Best weapons in GTA 6: what is known before launch

Is there a best weapon in GTA 6 yet?

No. The game is not out until November 19, 2026, and Rockstar hasn’t published damage, range, reload speed or price for any gun. Any ranking written today would be guesswork.

Below is what Rockstar has named, what footage shows and how we will rank weapons once we can play. Every weapon we track is in our GTA 6 weapons section.

Which weapons has Rockstar named?

Four items, all in edition material: Jason’s Girardi ES9 and Lucia’s Klose K17, each in an engraved Ultimate Edition version, the matching Hawk & Little Morgan revolvers, and a Vintage Vice City weapon pattern in the pre-order pack. The closest Rockstar comes to performance is calling the revolver “powerful” and its scope “high-performance”. It gives no figures, and it hasn’t said whether the plain ES9 and K17 differ from the engraved ones.

Which other weapons have been shown?

Footage adds weapons Rockstar hasn’t named, including a grenade launcher that GamesRadar+ and IGN describe Lucia turning on police cars in a Trailer 2 chase. Heavy weapons are in our RPG and minigun guide. Our database holds 28 weapon entries, 4 official, 16 shown and 8 reported, ranging from pistols and shotguns to a baseball bat, and how many weapons are in GTA 6 explains that tally. A gun in someone’s hand doesn’t prove players can carry it.

What will decide the best loadout in GTA 6?

Previews hint at what could matter; Rockstar has confirmed none of it. TechRadar, describing An Extended Look, says Jason and Lucia each pull their own weapons from a minimal, quick weapon wheel. Jason Schreier said in an October 19 video, as TechRadar reported, that Rockstar spent “months, if not years” trying to replace the wheel with a more limited, Red Dead-style loadout before going back to it. IGN says a focus ability slows time and marks an enemy’s weak points, red for kill points and yellow for disarming.

Our reading, not a finding: if each lead keeps a small set of guns and can slow time to aim, accuracy and handling may count for as much as raw damage. Rockstar hasn’t said how many weapons you can carry. See our weapon wheel page and slow-motion aiming page.

How will we pick the best weapons after launch?

After release we will fire each gun we can get at the same targets and compare damage, range, reload time, recoil and cost, labelling every result as our own testing. Ammo prices go in our ammo guide. As history, not a promise: Grand Theft Wiki says that when you picked a gun on GTA V’s weapon wheel, its damage, rate of fire, accuracy and range appeared in a corner of the screen. If GTA 6 shows such figures, we will report them beside our tests. Until then, treat any best-weapons list you see as opinion.