PS20

Base Damage: 25	Base Accuracy: 100%
Skill: Weapons: Pistol	Clip Size: N/A
Acc. Range: 900 ft.	Max. Range: 1500 ft.

Very nice though at close range you will kill your target and at longer ranges wound them. I've mixed feelings about the PS20, particularly the seemingly arbirtary way in which the game informs you that you can only carry one despite having plenty of inventory space.

Mini-Crossbow

Base Damage: 25	Base Accuracy: 60%
Skill: Weapons: Pistol	Clip Size: 4 RDS
Rate of Fire: SINGLE, 1.2 RDS/SEC	Reload Time: 2.0 SEC
Acc. Range: 50 ft.	Max. Range: 100 ft.

Ammo Type(s): Darts, Tranquilizer Darts, Flare Darts

If sneaking up behind someone just doesn't appear to be an option this could be the answer. Fire off a tranquilizer dart and about ten seconds later terrorism will take a back seat to a quick nap. Best used from behind crates or a corner. When the dart hits its victim there is about a five second period in which they will open fire on you. Added bonus, this is the only ranged weapon that fires underwater.

Pistol

Base Damage: 14	Base Accuracy: 65%
Skill: Weapons: Pistol	Clip Size: 6 RDS
Rate of Fire: SINGLE, 1.6 RDS/SEC	Reload Time: 2.0 SEC
Acc. Range: 150 ft.	Max. Range: 300 ft.
Recoil: 0.40

Ammo Type(s): 10mm Ammo

Though not a good pistol to start with when fully modded this is the preferred pistol of use even for a stealth approach. Regardless of what approach you take whether its all out warfare or stealth you should always carry a piece around for detonating TNT crates or a shot to the head to get that quick take down. When fully modded you can toss your stealth pistol for this one

Stealth Pistol

Base Damage: 8	Base Accuracy: 60%
Skill: Weapons: Pistol	Clip Size: 10 RDS
Rate of Fire: SINGLE, 6.6 RDS/SEC	Reload Time: 1.5 SEC
Acc. Range: 150 ft.	Max. Range: 300 ft.
Recoil: 0.10

Ammo Type(s): 10mm Ammo

Stick with this pistol when you begin. If you can mod the regular pistol enough it will server you better, at which point, toss this one.