diff --git a/Resources/Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/attributions.yml b/Resources/Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/attributions.yml
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index 000000000000..4601c6858976
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Resources/Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/attributions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- files: ["dry_fire.ogg"]
+  license: "CC-BY-SA-3.0"
+  copyright: "Taken from tgstation"
+  source: "https://github.com/tgstation/tgstation/blob/436ba869ebcd0b60b63973fb7562f447ee655205/sound/items/weapons/gun/general/dry_fire.ogg"
diff --git a/Resources/Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/dry_fire.ogg b/Resources/Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/dry_fire.ogg
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index 000000000000..690cee3a3721
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diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Basic/base_pka.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Basic/base_pka.yml
index f85e93b893f0..a604b8a210a4 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Basic/base_pka.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Objects/Weapons/Guns/Basic/base_pka.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     maxAngle: -43
   - type: Wieldable
   - type: Gun
-    fireRate: 0.5
+    fireRate: 4 # imp: 0.5 -> 4, fire rate handled with recharge instead
     selectedMode: SemiAuto
     angleDecay: 45
     minAngle: 44
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
     - SemiAuto
     soundGunshot:
       path: /Audio/Weapons/Guns/Gunshots/kinetic_accel.ogg
+    soundEmpty: # imp edit
+      path: /Audio/_Impstation/Weapons/Guns/Empty/dry_fire.ogg
   - type: AmmoCounter
   - type: Appearance
   - type: GenericVisualizer
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@
           False: { visible: True }
         #todo: add other 'empty' animations
   - type: RechargeBasicEntityAmmo
-    rechargeCooldown: 0.75
+    rechargeCooldown: 2 # imp: 0.75 -> 2
     rechargeSound:
       path: /Audio/Weapons/Guns/MagIn/kinetic_reload.ogg
   - type: BasicEntityAmmoProvider