All Guns and Weapons in Into The Radius VR - Pistols and Submachine Guns
Into the Radius is a big game with a ton of guns and weapons to get your hands on. As you climb through security levels you’ll probably wonder which ones you should take and are best for your play style, or what are the pros and cons of each? Well if you’re curious then here are your answers in this complete list of all Guns and Weapons in Into The Radius VR.
Into The Radius has a ton of guns, so the whole list is broken up into several articles.
Oh, and if you’re thinking about buying a gun in the game, remember that you can always try it out in the Firing Range for free!
Table of Contents:
9x18mm
9x18 is the first and most common caliber you will find with spawn locations throughout the entire game.
Surprisingly there are weapons using this caliber that are completely viable throughout the entire game due to their high rate of fire, accuracy, and the fact that you can get +P rounds, which are always the best sort of rounds for any caliber with a combination of good damage and armor penetration.
It is one of three calibers that is used by both Pistols and Submachine Guns.
PM Makarov
The PM Makarov (or just PM in the shop menu) is a classic soviet mass produced pistol and the first weapon that you start the game with. It is more than adequate for Pervomany Route, the first map of the game.
Still, you’ll want to be careful when using this pistol because of its very low magazine capacity and poor accuracy.
The PM Makarov is better used close to your target, so you may have trouble taking out enemies with firearms such as Mimic Cops. Ammo for it can be found easily throughout the game.
Still, you’ll be better off replacing this aging sidearm with something better when you can afford it.
GSH-18
A more modern Russian Pistol, the GSH-18 is practically the younger and more versatile brother of the Makarov. It has larger magazines and better accuracy, though it is by no means the best pistol around.
If you want a quick and reliable upgrade to the Makarov that won’t break the bank then the GSH-18 will deliver.
Still, there are better options when it comes to sidearms, and if you hold on to your money you can do better by sticking with the PM Makarov for a little while longer.
OC-33
The OC-33 is widely considered to be one of the best pistols in the game.
While it isn’t the most accurate, though it is the best in that department of all the 9x18 pistols, it has something that only one other sidearm in the game has, and that is a fully automatic firing mode.
When going fully automatic the OC-33 is basically a small Submachine Gun that can fit in your pistol slot.
Still, with its very large magazine and reasonable automatic rate of fire, you can get a lot of shots on target before needing to reload. While it doesn’t fire as quickly as a submachine gun, even when firing fully automatic without stopping it is very controllable and accurate.
If you enjoy sniping in Into the Radius then the OC-33 can be a great sidearm to whip out of an enemy gets very close to you when you aren’t paying attention, or when you have to enter a building or other close quarters that a larger weapon is not suited for.
PP-91 Kedr
Another easy to mass produce weapon, the Kedr PP-91 Submachine Gun is used by Russian internal security forces. It has a folding stock that you can choose to fold overtop the gun or leave extended.
There are short magazines and larger magazines, though you should always use the larger ones. This weapon chews through ammo very quickly.
While that might sound like a drawback, it’s actually a huge benefit.
The PP-91 Kedr’s high rate of fire means that it can do a ton of damage really quickly. More so than any other SMG in the game, the PP-91 Kedr also is very controllable and accurate even when firing fully automatic without stopping.
No need to fire in bursts. That’s what makes the PP-91 Kedr the best SMG in the game.
With the addition of subsonic rounds and a silencer the PP-91 Kedr is very quiet and makes for a great up close stealth weapon. Actually it makes for a great up close weapon even without stealth.
Since 9x18 rounds are more common and cheap, if you want to spray opponents with bullets from close range then the Kedr is a solid choice. No other SMG in the game can take down enemies as quickly as the Kedr from up close.
9x19mm
9x19mm is another caliber used by Pistols and Submachine Guns in Into the Radius.
Guns using this caliber tend to be more accurate than their 9x18 counterparts, but are also generally more expensive to purchase and use.
Weirdly enough, automatic weapons of this caliber tend to have bad recoil and control compared to automatic weapons of 9x18. 9x19 ammunition is also more rarely found out in the Radius, but is still a fairly common ammo type, especially from Bolotky Village and onward.
Like 9x18 the 9x19 caliber has a number of types, where +P is the best for damage and armor penetration.
G17 (Glock17)
A Pistol of Austrian manufacture, the Glock 17, or G17 as it is called in Into the Radius, is a pistol known for its use by American police officers and its reliability. The same holds true for the G17 in this VR game.
With a decent magazine capacity this pistol is a better alternative to the Pm Makarov and GSH-18 if you can afford it.
Still, the G17 isn’t as accurate as other guns of the caliber and is outclassed by other sidearms.
For these reasons it isn’t often recommended, but it does look cool and isn’t horrible by any means.
G18c (Glock 18)
The G18 is the G17’s older brother. It is virtually the same in most ways, it even takes the same magazines.
It also looks a little cooler with more details, but what makes the G18 superior to the G17 is it’s ability to fire fully automatic.
Just like with the OC-33, having a fully automatic pistol can be very useful. Unlike the OC-33, the Glock 18c is very hard to keep control of when firing in full auto.
Like most other automatic 9x19 guns, it has a fantastic rate of fire, but a massive amount of recoil that accumulates quickly. You’ll have to fire it in bursts, which makes the fully automatic mode a little pointless.
This is a fun gun, but the OC-33 is a better full auto pistol.
