54 |
2.45
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| 4 |
50%
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£250 |
£187 |
230 |
1.32 |
2.1
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| 5 |
60%
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£200 |
£149 |
284 |
1.1 |
1.75
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| 6 |
70%
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£150 |
£112 |
303 |
0.88 |
1.4
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[edit] Origin
The Handcannon got the graphic closest to the Desert Eagle Mark XIX .50 AE (notice cuts above the barrel and it's not fluted) which should hold 7 rounds in its magazine, however, in the game it holds 8 round which could only be possible if its utilises .44 magnum.
Also, notice the hammer is never cocked even though it should be in order for a single action pistol to get off its first round and consecutive shots.
