PAYDAY 2

PAYDAY 2

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Ultimate Stealth Buyer's Guide
By Ham Stroker's: Ejacula
Want the perfect stealth arsenal? Don't know what to get? This guide goes deeper than most when it comes to weapons
   
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Introduction
Hi! I'm Guy Guyerson and you can eat my-

[Ok let's try that again]

Having problems killing silently? Guns make a loud bang sound? Then you are ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ retarded for choosing tha-

[♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, who am I kidding]

Alright The point is I constantly see people asking me what weaponry I'm using that lowers my detection and increases my damage. It's a constantly asked question, and I see tons of people seeing a detection rate of 22 as a normal number. Well this buyers guide is here to show you some weapons that allow you to stealth in style. I have DLC so I will mark dlc mods with an asterisk (aka *), and have an alternative listed below it (unless there are none).
Primary Weaponry
This is the bulk of your arsenal. These are some of the best weapons that you can use in stealth. Will be updated frequently
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Raven Shotgun*
Magazine: 10
Total Ammo: 29
Damage: 63
Accuracy: 6
Stability: 8
Concealment: 26
Threat: 6

Mods:
000 Buckshot
Short Barrel*
Silent Killer Suppresor
FlipUp Sight*

This gun has nice stopping power for the sacrafice of 1-2 concealment. While I understand that it is a DLC weapon, most people own the shotgun dlc so I'll just ignore you're outcries.
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CAR-4 Rifle
Magazine: 22
Total Ammo:150
Rate of Fire: 600
Damage: 26
Accuracy: 12
Stability: 17
Concealment: 29
Threat: 0

Mods:
Stealth Barrel
Auto Fire*
Competition Foregrip*
Straight Grip*
-Rubber Grip
Vintage Mag
Folding Stock

Your run-of-the-mill stealth rifle. Decent Damage, Decent Rate of Fire, and Great concealment. Also one of the most Non-DLC friendly weapons out there.
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Nagant Sniper Rifle*
Magazine: 5
Total Ammo: 25
Rate of Fire: 60
Damage: 235
Accuracy: 16
Stability: 6
Concealment: 7
Threat: 18

Mods:
Silenced Barrel*
Discrete Stock*

This is a good weapon for those people that are the assigned spotter duty. Note: Not actually for stealthing.
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Akimbo Deagle Pistols
Magazine: 20
Total Ammo: 90
Rate of Fire: 240
Damage: 54
Accuracy: 10
Stability: 12
Concealment: 27
Threat: 2

Mods:
Size Doesn't Matter Suppressor
Bling Grip

The akimbo deagles are alright for stealth. The concealment isn't bad, and the low ammo count gets nullified due to the fact that you wont be killing 90 people. The damage is quite significant, however.
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Secondary Weaponry
From what I know, people use these more often, so there are more choices.
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Locomotive 12G Shotgun
Magazine: 10
Total Ammo: 15
Rate of Fire: 160
Damage: 94
Accuracy: 10
Stability: 17
Concealment: 20
Threat: 34

Mods:
AP Slug*
-000 Buckshot
The Silent Killer Suppressor
Straight Grip*
-Ergo Grip
Extended Mag
Tactical Shorty Stock

This gun packs the ultimate punch when it comes to stealthing. While the ammo count is low, this gun can pretty much instakill anyone, so 15 instakills is more than enough. One of the best stealth weapons around for cold murder.
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Bernetti 9 Pistol
Magazine: 14
Total Ammo: 154
Rate of Fire: 670
Damage: 16
Accuracy: 16
Stability: 33
Concealment: 30
Threat: 0

Mods:
Size Doesn't Matter Suppressor
Ergo Grip/Engraved Bernetti Grips
Marksman Sight
Elite Slide

Your run-of-the-mill stealth weapon. Trades damage for concealment. Best Non-DLC weapon.
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The Judge Shotgun
Magazine: 5
Total Ammo: 10
Rate of Fire: 500
Damage: 108
Accuracy: 10
Stability: 9
Concealment: 27
Threat: 6

Mods:
AP Slug*
-000 Buckshot
The Silent Killer Suppressor

See Locomotive 12G Description. This weapon has greater damage than the Locomotive, but way less ammo, only 10 kills, meaning 4 guards and 6 civs. Not good for ECM rush
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Cobra Submachine Gun*
Magazine: 20
Total Ammo: 160
Rate of Fire: 1000
Damage: 16
Accuracy: 10
Stability: 30
Concealment: 30
Threat: 0

Mods:
Low Profile Suppressor
Auto Fire*
Ergo Grip*
No Stock*

This weapon is a bit of a wild card. While it does mediocre damage, and is decent at cleanup, It can be strange with killing. Sometimes it can kill anyone in one go, while at other times you have to re-load to finish the job. Be careful.
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Gruber Kurz Pistol*
Magazine: 14
Total Ammo: 154
Rate of Fire: 670
Damage: 16
Accuracy: 18
Stability: 30
Concealment: 30
Threat: 0

Mods:
Size Doesn't Matter Suppressor
Laser Grip*

This is the DLC player's Bernetti 9
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Disclaimer
I understand that you can make a metric ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of different types of stealth weapons. These are just the weapons I have used over my career that have proven usefull. I'm not responsible for any murder charges you recieve, nor am I responsible for the weapon not killing someone, causing you to lose the heist.


NOTE: I CURRENTLY DO NOT HAVE THE NINJA PACK, OR THE WESTERN PACK! I REALIZE THAT THE NEW NINJA WEAPONS PROVE USEFUL, AND THE WESTERN PACK BOW CHANGES THE META, BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY THE DLC!!!!
17 Comments
J erry 28 Jun, 2015 @ 3:45pm 
Tk for the help on stealth and loud.
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 28 Jun, 2015 @ 2:30pm 
@Banshee man, I primarily use an akimbo setup when going into loud. Primarily Chimano Customs akimob and Chimano Custom sidearm. For my melee I use the switchblade/trench knife/nova's shank. And my skill tree is a mix between mastermind, ghost, fugitive, and a dash of enforcer.
J erry 28 Jun, 2015 @ 1:15pm 
Oh okay i was just wondering what do you use to go on while going into to loud like a skill and weapon loadout.
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 28 Jun, 2015 @ 11:46am 
@Banshee man, considering that any single weapon can be a loud weapon, It wouild be way too long. IT all depends on if people want accuracy, stability, rapid fire, single fire, etc. It's too broad of a subject for me to write about.
J erry 27 Jun, 2015 @ 9:24pm 
Jimmy do u have a loud weapon guide?
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 26 Jun, 2015 @ 4:26am 
NOTE: I dont have EVERY DLC so I can't put every weapon down
ahoy 19 Jun, 2015 @ 1:07am 
i was just joking :D but it still works
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 18 Jun, 2015 @ 2:31pm 
@Gandalf, up for debate on that. Personal Preference is cool and all, but remember that it is personal.
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 18 Jun, 2015 @ 2:30pm 
@Mini Tiger This is for people who want to go deeper and whatnot. If you don't care, then there is no need to care about not caring.
Ham Stroker's: Ejacula  [author] 18 Jun, 2015 @ 2:29pm 
@Tacopowers great question. Sadly, due to my extensive situation of being poor as fuck, I can't get dlc for a while, so I can't answer your question. Just listen to Flynn for now.