List of weapons in Resident Evil 4

There are four main types of weapons in Resident Evil 4: Handguns, Shotguns, Automatics, and Rifles. Weapons can be upgraded for pesetas by a Merchant, and many have an "Exclusive" upgrade, which drastically improves the weapons performance.

Basic Handgun (Heckler & Koch USP-9)
Leon's default weapon, and the only firearm available at the start of the game. It takes up 6 spaces (3x2) of Leon's inventory and, if sold or discarded, can be bought back for 8,000 pesetas.

To begin with, it has a firepower of 1.0, can fire every .47 seconds, takes 1.73 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 10 rounds.

When fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 2.0, can fire every .33 seconds, takes .87 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 25 rounds. The Handgun costs 206,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (198,000 if the player did not sell the starting handgun).

Its exclusive upgrade multiplies the chances of a critical (lethal) headshot fivefold.

Punisher (Fabrique Nationale Five-seveN)
The Punisher is available for purchase from the Merchant. It takes up 6 spaces (3x2) of Leon's inventory.

While the Punisher costs 20,000 pesetas, it can be obtained for free upon completion of the "Blue Medallion" subquest. The Punisher can shoot through two enemies.

To start, it has a firepower of 0.9 (1.1 if the player shot all 15 medallions), can fire every .47 seconds, takes 1.7 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 10 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 1.9, can fire every .33 seconds, takes .83 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 28 rounds. The Punisher costs 296,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (276,000 if the player shot 10 medallions, and 266,000 if the player shot all 15 medallions).

Its exclusive upgrade allows it penetrate up to five enemies.

Red9 (Mauser C96)
The Red9 is available for purchase from the merchant for 14,000 pesetas. It has an equippable stock, which absorbs recoil and helps with precise aiming. The stock costs 4,000 pesetas.

The Red9 takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory, making it the bulkiest 9mm handgun in the game. The stock takes up an additional 3 spaces (3x1).

To start, it has a firepower of 1.4, can fire every .53 seconds, takes 2.73 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 8 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 3.5, can fire every .40 seconds, takes 1.67 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 22 rounds. The Red9 costs 331,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (335,000 if the player bought the stock).

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 5.0 or 6.5 in the Wii version.

Blacktail (Springfield Armory XD)
The Blacktail is available for purchase from the Merchant for 24,000 pesetas. It takes up 6 spaces (3x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 1.6, can fire every .47 seconds, takes 1.70 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 15 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 3.0, can fire every .27 seconds, takes .83 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 35 rounds. The Blacktail costs 362,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 3.4.

Matilda (Heckler & Koch VP70)
The Matilda is available for purchase from the Merchant for 70,000 pesetas. It can be bought only after completing the game once. It has a permanently-equipped stock and fires in rapid three-round bursts.

The Matilda takes up 10 spaces (5x2) of Leon's inventory. It is the second-largest 9mm handgun in the game, after the Red9 and its stock.

To start, it has a firepower of 1.0, can fire every .47 seconds, takes 1.73 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 15 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 2.0, can fire every .47 seconds, takes .87 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 30 rounds. The Matilda costs 303,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

Its exclusive upgrade increases its capacity to 100 rounds.

Basic Shotgun (Remington 870 12-Gauge)
The first shotgun in the game is available for purchase from the Merchant for 20,000 pesetas. However, a free shotgun is available on the second floor of the house in the village. The Shotgun is powerful at close range, but damage and stopping power decreases over range. It takes up 16 spaces (8x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 4.0, can fire every 1.53 seconds, takes 3.03 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 6 shells.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 8.0, can fire every 1.53 seconds, takes 1.50 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 18 shells. The Shotgun costs 277,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (257,000 if the player stole the Shotgun in the village instead of buying one).

Its exclusive allows it to do maximum damage at any range.

Riot Gun (Benelli M4 Super 90)
The Riot Gun is the second shotgun available to the player. It can be purchased from the Merchant for 32,000 pesetas. Like the Basic Shotgun, the Riot Gun's power decreases over longer range. It takes up 16 spaces (8x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 5.0, can fire every 1.53 seconds, takes 3.03 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 7 shells.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 8.0, can fire every 1.53 seconds, takes 1.50 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 17 shells. The Riot Gun costs 415,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 10.0.

Striker (DAO-12 "Street Sweeper")
The Striker is the third and final shotgun available to the player. It is purchased for the price of 43,000 pesetas. Compared to the other two shotguns, the Striker's damage decreases more dramatically over distance, but its shot radius is wider. The Striker takes up 10 spaces (5x2) of Leon's inventory, making it the most compact of all the shotguns.

To start, it has a firepower of 6.0, can fire every 0.73 seconds, takes 3.00 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 12 shells.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 12.0, can fire every 0.73 seconds, takes 1.50 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 28 shells. The Striker costs 392,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

Its exclusive upgrade increases its capacity to 100 shells.

