LOADING WEAPONS...
DOSSIERHAIRPIN
Pistol / Slide-Action / 3 KG
TTK
4.49s
vs Light, body
SHOTS TO KILL
6
body, Light
HEADSHOT
2.5x
50 dmg
FIRE RATE
1.11/s
shots/sec T4
MAGAZINE
8
rounds T4
// PVP ANALYSIS
20 damage, slide-action, built-in silencer. The stealth pistol. 1-round mag means every shot is a reload, but the shots are silent. At 20 damage with a 2.5x headshot (50 to the head), you need 4 headshots to kill through Medium. That's slow. But if they don't know where you are, speed doesn't matter.
// SHOTS TO KILL (PVP)
| Shield | Body | Head |
|---|---|---|
| None | 5 | 2 |
| Light (Green) | 6 | 3 |
| Medium (Blue) | 7 | 3 |
| Heavy (Purple) | 8 | 4 |
// THE MATH
20 damage body, 50 head (2.5x). 2 headshots kill unshielded (100 HP). 3 headshots through Light and Medium. 4 through Heavy. The 2.5x multiplier makes headshots mandatory — body shots are slow at 5 STK with no shield.
// VERDICT
Ambush. Third-party fights. Clean up wounded players. Hairpin is not for fair fights. It's for unfair ones. Niche but effective for players who play smart, not loud.
// MATCHUPS
See how Hairpin performs head-to-head against every weapon in Arc Raiders.
TIER IV / ALL SHIELD TYPES
BODY TTK
HEAD TTK
SHOTS TO KILL
No Shield
3.59s
0.9s
5 / 2
BODY / HEAD
Light
4.49s
1.8s
6 / 3
BODY / HEAD
Medium
5.39s
1.8s
7 / 3
BODY / HEAD
Heavy
6.28s
2.69s
8 / 4
BODY / HEAD
Threat Assessment
HAIRPIN WINS AGAINST
Jupiter+1.18s
IS IT WORTH UPGRADING?
TIER I
FR: 0.91/s
MAG: 8
RLD: 3.05s
TTK: 5.52s
TIER II
FR: 1.00/s
MAG: 8
RLD: 2.55s
TTK: 5s
TIER III
FR: 1.07/s
MAG: 8
RLD: 2.05s
TTK: 4.69s
TIER IV
FR: 1.11/s
MAG: 8
RLD: 1.55s
TTK: 4.49s
WORTH IT
Tier I to IV cuts TTK from 5.52s to 4.49s (19% faster). The biggest jump is I to II (9% improvement).
Crafting Materials
Recipe2 Metal Parts, 5 Plastic Parts
RequiresWorkbench, Gunsmith 1
PRICES, CRAFTING
VENDOR (TIAN WEN)
1,350
always in stock
SELL PRICE (T1)
450
T2: 1,000 / T3: 2,000 / T4: 2,900
DAMAGE
20
per shot
WEIGHT
3 KG
inventory weight
// FULL COST FROM SCRATCH (TIER IV)
26Metal Parts
5Plastic Parts
3Rubber Parts
2Simple Gun PartsSGP EQUIVALENT2 SGP
SEED COST~48 seeds
COIN COST1,350 coins
→ CALCULATE FULL LOADOUT COST WITH HAIRPIN HOW TO GET THIS WEAPON
BUY FROM TIAN WEN
Available for 1,350 coins. Always in stock. No blueprint required to purchase.
CRAFT AT WORKBENCH, GUNSMITH 1
Requires 2 Metal Parts, 5 Plastic Parts.
LOOT (ALL MAPS)
Found in weapon caches and secured rooms across all maps. Tier scales with area difficulty.
MODS & PAIRINGS
Mod Slots (1)
LIGHT MAGExtended Light Mag
SPECIALIntegrated Silencer
BALANCE CHANGES
No recorded balance changes. Hairpin has been stable across all patches.