How to change ammo

[daleslad]

From what I have found out I should be able to switch ammo on my Springfield rifle when I click and hold the Tab button for the weapon wheel. I see the arrows which I would assume I would click on to change to regular ammo from the express ammo but it's not working for me. Am I doing it correctly.

[Level 9 Hamslayer]

Press X when hovering over the weapon

[daleslad]

I'm afraid that didn't work for me on the PC, Hamslayer, however I do think I've found the problem. I had only been trying to change ammo on the Springfield which didn't work, but if I tried to change ammo on my Repeater Carbine it worked fine. I was able to just click with the mouse on the arrows and it also showed that it had both the Regular and High Velocity ammo available. When I switch to the Springfield it only shows High Velocity available which is what I don't understand. It is supposed to be able to use the same ammo as the repeater rifle but it doesn't give that choice.

[Rafik233]

Z and X keys

[daleslad]

Yeah thanks, they work also. Doesn't explain though why both types of rifle ammo only show on my Carbine and not the Springfield.

[gaqo]

Yes you have to craft those different bullets before they show up. You sit by the fire and craft them. Split heads and explosive heads if you've got the materials.

There are a few times when the realism is tedious. One bullet at a time!!!!

[RhysCake]

Originally posted by daleslad:

Yeah thanks, they work also. Doesn't explain though why both types of rifle ammo only show on my Carbine and not the Springfield.

Carbine is a repeater, not a rifle.
Different ammo to the Springfield.

[daleslad]

According to all of the information online, for RDR2 on a PC both of those weapons can use the same ammo. High Velocity and Regular ammo for the repeater and rifle you can buy, you don't have to craft them. So if I am buying both types of ammo for my Springfield and Repeater I would think it would show both types of ammo on my Weapons Wheel. I'm only showing the HV for my Springfield and both HV and Regular for my Repeater. Can anyone explain why it doesn't show both types of ammo on my Springfield.

[Level 9 Hamslayer]

Originally posted by daleslad:

According to all of the information online, for RDR2 on a PC both of those weapons can use the same ammo. High Velocity and Regular ammo for the repeater and rifle you can buy, you don't have to craft them. So if I am buying both types of ammo for my Springfield and Repeater I would think it would show both types of ammo on my Weapons Wheel. I'm only showing the HV for my Springfield and both HV and Regular for my Repeater. Can anyone explain why it doesn't show both types of ammo on my Springfield.

repeaters and rifles have different ammo pools, so even if you buy any type of rifle ammo you'd have to buy the Repeater variant of it. Only two exceptions are Lemat which can fire normal shotgun shells and rifles/sniper rifles, but sniper rifles are really just rifles with a forced scope and intended for longer range.

[daleslad]

Thanks Hamslayer, it's still a bit foggy, but I think you are saying that my Springfield sniper rifle can not use the Regular rifle ammo. Although like I said earlier every article I've looked at for RDR2 say that the Springfield uses the same ammo as the Repeater. Apparently you must be right as I can't get the Regular ammo to show itself on the Weapons Wheel. I'll have to try crafting some split heads and see if they show up.

[Level 9 Hamslayer]

Originally posted by daleslad:

Thanks Hamslayer, it's still a bit foggy, but I think you are saying that my Springfield sniper rifle can not use the Regular rifle ammo. Although like I said earlier every article I've looked at for RDR2 say that the Springfield uses the same ammo as the Repeater. Apparently you must be right as I can't get the Regular ammo to show itself on the Weapons Wheel. I'll have to try crafting some split heads and see if they show up.

[Edit after a long time I came back and realized I could have explained better so I will, Skip original post as I'm keeping it for post history]

Each weapon goes into a category as to which ammo it can use. and within each category there's ammunition types, such as regular, high velocity, explosive etc,

The categories are
Revolver (Revolver ammo - IRL rimmed cartridges)
Pistol (Pistol ammo -IRL rimless cartridges)
These two are separated because without too long of a post, Revolvers have a rim on the cartridge that make it work better for revolvers where pistols don't have a rim because that would mess things up.

Repeaters (repeater ammo -IRL flat nosed ammo)
RIfles & Sniper Rifle (Rifle ammo -IRL pointed tip. In game the difference between sniper and rifle is that snipers force you to use a scope and you don't get auto aim, Snipers are just rifles that are built for longer range shooting at the expense of CQC)

Technically all repeaters are rifles but not all rifles are repeaters, the reason we have to separate these ammos because in "normal" rifles you load them on top of each other or one at a time etc and it works just fine.

However in a repeater the cartridges are stored in a line in a gun, and if a pointed bullet hits the back of another bullet it can possibly cause it to go off and give you a bad day. so their points are removed so that doesn't happen.

and finally shotgun( shells) They're all universal through shotguns.

IRRC (I haven't played in a long time) there are two exceptions to these categories.
Lemat revolver- which can fire all revolver ammo and the basic shotgun shells only.

Varmint rifle,(.22-IRL .22short I believe) Technically a rifle, but it's a repeater, but it's chambered in .22 Which is unique to the varmint rifle. which is much smaller than the repeater's cartridges and more is intended to shoot rabbits or squirrels rather than combat.


[Original post]
Rifle and repeaters do not use the same ammo types that's like trying to put a revolver round into a rifle. A repeater's bullet is stored in a tube of the gun in a line has to be flat so it doesn't set off any other rounds. Rifle rounds aren't loaded from a tube/they're stacked so they can be pointed

The springfield is a single shot rifle, the only two snipers right now are the rolling block and the Carcano. The difference between a sniper and rifle is that snipers require that you use a scope and you cannot use aim assist but other than that, are just rifles.

I think your confusion comes from repeaters look like rifles and in real life are rifles, but the ammo difference put them in seperate categories.

Repeaters, generally have a capacity around 10, are faster, and not very high damage, rifles are slower, lower capacity of 5 or 6, unless a single shot like your springfield and deal more damage. Only exception to that is the varmint rifle which is a .22 and 20 round capacity, and damage like your flicting it and is intended for small game like rabbits, squirrels, etc

Also you're welcome I'll there's anymore confusion I can try answering tomorrow

[daleslad]

Thanks again, for the explanation and your time.

[stump]

This thread helped clear things up for me. Thanks all.