What better way to uphold the values of our great nation than to exercise two of your most sacred rights and duties? Vote for Bob McKendrick, and he will provide you with a high quality firearm capable of defending the constitution and your private property from those who wish to deprive us of both. This beautifully crafted, high-quality Chimano, chambered in an All-American .40 round, has faithfully served law enforcement agencies since the 90s, and now it will serve you and your loved ones for years to come. Just like Bob.
The Chimano Custom pistol is a community secondary weapon available in PAYDAY 2 that was added in Update #25. It is available to players who have joined the Official PAYDAY 2 Group on Steam.
In comparison to the above three, it possesses identical damage and also has a higher ammunition cap at 96, compared to the Signature .40's 84 and the Crosskill's 90. Ammo drops grant this pistol 1-4 rounds per box. With proper aim and ammo conservation, this pistol can be effectively resupplied without relying heavily on ammo bags.
Overall, the Chimano Custom functions well as a close range backup weapon, where its low accuracy count is mitigated and one can take advantage of its high firepower and handling. The high ammo count and pickup rate also lends well to players who prefer to use high-damage weapons with limited ammo counts as their primary weapon, such as the Eagle Heavy and AMR-16. It also serves as the middle ground of the Chimano family.
Summary[]
Pros:
Well-balanced stats
Good ammo reserve
High ammo efficiency
Great base Concealment
High damage for a pistol
Cons:
Sub-par accuracy
Rather expensive for starting players
Tips[]
Equipping a Pocket Laser can be very helpful with the gun's somewhat low accuracy, especially because the laser dot is still visible when aiming down sights. If a high-concealment setup is to be desired, the Micro Laser is an invaluable alternative.
Installing a Pistol Red Dot Sight and Laser Grip can help bring the gun's accuracy up to more respectable levels and make it easier to aim as well.
Equipping a IPSC Compensator can help mitigate the sub-par accuracy, albeit at the cost of not being able to have a damaging barrel extension.
Despite the fact that the purpose of compensators is to increase the user's control of their weapon's recoil, the IPSC Compensator actually increases the amount of kick up per shot.
The item is the decorative front bit of the WE-Tech Tenderizer, a full-metal muzzle brake designed for airsoft M1911s.
The original model name (Meat Grinder) helps confirm the link.
Tenderizers can be utilized in close quarters in the same manner as a bayonet, albeit dealing blunt trauma instead of impalement. Despite this, the weapon butt animation and damage for pistols modded with this part remains unchanged.
The point of a pronged flash hider like this is to split the single bright muzzle flash into a wide four-way cross for the shooter's comfort. Not only is it slightly dimmer overall to avoid blinding the shooter in a dark environment, but it also prevents the flash itself from obscuring the target between shots. By this account, it should help with accuracy more than anything. It might appear more intimidating, or possibly alter stability by changing the center of gravity, but it certainly shouldn't alter the speed and thus damage of the weapon it is mounted on.
The Roctec Suppressor is based on Gemtech's BLACKSIDE .45. It tries to competently suppress the strong .45 and .40 S&W cartridges in as little space as possible.
The Champion's Suppressor is based on the Knight's Armament Co. Mk23 .45 caliber Suppressor. The real life suppressor is designed to fit only the MK23, suggesting that the in-game suppressor is custom.
A "Monolith" is commonly a single massive monument of stone or rock, often carefully and uniformly carved into shape. A typical monolith possesses a lot of perpendicular and parallel lines and surfaces, similar to the shape of this suppressor.
The suppressor is, in fact, simply an oil filter with a bullet hole on one end used as a makeshift sound suppressor. This is somewhat alluded to by its name, as a "budget" item is a cheap, most commonly homemade substitute of dodgy quality for something currently not available.
The "Jungle Ninja Suppressor" weapon mod is a reference to the game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. It is used on Naked Snake's custom M1911A1. In the description of the weapon mod it says, "...this suppressor was wielded by a great warrior during the legendary sneaking mission in the 60's." This is a reference to Naked Snake and the mission he did in the 1960's dubbed Operation Snake Eater.
