Nightsolo's Mass Effect 1 Weapons

The game has a pretty straight-forward way of comparing stuff. If it's not better than what any your characters already have, get rid of it.
There is an inventory limit of 150 items. Sell or Reduce to Omni-Gel all the stuff you're not going to use.
All items have levels, from I to X (1 to 10). In the tables below, these are given as ranges. The lowest number is at level I, the highest at level X.
The items you find correspond to your character level. i.e. as you level up, the items you find will be of higher level. Items you already have do not level up.
It's difficult to say which items are the "best" in any category, as some gamers may prefer, say, Damage to Accuracy.
In order to buy these items from the Normandy Requisitions Officer, you'll need the manufactuerer's Licence. See the Licences Page for how to get them.

Pistols

Name	Manufacturer	DMG	OVH	ACC
Raiku *	Ariake Technologies	163-221	17.7-24.4	63-68
Brawler **	Armax Arsenal	208-239	24.6-31.0	77-79
Stinger *	Devlon Industries	150-202	19-26	66-71
Striker	Elanus Risk Control Services	101-166	14-20	47-57
Kessler	Hehne-Kedar	90-147	14-22	52-61
Stiletto	Haliat Armory	146-239	15-22.9	57-65
Pinnacle	Jormangund	134-221	17.9-30.5	76-81
Razer **	Kassa Fabrication	224-258	23-28	75-77
Karpov	Rosenkov Materials	240-276	22-26	73-75
Edge	Elkoss Combine	112-184	13-19	38-49
HWMP Master *******	Spectre Gear	256-294	24-29	87-88

* starts at Level VI
** starts at Level VII
*** starts at Level IV

Name	Manufacturer	DMG	OVH	ACC
Tsunami *	Ariake Technologies	216-288	46.3-64.4	24-36
Crossfire **	Armax Arsenal	273-312	65-81	53-57
Raptor *	Devlon Industries	198-264	49-69	31-42
Banshee	Elanus Risk Control Services	135-216	36-54	1-15
Pulse **	Geth Armory	280-322	29-36	80-81
Lancer	Hahne-Kedar	120-192	38-57	1-23
Thunder	Haliat Armory	195-312	39-60	10-30
Breaker **	Kassa Foundation	294-336	61-74	49-53
Kovalyov **	Rosenkov Materials	315-360	57-69	45-50
Avenger	Elkoss Combine	150-240	35-51	1
HMWA *******	Spectre Gear	336-384	63-77	74-77

* starts at Level VI
** starts at Level VII
*** starts at Level IV

Name	Manufacturer	DMG	OVH	ACC
Katana *	Ariake Technologies	197-283	4.2-5.3	70-75
Avalanche **	Armax Arsenal	260-307	6.1-7.5	81-83
Firestorm **	Devlon Industries	180-260	4.5-5.8	72-77
Hurricane	Elanus Risk Control Services	115-212	3.3-4.0	56-66
Pulse Rife	Geth Armory	179-330	4.3-12.3	90-93
Storm	Hahne-Kedar	102-189	3.4-4.4	60-69
Tornado	Haliat Armory	166-307	3.6-4.8	64-72
Savage	Jormangund Technology	154-283	4.6-7.5	80-85
Armageddon **	Kassa Fabrication	280-330	5.5-6.6	80-81
Skolov **	Rosenkov Materials	300-354	5-5.8	78-80
Scimitar	Elkoss Combine	128-236	3.1-3.8	48-60
HMWSG Master *******	Spectre Gear	320-378	5.8-7	90-91

* starts at Level VI
** starts at Level VII
*** starts at Level IV

Only Infiltrators can zoom a sniper rifle. Even if you have the Sniper Rifle Talent.

Name	Manufacturer	DMG	OVH	ACC
Naginata *	Ariake Technologies	166-252	1.5-1.6	55-61
Punisher **	Armax Arsenal	226-273	1.8-2.0	72-74
Striker *	Devlon Industries	152-231	1.5-1.8	59-64
Hammer	Elanus Risk Control Services	92-189	1.2-1.4	35-47
Avenger	Hahne-Kedar	82-168	1.3-1.4	41-52
Equalizer	Haliat Armory	133-273	1.3-1.5	47-57
Harpoon **	Kassa Fabrication	244-294	1.7-1.9	69-71
Volkov **	Rosenkov Materials	261-315	1.6-1.8	66-69
Reaper	Elkoss Combine	102-210	1.2-1.3	24-38
HMWSR Master *******	Spectre Gear	278-336	1.7-2	85-86

* starts at Level VI
** starts at Level VII
*** starts at Level IV

last modified 1 August 2021