| Category | Long gun (rifle) |
|---|---|
| Seen in | Official screenshots (hunters in wooded terrain) |
| Real-world basis | Appears based on classic bolt-action hunting rifles such as the Remington 700, per outlet analyses |
| Status | Officially shown — name and details unconfirmed |
Among Grand Theft Auto VI's official screenshots are images of hunters moving through wooded terrain carrying scoped bolt-action rifles — a quieter corner of the arsenal than the trailers' heists and shootouts. Weapon roundups by TheGamer and Screen Rant catalogued the rifles, with Screen Rant reading the design as appearing based on the Remington 700 family; analyses have also spotted a separate M1A-style semi-automatic rifle elsewhere in the official materials.
Rockstar has not named any of these rifles. "Bolt-action rifle" describes what the screenshots show; whether it is a dedicated hunting weapon, a sniper-class rifle, or both is unknown. The hunters themselves are as notable as the gun — together with shots of airboats and swamp wildlife around Mount Kalaga and the Leonida Keys, they suggest rural Leonida has its own gun culture distinct from Vice City's crime scene.
The series precedent runs deep: GTA V's Sniper Rifle anchored long-range play, while Red Dead Redemption 2 made bolt-action and scoped rifles the backbone of a full hunting system with pelt quality tied to shot placement. If GTA VI inherits any of RDR2's hunting mechanics — which Rockstar has not confirmed — this rifle class is where they would live.
Unconfirmed: the rifle's name, whether hunting is a playable activity, and how the bolt-action relates to the assault-style sniper rifle analysts spotted separately in official materials.
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- https://www.rockstargames.com/VI
- https://www.thegamer.com/grand-theft-auto-6-confirmed-weapon-list/
- https://screenrant.com/gta-6-all-weapons-confirmed/
Updated 2026-07-15