Weapon Altercations

In regards to weapons, altercations are changes to a firearm, such as its action, ammo capacity and performance that may give it an advantage or different role compared to the state of that firearm when its user first acquired it.

## Characteristics of weapon altercations

Modifications include an increased ammunition capacity of a firearm, usually in the form of an extended/larger magazine. They can be custom built by an individual with sufficient metalworking and machinery knowledge, such as an improvised extension for a shotgun's magazine tube, a full-auto/burst conversion for autoloading arms or a compensator. Others are simply accessories that one can come across which benefit a pre-existing firearm in their possession, such as larger magazines that hold more rounds, and internal parts that restores a gun's original mechanical operation.

## List of weapon altercations

Below is a list of all available changes applicable to firearms in the Island and Kaesong.

### The Island:

#### .22 SMG:

* 177-round pan magazines - increases ammo capacity from 50 rounds to 177 rounds.

#### Combat SMG:

* 30-round stick magazines - increases ammo capacity from 20 rounds to 30 rounds.

#### Cut-Down Shotgun:

* Double-shot conversion - removes one trigger and rigs receiver internals to simultaneously discharge both barrels at once.

#### Handmade Shotgun:

* 5-round box magazines - increases ammo capacity from 3 rounds to 5 rounds.
* Self-loading kit - converts shotgun operation from bolt-action to semi-automatic.

#### Magnum Revolver:

* Makeshift heavy barrel - welds a weight to the barrel to weigh it down, reducing recoil when firing.

#### Riot Gun:

* Extended magazine tube and barrel - adds makeshift barrel and tube extension, decreasing shot spread and recoil control, and increasing ammo capacity from 3 rounds to 5 rounds.
* Makeshift buttstock - adds a custom-built buttstock that allows for better recoil control when aiming and slamfire controllability.

#### Suppressed Carbine:

* 20-round magazine - increases ammo capacity from 8 rounds to 20 rounds.

### Kaesong:

#### .45 Auto Pistol:

* Lubricated magazines - lubricates magazines to reduce friction of magazine in mag well, speeding up reload process.

#### 9mm Pistol:

* Suppressor - reduces sound report and muzzle flash, improves recoil control.

#### Breechloading Rifle:

* Harpoon adapter barrel - allows mounting of harpoons.
* Threaded barrel - allows attachment of suppressor.
* Suppressor - (requires threaded barrel) reduces sound report and muzzle flash, improves recoil control.

#### Broomhandle Pistol:

* Spare internals - scavenged parts that restores full-auto fire mode.

#### Carbine Pistol:

* Buffer tube - restores buffer tube and recoil spring on rifle, improving operation of charging handle.
* Full-auto conversion - (requires buffer tube and gas tube) - makeshift secondary sear applied to rifle internals, enables fully automatic fire.
* Makeshift gas tube - (requires buffer tube) restores semi-automatic operation.
* Makeshift iron sights - allows for easier aiming

#### Combat Magnum:

* Spare internals - repairs broken frame interior, restoring double-action operation.

#### Covert Pistol:

* Lubricated magazines - lubricates magazines to reduce friction of magazine in mag well, speeding up reload process.
* Threaded barrel - allows attachment of suppressor.
* Suppressor - (requires threaded barrel) greatly reduces sound report and muzzle flash, improves recoil control.

#### Craft-Produced SMG:

* Foregrip - makeshift foregrip that reduces muzzle rise when firing.
* Suppressed barrel - integrally suppressed barrel that reduces sound report and muzzle flash, and improves recoil control.

#### Dual-Mode Shotgun:

* Threaded barrel and suppressor - allows installation of a suppressor which reduces sound report and muzzle flash, and improves recoil control.

#### Longslide Pistol:

* Compensator - improves recoil control and redirects most muzzle flash through side vents.
* Double-burst conversion - modifies pistol internals to fire in a 2-round burst. Recoil is somewhat increased due to burst nature.

#### Pocket Pistol:

* Threaded barrel and suppressor - significantly reduces sound report and hides muzzle flash, improves recoil control.

#### Soviet Pistol:

* Underbarrel shotgun - attaches a single-shot 20 gauge breechloading shotgun underneath pistol frame.

#### Tactical SMG:

* Foregrip - attaches slide-on foregrip that reduces muzzle rise when firing.
* Optic - adds a short-range optic that can be easily removed and applied.
* Flashlight - attaches a flashlight onto weapon's handguard.