How to get a pistol in Sons of the Forest

Sons of the Forest is the long-awaited sequel to the cult-classic survival-horror game, The Forest. In The Forest, you were only able to get a single firearm in the game: the flintlock pistol. In Sons of the Forest however, you can get access to multiple firearms relatively quickly. Some of the weapons included in Sons of the Forest are the shotgun and the pistol. So that probably leaves you wondering, how do you get a pistol in Sons of the Forest? Well, luckily for you, you’re reading our guide on how to get a pistol in Sons of the Forest.

Sons of the Forest: Where to located a pistol

At the beginning of the game, you’re told to find “Team B” and are given three objective markers on the map. Each one of these objective markers will give you something useful for your journey in Sons of the Forest. One gives you a flashlight, another gives you the shotgun, and the third and final one gives you the pistol. You can do these in any order you desire, although getting the shotgun might take a bit longer due to multiple steps required. The pistol in Sons of the Forest, however, is extremely easy to obtain.

As for which one of the three markers the pistol is located at, it’s the one in the ocean. Once you arrive at the shoreline where you seemingly have nowhere else to go to find this beacon, you should be able to spot an orange life raft out at sea. Once you swim out to this life raft, you can climb in it by swimming around to one of the sides and holding the interact button. Within the life raft, you should find a few goodies, but none of them are as important as the pistol lying within.

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What ammo type does the pistol use?

The ammo type that the pistol uses in Sons of the Forest is the 9mm ammo rounds. These can be sparingly found around the open world in crates and the like.