M36 Revolver

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The M36 revolver is a handgun chambered in .38 Special rounds. The weapon can be attached to a holster or double holster for quick access and weight reduction.

Usage

Pros	Cons
Cannot jam. Doesn't require magazines. Quietest firearm in the game, zombies with default hearing only being able to hear it from up to 30 tiles away. Highest accuracy of any handgun. Lightest revolver. Gun and ammo aren't too hard to find. Best handgun for survivors with a low aiming skill.	Fairly low damage compared to other firearms. Low round capacity compared to other revolvers. Slower reload than a gun that uses magazines.

Reloading

M36 revolvers can hold 5 bullets. Like other revolvers, the M36 is incapable of jamming. The revolver can be reloaded with R. To avoid using the contextual menu in the inventory, the revolver can be reloaded, racked or unloaded by holding R and selecting the desired action.

Drive-by shooting

All guns have the ability to shoot from vehicles. First press V, which opens the vehicle radial menu and open your window. Aim and fire. Drivers and passengers are all able to use this ability at the cost of reduced accuracy while the vehicle is moving. The driver cannot control the vehicle while aiming, it's recommended to cruise at a safe speed and make sure there are no obstacles that can cause a crash while you're driving and shooting.

Condition

The M36 revolver is a firearm, therefore being influenced by the firearm skills: aiming and reloading. It has a maximum condition of 10 and will be damaged depending on the player's aiming skill. The chance of losing durability is: 1 in (60 + aiming x 2).

Repairing

The M36 revolver requires a minimum of 3 aiming, and another M36 revolver. The aiming skill determines how much will be repaired and chance of being successful.

It should be noted that repairing the gun makes following repairs less likely to succeed and can, if repaired numerous times, cause reduced durability instead of increased.

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Revolver_Short distribution Show / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings, and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
Bag_WeaponBag	Bag_WeaponBag	10.15%
GunCache1	Bag_DuffelBagTINT	19.27%
GunCache1	GunBox	19.27%
GunCache1	counter	19.27%
GunCache2	Bag_DuffelBagTINT	10.15%
GunCache2	GunBox	19.27%
RevolverCase1	RevolverCase1	120.41%
SafehouseLoot	counter	19.27%
SafehouseLoot	crate	19.27%
SafehouseLoot	metal_shelves	19.27%
SafehouseLoot	wardrobe	19.27%
SurvivorCache1	counter	19.27%
SurvivorCache2	counter	19.27%
all	Outfit_Biker	4.01%
all	dresser	1.75%
armysurplus	displaycase	19.27%
bedroom	desk	1.75%
bedroom	dresser	1.75%
bedroom	sidetable	1.75%
closet	crate	19.27%
druglab	metal_shelves	19.27%
drugshack	crate	19.27%
garagestorage	crate	19.27%
garagestorage	locker	19.27%
gunstore	displaycase	19.27%
gunstorestorage	crate	19.27%
hunting	displaycase	19.27%
hunting	locker	19.27%
kitchen	counter	1.75%
livingroom	counter	1.75%
pawnshop	displaycase	19.27%
security	locker	23.28%
storageunit	crate	19.27%

Vehicles
Type	Container	Effective chance
Carpenter	Glove Box	0.89%
Construction Worker	Glove Box	0.89%
Distillery	Glove Box	0.89%
Electrician	Glove Box	0.89%
Farmer	Glove Box	0.89%
Fire	Glove Box	0.89%
Fisherman	Glove Box	0.89%
Fossoil	Glove Box	0.89%
All	Glove Box	0.89%
Golf	Glove Box	0.89%
Heralds	Glove Box	0.89%
Hunter	Glove Box	0.89%
Mass Gen Fac	Glove Box	0.89%
McCoy	Glove Box	0.89%
Metal Welder	Glove Box	0.89%
Painter	Glove Box	0.89%
Postal	Glove Box	0.89%
Radio	Glove Box	0.89%
Ranger	Glove Box	0.89%
Spiffo	Glove Box	0.89%
Survivalist	Glove Box	5.21%
Transit	Glove Box	0.89%

Zombie
Outfit	Days survived	Chance
Police PoliceState PoliceRiot PrisonGuard PrivateMilitia	0	50

Buildings

M36 revolvers can sometimes be found inside of houses, usually inside of a bedroom drawer or wardrobe.
The best method of finding an M36 Revolver is to search a gun store, such as the one located in West Point, the shooting range, located in Valley Station, or the armory of a police station.
The gun can also be found in overrun barricaded buildings.

