Understand Loose Magazine
Useful when…
- Reducing pistol reload downtime in Conclave.
- Filling a Naramon-polarity standard pistol mod slot where the recoil cost is acceptable.
Effect and rank progression
At rank 0, Loose Magazine gives +8.3% Reload Speed and +8.3% Weapon Recoil. At rank 3, these become +33.4% and +33.3%; at rank 5, both are +50%. The mod improves reload speed, but the equal maximum recoil increase can affect handling while firing.
Slot limits and alternatives
It is a standard-slot Conclave Pistol mod with Naramon polarity and base drain 4. It is incompatible with Full Capacity and Hydraulic Barrel. Full Capacity adds 30% magazine capacity at the cost of 15% Reload Speed; Hydraulic Barrel reduces recoil by 40% but lowers magazine capacity by 20%. Accelerated Isotope is a Standard pistol mod offering Radiation and fire-rate bonuses, so it serves a different purpose from this Conclave handling mod.
Rank costs and source
It reaches rank 5. Listed costs are 10 Endo and 483 Credits from rank 0 to 1, 40 and 1,932 from rank 2 to 3, and 160 and 7,728 from rank 4 to 5. Since each rank raises both the reload bonus and recoil, invest only to a rank that fits your handling needs. Its listed source is Conclave, Mistral.
Limitations and tradeoffs
- The faster reload is paired with increased recoil at every listed rank.
- The listed incompatibilities exclude two named pistol mods.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Do not count reload speed as a free benefit; recoil increases alongside it.
- Do not plan to equip it with Full Capacity or Hydraulic Barrel.