Gun

Guns are long-ranged weapons that use an explosive charge (assumed, not explicitly used in WoW) to propel a bullet. They are similar to bows and crossbows in use; all three use the shooting skill and related hunter skills. Character stats are applied the same way for each type, although the item stats will be different for each type.

Acquiring and Upgrading

Guns can be bought, looted or earned from quests, but unlike bows and crossbows, Engineer characters can craft guns (and ammo for guns).

The gun 'types' are purely cosmetic; Boomstick, [Blunderbuss], Shotgun, Rifle, etc, all use the Gun weapon skill.

Training

Dwarf and Tauren Hunters start with the Gun skill. All other Hunters, Rogues and Warriors can learn the Gun skill from some trainers (see weapon trainers for details). (The Rogues and Warriors then 'shoot' rather than 'throw'.)

Dwarves have a racial trait that improves their ability to use guns - Gun Specialization: Increase Gun Critical Hit chance by 1%

Ammo

Guns use Bullets as ammunition, which can be found on any General Goods Vendor (quality will vary) or Gunsmith Vendor in packs of 200 bullets, or crafted by Engineer characters. Ammunition stacks to 1000, or 5 packs of 200. Guns are capable of using different types of bullets which will affect the gun's damage output. Specific bullet types have different names, such as shot, slugs, shells, etc.

Ammo Pouch

An Ammo Pouch is a bag item which holds only bullets. You can store bullets in ammo pouches or in your bags. New with the 3.1 update, bullets and arrows stack to 1,000. Also, the increased rate of fire once provided by ammo pouches is now bundled in the auto shot ability. Since one ammo pouch takes up one bag slot, stacking the bullets instead of using an ammo bag frees up one slot.

Ammo pouches were mostly useful to hunters, who burn through substantial quantities of ammo. With the 3.1 changes, they are not as useful. Rogues and Warriors will probably prefer to use bag space to hold small quantities of ammo. They do not benefit from the increased rate of fire very much because they do not have Auto Shot; although the cool down on Shoot is reduced, it's really pointless as most non-hunters only shoot one bullet to pull. They also do not go through nearly as many bullets as a hunter does.

Lore

Firearms are a relatively new dwarven invention. Despite the dangers of dealing with volatile explosives, dwarves are fascinated by the possibilities. Dwarven gunmakers constantly tinker with the guns they craft, trying out new designs and upgrades, naming and decorating their weapons.Template:Cite

See also

• Per Class Proficiencies for which classes can learn to use which weapons.
• Ammo Pouch - Special bags that increase your Ranged Attack Speed.