Weaponry | Basics Grand Theft Auto IV Guide

Knife - just a knife. It's silent and deadly during hand to hand combat

Bat - it's less sofisticated than a knife, but it also has greater attack range.

Pistol - your main firearm. It holds a 17-round magazine. It can be used while driving a vehicle.

Combat Pistol - it has only 9 bullets in a mag, but it is more powerful than the regular pistol. It can be used while driving a vehicle.

Pump Shotgun - requires you to reload it after each shot. It's a typical shotgun - very powerful, but only at close range. It holds 8 shells.

Combat Shotgun - upgraded shotgun: holds 10 bullets and doesn't have to be reloaded after each shot.

Micro-SMG - holds 50 bullets in a mag and has very high rate of fire. It can be used while driving a vehicle.

SMG - it's simply a better Micro-SMG. Better range, smaller recoil, greater firepower. The price is - it holds only 30 bullets in a mag. It can be used while driving a vehicle.

Assault Rifle - very powerful weapon with incredible zoom (R3). But keep in mind to use it in short burst to increase it's accuracy.

Carbine Rifle - it's very similar to Assault Rifle and practically the only difference between them is a slightly increased accuracy.

Sniper Rifle - this one has to be reloaded after each shot and while sniping (R3) - requires you to stand still, you cannot move. You can zoom your view in or out using the left analog stick.

Combat Sniper Rifle - upgraded version of Sniper Rifle. Doesn't have to reloaded after each shot.

RPG - the most powerful weapon in Grand Theft Auto 4. It has to be reloaded after each shot, it is slow - but the firepower is just amazing. You can even take out a police helicopter with one shot.

Molotov - typical Molotov's Coctail, best against people. It will burn everything and can be used while driving a vehicle.

Grenade - it's more powerful than the Molotov, but it doesn't cause things to burn.