M9 Beretta
The M9 Beretta is an Italian pistol known for its use by the American armed forces.
The M9 is widely considered to be the best pistol in Into the Radius when combined with 9x19 +P rounds. It is highly accurate, has good magazine capacity, and does great damage.
If you want a good pistol that has a great combination of all attributes for a perfectly well rounded gun, then the M9 Beretta will not disappoint.
While it doesn’t do the most damage, or have the biggest, magazine, or fire the fastest, it is the best combination of all of those qualities in a single package.
MP5K
The MP5K Submachine Gun is the PP-91 Kedr of the 9x19 ammo type.
The MP5K also has a moving stock that you can pull out or push in for maximum compactness. The MP5K also has a great rate of fire, and the magazine size to use that rate of fire to its full potential.
What keeps the MP5K from competing with other SMGs is that it is horribly inaccurate.
Good thing it has a burst fire mode, because firing this gun fully automatic makes it impossible to control or hit anything with.
Your barrel will be pointing at the sky after the first few shots. The MP5K is great if you’re good at firing in bursts and controlling it’s recoil, though you’ll probably find yourself hitting fewer shots than with other weapons.
PP2000
The PP2000 is a futuristic 9x19 SMG used by Russian Security Forces. Despite its alien looks the PP2000 is a fairly solid SMG in most ways.
Especially when compared to other 9x19 SMGs it is very accurate when firing fully automatic.
Its fire rate also isn’t the best when compared to other SMGs, but it’s pretty solid. Better to have fewer bullets that can hit a target than a bunch that miss.
What keeps the PP2000 from being a truly epic gun is it’s small magazine capacity of only 20 rounds, compared to the thirty round magazines of other Submachine Guns.
You’ll find yourself running dry with this gun a lot. If you can look past this drawback it’s otherwise a solid all around SMG.
.357
.357 is a rare caliber, but that’s not so bad since only a single weapon uses it.
Desert Eagle .357
Another contender for the most powerful handgun in Into the Radius, the Desert Eagle is the most powerful pistol in the game.
It has the highest damage per hit of any handgun by a pretty big margin, and that’s the best thing it has going for it.
Otherwise the Deagle has a small magazine capacity, about as small as the PM Makarov even, and incredible recoil. To top it all off there is no way to silence it and it is extremely loud, so using the Desert Eagle will draw a lot of attention.
Still, if you want to blow enemies away with a single shot of your pistol, there is no better option than the Desert Eagle. It feels really nice to shoot, so much power.
MP412 REX
The Into The Radius developers announced a sequel, Into The Radius 2 a while back, but also two patches that would come before that sequel.
Patch 2.7 added the MP412 REX, a revolver with six chambers. As with revolvers in real life, this is a highly reliable weapon that takes a lot of wear and tear to jam on you, but has an abysmal rate of fire and magazine capacity. Not to mention how long it takes to reload it.
The MP412 REX revolver in Into The Radius is a very novel weapon that is a lot of fun to mess around with. It’s also got great damage per shot for its price.
Of course, the primary downsides are that its a revolver and that each shot is very slow, and you have to reload each bullet into each chamber individually.
Of course using it is fun, but in terms of usefulness the MP412 REX revolver is best if you want a sidearm that you won’t use often, but when you do you can use very accurately. Missing your shots with this revolver is a definite no-no, because you do not want to be reloading it during combat.
7.62x25mm
The final caliber used by pistols and submachine guns, 7.62x25 is used by old Soviet weapons, and is pretty common in all of the maps of Into the Radius like the 9x18 caliber is.
TT-33 Tokarev
The TT-33 Tokarev is another Old Soviet pistol, used in World War 2 and during the Cold War before it was replaced by newer designs such as the GSH-18.
While it does pretty good damage for a sidearm, the TT-33 Tokarev has a very small magazine size when compared to modern guns.
What is so great about this pistol is that it is extremely accurate, the most accurate pistol in the game, and due to the high muzzle velocity of the round it fires, it maintains this accuracy even at long distances.
This gun is practically a handheld sniper rifle, and with a few mods can be a great supplement to a loadout based around an SMG which lacks in medium range capability.
PPSh (Short and Full)
Another famous Soviet weapon from World War 2, the PPSh is a very reliable SMG. While it’s standard magazines are the usual 30 rounds, there are also big drum magazines that you can find out in the Radius.
Drum magazines give the PPSh the greatest magazine capacity in the game. You’ll need that capacity, because like most Submachine guns in Into the Radius, the PPSh chews through rounds quickly.
Still, it maintains accuracy pretty well when firing it fully automatic, but not as well as other guns do. You’re still better off firing in bursts here.
The PPSh comes in a cut down version without a long butt stock, and a full version with all the usual furnishings.
The cut down version is a little less accurate with slightly worse recoil, but otherwise is virtually the same gun. It also weights considerably less than the full version.
Regardless of which you use, just like the TT-33 Tokarev the PPSh is really accurate for a Submachine Gun due to the 7.62x25 round that it uses. If you want an SMG that is still effective at medium ranges, then the PPSh might be your weapon of choice.
Unfortunately the PPSh does come with the downside of not being very moddable, so you’ll have to rely on the iron sights
There you have it, all of the Pistols and Submachine Gun weapons in Into the Radius. If you want to find out about the shotguns in this game check the shotgun article here. If you’re curious about rifles check out the rifle article here.
