I Tested 1-Star Guns in Tarkov

[@ethancampbell5548]

As the TOZ guy (theres like 2 videos but I think thats 2 more than the next), the TOZ isn't about being geared and constant encounters. Its about running around like a maniac with a total kit cost of 20k rubles MAX. When you can make someone spend more money in ammunition than your resale value is worth, that true adrenaline.

[@cameronlamb1869]

True that. You done much double barrel gameplay? Same cost better ammo Unless the shit is the point ay

[@ethancampbell5548]

@@cameronlamb1869 I think its more about the principle of the TOZ rather than the viability. Getting killed by a TOZ is the ultimate disgrace.

[@snowcow1173]

@@ethancampbell5548that will make a man quit lol

[@totalchaos7251]

I once ran the toz with, I want to say devastators or star slugs as a joke and came out with a pmc kill and 15 scav kills. My friends thought I was insane. Haven't hit a high like that in a while though.

[@csabawars]

I alvays used the 3 slot west and put the folded toz there. Funy when you just pull out from the jacket like some budget terminator :D

[@devinstated09]

I'm sure someone else has mentioned this, but with all revolvers in the game you can put them in double action mode by hitting b. Makes cqb a lot more viable.

[@RamenStyle]

yeah true, i was just worried about its accuracy penalty (if it does have one?), honestly should've tested it myself before running it, but kinda got lazy lol. need to confirm if there's a huge accuracy penalty

[@milekhh]

yes and you can put 4 in your pockets and pull them one by one instead of reloading... 'switchind to your secondary and thirdary and fourthary and fifthary is always faster than reloading'

[@Chevalier_knight]

Thats called a new york reload the mod would have a fanny pack that they would pull revolvers shoot drop the gun then grab another becuase you would get life if arrested with an automatic

[@Jackpkmn]

@@RamenStyle It does have an accuracy penalty. But its only like 25% and the MOA of these guns is already like 6 for the CD 50DS and RSH-12 and 9 for the CR 200DS. You aren't sniping with the CR 200DS even in single action.

[@Jackpkmn]

I also just looked through and almost all of the other pistols are more inaccurate than the CR 200DS. The PM Makarov has a MOA of 13. The Glock 17 has an MOA of 11. So even with the penalty despite what you would think of it the CR 200DS is as accurate as most of the other pistols in double action.

[@the_malice6477]

how dare anyone insult the might makarov truly the most marvelous gun ever crafted by toddlers hands filled with deadly precision and power

[@RamenStyle]

hahahaha

[@iamBirador]

This is what makes Tarkov a great game. Even the lowest tiered guns can kill. It's not the gun, it's how the player make use of the gun. great content man!

[@RamenStyle]

glad you enjoyed this dude!

[@ZeusLT]

literally every shooter there is

[@definitlyEgirl-safetf2]

If its gun its fun

[@Acat-ji2un]

nah man its the bullets

[@maxieflyr]

​@@ZeusLTBro hasnt made it past level 5

[@harmacist6623]

As one of my friend had told me; it's not the gun that kills, it's the ammo. And in the absence of both, skill.

[@garrin1220]

This is true, in the absense of both a gun in ammo you will have to use martial arts.

[@MilkManYT1773]

The chiappa Rhino can be changed to doubble action BTW

[@HDproductionnal]

Was gonna comment that too, B to change to double action. Can also do that to the Revolver Shotgun too

[@tigey9143]

bro is clueless, same thing with him shooting killa in the legs instead of the chest

[@GamingZ_enith]

With a scope, you can use any weapon at about any range, you just have to zero it with pageup/down. Also you can hit B to change the firemode on all revolvers to change it to double action which skips the cocking animation between each shot at the cost of a small amount of accuracy...

[@gamingfreak74]

i was gonna comment that the challenge was a lot easier since you were using the best ammo and attachments available for all the guns until i saw those revolver kills nice work bro

[@RamenStyle]

LOL thanks man, you’re not wrong though - for a moment I thought about doing it with the worst ammo and stuff, but felt it might be too hard where it becomes unfun, heh. Maybe one day tho!

[@mariovalencia2243]

Best guns worst ammo?