Corpses

The revolver can be found on the corpses of suicide victims that can be found inside of bathrooms.

Zombies

The M36 revolver can rarely be found on civilian zombies.
Police zombies can occasionally have a M36 revolver attached to their holsters. Police zombies are usually found at police stations, police barricade vehicle stories, prison escapee survivor stories, in the vicinity of crashed police cars and occasionally in a crowd of zombies.
Bandit zombies sometimes have the gun attached to their holsters. Bandit zombies can be found at the bandit ambush vehicle story.
And can also be found in already reanimated motorcycle gang members

Trivia

M36 Revolver is based off of Smith & Wesson's "Chief's special" Model 36 revolver that was a popular handgun among many US law enforcement agencies.

Gallery

Survivor wielding the revolver
Real life counterpart of M36 Revolver

Code

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Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item Revolver_Short
    {
        DisplayCategory = Weapon,
        ImpactSound	=	null,
        MaxRange	=	6,
        WeaponSprite	=	Revolver_Short,
        SoundVolume	=	25,
        MinAngle	=	0.95,
        Type	=	Weapon,
        MinimumSwingTime	=	0.5,
        ToHitModifier	=	1.5,
        NPCSoundBoost	=	1.5,
        KnockBackOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        Ranged	=	TRUE,
        SwingAmountBeforeImpact	=	0,
        ProjectileCount	=	1,
        ConditionLowerChanceOneIn	=	60,
        Weight	=	1.5,
        SplatNumber	=	3,
        PushBackMod	=	0.3,
        SubCategory	=	Firearm,
        ConditionMax	=	10,
        ShareDamage	=	FALSE,
        MaxHitCount	=	1,
        IsAimedFirearm	=	TRUE,
        DoorDamage	=	5,
        UseEndurance	=	FALSE,
        SwingAnim	=	Handgun,
        DisplayName	=	M36 Revolver,
        MinRange	=	0.61,
        SwingTime	=	0.5,
        MultipleHitConditionAffected	=	FALSE,
        SoundRadius	=	30,
        MinDamage	=	0.7,
        MaxDamage	=	1.2,
        SplatSize	=	3,
        KnockdownMod	=	2,
        SplatBloodOnNoDeath	=	TRUE,
        Icon	=	RevolverShort,
        RunAnim	=	Run_Weapon2,
        CriticalChance	=	20,
        CritDmgMultiplier = 4,
        AimingPerkCritModifier = 10,
        AimingPerkRangeModifier = 1.5,
        HitChance = 65,
        AimingPerkHitChanceModifier = 8,
        AimingPerkMinAngleModifier = 0.05,
        RecoilDelay = 17,
        SoundGain = 1.5,
        ReloadTime = 30,
        AimingTime = 10,
        BreakSound = M36Break,
        MetalValue = 30,
        AmmoBox = Bullets38Box,
        MaxAmmo = 5,
		BringToBearSound = M36BringToBear,
        SwingSound = M36Shoot,
        HitSound = BulletHitBody,
		ClickSound = M36Jam,
		EquipSound = M36Equip,
		UnequipSound = M36UnEquip,
        InsertAmmoSound = M36InsertAmmo,
        EjectAmmoSound = M36EjectAmmo,
		InsertAmmoStartSound = M36InsertAmmoStart,
		InsertAmmoStopSound = M36InsertAmmoStop,
		EjectAmmoStartSound = M36EjectAmmoStart,
		EjectAmmoStopSound = M36EjectAmmoStop,
        ShellFallSound = M36CartridgeFall,
        AmmoType = Base.Bullets38,
        WeaponReloadType = revolver,
        JamGunChance = 0,
        haveChamber = FALSE,
        ManuallyRemoveSpentRounds = TRUE,
        AttachmentType = Holster,
        StopPower = 5,
    }