Pistol (DX)

"A standard 10mm pistol."

- Inventory description.

The 10MM Pistol is a weapon in Deus Ex.

Background
The IMM Austin is a powerful sidearm used by paramilitary forces all over the world in 2052. It appears to be a semi automatic with a single-stack magazine which uses the 10 mm auto cartridge.

Characteristics
It's an average weapon if unmodified. Its accuracy makes it difficult to aim past short range (if you haven't upgraded your Pistol skills to Advanced), its small magazine makes it difficult to kill multiple opponents before having to reload and its recoil makes it difficult to fire follow-up shots will good accuracy. A vanilla 10mm pistol will serve its purpose as a sidearm, but is inefficient as a primary weapon.

Hovewer if pistol is upgraded, it can be extremely deadly. Accuracy upgrades will make the it almost as accurate as a sniper rifle, clip mods can give it a max of 11 rounds per magazine, recoil reducers can make it easy to fire quick follow-up shots, and a scope can turn it into a long-range weapon. An upgraded pistol can be extremely powerful as a primary or secondary weapon, but has two drawbacks: 10mm ammo becomes rare near the end of the game and the pistol cannot be silenced.

Locations

 * Liberty Island, the player will spawn with this when he starts the game.
 * Liberty Island, used by NSF and UNATCO troops.
 * Majestic-12 laboratory, used by Majestic-12 guard.
 * VersaLife, used by VersaLife security guard.

Shifter
In Shifter, a special pistol can be found on Juan Lebedev's private jet. This pistol, called the Magnum, does more damage than standard models.

Pistolet (DX)