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.45 old school

.45 old school

Perform 45 kills with the M1911 Handgun in Multiplayer

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How to unlock the .45 old school achievement in Battlefield 4 - Definitive Guide

To unlock '.45 old school' you need 45 kills with the M1911 handgun in multiplayer.

This can be in any mode on any map.

Now, the M1911 is the 7th gun you will unlock down the handgun route. Starting with the M9, you must earn 5000 XP to unlock the next handgun, and then keep earning XP with handguns until the M1911 is unlocked. This will take 34,000 XP with pistols.

A thing to note - The 4th secondary firearm you unlock is the 'Shorty 12G'. Despite being in the handgun track, this gun does NOT give XP towards that same track. It gives XP to shotguns, so if your trying to unlock the M1911 for this achievement, do not use the Shorty.

If your playing normally (I unlocked this legit the very same round I hit rank 25) I would suggest playing conquest. You'll get mega points, and plenty of pistol opportunities.

If you want it out of the way as fast as possible, you can just run around in TDM with only your pistol out.

If you want it done fast, especially using tdm with only a pistol, use xp boosts you have as this will help speed the xp gain up.

I'd also recommend unlocking the 3rd pistol, the MP443 then just sticking with that. It's personal preference, but I found that the best pistol there is.

NOTE If you already have this achievement on the 360 version, it will pop in the first round on the X1. However, the X1 version doesn't backtrack to pop in the 360 version.
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16 Dec 2013 01:09

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I was the same Brian....my BF3 stats there are loads of knife kills, I went for them at every opportunity.

In BF4, I think I hit rank 25 with about 8.
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By Lavindathar on 17 Dec 2013 22:27
If you have a friend who grinded it out, you can take a 1911 from their kit and get 45 kills and it will pop.
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By RSDAY on 11 Jan 2014 22:51
One thing to help you get the 1911, use your Xp multipliers whenever you can. This will multiply your handgun so and unlock the next level gun faster. Of course once you get the 1911 you still need 45 kills.
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By GTPBigDog on 12 Jan 2014 06:33
Fair point I'll edit something in.
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By Lavindathar on 12 Jan 2014 10:19
Once this free shortcut pack is released everyone should have all the pistols right away...lets see how much the ratio drops!
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By ScuzzyBunny on 29 Jan 2014 06:56
Anyone know when the short cut pack is actually coming out?
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By Brooklyn Gin on 15 Feb 2014 03:15
No idea. Sucks impo tho!
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By Lavindathar on 15 Feb 2014 12:01
Does suck, I'm not in favour of these sorts of things, though it makes a change where it falls in my favour this time.
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By Brooklyn Gin on 17 Feb 2014 09:30
Getting the pistol kills come naturally,...any bf player uses his pistol a fair bit. :)
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By Lavindathar on 17 Feb 2014 10:43
Easier now with free handgun shortcut dlc.
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By StarshadeFPS on 21 Feb 2014 17:16
Bah. Shortcut sucks ;)
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By Lavindathar on 21 Feb 2014 19:33
It rocks ;)
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By StarshadeFPS on 23 Feb 2014 04:33
Lol
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By Lavindathar on 23 Feb 2014 11:07
It isnt free btw. 4.99
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By cru3e on 18 May 2014 09:26
I believe when it was launched it was free, or maybe only for premium.
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By Lavindathar on 18 May 2014 20:38
Those 45 kills will come quick when you unlock it, my favorite handgun.
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By AHGreg on 18 Aug 2014 13:09
This doesn't really deserve the time consuming coffee cup. 2 hours of game time in Squad Deathmatch, one 100% XP boost and one 200% XP boost later and I have the gun unlocked and at 50% towards the 45 kills. Nice guide btw.
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By will i am not on 13 Apr 2015 08:52
Just wanted to add my two cents, I did mine on the the 360, and what helped me rush through this was there were several "pistol only" servers where you're on equal playing grounds with the enemy. Couple that with a boost and this achievement will fly.
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By Enjoji on 27 Jul 2015 16:34
Great guide. I got this through normal gameplay. TDM and domination are "quicker" alternatives to get this. My issue was I always knife a person when I'm sneaking up on them. Once I realized this was an achievement I just started shooting them with a pistol and got this in no time.

