The M&A 9mm pistol is a semi-automatic handgun manufactured by M&A Guns Manufacturers.[1] It is a recoil operated, locked breech pistol with a linkless barrel-to-slide locking system and an external hammer. It is a single action pistol, meaning the slide must be pulled manually to cock the weapon and make it ready to fire. The most common wasteland variant of the weapon has a dark grey finish and checkered wooden grip panels, with staggered magazines offering a tremendous 13 round capacity.[2]
The M&A 9mm pistol is one of the most common guns to be found early on in the game, being very cheap to buy, utilizing very common ammunition, has no Gunsskill requirement and has a very low Strength requirement in order to handle it effectively. It has three-dot luminescent front and rear iron-sights for better low-light fighting, and a minor idle sway.
It can also be modified with a short range scope and an extended magazine for further improvements to performance. Furthermore, it is considered an improved holdout weapon, and can be concealed so long as your sneakskill is 50 or greater.
9mm pistol scope, adds a 2x20mm short range scope with 1.6x magnification.
Variants[]
Maria, a unique version of the 9mm pistol used by Benny.
Dean's 9mm pistol, a unique non-playable 9mm pistol used by Dean Domino. There are two versions that are used: the first only differs from the standard pistol in its use of companion ammunition, while the second has increased level of damage (19 as opposed to 16).
The M&A 9mm pistol model is based on the real-world Browning Hi-Power pistol.[3]
Bugs[]
PCPlayStation 3Xbox 360 If loading a saved game from the main menu in which you have a 9mm pistol equipped and drawn, the reload animation takes twice as long as normal. This can be solved by simply switching to another gun and then back again.
Gallery[]
9mm pistol with the scope modification.
9mm pistol with the extended magazine modification.
9mm pistol with all modifications attached.
The manufacturers on the border of the classic and unique variant
Pre-release image of the 9mm pistol.
Pre-release image of the 9mm pistol with the extended magazine modification.
Pre-release image of the 9mm pistol with the scope modification.
Pre-release image of standard, extended magazine, and scope with extended magazine
Sounds[]
References
↑"Crafted by M&A Guns Manufacturers" is engraved on the slide of the 9mm pistol and Maria in Fallout: New Vegas. [1]
In my opinion, the BHP is a timeless design and its form is quite distinctive when compared to Fallout's 10mm pistols. Also, since I knew we weren't going to implement an M1911-style .45, the BHP-based 9mm design gives an extremely similar aesthetic (so similar that a lot of people assume it IS an M1911) while fitting into the 9mm/10mm/12.7mm semi-auto handgun progression in F:NV.