Weapon Pack 1 Guide — Every Weapon, Ammo Class & the Best Animals to Hunt (Call of the Wild)

The Weapon Pack 1 is a weapon DLC for theHunter: Call of the Wild, released 12 Apr, 2018. It adds 3 weapons: Virant .22LR, Crosspoint CB-165, Houyi Recurve Bow. A small-game rimfire rifle, a powerful crossbow and a quiet traditional recurve bow.

Screenshots

Virant .22LR rifle Crosspoint CB-165 crossbow Crosspoint CB-165 crossbow Houyi recurve bow Houyi recurve bow Scope view at the range Rifle with a leather-wrapped stock Rifle scope

15 official images from the game's store page. Tap any image to enlarge.

What’s in the Pack

• Virant .22LR: semi-auto, Slovenian-made; small game/varmints; iron sights, Red Dot, 1-4x24mm, 4-8x42mm, 8-16x50mm scopes; variants Klasika, Express.
• Crosspoint CB-165 Crossbow: 165 ft-lb draw, carbon barrel, rope cocker, 4-arrow quiver; Hawken 1-5X30 scope; variants Classic, Arctic, Dark Star, Warden.
• Houyi Recurve Bow: Qing-style; medium game, short range; variants Default, Hidden Dragon, Moonlight, Snakeskin.

The Weapons

Virant .22LR

Full Virant .22LR guide →

Type: Rifle · Calibre: .22LR · Capacity: 10

Semi-auto; small game only (hares, rabbits); ~100 m. Variants Klasika/Express.

Best animals for the Virant .22LR (in-class for at least one load): Ring-Necked Pheasant, American Mink, Antelope Jackrabbit, Black Grouse, Bobwhite Quail, Canada Goose, Cinnamon Teal, Dusky Grouse, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, Eastern Wild Turkey, Eurasian Pine Marten, Eurasian Teal, Eurasian Wigeon, Eurasian Woodcock and 30 more.

Where it shines: Revontuli Coast, Salzwiesen Park, Tòrr nan Sìthean, the reserves with the most in-class species for this gun.

Crosspoint CB-165

Full Crosspoint CB-165 guide →

Type: Crossbow · Calibre: 165 lb draw · Capacity: —

Heavy crossbow, slow reload, ~40 m; Hawken 1-5x30 scope. Steam says 4-bolt quiver; one guide lists 5 - capacity uncertain.

Best animals for the Crosspoint CB-165 (in-class for at least one load): Moose, Black Bear, Gray Wolf, Jaguar, Red Deer, Mule Deer, Wild Boar, Fallow Deer, Tahr, Whitetail Deer, Roe Deer, Red Fox, Ring-Necked Pheasant, Banteng and 114 more.

Where it shines: Askiy Ridge Hunting Preserve, Revontuli Coast, Tòrr nan Sìthean, the reserves with the most in-class species for this gun.

Houyi Recurve Bow

Full Houyi Recurve Bow guide →

Type: Bow · Calibre: Recurve/reflex bow (draw weight not stated) · Capacity: —

First traditional bow; no sights; quiet; ~40 m. Traditional arrows added with Silver Ridge Peaks.

Best animals for the Houyi Recurve Bow (in-class for at least one load): Moose, Black Bear, Gray Wolf, Jaguar, Red Deer, Mule Deer, Wild Boar, Fallow Deer, Tahr, Whitetail Deer, Roe Deer, Red Fox, Ring-Necked Pheasant, Banteng and 114 more.

Where it shines: Askiy Ridge Hunting Preserve, Revontuli Coast, Tòrr nan Sìthean, the reserves with the most in-class species for this gun.

How the Pack Compares

Ammo class decides what you can legally and cleanly kill; the gun itself mostly changes handling, capacity and range. Use this pack when its class bands fill a gap in your kit. Compare it with every other weapon on our weapons page, or browse the other weapon packs.