Semi-automatic Pistol

For the Red Dead Redemption 2 variant, see Semi-Automatic Pistol (RDR 2).

“Revolutionary new German pistol. Can fire in rapid succession, though it kicks like a mule.”

–Gunsmith description

The Semi-automatic Pistol is a weapon featured in Red Dead Redemption.

Description[]

The Semi-automatic Pistol, along with the High Power Pistol and the Mauser Pistol, is one of three semi-automatic pistols in the game. It is a powerful pistol trading in accuracy for speed on its rate of fire and reload speed. The Semi-automatic Pistol holds 7 rounds in its magazine, which while this is a small improvement over the Cattleman Revolver's 6-round capacity, the Semi-automatic Pistol has a fast magazine-based reload, and a seemingly higher level of damage per shot.

This pistol is most notably the weapon of choice of Dutch van der Linde.

Acquisition[]

Single Player[]

This weapon can be purchased at the Escalera Gunsmith at a base price of $300, or $150 if the player's Honor is high enough.
Alternatively, the player can unlock this weapon for free after completing the Fort Mercer hideout. It will be found in the treasure room on the wood table left of the entry door, and one of the gang leaders will drop one.

Undead Nightmare[]

Rewarded to the player after completing "Missing Souls".

Multiplayer[]

The Semi-automatic Pistol is unlocked into the player's regular inventory upon reaching rank 24.
- The "Semi Auto Pistolero" weapon challenges are unlocked at the same level. Completion of these challenges turns the weapon golden for the player.
It can also be obtained by killing another player who has the weapon equipped.
Sometimes the weapon can also be found by killing Blackwater police, some of whom carry it. However, most carry a High Power Pistol.

Tips and Tricks[]

In Multiplayer, this Pistol can defeat enemies armed with repeaters and other slower-cycling guns at close range, which proves advantageous to the player with the pistol. Due to this gun's relatively high DPS, high rate of fire (depending on how fast the player can tap the trigger) and reload speed, it can easily defeat enemies at close range (unless the enemy is using a shotgun). Also with the pistol's recoil, it is easy to aim for the upper chest and let the recoil raise the reticle to make for a headshot.

Trivia[]

The Semi-automatic Pistol is based on the real world Borchardt C-93 Pistol.

The C-93 was the direct predecessor of Georg Luger's famous P08 Parabellum.

In Undead Nightmare, since all five of the Undead Sharpshooter Challenges can be completed in New Austin, it is possible to unlock the Mauser Pistol before the Semi-automatic Pistol.
The C-93 pistol in reality holds 8 rounds in its magazine rather than the in-game 7.
The in-game Semi-automatic Pistol is modelled with an extended trigger guard and angled grip (unlike the real C-93), the latter of which was likely done to fit NPC and player handling animations for handguns.
When reloading, the gun's toggle action always locks back, empty or not. This is due to the reload animation only accounting for empty reloads, where the last round fired would cause the magazine's hold open design to lock open the pistol's action.
Occasionally Landon Ricketts uses this weapon.
It is the weapon of choice of Dutch van der Linde. However, in the cutscene just before Dutch's death, he is seen wearing a holstered Cattleman Revolver.
In a duel if the player has a Semi-automatic Pistol equipped, Marston will still fan the pistol's rear section, despite its toggle action design and lack of external hammer. This oddity is shared with the rest of the game's non-revolver handguns.
The Semi-automatic Pistol is the first self-loading pistol unlocked before the High Power Pistol and the Mauser Pistol.
Members of the Mexican Army can be seen using this weapon.
Some police officers in Blackwater carry these, while others carry High Power Pistols.

Gallery[]

Achievements/Trophies[]

The Semi-automatic Pistol can be used to unlock the following achievements.

	IN A HAIL OF BULLETS 20 gamerscore Silver silver Kill 500 enemies with any pistol or revolver in any game mode.

	BULLSEYE 20 gamerscore Bronze bronze Get 250 headshots in any game mode.

	THE GUNSLINGER 5 gamerscore Silver silver Get a headshot while in Expert Mode in Singleplayer.