What weapons are best?

[Sparrow]

I know it's a daft question in some regards, but surely some weapons will be better than others, either in how well they kill or how many things they're legal to use to kill.

So far I understand the following; arrows are legal for all game, shotguns can be loaded for any game and rifels are pretty fixed in what they'll do.

But I'm not sure what's better in some cases, is a mup action better or worse than an over and under shotgun? Stuff like that, functional differences between the same base category.

The only reason I suspect performance differences is that there are different costs for what seem to be the same weapon.

[Ronin]

rifle: .300 : precision. longshot
" : 30-06 :speed

bow: snakebite: very power or balista

shotgun: F3 blaser

[Sparrow]

Originally posted by Ronin:

rifle: .300 : precision. longshot
" : 30-06 :speed

bow: snakebite: very power or balista

shotgun: F3 blaser

Thanks, that's what I was after

[Alf Tupper]

Hello cheeky spuggy; guessing your a Brit or Aussie?

Ronin speaks good sense but you do also;

Rifles: do you want a magazine or not, and how much of a scope fetish do you have? The 9.3 Anschutz gets quite a lot of air time here as does the .300. The quicker the kill, the less time spent tracking so I like the 9.3 for it's power. I don't do 100 metre plus snipes unless I need to, so I don't feel the .300 suits me better. The 30-06 is rated by those who need rapid fire closer up. All the others - it's comparing Mondeos to Insignias etc etc. NB Anschutz mount the biggest scope range if that matters to you - the stubby 2-6 all the way to the 12 power thing with a nice 3-9 in the middle.

Bows - the Parker is the quietest and can mount a rangefinder but after about 10 seconds of aim your arms tire out and the bow wobbles and sags down; the crossbow can take an optic and you can keep in the aim forever if you need. The longbow and recurve bow - for hardcore guys and girls I guess.

Shotguns: side by side has a poor sight picture, the Blaser O and U is better. Single barrel, you have reload to think of. 20 bore is ok but lacks punch compared to the 12 bores. The rapid fire isn't a compensation IMHO as it only has a 3 round mag. Pump action 12 bore - best of the bunch due to reload times good sight picture and possible red dot sight too.

Overall - the weapon is just one part of the hunt but in my experience these are the best of the three types. Unless you are thinking of wild fowling, I'd say the choice is between the 9,3 or .300, and the crossbow or the Parker. It depends on how close you want to get to your prey, and how stealthy you want to be.

Rifles - you can stand off and take them down if that's how it falls

Bows - you have to be close but if you hit and kill correctly, you can find deer climbing over dead deer wanting to be killed.

Bottom line - I end up taking quite a lot of close up rifle shots (10 - 40 metres) due to brush cover etc so long range capability is not a big issue for me; it also says that bows can work fine (my first 250 kill weapon was the crossbow) or if you're on a budget, a pump action shotgun can do it all with one tube.

Sorry for the essay but it's a fascinating subject. Happy hunting!

[shoopy]

I love the 12ga pump to be honest. It is surprisingly efficient. I use it when I don't want to risk a bow shot. Haven't touched my rifle in quite some time now, except for ibex.

Buckshot is brutal up to medium range (about as far as you'd reasonably risk shooting on iron sights) and it works well on bucks, appropriately enough. Haven't had a time where a buck didn't fall on the spot when I hit them with any kind of authority using the 12ga. It's not bad as a slug gun either but you have to consider aim a bit more with slugs.

[Maverick]

7mm rifle. Lighter than everything else which is important if you don't have all your packs etc. It easily shoots 200m+ and has less sway while you skill up. It also reloads fast from a 5 shot mag.

Bows. Either of the compounds or the x-bow. (Alf forgot to mention the x-bow allows prone shooting similar to a rifle whereas bows do not.)

Shotgun. Go the pump action because you can scope it.

In any or all of them - Practise. Practise.

[Sparrow]

This is awesome info to have, I've been kicking about with the K98k, it's been doing a nice job given most of my shots have been between 100-170ish. I'll put the .300 and the 7mm on the list of things I'm going to try. I've got the crossbow but I couldn't hit a tree if it fell on me right now so I'll practice with that.

And yeah Alf, I'm an Aussie, how'd you guess?

[Alf Tupper]

Mav - forgot the 7mm sorry - never owned one.

