1874e Petros Rifle
1874e Petros Rifle is worth keeping when you want careful 11x54 mm shots or a base rifle for the later Petros upgrade path; panic fights punish it fast.
EB Bantam Revolver is the upgraded EB family variant, so it makes sense when you want a better 8x21mm revolver without changing loadout role.
EB Bantam Revolver feels right when you already know the EB path is staying in your loadout. It is the direct step up from Zseb, so the real choice is whether spending a Zseb plus 25 Scrap Metal helps more than saving that material for a bigger gun change. If your crew already likes a cheap 8x21mm sidearm and just wants the better version, Bantam makes sense. If the whole sidearm slot already feels temporary, the upgrade can wait.
Craft it at Armament Workbench T1 from 1 EB Zseb Revolver plus 25 Scrap Metal in 5 seconds, or loot it from weapon sources.
1874e Petros Rifle is worth keeping when you want careful 11x54 mm shots or a base rifle for the later Petros upgrade path; panic fights punish it fast.
1874s Petros Sniper Rifle is worth the slot when the run really gives you range and enough 11x54 mm ammo to cash in on it; cramped fights expose the risk fast.
866/9 Rifle feels like the sensible early rifle when the run expects medium-range fights and already has 9x42mm ammo behind it.
Anti-Reactor Rifle feels worth the slot in runs that actually want to pressure Trampler systems before boarding starts.
AV1 Rocket Launcher feels worth packing when you already have Rockets and expect targets that are worth burning them on.
Black Box only starts to matter once you have already won the reactor fight and still have enough left to get home.
Blitz 10R Pistol feels like the middle-ground Blitz: enough magazine to be usable, not enough to pretend it solves every close fight.
Blitz 15R Pistol feels like the Blitz version you keep when you want the family at its most forgiving.
Bantam feels best when your loadout already wants an EB sidearm and you just need the better version, not a different weapon family.
It is still an 8x21mm revolver. If the next spending decision should buy reach, shells, or Trampler recovery instead, the upgrade can wait.
EB Bantam Revolver uses 8x21mm Ammo.
It fits when the crew already wants the EB revolver family and is choosing whether the Zseb-to-Bantam upgrade is worth 25 Scrap Metal.