Pistols with the highest muzzle velocity

21 of the 29 pistols in the WeaponSpecs database publish a muzzle velocity figure. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 8 pistols with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

1 of the 21 entries below (China) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Pistols with the highest muzzle velocity, ranked by published muzzle velocity
#	System	Muzzle velocity	Source
1	Five-seveN FN Herstal	650 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	Desert Eagle IWI	436 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	Tokarev TT-33 Tula Arms Plant	420 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	92FS Beretta	381 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	Yavuz 16 MKE	381 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	Glock 17 Glock	375 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	Glock 19 Glock	375 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	VP9 Heckler & Koch	375 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	P320-M17 SIG Sauer	365 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Jericho 941 IWI	360 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	M&P9 Smith & Wesson	360 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	PPQ Carl Walther GmbH	360 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	USP Heckler & Koch	352 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	CZ 75 Ceska zbrojovka (CZ)	350 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	QSZ-92 † NORINCO	350 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	P226 SIG Sauer	350 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	P99 Carl Walther GmbH	350 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	CZ99 Zastava Arms	350 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	Browning Hi-Power FN Herstal	335 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	Pistolet Makarova (PM) Tula Arms Plant	315 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	Kirikkale Kilinc 2000 MKE	300 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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