OT-38

* Single
* Dual

## Dual OT-38

***Not to be confused with OTs-38, the suppressed version of the OT-38.***
The **OTs-38 Stechkin**, known as the **OT-38** in-game, is a Pistol that uses 7.62mm Ammunition. It was added in the 0.1.3 "Do you feel lucky, punk?" update on November 24th, 2017.

## Tips

 File:OT-38 Held.png
* 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 OTs have too little DPS to give you an advantage, dual OTs have much higher DPS, almost that of airdrop-tier DMRs.
* 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 long or medium range, so it is best to have a better scope when using it.
* If you have a large (4+) 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.
* Learn how to Quickswitch. Pairing one or two OT-38 can be very useful with a shotgun or some other high damage dealing gun.

 Countering

* Since the OT-38 has extreme 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 OT-38s.
* Snipe them from a long distance using a sniper like the SV-98.
* Have a big 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.

## Pros and Cons

### Pros

* Very common
* Can be dual-wielded as it is a Pistol, giving it a faster fire rate
* High Damage
* Decent reload time
* Accurate

### Cons

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

## Rarity

The OT-38 is one of the most common Weapons in the game, along with the M9. It spawns almost everywhere, in Buildings, Crates, Shipping Containers, and from other players. It can also be found from the OT-38 Crate, it drops 4 OT-38s along with ammo.

## Sounds

* Firing

* Reloading
* Dual Reload

* Swapping To

## Trivia

* Previously, the OT-38 would eject spent casings after each shot when fired in-game. This obviously 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 5 casings are ejected during reloads.
	+ This also means when a player grabs an OT-38 and reload it, the casing will eject, which doesn’t make sense.
* 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.
* 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 not able 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 2 guns in surviv.io that does not exist in real life. Its counterpart, the OTs-38, does, and the OT-38 was derived from it. The other non-existent gun is the Potato Cannon. 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