[@Drago7106]

Saiga 9 is unironically incredible once you combine the common occurrence of its ammo on-top of the extremely diverse range of mods you can put onto it. I like to mod it out to make it look like a baby AK-74, though half of the appeal is visual and the other half is actually functional. The range i would consider semi-acceptable, sub 60 meters you will have no issues but past that the 9x19 really struggles. Though not impossible to hit someone, my proudest kill was doming a PMC at 135~ meters with it on woods, though thats a very exceptional moment the accuracy was on my side. All of this is assuming you mostly aim for the head or arms which i do personally, i dont bother with AP rounds mostly due to the fact i dont expect that much from a semi auto 9x19 weapon + i use it at medium range Also, great budget and early-mid wipe gun My setup for the "Baby AK-74" is as follows if any ones interested: WASR-10/63 dong grip any wooden pistol grip, i recommend the bakelite ones vitayiz-SN dust cover (the saiga-9 lacks the dovetail mount the pp-19 has so this is a replacement), i use the OKP-7 usually zenit-PT lock and the zenit pt-3 klassika stock (you could say the wood is fitting for the baby AK look but i run the same stock setup on my AK-74s so ill count it due to that) regular 30 round mags, the rest are just too little given the caliber and the RP-1 for good measure not the best stat wise but you can get every part very early if not immediately in some cases and its half looks and half performance objectively decent, though the aesthetic counts the most here everything applies to the pp-19 too, i implore you to try it a few times

[@RamenStyle]

thanks for sharing all this info!

[@Drago7106]

@@RamenStyle youre welcome, though the idea wasnt originally mine in its entirety, i got inspired my general sams "wackiest guns of tarkov" video from 2020 and tuned it a little to fit me more though the quote "its like drinking a non alcoholic beer" really is fitting for this thing

[@dibingsdibingens8463]

OKP-7 is a vibe

[@StanleyKubick1]

you give me that and I'd feel relatively safe in any urban CQB situation

[@memeticks3610]

It's a viable sniper for killing scavs if you add 9mm green tracer ammo!

[@deefactual]

That final gun, how on earth.. only you Ramen, only you mate. Incredible plays, loved this video too, story telling at it's best in Tarkov.

[@RamenStyle]

thanks Deef, glad you enjoyed this one!

[@enliten3991]

@@RamenStyle the revolver pistol can be switched to double action btw!

[@Bardzz]

Felt like a little kid seeing my name come up at the 13 second mark. Great video ♥

[@RamenStyle]

glad you enjoyed this dude! thanks again for sharing your thoughts for the vid :)

[@SamuraiMusicx29]

This is hands down one of the best vid you have so far. This is literally “it’s not the gun, it’s the player”. To be honest with that last gun you’ve become the John Wick of Tarkov LOL.

[@crustysockmonster6295]

Arizona ranger with the 'lil' iron on his hip 🤣

[@ThatOneFriendlyDude]

Fun fact regarding the Makarovs, as well as the Stechkins and the Kedr/Klin: PBM ammo has the same penetration value as AP 6.3 (28), making it a viable option at close ranges for shredding most armours under class 4 - though it does 40 damage, so any distance dropoff can result in rounds being face-tanked AP SX-style (PstM/PMM ammo, by comparison, has a bit less pen at 24 but deals 58 damage, making it in essence a slightly better 9x19 Pst (which has 20 pen 54 flesh) - and it can be used in Makarovs and Stechkins, since the only guns it's specifically unable to be used in are the Kedr and Kedr-B AFAIK)

[@popinmo]

The revolver actually has alot of good uses one is killing scavs since it doesn't need mags and only cost 7k and takes up 1x1 slot its a ok gun for surtain situation

[@Deadestofgrass]

quick tip Pbp 9 by 19 could easily pen class 5 armor in just 4 hits, so never doubt using it when fighting against geared creatures in tarkov

[@dak4465]

Saiga 9 is actually super fun to troll at range with. Its so quiet that you can just mess with people and theyll never know where the shots are comming from

[@vinelx123]

The chiappa rhino has double action feature js plus it’s the only slot gun so u can hide it in ur pocket while being held up or when hatchet running to surprise other players

[@sixtyinsix]

