| “ | Six shot double-action revolver. Compared to pistols, it is relatively slow to load and requires frequent maintenance. On the plus side, it can deliver exceptional damage at short to medium ranges. Uses .357 rounds. | „ |
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Six shot double-action revolver. Compared to pistols, it is relatively slow to load and requires frequent maintenance. On the plus side, it can deliver exceptional damage at short to medium ranges. Uses .357 rounds. In-game description
The Revolver is a handgun in DayZ.
Overview[]
The Revolver, often referred to as the Magnum, after its ammunition, is a double-action revolver, featuring a six-round cylinder, chambered for the .357 Magnum cartridge.
A true heavyweight, at 1.4kg, is the second-heaviest handgun available, beaten only by the .308-chambered Longhorn.
The heft extends to its ammunition, as the .357 is the most powerful pistol cartridge accessible. As it stands, the Revolver delivers exceptional damage, at over double the damage of the 9x19mm cartridge, and 50% more than the .45 ACP cartridge.
This firepower comes at a cost though – slow rate of fire, low ammunition capacity, and an abysmal reload time. The .357 cartridge also experiences serious damage falloff as distance increases, making short-range engagements preferable for the Revolver.
A Sawed-Off Revolver variant exists, and is crafted by sawing off the barrel of a normal Revolver using a Hacksaw. This variant sacrifices raw damage and accuracy for reduced length and weight.
Attachments[]
The Revolver has no attachment compatibility.
Notes[]
A .357 Speedloader exists in the game files, but is non-spawning. A speedloader would allow six rounds to be inserted into the cylinder at once, massively shrinking the reload time.
Trivia[]
- The Revolver is based on the Colt Python double-action revolver, and is subsequently also chambered in the same ammunition, .357. The Revolver found in-game uses the most common and popular variant of the Python - a 6-inch barrel, while other lengths are available in its real-world counterpart.
- The Revolver was first introduced as the Magnum in the 31st December 2013 v0.30.113925 Alpha patch, which fixed its inability to spawn from its supposed addition in v0.30.113860, a week and a half before.
- It was subsequently removed alongside its speedloader and ammunition, and nearly every weapon in the game, upon the new player controller's introduction in Experimental patch 0.63 on 14th June 2018. The Magnum was eventually reimplemented as the Revolver in Experimental patch 1.09.153337 on 18th August 2020. The model was updated upon reimplementation, updating textures and the model partially. Most notably in the texture, the grip's Colt seal is replaced by a rhino and the engraved "PYTHON .357" is removed, and the model is smoothed with increased vertexes, notably around the trigger guard.
- The weapon's ejector and cylinder use individual models attached to the main model via proxy, being the only weapon in the game to do so.