Bolt Action Rifle

The  is a single-action rifle featured in Red Dead Redemption

The in-game model is based upon the Krag-Jørgensen/Springfield Model 1892-99. Designed in Norway in 1887 by colonel Ole Herman Krag and gunsmith Erik Jørgensen, this rifle was popular both for hunting and for use in the Norwegian and Danish army. The U.S. Military used it as their main service rifle from 1892 to 1903, when it was replaced by the Springfield Model 1903.



Singleplayer

 * Bolt-Action Rifle can be purchased from the Gunsmith in Escalera for $750, or $375 with enough fame/honor.
 * It is also been found the Bolt Action Rifle in the mission The Gates of El Presidio. Its located on the roof of the middle building.

Multiplayer

 * In Free Roam, the Bolt Action Rifle can be found in Tumbleweed.
 * is unlocked upon reaching rank 40.

Tactics
The Bolt Action Rifle is a very versatile weapon due to its combination of very high power, accuracy, good fire rate and very fast reload time. While the 5 bullet magazine may be small, reloading the weapon so fast that it hardly makes a difference.

One clean shot to the torso will kill most NPCs, including US Army soldiers, and the rifle is also capable of taking out a grizzly with a single well-placed shot to the head. Accuracy is very important when using this weapon; if played on Expert targeting and the target is in motion, it is a good idea to lead the target a little bit and wait until they are centered in the reticule before firing. If the target is stationary, just aim and blast away: even at very long ranges the bullets will, nine times out of ten, go exactly where in aiming. In fact, in the mission Great Men are Not Always Wise, it is possible to get one-hit kills on the bandits even from across town.

This gun is very effective in PvP; it can one-hit people if accurate enough.

Trivia

 * The captain with an eye patch in the mission Empty Promises can be seen executing rebels with a Bolt-action Rifle in the final cut-scene.
 * After strenuous tests, Denmark adopted the Krag-Jørgensen rifle on July 3, 1889. The Danish rifle differed in several key areas from the weapons later adopted by the USA and Norway, particularly in its use of a forward (as opposed to downward) hinged magazine door, the use of rimmed ammunition, and the use of an outer steel liner for the barrel.

Achievements
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Links

 * The Krag-Jørgensen rifle