Old Friends Mission

[Math]

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

[Vermilus]

man i have all the guns in game just buy one and dont forget to customize it

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Math:

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

If you're standing next to 'Your' Horse - Tap Tab (don't long press it to open the wheel) will probably get the thing off the horse.
or
You have to open the wheel, then "when you're standing by YOUR Horse" the repeater is sticking out of the saddle (highlight repeater - release)...

If you don't have a Carbine Repeater - Verify Game Files... you can't proceed without that repeater<---as you know by now:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyoMHy7Arc

BTW:
Dutch is an idiot - A Repeater is NOT a Rifle!

lol

[Man o' War]

You can set subtitles in the options menu for the whole game or just missions so you don't miss what was said in the future.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by Math:

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

Hmm...

1. Sound problems never happen for me in 2000+ hours, but i use no mods. So, remove any mods and verify ur game files. Then check your audio cables.

2. The slots in the weapon wheel at 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock (12-hour clock) are for you non-sidearm weapons. You can slot one sidearm per holster, plus one long gun on your should and one long gun on your back.

This site has a fully populated view of the weapon wheel (after acquiring second holster):
https://attackofthefanboy.com/guides/red-dead-redemption-2-how-to-equip-and-change-weapons/

And the "repeating rifle" is generally referred to as "repeater", although it does qualify as a rifle (a long gun fired from the shoulder, with a rifled barrel).

The other guns referred to as "rifles" are in two categories - which i generally keep separate in my head as "hunting rifles" (like Springfield or Bolt Action) and "sniper rifles" (like long block rifle, that, in game, have a different long-distance fire damage computation).

[Triple G]

...and additionally to the weapon wheels - in some missions You will be automatically equipped with weapons in Your locker, which You stored there, because You would like to not use them for certain reasons, or perhaps because You have another weapon in the same category for which You want to gain familiarity. After those missions they will be in the locker again. It´s kinda magic sometimes i guess.

This part of that tutorial mission is about to show You how to equip a rifle, or any two handed weapon in the game, as the holsters are just for one handed guns. You could try to fit a rifle in there, but it would be inconvenient when walking around or riding - and every time You turn Your head there would be that rifle thingy in the way - and sometimes it would fall out, or when kneeing get stuck into the dirt and wouldn´t function any more - or it would be hard to pull it out, etc. It´s about realism as i said in the first paragraph...

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Math:

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

Originally posted by DargonBlak:

Originally posted by Math:

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

Hmm...

1. Sound problems never happen for me in 2000+ hours, but i use no mods. So, remove any mods and verify ur game files. Then check your audio cables.

2. The slots in the weapon wheel at 6 o'clock and 9 o'clock (12-hour clock) are for you non-sidearm weapons. You can slot one sidearm per holster, plus one long gun on your should and one long gun on your back.

This site has a fully populated view of the weapon wheel (after acquiring second holster):
https://attackofthefanboy.com/guides/red-dead-redemption-2-how-to-equip-and-change-weapons/

And the "repeating rifle" is generally referred to as "repeater", although it does qualify as a rifle (a long gun fired from the shoulder, with a rifled barrel).

The other guns referred to as "rifles" are in two categories - which i generally keep separate in my head as "hunting rifles" (like Springfield or Bolt Action) and "sniper rifles" (like long block rifle, that, in game, have a different long-distance fire damage computation).

Originally posted by Triple G:

...and additionally to the weapon wheels - in some missions You will be automatically equipped with weapons in Your locker, which You stored there, because You would like to not use them for certain reasons, or perhaps because You have another weapon in the same category for which You want to gain familiarity. After those missions they will be in the locker again. It´s kinda magic sometimes i guess.

This part of that tutorial mission is about to show You how to equip a rifle, or any two handed weapon in the game, as the holsters are just for one handed guns. You could try to fit a rifle in there, but it would be inconvenient when walking around or riding - and every time You turn Your head there would be that rifle thingy in the way - and sometimes it would fall out, or when kneeing get stuck into the dirt and wouldn´t function any more - or it would be hard to pull it out, etc. It´s about realism as i said in the first paragraph...

If you guys read the Original Message then Look at the YouTube Video - you'll probably notice @Math is standing next to the wrong horse. It's early in the game. @Math hasn't fallen in love with his horse yet, so still can't pick it out of a crowd.

Here's another shot at it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyoMHy7Arc

@Math does, in fact, have a 'Repeater'.
Dutch stuck it in his saddle (so he can practice getting it off the horse - once he finds the right horse).

"S^%*T Happens".

"Tap" Tab - will get the repeater probably - or he can practice manipulating the wheel when standing next to the correct horse.

BTW:
Chuck Conners - The Rifleman
Is spinning in his grave - now that Rockstar has told everybody his Super-Duper Winchester Variant isn't a Rifle...lol

Anyway - now that @Math knows that - he won't be ruining perfect deer pelts with his "Repeater" 'cause in this game "Repeater" and "Rifle" are two very different things even though a Kid who watched The Rifleman as they aired originally - that would be me - thinks something else entirely.

I did learn how to play the game (eventually) and know all the Local R* Descriptions and Requirements for the gathering of Perfect Pelts<---and my 'Repeater' is used in very few of those activities.

BTW 2:
When you make it down the hill, events will transpire that result in a lot of dead guys. As you 'Loot' them care must be taken NOT to pick up their 'Worn Weapons' with a simple "Tap" of Tab<---once you pick up a Worn Weapon you'll discover it's yours FOR LIFE. You can't fix it and you can't get rid of it - so don't do it.

[Man o' War]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

If you guys read the Original Message then Look at the YouTube Video - you'll probably notice......that you've just wasted an hour of your life

[JuiceWSA]

Originally posted by Man o' War:

...then Look at the YouTube Video - you'll probably notice......that you've just wasted an hour of your life

The 'meat and potatoes' of that video happens in the first 20 seconds... @Math can stop watching after that...lol

[Triple G]

I mean there´s also tutorial text which tells what exactly to do - and i don´t think he has disabled it completely. If it still shows "approach the horse and press a button", when You interact with a horse - it´s probably the wrong one - or at least something to consider: to try another horse...

But i guess the issue is that the tutorial text says to use a longarm slot, when he tries the sidearm slot, which only shows those two weapons mentioned.

[DargonBlak]

Originally posted by JuiceWSA:

Originally posted by Math:

This mission started out funky with Dutch mouthing some words I couldn't hear, so I had to look up the walkthrough to see that he told me to get my rifle from my horse. I don't have a rifle.... I press tab at my horse and I have a pistol and a sawed off shotgun only. Did I skip a mission where I was supposed to get a rifle? It doesn't look like I can proceed without it. If I go down the hill and enter the camp I fail the mission.

If you guys read the Original Message then Look at the YouTube Video - you'll probably notice @Math is standing next to the wrong horse. It's early in the game. @Math hasn't fallen in love with his horse yet, so still can't pick it out of a crowd.

i disagree

OP mentioned "Pistol or Sawed-Off Shotgun" which, as i read it, meant he was at HIS horse since he only has one holster and was Swapping Weapons.

I suppose it's possible he's already using some Trainer Cheat to give him a second holster, but there was nothing indicating this likelihood - so i just went with the "vanilla play case" to determine what might have been happening.

He couldn't have seen both holster weapons unless he was at his horse.

Thus, if he's at his horse, then he's just not looking at the additional weapon slots in the wheel,

And thanks for using up 2 minutes of my time in needing to correct you - geeze... :)