It is also possible to melee first and then fire, but the general idea is the same. If done quickly enough, a player can down an enemy in a split second (the Snub can melee nearly immediately after firing, which is unique). Here, the wielder fires two rapid shots into an enemy, quickly following up with a melee swipe. The most common technique with the Snub is the pistol-whip, an extremely deadly and effective attack. In other cases, the Snub Pistol should be saved for one-on-one situations, where the integrated scope and its fast melee can give the user an advantage. The Snub Pistol is also very good at quickly silencing downed enemies at longer ranges due to its moderate scope setting, accessed by holding the left trigger and then clicking down the right thumbstick, when the player does not have a Longshot at hand. It is also recommended, like with the Gnasher Shotgun, to fire off a single round anywhere to spend the bullet (it is unnecessary to fire more than one round) and perform a perfect reload with the Snub pistol to achieve more power per shot in any fire-fight. However it is often useful to pull out the pistol after shooting the enemy once with the Longshot and downing an enemy with only a few shots. If one isn't confident enough in their pistol abilities, the player should use it only in critical fire-fights when ammunition for other weapons has been used up. The Snub is semi-automatic it fires as fast as the wielder can pull the trigger. In Multiplayer, this weapon is extremely deadly when in experienced hands. However, many Gears continued to use the Snub for its high rate of fire and higher ammo capacity.Дamon Baird would later design a successor to the Snub Pistol in the form of the Talon Autopistol. While most Gears continued to use the Snub Pistol, some Gears were known to loot and use Boltok Pistols from their fallen enemies as they were impressed by the gun's power and design over the Snub's. It was also carried by many COG officials even Chairman Prescott carried one as his chosen sidearm. During the Pendulum Wars and later during the Locust War, the Snub Pistol was part of general weapons kit most front line Gears were issued along with Lancer Assault Rifle and the Gnasher Shotgun. It continues to be the standard issue sidearm of Gear soldiers after decades of service. Because the Retro Lancer sports a horrific long range accuracy, it would be a good idea to save it's ammo for close reange firefights and have the Snub take care of opponents from a distance.The Snub Pistol was used by the COG military for years, and its reliability was proven many times on the battlefield.

The Snub Pistol is an extremely good partner to the Retro Lancer.

This is easier when an opponent is down, since they're unable to fire back until they stand.

Though the Snub may not be the best weapon to pull it off with, the pistol can still perform headshots.The melee attack can be incredibly useful when being attacked with a meat shield, as a quick unloading of a clip followed by one melee attack is enough to down an enemy.This way you can take down an enemy in less than 3 seconds, giving him almost no time to react.

You can use this ability in your advantage by firing a few rapid shots into the enemy and then quickly use a melee attack.

One of the unique abilities of the Snub is that it can melee attack immediately after firing.

A perfect active reload will result in fast reloading and a much faster fire rate. And the fairly fast reloading time will allow you to get back to shooting in no time. Because of its small magazine size you can squeeze the trigger without losing much focus on your target. The high accuracy will allow you to take down enemies easily with headshots. If you are an experienced player, the Snub may prove a weapon more efficient even than the Lancer. Although it has high accuracy and behaves almost like a semi-automatic weapon, its relatively low damage per hit and small magazine size will make you use it just in case your main weapon has no ammo. If you're a relatively new player, most of the time you probably won't use the Snub.

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