Thumbs up!
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By Brian Beer God on 17 Dec 2013 22:13
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I used Lavindathar's solution

but i want to add something to speed it up :)
If you are like Me and hate using pistols just wait for a dubble xp weekend.
This dubbel Xp thing alsow works towards your handguns so instead of getting 34.000Xp you only need to do half of it :).
Another advise is Play Squad deathmatch these are really small maps but you got 15 other ppl to kill.
i ofther got around 12 pistol kills a match what gave me around 1500xp (but with dubbel xp i got 3k every match ) so i did around 12 matches of SDM and i got my M1911!
Once you get you M1911 you still need your 45 kills instead of half ofcourse :)
Hope this helps some of you guyz out!

Sorry for bad englisch !
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09 Feb 2014 00:15

*update* The handgun shortcut pack is no longer available. rendering this solution invalid until EA decide to make the free pack available again.

You no longer need to unlock the M1911 via xp.
You can download the BF4 handgun pack for free from the marketplace. This will give instant access to all handguns in multiplayer. This way you can instantly switch to the M1911 and start getting those 45 kills.
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25 Feb 2014 10:20

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There is no handgun pack available for me.
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By SatNiteEduardo on 26 Feb 2014 22:45
You might want to update, because once the "month of Battlefield" promotion was over (where different packs were free for limited times) a week or so later ALL the shortcuts were listed for sale (not free).

So, your solution isn't wrong...you just have to pay for the shortcut kit ($4.99)
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Battlefield-4-Hand...
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By ScuzzyBunny on 26 Jun 2014 18:28
according to this article the 'shortcut kits' will come out periodically. looks as though the handgun version may not be available any more and has been replaced (at time of writing) by a grenade shortcut pack.

http://venturebeat.com/2014/02/19/battlefield-4-handgun-shor...

sorry about that! didst realise the handgun shortcut pack was not a permanent downloadable. i will update the solution to reflect this
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By thegoodnate on 27 Feb 2014 09:34
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The M1911 requires 34,000 points in the Handgun category to unlock. Then you just need to get 45 kills cumulative and this trophy is yours.

There is also a shortcut pack that will get you the gun right away.
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Offtopic: I want help with getting 3 jet fighter ribbons for one of the china rising assignements. Interested?
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By LaxmiNarayanan on 12 Feb 2014 01:38

Expect to put a lot of time into this trophy. Just unlocking the M1911 Handgun will require many hours of plays. You will need 34,000 handgun XP to do so. Assists, headshots, multi-kills and kill streaks will grant bonus points to help you reach this total. Depending on the amount of bonus points you are accumulating, you will probably need somewhere between 250 and 320 handgun kills to obtain the necessary XP to unlock the M1911. If you have XP boosts available, press and then to active them while in a game and speed up the XP-earning process. When you reach 34,000 handgun XP and unlock the M1911, use it to kill 45 enemy players and unlock the trophy.

Handguns are not much harder to kill with than primary weapons (assault rifles, shotguns, sniper rifles, etc.). Situations will arise where you will be overmatched and may not have enough time to switch back to your primary weapon for additional firepower. To make these situations easier, I suggest you begin your multiplayer experience using handguns as your dominant weapons. This will improve your accuracy and help you learn their ranges, the amounts of damage they deal, and how quickly they perform kills.

You will unlock new handguns as you earn XP. You can experiment with these and determine the one that best suits you. I have stuck to the default Assault class handgun since beginning multiplayer and it has served me well. Try to be a bit stealthier when attempting handgun kills than you would normally be with an assault rifle or other more powerful weapon. If you get the drop on an enemy player you should have ample time to kill them before they get off enough shots to inflict critical damage upon you.

If handguns are not for you, use the boosting method from Turn Around…, as it will apply just the same for this trophy. Though boosting this trophy is largely unnecessary and quite boring. If you do boost, then keep in mind that you need four players to start a match so you will not receive any XP from kills when there are less than four players.

