Musket
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The Musket is a single-shot weapon in the Shotguns class, although it behaves more like a rifle than a conventional shotgun. Its model resembles a 19th-century flintlock musket, with a curved stock like those fitted to flintlock target rifles. "Edinburgh" is engraved along the barrel. It arrives in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online with the Independence Day Special update.
In Grand Theft Auto V's original release, it is added to the protagonists' inventories when the DLC is downloaded and can be collected from Ammu-Nation for free. In later versions, Ammu-Nation sells it for $21,400 after the completion of Mr. Richards. In Grand Theft Auto Online, Ammu-Nation sometimes stocks it for $21,400 during American Independence Day event weeks.
The Musket fires one powerful, accurate ball at a time and has a long reload, leaving its user exposed between shots. Its damage approaches that of the Heavy Sniper, and a shot usually kills an NPC. The ball can pass through targets, allowing several NPCs standing in line to be hit by one shot. It also damages vehicle engines, fuel tanks and helicopter tail rotors effectively, but its range prevents it from serving as a very long-distance weapon.
Trivia
- ◆Though it is classified as a Shotgun, Muskets are a unique type of weapon, and they are more closely related to rifles rather than shotguns.
- ◆However, if a Madrazo Hit is completed with a musket when requested to use a shotgun, it will not be classed as a shotgun kill, forfeiting the bonus.
- ◆Though the Musket has a long reload time, it is still unrealistic, as a real musket takes roughly 10 to 20 seconds to reload (depending on the user's skill and concentration) as opposed to the in-game musket, which takes about 5 seconds to reload. The player only drops gunpowder and the ball into the barrel without using the ramrod to push it. The player also does not load the pan with gunpowder and re-cock the hammer. View this video to see how a Musket is really reloaded.
- ◆Given its power and accuracy, it may be a Rifled Musket, having much more penetrating and accurate shots than smoothbore muskets.
- ◆This is likely the oldest gun in the series, being about 200 or 300 years old.
- ◆Even though it is in the Shotgun slot, it originally used Sniper Rifle ammo rather than lead balls. Due to this, one should be careful not having the Musket selected while selecting the shotgun slot in order to quickly take a shotgun. However, a subsequent update changed it to use shotgun ammo although it would be firing shotgun slugs (single projectile) rather than shells.
- ◆It is possible to reload slightly faster by quickly entering and exiting a bike just after the shot. Entering and exiting the bike will replace the reloading animation.
- ◆Unlike the Firework Launcher, the Musket can still be kept even after the expiration of the Independence Day Special update, as ammo can still be bought from Ammu-Nation.
- Class
- Shotguns
- Type
- Musket
- Fire mode
- Single-Shot
- Manufacturer
- Not stated
- Price
- $21,400
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Last verified September 14, 2026