Best weapons in Hunt: Showdown 1896 — picks by role
Not sure what to bring to your next match? We split the Hunt arsenal by job: snipers and iron-sight rifles, shotguns and fast-firing close-range guns, pistols and 2-slot secondaries, silent, cheap and melee weapons, plus lists for beginners and solo players. Each has our top picks with reasons, traits for every gun, a builder button and (where it makes sense) a full stats table from the catalog.
- 🧭 Best weapons for beginners top 7
- 🐺 Best weapons for solo play top 7
- 💰 Best cheap weapons under $100 top 8 · 49 in the table
- 🎯 Best sniper rifle top 7 · 15 in the table
- 👁 Best iron-sight rifles top 7 · 42 in the table
- 💥 Best shotgun top 7 · 19 in the table
- ⚡ Fast-firing close-range weapons top 7 · 23 in the table
- 🎒 Best 2-slot secondary weapons top 8 · 32 in the table
- 🔫 Best pistol top 8 · 21 in the table
- 🤠 Best dual wield top 7 · 25 in the table
- 🤫 Silent weapons top 8 · 17 in the table
- 🪓 Best melee weapons top 8 · 21 in the table
