How To Drop A Weapon In Red Dead Redemption - Daily Express

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Red Dead 2 is a peerless open-world action-adventure where only the toughest survive. Weapons are key to completing the estimated 65 hours of merciless single player gameplay. But because players increasingly want to know whether it is possible to drop obsolete elements of your arsenal in favour of upgrades.

Red Dead Redemption 2 weapon drops:

Weapon drops have become a standard game mechanic in many RPGs, such as Resident Evil 6 and Fallout.

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They are not, however, available in Red Dead Redemption 2.

Players can swap them for other guns on the ground but they will always be available from your horse.

This makes it impossible to ever permanently get rid of or sell guns.

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Red Dead Redemption 2: Weapon drops are unavailable in the Wild West (Image: Rockstar)

Red Dead Redemption 2: Carrying an ever-increasing number of guns is a gripe for many (Image: Rockstar)

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The issue of an ever-increasing number of guns carried by RDR2’s protagonist Arthur Morgan is one of the game’s very few negatives.

Many complain this issue is one of the few unrealistic touches in an otherwise perfect RPG.

The lack of a weapon drop resulting in having to scroll through scores of weapons to select your first choice during a shoot-out.

And this has lead many to request for an online update to add a drop option.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 weapons ranked:

Repeating Shotgun: This powerful weapon is useful both in close-quarters hunting and combat.

Knife: This is the ideal thing to have to hand during close-quarters combat.

Pump Action Shotgun: This is a fast, accurate and highly-damaging weapon.

Fire Bottle: This versatile weapon can both clear out scores of enemies and burn-down buildings.

Litchfield Repeater: This weapon can inflict exceptional damage with its fast firing rate.

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Red Dead 2: Constantly accruing weapons resulting in having to scroll through scores of guns (Image: Rockstar)

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Semi-Automatic Pistol: This boast an impressive fire rate and reload speed while being remarkably accurate.

Schofield Revolver: This immensely formidable weapon is the fastest-firing and most damaging all the revolvers.

Semi-Auto Shotgun: This five shot is an incredibly fast and accurate shotgun.

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Bolt-Action Rifle: This is highly-damaging, pinpoint-accurate, weapon that is effective at long range.

Sawed-Off Shotgun: This no-nonsense essential sidearm is the perfect tool for dispatching enemies.

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