Sparrow - the crossbow just needs practise so you understand the range pins or the scope dots; it's pretty inaccurate after 40 metres as well and loses power.

Aussie - how many other nations use the word 'daft'?

[Pasta]

My loadout (I'm a cheap, filthy scrub, seeing I have no :()

I recommend using a .300 Bolt Action for shots.

Parker Python bow with the electronic 5 pin sight

and if you are rich and not smart enough to make the same mistake I did, a .44 and the 2x20mm Handgun Scope.


And even better, a muzzleloader. Either the green one or the musket one.

EDIT:If there is some towering beast in front of you, using a 30-06 lever action. Aim for the neck, and spray and pray.

[Maverick]

Originally posted by Salacious Sparrow:

This is awesome info to have, I've been kicking about with the K98k, it's been doing a nice job given most of my shots have been between 100-170ish. I'll put the .300 and the 7mm on the list of things I'm going to try. I've got the crossbow but I couldn't hit a tree if it fell on me right now so I'll practice with that.

And yeah Alf, I'm an Aussie, how'd you guess?

Did you scope the x-bow? Top mark 10m, second 20m, third 30m and so on. Hugely powerful at ranges under 60m.

Here's a days hunt using x-bow. 2 kills at 50m - dead drops. The rest were at closer ranges.

Note there are archery ranges where you can practise - uses no bolts so you can fire for hours until you're honed.

And Alf probably picked up on "daft"... :)

(I'm Aussie btw.)

(I see you ninja'd me Alf. Sorry mate,,,,)

[Maverick]

Originally posted by <UGA> Alf Tupper:

Mav - forgot the 7mm sorry - never owned one.

Never forget the 7mm Alfie :)

Red Deer (F)
Weight: 153.48 kg (338.36 lbs)
Time of Harvest: 2014-09-26 07:36 UTC
Shots Hit: 1
Shot Distance: 244.60m (802.49ft)
Weapons Used:
7mm Magnum Bullpup Rifle

Absolute flat trajectory even at this range.

http://www.thehunter.com/#profile/maverick_2014/expedition/39208531

(I know it's no good in Blighty. Fire 244m from London and you'd hit Aberdeen)

[Retro Pulse]

I maybe a bit late to the party, but I do have a few good weapons I'd like to share.

The 9.3x74r is one of the best, if not the best, all around weapons, the killing range goes from wolves to water buffalo.

The crossbow is a nice close up weapon, I've killed 3 Elk in about a 5 min time range

[MarylandManson]

Originally posted by Sparrow:

I know it's a daft question in some regards, but surely some weapons will be better than others, either in how well they kill or how many things they're legal to use to kill.

So far I understand the following; arrows are legal for all game, shotguns can be loaded for any game and rifels are pretty fixed in what they'll do.

But I'm not sure what's better in some cases, is a mup action better or worse than an over and under shotgun? Stuff like that, functional differences between the same base category.

The only reason I suspect performance differences is that there are different costs for what seem to be the same weapon.

I like the 7mm-08 and the Pulsar for extinction strolls. The 7mm-08 can be loaded with ammunition to kill just about anything sans maybe some birds and the bow can kill anything and do so silently with the caveat of shorter range. A 12 gauge pump is just as likely to be what I'm hunting with though. The 12 gauge pump is a firearm that will train you to be a great hunter and it'll do it's job reliably throughout your playtime.

[HooCairs 🏹]

In the meantime, weapon performance has been measured and charted.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2947885579

[Bargearse]

Originally posted by Maverick:

7mm rifle. Lighter than everything else which is important if you don't have all your packs etc. It easily shoots 200m+ and has less sway while you skill up. It also reloads fast from a 5 shot mag.

Bows. Either of the compounds or the x-bow. (Alf forgot to mention the x-bow allows prone shooting similar to a rifle whereas bows do not.)

3 things you need to be aware of since the game is so "realistic?".

The 7mm-08 has a bipod but the DEVs have never used one in my opinion. The ones I use in real life have adjustable, (telescopic), legs but in the game you need to be lying on flat ground to use it whilst prone.

You can use a crossbow while lying prone but whenever I go to reload mine my character gets into a kneeling position and spooks prey?.

While using other rifles in the prone position you cannot slide your leading hand towards or away from you to raise or lower your aim. You have to move until you find the "right" location (which slopes towards your target). LOL