Quick Equip

Fast. Clean. Instant weapon switching.

QuickEquip is a fast and intuitive weapon switching mod for Red Dead Redemption that lets you instantly equip weapons by category using hotkeys.

No more cycling through the weapon wheel — press a key and get exactly what you want.

• Direct hotkeys for every weapon category

• Automatically equips your last used weapon per slot

• Falls back to best available weapon if needed

• Optional instant equip (skips animations)

• Smart holster behavior when pressing the same slot again

• Fully customizable keybind system

• In-game config reload support

Default Controls

• 1 – Sidearms (Pistols / Revolvers)

• 2 – Repeaters

• 3 – Rifles

• 4 – Shotguns

• 5 – Snipers

• 6 – Lasso

• 7 – Melee

• 8 – Thrown Weapons

• Enter – Reload config

How It Works

• Press a slot key to equip a weapon from that category

• Press the same key again to holster it

• Remembers your last used weapon for each slot

• Automatically selects the best available weapon if needed

Configuration (QuickEquip.ini)

ReloadKey=ENTER

InstantEquip=0

HolsterKey=TAB

Slot1_Key=1

Slot2_Key=2

Slot3_Key=3

Slot4_Key=4

Slot5_Key=5

Slot6_Key=6

Slot7_Key=7

Slot8_Key=8

Settings Explained

• ReloadKey – Reloads config in-game

• InstantEquip – Enables instant weapon swapping

• HolsterKey – Key used for draw/holster behavior

• SlotX_Key – Assigns keys to each weapon category

Extra Behavior

• Saves last used weapon per slot

• Restores selections between sessions

• Supports a wide range of keyboard inputs