Ammunition is a major feature and item featured in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Overview
Ammunition in Redemption 2 expands upon the feature as it appeared in Red Dead Redemption; whereas the previous game simply featured different ammunition for every weapon type, Redemption 2 features several different ammo types for each category, differentiating in range, damage or accuracy.
Ammunition can be purchased from both General Stores and Gunsmiths.
Ammunition types
Handgun Ammunition
| Image | Name | Dmg | Rng | Acc | Base Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revolver Cartridges - Regular | - | - | - | $1.00 for 60 | Buy or loot |
| Regular cartridges are plentiful. | ||||||
| Revolver Cartridges - Split Point | +0.2 | - | +0.5 | NA | Craft | |
| Split point drain Dead Eye slower while in the chamber. | ||||||
| Revolver Cartridges - High Velocity | +0.2 | +0.5 | - | $2.00 for 60 | Buy |
| High velocity can pierce multiple targets. | ||||||
| Revolver Cartridges - Express | +0.5 | - | - | $1.50 for 60 | Buy/Uncommon loot |
| Express cartridges can be made into Explosive cartridges. | ||||||
| Revolver Cartridges - Explosive | +1.0 | - | - | NA | Craft | |
| 1 x Express Cartridge + 1 Animal Fat | ||||||
| Pistol Cartridges - Regular | - | - | - | $1.00 for 30 | Buy or loot |
| Regular pistol cartridges cost twice as much as Revolver Cartridges. | ||||||
| Pistol Cartridges - Split Point | +0.2 | - | +0.3 | NA | Craft | |
| Split point drain Dead Eye slower while in the chamber. | ||||||
| Pistol Cartridges - High Velocity | +0.2 | +0.3 | - | $2.50 for 30 | Buy |
| High velocity can pierce multiple targets. | ||||||
| Pistol Cartridges - Express | +0.5 | - | - | $1.50 for 30 | Buy |
| Express cartridges can be made into Explosive cartridges. | ||||||
| Pistol Cartridges - Explosive | +1.0 | - | - | NA | Craft | |
| 1 x Express Cartridge + 1 Animal Fat | ||||||
Repeater and Rifle Ammunition
| Name | Dmg | Rng | Acc | Base Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repeater Cartridges - Regular | - | - | - | $1.50 for 60 | Buy or loot |
| Regular cartridges are plentiful. | |||||
| Repeater Cartridges - Split Point | +0.2 | - | +0.5 | NA | Craft |
| Split point drain Dead Eye slower while in the chamber. | |||||
| Repeater Cartridges - High Velocity | +0.2 | +0.3 | - | $2.50 for 60 | Buy |
| High velocity can pierce multiple targets. | |||||
| Repeater Cartridges - Express | +0.6 | - | - | $2.00 for 60 | Buy |
| Express cartridges can be made into Explosive cartridges. | |||||
| Repeater Cartridges - Explosive | +1.0 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Express Cartridge + 1 Animal Fat | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Regular | - | - | - | $1.50 for 30 | Buy or loot |
| Regular cartridges are common. | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Split Point | +0.2 | - | +0.5 | NA | Craft |
| Split point drain Dead Eye slower while in the chamber. | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - High Velocity | +0.2 | +0.3 | - | $3.00 for 30 | Buy |
| High velocity can pierce multiple targets. | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Express | +0.6 | - | - | $2.00 for 30 | Buy/Uncommon loot |
| Express cartridges can be made into Explosive cartridges. | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Explosive | +1.0 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Express Cartridge + 1 Animal Fat | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Varmint | - | - | - | $1.00 for 60 | Buy or loot |
| Lowest damage bullets for hunting small game. Same rating as Small Game Arrows. | |||||
| Rifle Cartridges - Sedative Varmint | |||||
Shotgun shells and Arrows
| Name | Dmg | Rng | Acc | Base Price | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shotgun Shells - Regular | - | - | - | $1.00 for 18 | Buy or loot |
| Regular shotgun shells can be used in crafting Small Game Arrows. | |||||
| Shotgun Shells - Slug | - | +0.2 | +0.8 | $1.50 for 18 | Buy |
| Can be used to make Explosive shotgun shells. | |||||
| Shotgun Shells - Buckshot Incendiary | +0.6 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Regular Shotgun Shell + 1 Moonshine Pamphlet found at Copperhead Landing. | |||||
| Shotgun Shells - Explosive | +1.0 | +0.2 | +0.8 | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Slug Shotgun Shell + 1 Animal Fat Pamphlet found in New Austin. | |||||
| Arrows | - | - | - | $0.50 for 5 | Buy |
| Arrows can sometimes be retrieved from targets. | |||||
| Arrow - Small Game | -0.8 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Arrow + 1 x Flight Feather + 1 x Regular Shotgun Shell | |||||
| Arrow - Improved | +0.6 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Arrow + 1 x Flight Feather | |||||
| Arrow - Fire | +0.8 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Arrow + 1 x Flight Feather + 1 x Animal Fat "Sets fire to target and surroundings." | |||||
| Arrow - Poison | +0.2 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Arrow + 1 x Flight Feather + 1 x Oleander Sage Poison Arrow Pamphlet is sold by Fences. | |||||
| Arrow - Dynamite | +1.6 | - | - | NA | Craft |
| 1 x Arrow + 1 x Flight Feather + 1 x Dynamite Pamphlet is found at Wapiti Indian Reservation. | |||||
Trivia
- Explosive cartridges are the most powerful ammunition type. However, players can carry a very limited number of them, such as 20 Rifle Explosive cartridges.
- They are greatly suitable for hunting Legendary Animals as their pelt cannot be damaged by any means.
- On the other hand, players should avoid using explosive ammunition when hunting normal animals because it will damage the pelts.
- Beside damage and range, High Velocity cartridges also increase the penetration power of the guns which make it possible to kill multiple enemies in a single shot.
- In the case that players want to loot dead bodies of enemies after gunfight, avoid using incendiary shells, fire arrows or fire bottles because the burned corpses cannot be looted.
- The amount of ammo that can be carried is increased by purchasing bandoliers (for longarms) and gun belts (for sidearms) from Gunsmiths and the Trapper. The ammo increase stacks, and the equipment doesn't need to be equipped to gain its benefits, so purchasing as many as are available is advisable.
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