Ada's Shotgun (Sawed-off Remington 870)
Ada uses a special shotgun in Separate Ways. It lacks a buttstock and has a shorter barrel than Leon's Shotgun, but the pump has a vertical foregrip.

It has a firepower of 5.0, can fire every 1.53 seconds, takes 3.03 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 12 shells.

Ada's Shotgun cannot be upgraded.

Bolt Action Rifle (Springfield M1903A4)
The Bolt Action Rifle is the first of two sniper rifles. It is purchased from the Merchant for 12,000 pesetas. It can be equipped with a custom scope for extremely long-range sniping for 7,000 pesetas. It must be re-cocked after each shot, taking the player out of the aiming mode. Additionally, a thermal imaging scope is found on the island base, and is especially useful against all varieties of Regenerator.

The Bolt Action Rifle takes up 9 spaces (9x1) of Leon's inventory. The custom and thermal scopes takes up 3 spaces (3x1) each.

To start, it has a firepower of 4.0, can fire every 0.67 seconds, takes 4.00 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 5 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 12.0, can fire every 0.67 seconds, takes 2.33 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 18 rounds. The Bolt Action Rifle costs 289,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (296,000 including the custom scope).

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 30.0.

Semi-auto Rifle (Heckler & Koch SL8)
The Semi-auto Rifle is the second and final sniper rifle available to the player. It is purchased for 35,000 pesetas. A custom scope for extremely long-range sniping can be purchased for 10,000 pesetas. Like the Bolt Action Rifle, the Semi-auto rifle can equip the thermal imaging scope found on the island base. As a semi-auto, it does not take the player out of aiming mode.

The Semi-auto Rifle takes up 14 spaces (7x2) of Leon's inventory. The custom and thermal scopes takes up 3 spaces (3x1) each.

To start, it has a firepower of 7.0, can fire every 1.43 seconds, takes 2.33 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 10 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 15.0, can fire every 1.43 seconds takes 1.33 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 24 rounds. The Semi-auto Rifle costs 351,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (361,000 including the custom scope).

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firing speed to once every 0.40 seconds.

TMP (Steyr Tactical Machine Pistol)
The TMP is a compact submachine gun, firing special TMP ammo. It can be bought from the Merchant for 10,000 pesetas. A stock can be equipped, reducing recoil and improving accuracy, for 4,000 pesetas.

The TMP takes up 6 spaces (3x2) of Leon's inventory. The stock takes up an additional 4 spaces (2x2).

To start, it has a firepower of 0.4, can fire every 0.10 seconds, takes 2.37 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 30 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it does 1.2 damage, can fire every 0.10 seconds, takes 1.17 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 250 rounds. The TMP costs 330,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (334,000 including the stock).

Its exclusive upgrade increases the firepower to 1.8.

Custom TMP
In The Mercenaries minigame, HUNK carries a customized TMP as his weapon. It has several upgrades and looks slightly different from the standard TMP, as well as an already equipped stock.

It has a firepower of 1.0, can fire every 0.10 seconds, takes 1.17 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 100 rounds.

The Custom TMP uses TMP ammo and cannot be upgraded.

Chicago Typewriter (M1A1/M1928 Thompson "Tommy Gun")
The Chicago Typewriter is an infinite-ammo submachine gun. It is available for 1,000,000 pesetas after beating the Assignment Ada minigame. For the PS2 port, beating Separate Ways will unlock this gun for the main game, while beating Assignment Ada will unlock it for Seperate Ways, where it costs 300,000 pesetas.

The Chicago Typewriter takes up 21 spaces (7x3) of Leon's inventory, making it one of the bulkiest weapons in the game.

It has a firepower of 10.0 and can fire every 0.10 seconds. It takes 1.63 seconds to reload, but it never needs to be reloaded (although Leon's Mobster costume has a special animation) and has unlimited ammunition.

The Chicago Typewriter cannot be upgraded.

Broken Butterfly (Schofield Model 3)
This revolver can be acquired from the Merchant for 38,000 pesetas. However, a free Broken Butterfly can be obtained in the locked room next to the fountain in the castle. Leon will need Ashley's help to retrieve it. It takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 13.0, can fire every 0.70 seconds, takes 3.67 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 6 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 28.0, can fire every 0.70 seconds, takes 2.33 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 12 rounds. The Broken Butterfly costs 492,000 pesetas to fully upgrade (455,000 if the player stole the Broken Butterfly from the locked room instead of buying one).

Its exclusive upgrade increases its firepower to 50.0.

Killer7 (AMT Hardballer Longslide)
This magnum automatic can be purchased for 77,700 pesetas from the Merchant. It takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 25.0, can fire every 0.70 seconds, takes 1.83 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 7 rounds.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 35.0, can fire every 0.70 seconds, takes 0.93 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 14 rounds. The Killer7 costs 337,700 pesetas to fully upgrade.

