Heavy Pistol

Template:Infobox weapon Heavy Pistol is a weapon in Saints Row IV.

The handgun of choice for any Saint.

— Weapon Description

Description

There are 4 costumes for the Heavy Pistol in the base game: .45 Fletcher, Cumia Magnum, DEK-RD Railpistol and The Captain. An additional costume, the Flintlock, is available in the Pirate's Booty Pack DLC.

Clip Size, Damage, Rate of Fire and Recoil can all be upgraded 5 levels each, with a separate Explosive Ammo "ultimate upgrade".

In comparison to the Quickshot Pistol, the Heavy Pistol exchanges rate of fire, magazine capacity and reload speed for greatly increased damage, regardless of the Quickshot Pistol's Damage upgrade, which gives the Heavy Pistol the advantage in terms of ammo conservation. The Alien Pistol performs similarly to the Heavy Pistol terms of performance but the Heavy Pistol has the advantages/disadvantages of using magazines.

Though descended from Saints Row The Third's 45 Shepherd, the Heavy Pistol has a slower default rate of fire and does literally 2/3rds the damage. The Explosive Ammo upgrade also has a less intense ragdoll force compared to the original, making it more difficult to "juggle" enemies. Despite this, at full upgrade the Heavy Pistol does more damage per shot than a fully upgraded Shepherd.

Availability

The Heavy Pistol is automatically equipped during The Saints Wing, and is added to the Weapons Cache.

Saints recruited off the street are equipped with one if Upgrades are not purchased to give them better weapons.

Analysis

Pros

• Explosive rounds upgrade can stun targets, send them flying and can possibly hit multiple targets if tightly packed
• Consumes ammo at a slower rate than the Quickshot Pistol
• Dual-wield upgrades makes these pistols versatile
• More powerful than the Quickshot Pistol

Cons

• Heavy recoil without Recoil upgrades
• Slow firing without Rate of Fire upgrades
• Smaller Clip Size than the Quickshot Pistol

Costumes

.45 Fletcher	Skin
	Default	Classic street heat — .45 Fletcher - Default skin
	Gold-Plated	Put some bling bling in your bang bang. — .45 Fletcher - Gold-Plated skin
	Onyx Black	You'll look good in black. — .45 Fletcher - Onyx Black skin
Cumia Magnum	Skin
	Default	Bang, bang. You're dead. — Cumia Magnum - Default skin
	Wireframe	Transparently Lethal — Cumia Magnum - Wireframe skin
	Tiger	For urban predators — Cumia Magnum - Tiger skin
DEK-RD Railpistol	Skin
	Default	All you gotta do is shoot straight. — DEK-RD Railpistol - Default skin
	Bloody Mess	Somebody got a little too up close and personal. — DEK-RD Railpistol - Bloody Mess skin
	Arctic Camo	Chill out. — DEK-RD Railpistol - Arctic Camo skin
The Captain	Skin
	Default	For when you aim to misbehave. — The Captain - Default skin
	Chrome-Plated	Shiny — The Captain - Chrome-Plated skin
	Blue Steel	For cool customers — The Captain - Blue Steel skin
Flintlock DLC	Skin
File:SR4 Heavy Pistol Flintlock.jpg	Default	For all yer pillagin' an' plunderin' needs! — Quote source missing

Trivia

• The Captain is based on the pistol used by Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly, and the quotes are references to the series.
• The DEK-RD Railpistol is based on the gun used by Rick Deckard in Blade Runner, and the name and quotes are references to the film.
  • The "Bloody Mess" skin is a reference to the Bloody Mess perk/trait from the Fallout series, which features a .223 pistol being similar to the DEK-RD Railpistol.
• The .45 Fletcher is based on the GDHC .50, which is based on the Magnum Research Desert Eagle.
  • The .45 Fletcher also has a Picatinny rail along the barrel, a feature of current production Mark XIX Desert Eagles and barrels.
  • The .45 Fletcher heavily resembles the .45 Shepherd from Saints Row: The Third, which in turn was based on the GDHC .50.
• The .45 Fletcher was first revealed in the PAX gameplay demo.
• The Cumia Magnum is based on the Chiappa Rhino 60DS. The gun is named after radio host Anthony Cumia from the Opie and Anthony show. Mr.Cumia is known on the show for his love of guns and large collection of them.
• The Heavy Pistol is used by The Protagonist in many cutscenes in Saints Row IV.
• The "45" in the .45 Fletcher's name means it fires the .45 ACP round, or possibly the .45 GAP, though given its connection to both the .44 Shepherd and 45 Shepherd it terms of raw power, it's more likely chambered in .45 Winchester Magnum.

Gallery

• Slideshow
• Thumbnails

• The Main description
• The Upgrade list
• Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Default
• Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Gold-Plated
• Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Onyx Black
• Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Default
• Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Wireframe
• Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Tiger
• Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Default
• Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Bloody Mess
• Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Arctic Camo
• Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Default
• Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Chrome-Plated
• Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Blue Steel
• The .45 Fletcher was first revealed in the PAX gameplay demo
• The real life Desert Eagle

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The Main description

The Upgrade list

Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Default

Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Gold-Plated

Heavy Pistol - .45 Fletcher - Onyx Black

Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Default

Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Wireframe

Heavy Pistol - Cumia Magnum - Tiger

Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Default

Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Bloody Mess

Heavy Pistol - DEK-RD Railpistol - Arctic Camo

Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Default

Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Chrome-Plated

Heavy Pistol - The Captain - Blue Steel

The .45 Fletcher was first revealed in the PAX gameplay demo

The real life Desert Eagle

References

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