The Musket is a weapon featured in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online, as part of the Independence Day Special update.
Design
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
The Musket resembles a typical flintlock-based musket of the 19th century, but also closely resembles British Brown Bess muskets that were used by the Americans and Great Britain during the Revolutionary War, except it has a curved stock, similarly to those on flintlock target rifles.
The top of the barrel is engraved with the word Edinburgh, possibly indicating the place of manufacture rather than a makers' name.
Performance
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
Shots have over-penetration, meaning the musket ball will continue its way after going through a first target. One musket shot can kill up to four NPCs if enough are in line with the bullet's trajectory. The musket can kill most NPCs in one shot. Due to its relatively large caliber, the musket is capable of leaving a severe, bloody wound on the victim when shot.
Damage per shot is close to that of the Heavy Sniper: two shots in a helicopter's tail rotor is enough to destroy it, and one shot in the chest is enough to kill players until level 39 (approximately), while the Heavy Sniper kills in one shot until level 99. However, the player becomes vulnerable while reloading the weapon, since the wielder will take a lengthy reload time of 4.5 seconds, enough to be taken down during a heavy gunfight.
Like sniper rifles, two shots to a car's engine or fuel tank is enough to damage them and set it on fire, after which it will explode within a few seconds. The Musket also has an effective projectile speed of 5000 m/s (18000 kph), however, the maximum range is only 250 meters, which cannot be used for very long distances, and its lock-on range is 50 meters (compared to Assault Rifles, which have a lock-on range of 65 meters).
GTA V and Online Overview
| Damage (per shot) [?][?]GTA V PED HEALTH POINTS: Strong: 200 ; Average: 175 ; Weak: 150 ; Animal: 150 ; Armour: 200 ; Gull: 10 ; Fish: 10 ; Rat: 10 ; Shark: 200 |
Fire Rate [?][?]In the files, the millisecond is the thousandth number (0.001) | Range (m / ft) [?][?]Also measured in-game through GPS waypoint (GTA V) or other players in the map menu (GTA Online) |
Ammo Specifications/ Capacity |
Reload Mechanism | Reload Speed [?][?]In the files, the millisecond is the thousandth number (0.001) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82.582.5HitLimbs modifier (132132(multiplayer)) 123.8123.8LightArmor modifier |
1.567 (38 RPM) |
250 / 820 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 13 RPM | N/A | Single ball round | Barrel loading | 4.56 seconds |
 |
Damage | 97% 97% | |||
| Fire Rate/Speed | 10% 10% | ||||
| Accuracy | 65% 65% | ||||
| Range | 85% 85% | ||||
| Clip Size | 10% 10% | ||||
Customizations
Grand Theft Auto V and Online
| Rounds | GTA V | GTA Online |
|---|---|---|
| Rounds (2) | $15 | $3 |
| Tints | ||
| Black | Default | Default |
| Army | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Green (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $5,250F | $5,250 |
| Orange (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $5,500F | $5,500 |
| LSPD | $5,750 | $5,750 |
| Pink (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $7,500F | $7,500 |
| Gold (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $10,000F | $10,000 |
| Platinum (Collector's and Enhanced Edition) | $12,500F | $12,500 |
- F Free for players that have the Special/Collector's edition of the game.
Image Gallery
In-game model
The Musket on Rockstar Games Social Club.
HUD icon
First Person View
Screnshots
Locations
Grand Theft Auto V
- Original version
- Added to the protagonist's inventory after downloading the DLC.
- Available in Ammu-Nation for free.
- Later versions
- Available in Ammu-Nation after completing the mission Mr. Richards for $21,400
Grand Theft Auto Online
- Sometimes available in Ammu-Nation, for $21,400, usually during American Independence Day event weeks.
Trivia
General
- 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.
Grand Theft Auto V
- 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.
See Also
- Rifle – A similar weapon in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.