A few suggestions on the PM and TT pistols. They're both adequate for early tasks leveling up from 1-10ish, and cheap as well. I use the PB at night for killing scavs and tasks like the pocket watch on customs etc. The silencer keeps you stealthy, and it's iron sights are much improved over the PMs. For ammo I use RG028 (65 dmg/13 pen and 330mps). Occasionally you can find the drum magazine for sale from fence, so check after your raids. Daytime I use the TT built with the DTK muzzle brake And the homespun threaded barrel, no silencer. This combined with AKBS (58 dmg/12 pen -15% recoil +15% accuracy and 425 mps) is effective for head eyes while crouched or prone (7.91 MOA with decent velocity). You can headshot sniper scavs effectively up to about 100 meters if you have the skill. Both are pretty good for cheap pistol loadouts at the beginning of a wipe. HTH.

[@ildomeniddio]

The laugh with the one tap small pp gun, (18:43)get me 😂 GG Ramen

[@Hugatree4me]

I really liked the little tidbits of info you sprinkled here and there to clarify what you were audibly saying to your stream chat. We notice those details, some high quality content!

[@effen_aey_man]

Now to be fair, when you have 4 of those little revolvers in your pockets, reloading becomes a non-issue until it becomes a MAJOR issue

[@YourSource4Gaming]

Me and a buddy used to do "PM and a dream" on interchange, taught me how to facetap, never survived but did kill a few geared guys with face taps

[@kikoku2597]

Your style of making videos is really entertaining for me. It's chill and breathtaking at the same time😂. I love it 👌

[@RamenStyle]

thank you, this means a lot!

[@ScorpiaShark]

Love the concept, and great commentary and editing as always :)

[@RamenStyle]

thank you! glad you enjoyed this!

[@ScorpiaShark]

@@RamenStyle Absolutely! Been away from Tarkov for a while and your recent bolt-action vids got me right back in again lol!

[@Gigadweeb]

I'm the guy who posted that TOZ comment on reddit. You can obviously get kills with it, as you've proven, and the legs are an option in some cases. No doubt about that. I moreso meant in a head-on 1v1 fight, though. Lot harder to do that lol. Good video.

[@unsocialpancake2311]

When using the revolver, since it takes up one slot, you put like 2 or three more in your rig and keybind them so you have more rounds to fire.

[@dragonblade8460]

I will just say this. Your toggle fire mode key can switch the rhino revolvers from single action to double action. Makes them slightly less accurate but they shoot A TON faster.

[@kurtov4895]

I love the saiga-9 and STM-9. especially with the 9x19 green tracer round. It makes shooting at a longer ranges a breeze cause it's very bright and predictable. You would be surprised how many headshots you will get with it. Definitely recommend 👌

[@Accurack]

Man you are really increasing the amount of videos you're uploading, I can see the effort is being put in a lot! Love it

[@jackroyalty7505]

I remember doing a 3 man with bankrobbers, pothelm, and tokarev with a Lazer. We accidentally dumped the whole lobby on factory with only 1 casualty

[@kiwirar5885]

Dude just basically went through every weapon and said "skill issue."

[@Tyler-pr8vd]

You can make that revolver double action by swapping the fire mode, makes rapid fire possible but sacrifices accuracy

[@the_ch3mist]

You could've killed Killa in 2-4 shots to the head with PBP gzh in your Saiga if you had aimed for the top of his head. His top head protection is only class 4 and PBP gzh is pretty damn good at penetrating class 4 armor. It's possible I'm wrong but it seems like this is accurate.

[@shock226]

that last guy was definitely screaming "HOW MANY SHOTS CAN YOU TAKE???"

[@MeanderingBeing]

I love the little revolver. Whenever I play live tarkov, it's my go-to saturday night special 🖤

[@rollieroulston]

Pressing switch fire mode with the revolver will switch to double action mode which will shoot basically as fast as you can click with an accuracy debuff

[@martinbican2098]

Great effort, especially using revolver at the end... BTW you can switch fireing mode to double action, so it has faster rate of fire... anyway SA only is much more satisfying ... GG WP sir

[@Antero_14_based_88]

The TT is my favorite pistol for completing early pistol assassination quest.

