Handguns | The Outer Worlds Wiki

Handguns in The Outer Worlds is a specialized skill found under the Core Skill: Ranged. Skills are abilities that provide both passive and active bonuses to the player that heavily affects their gameplay in combat and interactions with NPCs and Companions that affects the player's reputation.

Handguns Information

• Ranged Weapon Skill
• The Handguns skill decreases Weapon Sway while firing one-handed firearms, and also increases Critical Hit chance with those weapons

Ways to Increase Handguns

• Indicate any items or ways that increase the rank of this skill.
• The following Equipment increases your Handguns Skill:
• Mark 7 Cranial Protector
• Ordnance Control Helmet (L20)
• Mark 7 Cranial Protector (L6)
• Riot Control Helmet Gold (L13)
• The Duchess

Handguns Base Skill Unlocks

Handguns Weapons

Handguns in The Outer Worlds are Weapons that use the "Handguns" skill. On this page you will find information on all existing Handguns and where to find them. You can find more information about a specific weapon by clicking on the link to each individual page.

 

Unique Weapons

Science Weapons

Handguns

Long Guns

1-Handed Melee

2-Handed Melee

Heavy Weapons

 

Handguns in The Outer Worlds

Name	Damage	Modifications	Special Effect
Auto-Mag Pistol	165	Magazine Sight	Stagger
Bolter Pistol	122 Plasma	Barrel Magazine	Stagger
Bolter Pistol 2.0	357 Plasma	Barrel Magazine Sight	Stagger
Contraband (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	584	Whisper Quiet	Stagger
Fiver	175	Sight	Knockback
Iconoclast Revolver	221	Barrel Magazine Sight	Knockback
Irion's Flintlock	259		Stagger
Doctor's Orders (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	255	Mag -2-Ray	Stagger
Lucky (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	570	FunTimes Barrel	Knockback
Light Pistol	100	Magazine	Bleed
Light Pistol Mk 2	320	Barrel Magazine Sight	Bleed
Prototype Light Pistol (Only available with Peril On Gorgon DLC)	836	Sure N' Straight Barrel	Bleed
Revolver	94	Magazine	Knockback
Revolver Mk 2	289	Barrel Magazine Sight	Knockback
Salvager's Helper	480 Corrosion	Mag-2-Melt	Bleed
The Exterminator	288		Knockback
The Vermin	187	Barrel Magazine	Knockout
The Vermin II	447	Sight Barrel Magazine	Knockout
Ulti-Nature	198 Corrosion		Corrosion
Ultimate Bolter 2.0
Ultimatum

Handguns Notes and Trivia

• Points are first placed into the core skill (e.g. Melee) of the specialized skill (e.g. 1-Handed Melee) which improves all of the specialized skills in that group up to Rank 50.
• Once it reaches Rank 50, skill points can be directly added to the specialized skill to increase the effect up to Rank 100/ 150 (Only available whit Peril on Gorgon DLC).
• Some armor, consumables and status effects can temporarily raise and lower the effects of your skills.

Builds That use Handguns

Skills