Disarm 3 enemies - can't disarm one...

[jamesc70]

Searching says 'shoot them in the hand or the gun', but this never works for me.

I've been in deadeye running around multiple enemies, shooting them directly in their hands, directly on the gun, and directly in their elbow. Never a single disarm.

Anyone know the trick to disarming?

[Dervish]

I'm stuck on this one as well, if you haven't finished the main story this guy's advice might help

I figured out a great way to do this very easily. Go to the oil fields near valentine. Bring a bolt action rifle with a scope. Perch up on the cliff across from the side of the oil fields with the wooden wall. For your first shot, target the elbow of the guard at the gate, almost guaranteed 1st disarm. Then everyone will start running around, but they won't be able to find you if you're far enough away. They will, however, occasionally stop and point their rifles up at the cliff. When they do this shoot them in their right elbow (your left) which should be bent outwards a bit when they're aiming up. Presuming you got a disarm with your first shot, the bolt action rifle has 4 more shots. Considering that you have unlimited time to do the 2nd two disarms (as I mentioned, they will never find you), just take your time and line up a good shot. This is a good method if you haven't unlocked the dead eye ability to stay in deadeye after firing, which is probably easier but requires you to get further in the story first. Just keeping in mind that after you get the first disarm, don't enter deadeye because it automatically reloads. Hope that helps.
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Problem for me is that I've finished the main story and that place is abandoned now

[jamesc70]

I've finished it also.

I do remember once during it, I had to shoot a gun out of a kid's hand, and that worked fine. Wonder if disarm doesn't work in the epilogue for some reason.

[Dervish]

I've defs managed to disarm a few people but couldn't quite complete the task. I've read the Varmint rifle is a good weapon to try with as you're less likely to kill the person by accident and it has a large clip.

I've seen video of someone doing it in the epilogue but they're shooting at some of the people by the sheep pens in Valentine and was hoping to do it in a way that wouldn't leave me with a bounty.

[Dervish]

Ok I managed to pull it off try heading back to Shady Bell its been taken over by Lemoyne raiders

Stand a way back from the entrance gates, I used a the varmint rifle with a scope, shooting the two guards arms and then one whoever else I could see with a rifle, there's a bunch of them there so hopefully you might have some luck there.

[jamesc70]

I've read you can also complete challenges in missions that you replay, so finding enemies isn't the issue. I'm definitely hitting hands/weapons/elbows, but I never see the enemy drop their gun.

I'll try the Varmint rifle.

[The Mogician]

Maybe try doing them in duels. If you haven't done so, go find the book guy at Valentine's smaller saloon (the one not on main street and with five finger fillet) and do his quests. You get to meet some people which you can disarm.

[Panthion]

Panthion here.

Everyone above is clearly thinking too plainly. This challenge was very simple and I'm surprised people didn't figure it out by now.

I probably won't get credit for this but it wouldn't hurt to help others struggling.

Things you need are;

-Snake oil
-Auto aim (I usually use free aim. This is optional but makes it easier)
-A bow and arrow (Normal arrows recommended)

Stir trouble in a town. I chose Valentine. When the lawmen and townsfolk come at you, keep an eye out for anyone with a rifle. I learnt shooting their right (left in our perspective) arm/elbow. If you do so with them facing you, you'll have high chances of disarming them. You don't need to worry about reloading and you can use Deadeye as much as necessary.

Kill anyone who has a handgun. If there's more than 3 enemies, kill multiple until you're not overwhelmed. Heal often because you'll need it. Find cover but in a way you won't be blocked when shooting. (Basically use a tree as cover before aiming etc)

Any enemies you kill with a bow, get your arrow back by walking over them. You'll need as much as possible since there's always a chance they won't be disarmed.

Good Luck.

[JuiceWSA]

The simple trick to this one is NOT to use Dead Eye.

Dead Eye auto loads the weapon - and that fails the challenge.

Find a group of enemies (Hangin' Dog Ranch is great). Position yourself where they can't get a clear shot unless they come at you - then piss 'em off.

With the Evans, or another suitable repeater with ample ammo. In free aim, without dead eye, as they come at you shoot the closest in the arm, then the next closest, and so on. 3 times and you're done. You can't reload or change weapons. Make 'em count.

[in]

Originally posted by Panthion:

Panthion here.

Everyone above is clearly thinking too plainly. This challenge was very simple and I'm surprised people didn't figure it out by now.

I probably won't get credit for this but it wouldn't hurt to help others struggling.

Things you need are;

-Snake oil
-Auto aim (I usually use free aim. This is optional but makes it easier)
-A bow and arrow (Normal arrows recommended)

Stir trouble in a town. I chose Valentine. When the lawmen and townsfolk come at you, keep an eye out for anyone with a rifle. I learnt shooting their right (left in our perspective) arm/elbow. If you do so with them facing you, you'll have high chances of disarming them. You don't need to worry about reloading and you can use Deadeye as much as necessary.

