Gun Forging

[Nasami]

Anyone have a decent way to go about making a strong gun? I've got both the M2 Revolver and Ogre Isle unlocked but they both have really low refining levels and str off the bat. I've been using my scrap on one of my M2's because I like how it looks, but it seems like it'll take a million to get to the point where I can use the gun on any difficulty above easy.

Tips on making this go quicker would be appreciated. Also, already planning on slapping unbreakable on it so I can spam bullets.

[his1roguenation]

J.J. can drop a weapon called Joanna on hard or higher which has better stats than other revolvers, but that is the extent of your options.

To bring the M2 Revolver to 500 damage you will need ~45 upgrades, which means either ~42x the best steel or hundreds of the others.
Because every heavy attack is unbreakable, the light combo dealing immense damage and back>forth>heavy being just amazing on Ulster Gun Arts, revolvers are on the side of the stronger weapons in the game, aside them breaking after 5 seconds.
However, since you can't slap Big Shot on firearms, fights on hard and higher will always take a while, not even talking about dojo fights.

So yeah, it takes some effort. But due to the damage limit, it's somehow recommended to max a katana/style first.

[Fresh Yuuka]

it takes a ton of steel, but its worth it. Killing a lot of people for the appraisal title can also help with the damage. Slap on a blade oil buff on it and watch people die. Just... just be careful when doing the russian roulette move.

[Nasami]

I'm working on a sword, but I can't find a Blade and a Grip with more then one instance of Big Shot on it for the life of me.
And I wasn't planning on russian roulette, I like the one where you check the cylinder then just unload a bunch of shots.