[@fixhilent2139]

You can use double action on a rhino, it has no delay

[@AveragePixel]

you are cracked

[@RamenStyle]

means a lot dude! also, just clicked on your recent upload and ended up in a trance watching your stuff. holy crap you are insane at what you do. cheers man!

[@AveragePixel]

@@RamenStyle Yo i really appreciate that and i could say the same for you. Dude i watch your vids when i wanna feel like im less shit at tarkov. Watching an expert like you certainly helps

[@user-oh4wp4kf2k]

Imagine his face when he finds out about the double action button on this revolver

[@boris8489]

For the 9mm SMG users, the saiga-9 is a precision rifle. Build for ergo and zero for 150 and aim low for CQC. (the STM-9 is trash though) You'll be surprised. It can destroy.

[@Hawokki]

You can put those revolvers in you pockets and rigs. Hotkey them with numbers, to switch revolvers instead of doign painfully slow reload. The best thing is that they are so cheap that you can buy 5 of them and insure gets them back every time, because nobody loots that crap. And you can quickly reload them in your inventory by dragging ammo into them

[@TomFooleryGaming]

You totally baited that last guy, making him think you only had the pistol until he gets shot in the face with a rifle 🤣

[@rozkaz661]

Is there a reason you decided not to use double action on the revolver? Yea it delays the shot and makes it less precise but the increased fire rate is forth it in cqb in my experience. You can also cock the hammer by switching to single action and then back to double for a precise first shots and quick but less precise followups.

[@RamenStyle]

Was worried about how bad the accuracy penalty would be, but honestly didn’t test it before running it. Should have but got lazy lol will take your word for it tho that it slaps up close!

[@choras1718]

Saiga 9 was a great low budget weapon before the recoil buff, If you had a fast finger it was actually pretty viable in case you don't have money for something better. It had 0 recoil and decent firing speed, so popping heads with it was satisfying as hell. but now that every gun has 0 recoil in stock, it just doesn't have any strong sides in comparison with PP-19-01.

[@invaderzim4897]

It’s been a while since I’ve played tarkov, and am probably the least experienced player hear by only playing through 7 ish wipes (the last of which was the second one right after they added the personal bunker). But back when I played a lot one of my favorite guns to use was the TT when I just wanted to do a low gear run for loot because it was inexpensive to get it and the few mods you can get for it and after a lot of practice you can get pretty good with it. Guaranteed they’ve probably updated the game a bunch since I’ve last played lol. Either way every gun can be and should be used because you never know when you might need to rely on one and like many people have said already it is the player that makes the guns perform. Or in other words practice makes perfect. Anyway this was a fantastic video and I can’t wait to see what’s next!

[@gustavoraffo489]

Me trying to overcome my gear fear, going fully loaded to dorms, insta domed by a Chad with a rhino..

[@RitterdesbelarussNation]

You can also put small red dot sights on PM (g) version if you equip suppressor that has piccatiny rail

[@Aleksanteeri]

I unironically like the Saiga 9. I've stopped playing tarkov a long time ago, but when I did I used to kit it out in the weirdest way possible, with a wooden pistol grip, yellow ammo mags and other stuff and I just ran around w it. Also I kid you not I got like 2-3 Boss kills with it, killa and a couple of Reshalas from what I can remember (back then there werent Glukhar, Sturman and other new ones). And of course killed many players too, it really is a nice little gun, and idk how the tarkov meta changed right now, but I bet Saiga 9 still has its own niche.

[@aleksantini1938]

If you hit the key to change fire mode it makes the revolvers shot double action so it’s a lot faster rpm

[@alucardv.8114]

Damn, dude ran the entirety of the revolver raids in single action. Mad respect for not even checking to see if they added double action (they did) 😂

[@AgnotologyTV]

9mm guns when using PBP hit high. you picked up a 25% increase in muzzle velocity that more or less correlates to 25% less drop. Which means even when zero'd for 50 meters, you will hit high. Which was shown in your shots there at the beginning. If you had aimed for the bottom of the chin, you would have headshot no issue. PBP also shreds Killa. You could have smoked him in the head in 2 to 3 hits, face shield in 6 hits, or chest in 6 hits.

[@elkillo7420]

Peekers advantage is not just a tarkov thing, most, if not all games, have this in one form or another.

