Richardsson .500 — Call of the Wild Guide: Ammo, Classes, Best Animals & Where to Use It

The Richardsson .500 is a rifle chambered in .500 Jeffery in theHunter: Call of the Wild, from the Multi-Class Weapon Pack. Its ammo covers classes 8–9, so it can legally take 12 species, from Saltwater Crocodile up to Banteng. This guide covers every load and what it is for, the animals and reserves it suits best, how to use it, and how it compares with similar weapons.

The Richardsson .500 in the Game

Richardsson .500

1 official image from the game's store page. Tap it to enlarge.

Ammo and Class Ranges

In Call of the Wild the ammo, not the gun, decides what you can take: each load is rated for a band of animal classes. Use a load inside the animal’s class to pass the harvest check and keep the trophy.

Notes: Straight-pull, heaviest-game rifle at long range (~150 m).

What It Can Hunt

All 12 species inside the Richardsson .500’s class range, heaviest first. Animals with their own guide are linked.

Where it shines: the top of its range, class 9: Banteng, Bengal Tiger, Cape Buffalo, European Bison. It is also legal on the Great One species Moose.

Best Reserves for the Richardsson .500

The reserves where the biggest share of animals falls inside this weapon’s class range, so you can carry it all day:

• Yukon Valley Nature Reserve: 3 of 8 species in range.
• Sundarpatan Nepal Hunting Reserve: 3 of 13 species in range.
• Vurhonga Savanna: 2 of 10 species in range.
• Emerald Coast Australia: 2 of 14 species in range.
• Parque Fernando: 1 of 8 species in range.
• Medved-Taiga National Park: 1 of 8 species in range.

3 of 8 speciesYukon Valley Nature ReserveIn range for the Richardsson .500

3 of 13 speciesSundarpatan Nepal Hunting ReserveIn range for the Richardsson .500

2 of 10 speciesVurhonga SavannaIn range for the Richardsson .500

How to Use the Richardsson .500

• Pick the load by the animal’s class first, then by shot angle: expanding loads (soft-point, hollow-point) for broadside shots, penetrating loads (polymer-tip, FMJ) for quartering and frontal shots or animals at the top of the class band.
• Aim for the heart and lungs just behind the front leg. A clean lung or heart shot passes the harvest check and keeps trophy integrity.
• Zero your scope for the distances you actually shoot on that reserve, and use the rangefinder before long shots.
• Shoot from a rest or prone when you can; it steadies the reticle far more than standing.
• Big game: it reaches class 9, so it can stop dangerous animals. Keep a follow-up shot ready on bears, big cats and buffalo.

Similar Weapons

Other rifles that overlap its class range:

Where to Get It

The Richardsson .500 comes with the Multi-Class Weapon Pack. See that page for the other weapons in the pack and the screenshots.

Class ranges from our weapons database (checked against store pages and community guides; they can change with patches). Images are official store screenshots and artwork. Compiled October 2026.