The Tactical Pistol Light is based on the Streamlight TLR-1, as indicated by its string ID.
On Update #16, players who played during the Halloween Event and who were part of the Official Payday 2 Group on Steam, will be stuck with another exact copy of this that says "This is a Community Item!".
The Tactical Pistol Light used to be exclusively used by law enforcers on their Chimano 88 pistols and was unavailable to players. After Update #16, the mod was available to players.
If combined with a Laser Grip (STRYK 18c, Gruber Kurz, Chimano Compact, Chimano 88, Chimano Custom), activation will cycle through the laser on the Laser Grip, the laser on the Combined Module, the light, and then off, in that order. This effect has no practical application but the STRYK 18c, Chimano 88, and Chimano Custom get improved stats from both attachments.
The Laser Grip for the Chimano family of weapons appears to be based off the Crimson Trace Glock Laser Grip.
Unlike the Pocket Laser attachment which is turned on and off via a switch, the Laser Grip in reality is pressure-activated, meaning the laser will only come out when the grip-mounted trigger is pressed. Of course, the laser stays activated in-game for gameplay reasons.
The Laser Grip's laser sight is the only laser aiming module that is available at the same time as a Pistol Light attachment. One press of the "Q"/"D-pad down" activates both gadgets if a Tactical Pistol Light is attached.
Beavertail grips like this were invented to protect the shooter's hands. Having an overly aggressive grip on the gun was dangerous, as the jumping slide could painfully snap up the skin between the forefinger and the thumb. Having a little shield like this lets the user hold the grip closer to the center of gravity, diminishing the recoil some.
This particular component seems to be from Cytec, a Chinese manufacturer.
Despite being modeled after a 33-rounder Glock magazine, the Extended Mag gives neither the Chimano Custom, Chimano 88 nor the STRYK 18c the correct amount of bullets they should have. The closest it could manage is to bring the STRYK's capacity up to 32 rounds, which is still one round short of the proper count.
The Cavity 9mm is equipped with this item by default where, for once, it is loaded with the correct amount of ammo. This is particularly unusual considering how the Cavity's base weapon is actually incompatible with extended Glock magazines in reality.
The Long Slide is likely based on the slide of the Glock 35.
Very curiosly, this longer slide and barrel combo decreases the weapon's overall accuracy, while in reality it is often the other way around. The enlarged compensator cuts on the forend of the slide might have been the cause of this.
A Vote For Change Equip the Chimano Custom pistol. Celebrating the release of the Election Day Heist, you can now unlock the Chimano Custom pistol by simply joining the PAYDAY 2 Official Group on Steam.
Trivia[]
The Chimano Custom is based on the Glock 22C with a flared magazine well. The in-game model is the Gen 3 version of the 22C. Equipping the Long Slide turns it into a Glock 35.
Despite its caliber, the Chimano Custom uses the same Ventilated and Velocity muzzle brakes as the 9x19mm STRYK 18c. Doubly odd, as the two.40S&W versions of those same compensators are not usable by the Custom itself.
The Glock 22C in reality possesses an integral ported barrel (a.k.a Muzzle brake) which, when fitted with a suppressor, will render the device useless since the expanding gasses and sound from the shot will escape through the ports in the barrel and not through the suppressor itself.
The magazine capacity of 16 is for the most part accurate for standard Glock 22 pistols, but the in-game weapon fails to account for the added bullets inside the visibly incorporated 2-round extension cap.
"Vote for Bob, get a gun for free!"
On Bob McKendrick's electoral campaign website, the Chimano Custom is seen with the Long Slide attachment, as well as a black receiver rather than the in-game flat dark earth receiver.
It is also nowhere near "free", as promised in the ad. The player still has to fork over a sizable amount of cash to buy it in-game.
In the campaign video where he promised to give a free gun to whoever supported him, McKendrick held a Chimano pistol without the flared magazine well unlike how the Custom appeared in the game.
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