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    Pistol takedowns?

    I have Xbox one and I just want to know how I preform a pistol takedown? It is a little unclear on how to do this.

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    On PS4 its L2 when during the takedown. Its gotta be similar for xbox, so left trigger I reckon.

    There will be an on-screen prompt when you are carrying out a takedown if there is another enemy nearby and you are facing it.
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    Pistol Takedown?

    I too would like to know the HOW of a pistol take down. PLEASE don't tell me you have to,some how,sneak up on a peggie,take HIS pistol,and then shoot him with it?
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    Pistol takedown is for killing multiple nearby NPCs, using the pistol of the NPC you do a normal takedown on. It's a multiple NPC kill technique/skill/perk.
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    Originally Posted by MikeWeeks Go to original post
    Pistol takedown is for killing multiple nearby NPCs, using the pistol of the NPC you do a normal takedown on. It's a multiple NPC kill technique/skill/perk.
    In far cry 5 they changed it so that you use the sidearm you have rather than the enemy weapon this allows for using silenced weapons to be used when performing a sidearm takedown

    To do it you simply hold left trigger while performing a takedown with your other intended target in view I find it works better and more consistent than in last games so I do not understand confusion
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    Originally Posted by Gr4nt8r0dy Go to original post
    In far cry 5 they changed it so that you use the sidearm you have rather than the enemy weapon this allows for using silenced weapons to be used when performing a sidearm takedown

    To do it you simply hold left trigger while performing a takedown with your other intended target in view I find it works better and more consistent than in last games so I do not understand confusion
    Thanks for the clarification. Haven't selected that perk yet, as I simply assumed it was the same as the previous Gunslinger takedown skill. Was never a favorite of mine since it meant "going loud" with multiple enemies nearby.
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    thanks for the info!!
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    Originally Posted by Gr4nt8r0dy Go to original post
    In far cry 5 they changed it so that you use the sidearm you have rather than the enemy weapon this allows for using silenced weapons to be used when performing a sidearm takedown

    To do it you simply hold left trigger while performing a takedown with your other intended target in view I find it works better and more consistent than in last games so I do not understand confusion
    That explains why I kept throwing a bat at the next guy with this takedown... LOL. I was like WTF?! I thought, don’t any of these Peggies carry a pistol?! At the time, I didn’t have a silenced pistol, only Faith’s signature double-barreled shotgun. BTW, I could not complete the challenge this way.
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    The nice thing is, it auto-targets for headshots, so if there's multiple targets nearby, you grab the first guy, hold LT and it will aim your pistol, then you just shoot and it will take out anyone nearby with a single shot each, no need to actually aim.
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    Hey just how do you get a hold of the first guy? Can you walk me through this. I'm just not getting it.
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