can i disarm people without killing them with my gun

[Isabelle]

it feels like a very classic western move to shoot a revolver out of someone's hand but every time i try it just phases right through and does nothing at all.

same goes for repeaters.

[Bonus!]

i don't think so but you can try looking for a mod to solve it

[Gunther Toody]

beat the crap outta them then tie em up

[Ihateeverybody]

You actually can, But it is difficult without Deadeye or at Lower Dead Eye levels. You have to paint the target in deadeye and getting it painted just right is a hassle until Later on.

Second to the last Deadeye level allows you to point and paint (Q key I think, but yours might be different). Last Deadeye level allows you to paint and shoot and continue in deadeye.

I can be mixing my explanation up so take it with a grain of salt. I know I can do it.

Funny Story the 9th Sharpshooter challange took me most of the game to complete. Shoot off 3 hats in the same deadeye session. You would not believe how many enemies flinched causing a headshot or didn't wear their hats that day or moved behind a column. Drove me crazy.

[John Webfishing]

yeah you can also shoot their hat off too

[ant_sh]

AFAIK this can be done only in duels or in a mission where Arthur has to disarm a boy

[John Webfishing]

Originally posted by ant_sh:

AFAIK this can be done only in duels or in a mission where Arthur has to disarm a boy

no you can do it in regular gameplay

[Caffeinated Rabbit]

you can disarm people, its a bit finicky, iv found myself easily disarming some with one shot to never being able to disarm others by doing exactly the same thing.

It might be tied to honor, it might be tied to whether or not the person is a civilian turned hostile, or enemy, you might only be able to do it in deadeye, i couldnt tell exactly what the requirements are. It could be chance based for all i know. All i know is its very possible and i almost always get a kick out of doing it when it works.

I think you can only use a revolver and you can only disarm a revolver, so don't bother using a shotgun or trying to disarming one, it wont work.

hats are much more easier to do, and chances are you will get more hat shots unintentionally than intentionally. Just aim for the rim and you'll get a hat shot, you can tag the rim in deadeye i think.

there is a random encounter (two actually, not the one in the saloon) in valentine where a guy challenges you to a duel, if you accept the challenge you can disarm him and get honor, and if you have a offhand holster, you can get a free spare cattlemen. which is not bad.

You have to shoot the hand or the revolver to disarm, not the arm.

[Isabelle]

Originally posted by Caffeinated Rabbit:

you can disarm people, its a bit finicky, iv found myself easily disarming some with one shot to never being able to disarm others by doing exactly the same thing.

It might be tied to honor, it might be tied to whether or not the person is a civilian turned hostile, or enemy, you might only be able to do it in deadeye, i couldnt tell exactly what the requirements are. It could be chance based for all i know. All i know is its very possible and i almost always get a kick out of doing it when it works.

I think you can only use a revolver and you can only disarm a revolver, so don't bother using a shotgun or trying to disarming one, it wont work.

hats are much more easier to do, and chances are you will get more hat shots unintentionally than intentionally. Just aim for the rim and you'll get a hat shot, you can tag the rim in deadeye i think.

there is a random encounter (two actually, not the one in the saloon) in valentine where a guy challenges you to a duel, if you accept the challenge you can disarm him and get honor, and if you have a offhand holster, you can get a free spare cattlemen. which is not bad.

You have to shoot the hand or the revolver to disarm, not the arm.

Ive got a few mods so its possible my game is simply not the same as yours in this respect but IIRC in vanilla you can shoot guns out of people's hands SOMETIMES, but as for what actually triggers this i have no idea.

I did some testing yesterday to see if i could verify what other people said and it came down to this:

I can disarm any opponent who is not on a horse by shooing them in the upper arm- deadeye seems to not have an effect.

Any shots below or above the upper arm for some reason do nothing. it seems like the only effective way to disarm an opponent is to shoot them in the upper arm while theyre standing with a rifle; i havent been able to disarm even a single revolver yet.

People who have their rifles disarmed usually pull their revolver out in less than a second afterward so it's not very useful anyway it seems.

[Isabelle]

Originally posted by Ihateeverybody:

You actually can, But it is difficult without Deadeye or at Lower Dead Eye levels. You have to paint the target in deadeye and getting it painted just right is a hassle until Later on.

Second to the last Deadeye level allows you to point and paint (Q key I think, but yours might be different). Last Deadeye level allows you to paint and shoot and continue in deadeye.

I can be mixing my explanation up so take it with a grain of salt. I know I can do it.

Funny Story the 9th Sharpshooter challange took me most of the game to complete. Shoot off 3 hats in the same deadeye session. You would not believe how many enemies flinched causing a headshot or didn't wear their hats that day or moved behind a column. Drove me crazy.

ive beaten this game like 4 times now and in my most recent playthrough i didnt really leave the first campsite- too busy messing around elsewhere- and I suffered through level 1 deadeye the entire time because I was too stupid to realize it doesn't upgrade automatically and requires a story mission.

[The_Count]

if i want to capture someone alive i use the lasso and when the person falls down i hogtie him, i used this to capture alive that fellar from the lemoyne raider bounty i picked up in saint denis

[T9]

There is even a challenge for it. Yes, you can.

[Bonus!]

why do people have such long and complex answers for a simple question ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ all ye people had to say was "yes"

[Isabelle]

Originally posted by Bonus!:

why do people have such long and complex answers for a simple question ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ all ye people had to say was "yes"

because it isnt that simple in this case; if it was, I wouldn't have to ask. Ive played through this game several times now and while I know its *possible* I still haven't found a consistent method.

[Isabelle]

Originally posted by The_Count:

if i want to capture someone alive i use the lasso and when the person falls down i hogtie him, i used this to capture alive that fellar from the lemoyne raider bounty i picked up in saint denis

i mean, I don't exactly need to tie everyone up, I'd prefer to just disarm them and let them go about their lives.

I mostly only want to disarm for roleplay purposes and walking around hogtying a bunch of strangers and leaving them in the desert starts to feel psychopath-ey after a while.

[pike]

The best way to disarm someone is with a tip of the hat and a hearty smile