[@maxxz365]

The tokarev used to so much better that its genuinely heartbreaking seeing its current state.

[@icedcoffee9909]

"Sure, it matters who has the biggest stick , but it matters a whole hell of a lot more who's swinging it." - General Shepherd MW2

[@squiderrz]

the revolver and the revolver shotgun both have double action fire mode with in turn means each pull of the trigger resets the hammer, meaning less time between shots instead of manually pulling the hammer back like you did in this video. fyi

[@Hippopotomusus]

The absolute disrespect to kill someone with a 9mm revolver is impressive

[@StanleyKubick1]

I've watched a lot of Tarkov content, having bought the game some time ago and deciding I like watching other people play it more than playing myself. But that's just a long winded way of saying that I can confidently state that you're the best Tarkov content creator.

[@E1ev1n]

I'm not gonna lie I have maxed the 357 revolver out before. I would run that like every raid as the ammo isn't bad an noone grabs it. All my raids are pretty minimal on gear type stuff and just kill someone and wear all of their stuff. That gun slaps unironically one of my favorites.

[@o11borntoawoo34]

The thing with guns in EFT, if you think it's bad, you aren't aiming in the right spot, using the right ammo, or forming your playstyle around it. I have a confirmed kill on Shturman with a scoped TOZ, and a handful of Rhino kills from start of wipe.

[@tophblindearthbender]

I love this game but my anxiety gets the best of me always. Watching your videos of just having a grand ole time! Makes me WISH I could tame myself to play lmfao

[@Delta_N9ne.]

I'd totally give you that first Makarov kill, peekers advantage or no that guy was holding a shitty spot, wide open on the stairs. You could have blind fired him

[@zakkeith1508]

"Im worried because my gun doesn't shoot fast enough" if you can't click fast enough oop

[@rubrub9609]

Your editing is godtier literally the pacing and music keeps me so invested

[@ceoofsocialanxiety6658]

what pained me most was you using single action instead of double action mode in close quarters with the CR. Otherwise excellent entertainment

[@stemshot3289]

The 9 mill revolver can be put in double action so he doesn’t pull back the hammer every time

[@randomargument972]

1:25 * Boss fight musinc intensifies *

[@lilsyrupshawty]

TT is a one star gun? Sonny, back in my day (2017) we rocked suppressed TT's with LRNPC and we LIKED it.

[@sappysoma]

any pistol becomes an imba when you enter the basements of the reserve. i can't count how many fully equipped guys i've killed running around almost naked (i was doing quests, and at the time i didn't really know the reserve). all you need is the cheapest ears + makarov (if everything is very bad) or glock (what i usually uses because of the price/quality ratio) or 5-7 (VERY strong stuff). and nobody gives a fuck if you have an m4 or a mutant (unless you have a visor), when you meet a guy like that in a basement you're gonna shit your pants.

[@NUKEproductionsLTD]

ONLY JUST STARTED WATCHING YOU, YOU'RE CHILL ASF MAN IT'S SO EASY TO WATCH YOU, KEEP IT UP

[@based_demo]

Ramen has no fear, i need to learn

[@FutureLaugh]

ive never fought killa outside the mall, that was wild

[@not4reasons847]

What's crazy is the revolver would've been better in double action instead of single.

[@billbaggins7355]

I took out a 3 man squad of chads with the PM(t) pistol on a night raid once. Before they started effing with the recoil of pistols that thing was awesome.

[@sebastianmcguire1713]

Lmao "F it. We're done anyway." Great shit, dude

[@osterhai]

I think pistols like the TT and the revolver are just meant to be cheap scav blasters so you dont need to use expensive ammo. At least thats what i use them for.

