Realistic Loadouts
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #10 of 110 Weapons mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Tired of just Carbine repeaters on everybody? Then this mod is for you.
Recommended to install after completed Chapter 1.
15. 01. 2025 - Added Dualwield version (Odriscolls, Lemoyne raiders and Del Lobos can use dualwield). Thanks to user UnexPlainedCL for this version of the mod.
Excursion into history
Did you know that in 1890s Springfield rifle was still popular? But in the game it almost not represented. The mod fixes this historical inconsistency. Now springfield is used by hunters, some bandits and rural lawmen, not only Lemoyne raiders.
Among the most popular US police sidearms were Smith&Wesson top-break and Merwin&Hulbert revolvers. They have similar looking as ingame Schofield with short barrel. So now it represented in this mod. Later, in the early 20th century, police sidearms began to standartize by the guns which ingame named Double-action revolver. And now it represented in Blackwater police.
US army of that period used bolt-action rifle Krag and double-action revolver Colt. Now it represented in army soldiers.
Spain army used bolt-action rifle and S&W revolver. Now it represented in Guarma soldiers.
LAW LOADOUTS
Lawmen and criminals use shotguns more often.
City police use longarms less often (Saint Denis, Blackwater).
Wagon guards use shotguns more often (which is very historical accurate).
Common lawmen can carry carbines and lancasters, revolvers, springfield, double-barreled shotgun.
Law professionals (such as marshals and pinkertons) carry pump and lever shotguns, revolvers, repeaters, unlocked sniper rifles.
Saint Denis police Shortarms: short schofield, sometimes double-actions. Longarms: carbine\lancaster, double-barreled shotgun.
Blackwater police Shortarms: double-action, M1899. Longarms: lancaster with brown frame, pump shotgun.
US army soldiers carry bolt-action rifle\springfield and double-action revolver.
Guarma soldiers carry bolt-action rifle; brown cattleman or short black schofield as sidearms.
Guards (cornwall, train, bank) often carry black cattleman as sidearm.
Annesburg guards carry custom lancaster or repeating shotgun in bad condition, small chance of litchfield; black cattleman or short black schofield.
Some law leaders carry some unusual weapons. Tumbleweed sheriff carries Bass Reeves styled cattlemans.
GANG LOADOUTS
Lemoyne raiders use rifles and repeaters. They dont use double-actions (not their style), but prefer custom old-fashioned cattlemans and schofields. Can also have civil war knife, small chance of sabre ('broken sword').
Odriscolls and some other criminals carry repeaters or double-barreled shotgun; black\brown cattleman or sometimes sawedoff shotgun as sidearm.
Brontes use cattlemans, doubleactions, short shofields, M1899 - all with blued steel and pearl grip; lancasters with blued frame.
Murfrеes use custom double barreled shothuns, sawedoff shotguns, cattlemans, short schofields.
Del Lobos use all repeaters, bolt-action rifle; cattleman\doubleaction\mauser\volcanic.
Laramies use lancasters with white steel, bolt rifles, shotguns; pistols and revolvers.
Skinners prefer rifles (according to their outfits), sometimes use repeaters; revolvers or sawedoff shotgun.
Grays and Braithwates carry lancasters and double-barrel shotguns; revolvers.
Javier is now uses bolt-action rifle besides his revolver. Why? -Because it seemes very weird that he uses only revolver on missions where he needs to shoot on long ranges. He often wears a mexican bandolier with rifle cartridges, but with no rifle. Now he
Realistic Loadouts overhauls weapon distribution for lawmen, criminals, and military in Red Dead Redemption 2, replacing the ubiquitous Carbine repeater with historically accurate firearms like Springfield rifles, Schofield revolvers, and bolt-action rifles. It adds a dual-wield version for certain gangs and updates police loadouts. Recommended after Chapter 1.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust with 1,705 endorsements and 109,993 downloads
- Fixes a real historical inaccuracy—Springfield rifles were still common in the 1890s
- Adds variety to enemy loadouts, so you're not just facing Carbine repeaters all the time
⚠️ Cons
- Requires starting a new game or at least completing Chapter 1 to work properly, which might annoy mid-playthrough players
- Dual-wield version is separate, so you have to choose between standard and dual-wield—can't have both
- Compatibility risk with other weapon overhaul mods that change NPC loadouts
For Red Dead Redemption 2 players who care about historical accuracy and want more varied enemy encounters. If you're tired of every outlaw carrying the same Carbine repeater, this mod is for you. Skip if you prefer arcade-style gameplay or don't want to restart your playthrough.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Install this mod after completing Chapter 1 to avoid conflicts with early game missions
- If you want the dual-wield version, download that file instead of the standard one—they're separate
- Make sure to back up your save before installing, as loadout changes might affect ongoing missions
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- RDR2 Mods
- Author
- muhoblud
- Version
- 2.3
- Downloads
- 109,993
- Endorsements
- 1,705
- Category
- Weapons
- Created
- 2/22/2022
- Updated
- 5/8/2026
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