OT-38

* Single
* Dual

OT-38 icon

5
(5)

Dual OT-38 icon

10
(10)

***Not to be confused with OTs-38, the suppressed version of the OT-38.***

The **OT-38** is a fictional Pistol that uses 7.62mm Ammunition. It was added in the 0.1.3 "*Do you feel lucky, punk?*" update on November 24th, 2017.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* Very common
* Can be dual-wielded
* High Damage
* Decent reload time
* Accurate

### Cons

* Slow fire rate as a single pistol
* Low DPS
* Small magazine
* Less range than DMRs and Sniper Rifles
* Bullets can easily be dodged, especially at long range.

## Strategies

### Using

* When using a single OT-38, it is advised to keep your distance from opponents, especially those who have shotguns. This allows you to take advantage of the OT-38's accuracy to nullify the enemy's DPS advantage.
* Single OT's have too little DPS to give you an advantage; dual OT's have much higher DPS, the same as the airdrop-tier Mk 12 SPR.
* Dual OT-38s have much better DPS, allowing them to be used effectively at closer ranges. However, the long reload leaves the user vulnerable.
* The OT-38 is good for using at medium or long-range, so it is best to have a better scope when using it.
* Despite having a reputation of being a very weak weapon, the OT-38 has a very high damage per bullet for a pistol-class weapon, just half a point of damage behind the popular DMR L86A2. Make sure to be as accurate as possible.
* If you have a large (4x) scope, use the OT-38 in the same manner as you would use a DMR, be wary of actual DMRs as they can shoot much faster than you. Also, do not attempt to fight hostiles at the edge of your 8x scope view, as your bullets will fade, dealing little to no damage or impacting harmlessly into the grass.
* Reload whenever you can; the OT-38s small 5-bullet magazine is very unforgiving.
* Pairing one or two OT-38s can be very useful with a Shotgun or Sniper Rifle.
* Single OT-38, though unorthodox, can be Quickswitched very quickly for both increased fire rate and mobility. As a pistol, the OT-38 has a very fast draw time of 0.3 seconds, which is faster than its 0.4s shot delay. With constant Quickswitching and good accuracy, one can turn an OT-38 into a lightweight, surprisingly deadly early-game sniper.

###  Countering

* Since the OT-38 has great accuracy, moving around with high adrenaline prevents an OT user from hitting you. If you are hit, it isn't so bad since it does only 26 damage, but don't underestimate it as it can kill you in 4 quick, fast shots without armor.
* You can ambush OT-38 users at close range with Shotguns or SMGs, that will kill the user before he/she can damage you.
* Taking cover will protect you from their shots; try not to go into the open.
* Kill them while they are reloading. It works for any gun, but especially for weapons with a long reload like the OT-38.
* Snipe them from a long distance using a Sniper Rifle, like the SV-98.
* Have a scope (preferably 4x or higher) and a Frag Grenade at hand. They may not see the grenade coming and will die before they can react.
* If you have good armor, don't be too afraid of going into combat with players using this gun. Most other guns can outgun this pistol, especially the late game.

## Sounds

* Firing
* Reloading
* Dual Reload
* Swapping To

## Rarity

The OT-38 is one of the most common Weapons in the game, along with the M9. It can be mostly found in Tier World spawners. It can also be found from the OT-38 Crate, which drops 4 OT-38s along with ammo.

## Trivia

* Previously, the OT-38 would eject spent casings after each shot when fired in-game. This doesn't happen in real life, as it is a revolver. This has since been corrected, and the OT-38 does not eject after each shot, but rather all five casings are ejected during reloads.
	+ This also means when a player grabs an OT-38 and loads it, the casing will eject, which doesn't make sense as there are no casings to eject.
* Even though it is a confirmed variant of the OTs-38, the OT-38 somehow fires from the top chamber (the OTs-38 fires from the bottom), which would mean not only a complete redesign of the trigger group, but the removal at the integral laser sight.
* The Dual sprite for the OT-38 shows the two revolvers placed parallel to each other, unlike the M9, M93R, G18C, M1911, or P30L (whose Dual sprites show the two guns in a crossed manner). The Dual DEagle 50 's icon, the Dual Peacemaker's icon, the Dual OTs-38's icon, and the Dual Flare Gun 's icon are arranged like the OT-38.
* This gun is one of the only few fictional guns in the game (E.g. Rainbow Blaster, .308 AWM-S) The real gun is called the OTs-38 'Stechkin' (after its creator, Igor Stechkin), and first entered service in 2002 for the Russian Army. It uses the 7.62×42mm cartridge.
* Although it is a revolver like the Peacemaker, it is currently unable to be fanned. This is possibly because it is double action, and those cannot be fanned.
* It's regarded by many as the worst weapon to use 7.62mm ammo, as there are other weapons that use the same ammo usually outperform the revolver. Because of how underpowered it's regarded as it is commonly used in challenges, similarly to how the M9 is handled for both are seen as underpowered.
* The OT-38 is one of the few guns in surviv.io that does not exist in real life. Its suppressed counterpart, the OTs-38, does, and the OT-38 was derived from it. The other non-existent guns are the Potato Cannon, the Heart Cannon, the Lasr Gun, and the Rainbow Blaster. Suppressed weapons do not count as they are too much like their real-life counterparts.
* The OT-38 is the first gun that has an identical model with a suppressor (OTs-38), the other weapon that has a suppressed counterpart is the Groza (Groza-S).
* It is the fourth pistol in-game that can spawn in dual as a single item. It can only be acquired this way in Scout Class Pods only available in the Cobalt Map.

## History

* v0.3.1
	+ Slightly decreased OT-38 reload time
* v0.1.3
	+ Added

## Links

* http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-ot38.svg
* http://surviv.io/img/loot/loot-weapon-ot38-dual.svg