[@UnknownDoggo]

15:32 wtf was that random ass red square at the bottom left? I've never played tarkov so i find it funny

[@danchristensen2635]

the 357 and 9mm revolver have a second fire mode double action makes it way better

[@SHINYREDBULLETS]

Super fun video! Literally yelled "YUSS!" when you got that first Chiappa kill :D

[@RamenStyle]

Thanks man! 😄

[@D4rkStorm1]

When the rhino first came out I wanted to have a kill with it very bad. I noticed that the 9x19 rhino is a 1 slot gun and switching guns is waaay faster than reloading. So I got a huge rig and filled it with rhinos to switch and had 10 of them on my hotbar. Fun times ;D

[@renegadeoffunk2588]

I've been playing tarkov since pre alpha ~2017 timeframe. I've done just about everything and these days I like to give myself challenges during wipes. Last wipe I mained the Saiga9 to about level 25ish. To this day its my go to budget build gun. Its honestly one of my favorite guns in tarkov. Ideally you want to set the zero off spawn to 100m if you're running a scope. I think it excels best with the eotec+magnifier. Ammo wise, your best bet is always going to be blue tips or quakemakers. Going for armor pen 9mm just isnt worth the cost of ammo and it shoots so flat that you can pretty easily just spam someones face anyway if need be

[@05Rm250RideAlong]

Once shot a Chad in the face with that little revolver and got juiced

[@jurb417]

6:20 not using the morphine immediately hurts my soul lol

[@NCVluminati]

I love how one if the first gameplay footage us also the same gameplay that I saw when i joined the stream. nice coincidence, or is it?

[@epicmexican7153]

why dont gamers dont use the double action mode on the revolvers in this game? it makes them sorta usable and if you pre cock (put in in single shot, hamer the gun, and then back on double action) your first 2 shots i think are faster than any semi auto pistol in the game

[@basilbate7022]

im pretty sure if you press the change fire mode button with the revolver it makes it double action so you dont have to take so much time between shots

[@cmbara102]

Ok but the problem with the Saiga-9 isn't that it's just a giant pistol, it's that it's a PP-19 that can't go full auto. With the PP-19 existing the Saiga-9 is completely pointless.

[@Randomly_Browsing]

I mean it's supposed to be a civilian PP-19

[@ColeBlueford]

The Saiga-9 would be pointless *if* you could just give the Vityaz its longer barrel. Since you can't give the Vityaz the longer barrel, it's still technically a ""DMR"" version with (marginally) better velocity and accuracy IIRC (and much cheaper). The real answer to 9x19 is to just use the MP5, and the real answer to budget 9x19 is to just use the MP5k, but the Saiga-9 is _OK_ at worst.

[@Randomly_Browsing]

@@ColeBlueford "Carbine" is more correct definition

[@ColeBlueford]

@@Randomly_Browsing That's part of the reason DMR was double quotation marked. One part because it's technically a pistol caliber carbine, one part because 9x19mm isn't exactly major on strength or effective range, and one part because it isn't _that_ much better performing than the Vityaz (which itself isn't exactly a magnum opus, especially when the MP5 is *right there* and competitively priced).

[@kissysquid8799]

Mechanic sells a version of the pm pistol that has a threaded muzzle that you can attach a 9 mil suppressor and a sight to. I don''t know why he didn't use it.

[@heavenlyeggs6455]

The Markov is dope tbh. I use it a lot for meme/ loot runs. I did a whole challenge last wipe just using the markov and ai-2s to lv 15. Called it the Mac and cheese runs

[@vali69]

You can double click on an item (stim, food or med) to use it instead of right click then click use.

[@RamenStyle]

i dont use it so much cuz i tend to accidentally use items i didnt mean to lol

[@jonh9016]

The revolvers can be a slapper if you put them in SA mode

[@ColeBlueford]

Haven't watched the video yet, but to be fair to the 9mm Rhino it instantly goes up one star when you switch it to double action, and one star when you hit mastery 2 and can do an empty reload in, like, two seconds. Is the .357 Rhino just better? Sure, but you can't buy it at Jaeger LL1. I....think.

[@yarincool1237]

14:53 if you had the revolver in double action mde you wouldve got him, press b to change to it if you didnt know its way easier.

[@uberestnoob]

great vid as always ramen! very good story telling this one especially

[@Gantz_T]

bro i've never seen killa go outside, that's wild

[@soulsii5322]

I remember a time where the TT with the LRNPC ammo was god tier closer to when I started playing xD

[@HECU.Corpsman]

First day of wipe Saiga-9 is god tier ngl

[@TheAkaish]

Saiga 9 is awesome, it has exceptional reqoil and costs literally nothing. However, 9mm ammo is not effective after a month after wipe.