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In order to unlock the M1911 Handgun, you need to accumulate a total of 34,000 points with Pistols only. This includes any points that are a direct result of the pistol, like suppression assists and kills. It is recommended that you keep your pistol out whenever possible to maximize scoring potential. Be sure to make the most out of this when trying to build up your Pistols score. Once you unlock the M1911 Handgun, simply get a total of 45 kills with it in multiplayer.

Also, you can get this achievement by picking the gun up from another player's kit. So it is possible for a friend to give you this gun if they have unlocked it, and it is also possible for you to pick it up from a dead enemy.

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At the moment, unlocking all pistols is available for free in the store as part of the month of gratitude. It makes getting a trophy much easier.
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19 Feb 2014 03:19

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Just some advice. Boosts help sooooo much. So leave it at 100% for this trophy. By the way, I only found out how to turn them on when I knocked out this last trophy. Pause and then . I have about 40 of them there. There was only one person who was 200% coolest. With it, the next weapon was opened in two rounds. With my crooked hands, I opened the 1911 in a couple of hours with boosts.
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By Kaschej on 17 Sep 2014 07:19
Perhaps, to obtain platinum, this achievement will be difficult for those people who do not have 100% and 200% accelerators. Plus, shooting from a pistol on a gamepad will make you twirl a bunch of hair, incl. if you have problems with this, set shooting and aiming to L1/R1 in the settings, go to the capture location "Operation Locked Up" and after a few days (depending on your discount) the achievement is yours
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By Avtodoctor on 04 Mar 2019 10:24
It’s also not a difficult trophy, it’s best to play in small capture mode on a locked map, I knocked it out in five evenings of leisurely play for my own pleasure.
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By Smoky on 11 Nov 2015 10:18
If you took the honest route (without boosting) and decided to upgrade pistols on pistols only servers, I do not recommend using any other weapons besides pistols...otherwise you will simply be blocked from accessing the server. Everything must be clear: pistols mean only pistols! Respect other players, there are enough servers for anarchy and chaos....

Pistols can be upgraded very quickly on the “Locked Up Operation” map in Capture mode. There is a server with only this card, there is a constant mess.
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By Serega_73 on 09 Feb 2015 13:06
Played on the map "Flood Zone" in capture mode, with a booster of +200% XP, opened the pistol in 2 full rounds.

I mainly ran between points B and C, this place consists of the roofs of houses, where at almost every step there are stairs leading to the lower floors, these lower floors are interconnected in some places.

The point is this: we rush with a pistol along the roofs and stairs, quite often it will turn out that you will run up to the enemy from behind, which will give you almost 100% frag in your piggy bank and upgrade to the Colt 1911, or already knocking out this trophy.
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By John371 on 28 Jun 2016 20:21
If you, like me, don’t want to pay the bastards from EA for unlock pistols, then everything is much simpler. Don’t try to upgrade your pistol on regular servers; you’ll be shooting until the next part comes out. You go to the search for servers, enter pistols there, it finds you servers where you are allowed to run only with pistols. If you are not a Cancer, then 1911 opens in about 6 hours.
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By Garisson on 25 Jul 2014 08:13
To get the trophy the easiest way, do this:

1) Call 2-3 friends (and one of your friends must have an M1911 pistol!)

2) Go to an empty server (if there are four of you) or to a server where there is one player (as a rule, that player leaves the “non-game”, the match continues to go on, even if there are three or two of you!)

3) Anyone who wants a trophy must kill the owner of the M1911 pistol and select its class

4) Press and shoot the enemy's head (more damage and points). If there are three of you, your agreed enemy’s team may have a reanimator, so that after killing the enemy, the enemy will be revived and you can kill him faster. Statistics from the resuscitator are counted!!!
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By Strelokjan on 22 Jun 2014 15:32
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To save time you can do this.

Ask a friend who already has this gun open to help you.

You create a server, kill a friend, take his pistol, then use that pistol to kill your friend. Can be done in 2-3 short games. So that the left does not interfere too much, select the hardcore mode, there is no radar.

upd : A free add-on has appeared in the store that opens all pistols.

Now getting this trophy does not cause any difficulties.
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11 Feb 2014 19:42