Kill anyone who has a handgun. If there's more than 3 enemies, kill multiple until you're not overwhelmed. Heal often because you'll need it. Find cover but in a way you won't be blocked when shooting. (Basically use a tree as cover before aiming etc)

Any enemies you kill with a bow, get your arrow back by walking over them. You'll need as much as possible since there's always a chance they won't be disarmed.

Good Luck.

Or instead of normal arrows use poison ones. They automatically drop guns when hit by poison cloud.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by jamesc70:

I've read you can also complete challenges in missions that you replay, so finding enemies isn't the issue. I'm definitely hitting hands/weapons/elbows, but I never see the enemy drop their gun.

I'll try the Varmint rifle.

This is the right approach - shoot them in the arm - with regular ammo

i've never had to switch to the varmint rifle, but that might work - just remember to do a head shot after you see them switch weapons.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

The simple trick to this one is NOT to use Dead Eye.

Dead Eye auto loads the weapon - and that fails the challenge.

I was just doing this in early Chapter 3 - right after getting the long-scoped rifle.

Dead Eye with Scope Auto-Loads, but Dead-Eye Without Scope does not Auto Load.

But this might also depend on Stage of Dead Eye that you are currently in.

The key is just to not kill the enemy in the first shot
(hitting the weapon, arm, side all seem to work - even knocking them down with the first shot, although i haven't tested shooting them in the legs).

Hanging Dog Ranch is definitely the best place for this becuz the enemies are spread out and they all seem to have rifles - lots of practice.

[JuiceWSA]

Hangin' Dog:

I stand on the outside of the fence, to the left of the gate, near where that Orchid grows in the corral. To jump things off I shoot the guy on the tower and, if necessary, the guys on the right that have a clear shot at me near the wagons, but their shots don't hurt that much.

As they come at me, they need to top a little rise in the corral to have a shot at me. As soon as I get a shoulder shot I take it, then do a head shot. It doesn't take long after that and it's over.

The Evans has an abundance of Ammo in the magazine - if you think you need more than 6. I'm not a very good shot - I usually need more than 6...lol

I mod the crap out of the game - and Automark Deadeye is the first thing to go.
In a race between Cancer and Automark Deadeye: Cancer would be my choice. It's one of the TOP 1 things I HATE about Online.

I never could complete the challenge with Deadeye level 4 - or the last one, whatever that is, 'cause that's where I start. My Deadeye goes right by all that other nonsense.

[Panthion]

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Originally posted by Panthion:

Panthion here.

Everyone above is clearly thinking too plainly. This challenge was very simple and I'm surprised people didn't figure it out by now.

I probably won't get credit for this but it wouldn't hurt to help others struggling.

Things you need are;

-Snake oil
-Auto aim (I usually use free aim. This is optional but makes it easier)
-A bow and arrow (Normal arrows recommended)

Stir trouble in a town. I chose Valentine. When the lawmen and townsfolk come at you, keep an eye out for anyone with a rifle. I learnt shooting their right (left in our perspective) arm/elbow. If you do so with them facing you, you'll have high chances of disarming them. You don't need to worry about reloading and you can use Deadeye as much as necessary.

Kill anyone who has a handgun. If there's more than 3 enemies, kill multiple until you're not overwhelmed. Heal often because you'll need it. Find cover but in a way you won't be blocked when shooting. (Basically use a tree as cover before aiming etc)

Any enemies you kill with a bow, get your arrow back by walking over them. You'll need as much as possible since there's always a chance they won't be disarmed.

Good Luck.

Or instead of normal arrows use poison ones. They automatically drop guns when hit by poison cloud.

My strategy worked perfectly. I think yours might have worked had I tried it that way, but I didn't have poison arrows at the time. I was still on Chapter 2 when I did that challenge, and when I did the hunter (or survival) challenge, I found out it was possible. I think Charles mentions it, but I could be thinking of Javier and knifes.

Anyway... I recommend using my strategy if you don't have poison, and want free range of deadeye for the challenge.

[TheHarlemSheikh]

Very late to the party, but another point that is omitted is that holstering your weapon reloads it and restarts the challenge. Discovered this using the Valentine NPC in the corrals method, which worked best for me.

[Ihateeverybody]

Trick is to have a high level of dead eye where you tag what gets shot vs the auto tag of lower Dead eye experience. You can still do it with earlier DE experience, its just as is noted much more difficult.

Later you will look back on this challange as easy. Shooting off Hats. THATS HARD.

Heck. Finding the correct number WITH hats is not easy.

And the kicker, there is always that one SOB who flinches and causes a head shot which goes a Screws it all up. Usually the Second, but sometimes the third.