COP 357 Derringer

COP 357 Derringer (or simply COP 357) is a small but powerful pistol in CrossFire.

Overview[]

COP 357 Derringer is a quadruple-barreled derringer chambered for .357 Magnum. This weapon is quite deadly, capable of 2-3 hit kills (body shot) or 1-hit kill (headshot) against armored opponents at short to medium distance. It has a very fast firing rate, beating the Mauser M1896. Despite its powerful damage, its recoil is very low. Its drawing and reloading speed are also very fast, making it a great backup gun.

The main drawback of COP 357 is its small capacity, holding only 4 rounds in its chambers, but its fairly short reloading time to compensate for this weakness, and it can be changed with ammo buff from any VVIP with pistol ammo boost. It also produces a loud firing sound, allowing enemies to easily identify COP 357's users.

Availability[]

Available in all CrossFire versions

Technical Details[]

The COP 357 is quite robust in design and construction. It is made of solid stainless steel components. Four .357 Magnum cartridges are loaded into the four separate chambers by sliding a latch that "pops-up" the barrel for loading purposes, similar to top-break shotguns. Each of the four chambers has its dedicated firing pin. It uses an internal hammer, which is activated by depressing the trigger to hit a ratcheting/rotating striker that in turn strikes one firing pin at a time.

Variants[]

Notes:

- Additional variants of this weapon can be found on the perspective page.

Trivia[]

In real life, COP 357 Derringer has a very heavy trigger pull due to its double-action nature. It is also hard to rapid-fire due to the great recoil of .357 Magnum rounds in such a small gun, which is opposite to the in-game COP 357 Derringer (which is very lightweight and has a very fast firing rate).
This pistol is the same as the "The Shortstop" in a famous game by Valve called "Team Fortress 2".
- However in TF2, The Shortstop is a primary weapon and uses shotgun shells, while CF correctly listed it as a pistol and uses .357 Magnum ammunition.
Like the Steyr TMP, its model in third person view is much larger than its actual size and in the first person view.
With the release of the Newbie Weapon Package system, this gun has became one of the new basic weapons for newly created accounts.
This gun has both temporary and permanent variants in CF Vietnam, although the latter cannot be acquired freely by everyone since it's only given to newly created accounts. But this gun is featured on several cash-spending events, thus allowing everyone to get it permanently by selecting it as their prize (although players would rather choose other variants as they have an ammo boost, unless for their collection).
This gun and its variants are now notoriously known for their incredibly OPed nature by buffing up with VVIPs - a full +7 buff pretty much turns it into a monster because of its fast firing/reloading speed and good firepower, having 10+ rounds magazine means its owner can win almost any duel without much issue. Most pistol rooms often look down on COP 357 Derringer players if they're seen firing more than 4 rounds before reloading, since that guy is pretty much guaranteed to full-buff this gun and dominate the room. Even in normal S&D, TDM, or FFA mode, a COP 357 with full-buff can take out lots of primary weapons; an expert player can even go solo with only this gun if they wish.
- Also, like most reskinned revolvers, when this pistol's magazine capacity is boosted with VVIP weapons, the reloading animation is still inserted by 4 bullets. This is because their texture is a reskin of the original 4-shot COP 357 variant.