The Killer7 has no exclusive upgrade.

Handcannon (Smith & Wesson Model 500)
The Handcannon is the second most powerful weapon in the game, outclassed only by the Rocket Launcher. It is the most difficult weapon to obtain, requring a 5-star ranking for every character in every stage of the Mercenaries minigame. Once unlocked, the gun is free. It fires unique .50 caliber ammunition that is very rare.

The Handcannon takes up 8 spaces (4x2) of Leon's inventory.

To start, it has a firepower of 30.0, can fire every 1.17 seconds, takes 3.67 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 3.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 60.0, can fire every 1.17 seconds, takes 1.83 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 10 rounds. The Handcannon costs 790,000 pesetas to fully upgrade.

When exclusively upgraded, the Handcannon has a firepower of 99.9, and has infinite ammunition.

Mine Thrower
The Mine Thrower fires explosive darts that detonate after a short time. The darts stick to surfaces and enemies and do damage roughly equal to a hand grenade. It costs 9,800 pesetas, and a scope can be attached for 8,000 pesetas. The firepower stat of the Mine Thrower actually refers to its explosive blast radius.

The Mine thrower takes up 10 spaces (5x2) of Leon's inventory. The scope takes up an additional 4 spaces (2x2).

To start, it has a firepower of 2.0, can fire every 1.33 seconds, take 3.43 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 5 darts.

Fully upgraded, it has a firepower of 46.0, can fire every 1.33 seconds, takes 2.57 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 10 darts. The Mine Thrower costs 192,800 pesetas to fully upgrade (200,800 including the scope).

Its exclusive upgrade increases the blast radius even further and gives the mines heat-seeking capabilities.

NOTE: Mine Darts are very rare in all but the Wii version, where it is plentiful. In all other versions it does not appear unless Leon has possession of a Mine Thrower. This makes the Mine Thrower more of a novelty weapon at best.

Bowgun
The Bowgun is a weapon exclusive to Separate Ways mode. It can be bought for 70,000 pesetas. The Bowgun fires explosive bolts that detonate on contact. It takes up 15 spaces (3x5) of Ada's inventory.

It has a firepower of 16.6, can fire every 2.43 seconds, takes 2.0 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 1 round. The ammo counter shown in the corner of the screen indicates how many bolts are available in total, not how much ammo is loaded in the weapon.

The Bowgun cannot be upgraded.

Krauser's Bow
In The Mercenaries minigame, Jack Krauser uses a compound bow to attack enemies. It uses arrows as ammunition.

It has a firepower of 10.0, can fire every 0.03 seconds, takes 0.03 seconds to reload, and has a capacity of 1 round. The ammo counter shown in the corner of the screen indicates how many arrows are available in total, not how much ammo is loaded in the weapon.

Krauser's Bow cannot be upgraded.

Plaga Removal Laser P.R.L. 412
The P.R.L. 412 is a directed-energy weapon with unlimited ammunition. It can only harm creatures that have been infested by Plagas; it does not do damage to barrels or other inanimate objects. The P.R.L. 412 is unlocked by beating the main game on Professional mode. Once unlocked, the weapon is free.

The P.R.L. 412 takes up 21 spaces (7x3) of Leon's inventory, making it one of the bulkiest weapons in the game.

The basic mode of fire for the P.R.L. 412 is a short-ranged pulse of light, which damages and stuns enemies, much like a flash grenade. When charged up, the P.R.L. 412 fires a penetrating laser bolt that pierces enemies and kills most of them in one shot.

The P.R.L. 412 has no listed stats and cannot be upgraded.

Rocket Launcher (RPG-7)
The Rocket Launcher is a single-shot weapon that that does massive amounts of damage to anything in its blast radius, including Leon. To purchase one from the merchant costs 30,000 pesetas. One can be found in the castle. It takes up 16 spaces (8x2) of Leon's inventory.

After firing a single rocket, the Rocket Launcher is useless and is discarded.

The Rocket Launcher cannot be upgraded.

Special Rocket Launcher
Ada tosses this Rocket Launcher to Leon during the final boss battle. It is capable of defeating the final boss in one shot. It takes up 16 spaces (8x2) of Leon's inventory.

Like the standard Rocket Launcher, the Special Rocket Launcher can only be fired once before having to be discarded. If the player defeats the final boss without using the Special Rocket Launcher, it can be sold to the Merchant for 30,000 pesetas.

The Special Rocket Launcher cannot be upgraded.

Infinite Launcher
This weapon does the same damage as the normal rocket launcher, but can be used an infinite number of times. It is available for purchase after completing the game once. It can be bought for 1,000,000 pesetas. It takes up 16 spaces (8x2) of Leon's inventory.

The Infinite Launcher cannot be upgraded.

NOTE: It is possible to buy 2 infinite rocket launchers.