M9 – The M9 has an average 40-20 damage like every non Deagle pistol. It’s strong point is it’s high capicity of 15 rounds per clip, it’s low point the very unimpressive 250-500 range. The 15 round clip is cute, but if you need 15 shots to get a kill your time is better spent practicing your aim. The lack of range really hurts the weapon and that sacrifice is never worth the meager benefits of a 15 round clip.

USP – The USP has the same 40-20 damage of the M9 but has almost twice the range with 450-1000. It sacrifices little in capacity when compared to the M9 at 12 bullets per clip. The long range makes the USP the best pistol for snipers who want a mid/close range weapon and don’t want to waste Perk 2 on overkill. All these factors make the USP strictly better than the M9 and the M1911.

M1911 – The M1911 has exact same damage as the USP but lower range of 350-900 and a lower capacity of 8. Why even consider it when the stats clearly show the USP is better in every single way.

Deagle – The Deagle stands out from every other pistol because of it’s higher 50-30 damage. One of the drawbacks is it has the lowest capacity of any pistol at 7 rounds. It has the best range of 350-1200; it is true that the damage begins to drop earlier at 350, as opposed to 450 with the USP but that is easily compensated for by the Deagles higher initial damage. The low capacity is not a limiting factor because 7 shots at 50-30 damage easily gets you to the 100 damage needed for a kill. The Deagle’s main issue is with accuracy and aiming. It has a huge recoil which makes it impossible to quickly spam shots with any sort of vertical accuracy. Aiming wise the Deagle is so fat you can barely even see around it trying to aim at a target. The high damage damage it sub optimal accuracy makes the Deagle a great choice for close range encounters, but poor for long range ones.

The bottom line: The Deagle is best for run and gunners who need a powerful close range backup weapon and the USP is best as a well rounded medium range backup weapon.

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Another quick note that couldn’t fit on to the chart, the Frag, Flash, and Stun grenades all do 15 damage on direct impact. These stats work are true for the Call of Duty video game related to Xbox, PS3 and personal computer players. If you have any more questions please post them.

This chart is totally up to date with the latest game tweaks, and the information comes from the actual program files of the game. Do not trust the in game bar graphs that are supposed to display the weapon stats, they are totally wrong. Be sure to look at the damage multipliers as well as the initial damage for each weapon, when you multiply the two you get the final bullet damage. Last updated September 18, 2008.

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Some quick notes, players begin each game with 100 health, for Hard Core mode health is reduced to 30. Golden Guns or Camo provide no benefit to the weapon besides looking cool. There are also several bizarre exceptions to the Call of Duty weapons data on the chart noted in the list below.

- To hit with the knife the target must be within the middle half of the screen and within 128 units distance wise.

- The AK47′s damage becomes 40-20 when equipped with the Silencer or Red Dot.

- Ak74u Hip Accuracy goes down to Medium with the Red Dot or Silencer.

- M40 damage changes to 75 with the ACOG

- On PCs sprint distance is increased by x1.75 with the P90, on consoles it has been fixed to be 1.

- The M21 also has an increased sprint distance of x1.75.

- Some knifing motions are slower when you have the G3 equipped with Silencer out.

-The SAW’s hip accuracy goes to medium when equipped with the Grip.