Silenced .22 Pistol

The silenced .22 pistol is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The silenced .22 pistol is a .22LR round handgun with an integrated silencer/suppressor; accordingly it is classified as a silent weapon, and will allow you to attack a target while sneaking without alerting other nearby NPCs or creatures of your presence. The weapon's usefulness for stealth players is further complimented by its relatively high critical damage of 18, double the weapon's base damage. With the Better Criticals perk, a sneak attack critical from the silenced .22 pistol can cause 67 points of damage.

Outside of stealth situations the silenced .22 pistol is lacking, primarily because of its low base damage of 9, making the it the second weakest Guns weapon behind the BB gun. This low damage is somewhat offset by the weapon's 3x critical chance multiplier. The weapon also suffers some from using the .22LR round, which is used by almost no NPCs during the early portions of the game and typically must be purchased from merchants, though the cheap cost and low weight of the ammunition in hardcore mode provide limited advantages.

The silenced .22 pistol is the only Guns-skill weapon (outside of content from add-ons) which is classified as a normal holdout weapon, allowing you to sneak it into weapon-free areas regardless of your Sneak skill.

Locations

 * Goodsprings - can be purchased from Chet or stolen from counter in his store.
 * Primm - inside Vikki and Vance Casino, lying on the floor by the roulette tables in the side room.
 * Camp McCarran - located on a table inside one of the tents on the west side of the camp.
 * Goodsprings Cemetery - one can be found sometimes in a grave (shovel required).
 * The Strip - across from the Lucky 38 casino, there is a gun salesman who sells holdout weapons, including the silenced .22.
 * Gun Runners - you can occasionally find one or more for sale from Vendortron.
 * Two can be found equipped by Benny's bodyguards in the ambush on your character in The Tops presidential suite.
 * Ultra-Luxe - found on the assassin sent to kill you during the quest Beyond the Beef.
 * During the quest, Beyond the Beef, Heck Gunderson will give you one.
 * Honest Hearts : General Store - can be found on a display counter.