Blacktail

The blacktail is a Handgun purchasable at the start of the castle in resident evil 4. This handgun is one of the fastest weapons in the game although semi auto it can be upgraded to fire faster. The Black tail is the second most powerful handgun in Resident Evil 4, scoring high fire-rate, high ammo capacity, and medium attack power. The Blacktail was also used by Ada Wong, during Los Illuminados event. The Blacktail is based on the Springfield armoury XD (Xtreme Duty) 9mm.

The Blacktail is available for purchase from the Merchant for 24,000 pesetas. It takes up 6 spaces (3x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 1.6, can fire every .47 seconds, takes 1.70 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 15 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 3.0, can fire every .27 seconds, takes .83 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 35 rounds. The Blacktail costs 362,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 3.4 (4.5 in the PS2, PC and Wii ports).

While not as powerful as the Red9, the Blacktail's superior capacity and rate of fire still make it a lethal weapon in the right hands. Since it takes up less space than the Red9, it is better suited for those who use the handgun strictly as a secondary weapon. But for those who use the handgun as a primary weapon, be wary; it's easy to get carried away with it's fast firing rate.

Lvl | Firepower | Firing Speed  | Reload Speed  | Capacity -||---|---|---    1  |    1.6     |     0.47      |     1.70      |    15          2  |    1.8     |     0.40      |     1.47      |    18          3  |    2.0     |     0.27      |     0.83      |    21          4  |    2.3     |           |           |    25          5  |    2.7     |           |           |    30          6  |    3.2     |           |           |    35