Confirmed GTA 6 Weapons: Arsenal and Category Guide

2 September 2026 · 5 min read

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Rockstar hasn’t published a full weapons list for GTA 6, but official trailers and screenshots already show 12 named models with real-world brands, and researchers have sorted the full visible arsenal into 8 categories. This guide collects what’s actually confirmed in one place — no invented stats, no rumor-based lists.

Below: exactly what the trailers and screenshots have shown, how customization works, how many weapons you can carry at once, and what still shouldn’t be stated as fact about the GTA 6 arsenal.

How many weapon categories have been shown

GTAbase researchers sorted the full visible arsenal into 8 categories:

This isn’t a final release list — Rockstar hasn’t published an official roster of every item with stats. It’s a count based on what’s already visible on screen.

12 named, real-world models

Unlike the categories above, these 12 items aren’t generic weapon types — they’re specific models with recognizable brands visible in official trailers and on official screenshots:

Pistols and revolvers:

• Beretta M9
• SIG Sauer P226 (or Glock 17 — the source notes both appearing in different shots)
• .357 Magnum

Rifles:

• AK-47
• AR-15
• SIG Sauer 556 SWAT
• M14
• Remington Model 700

Others:

• Browning Citori 725 (shotgun)
• MP5 (submachine gun)
• M249 SAW (light machine gun)
• A drum-fed grenade launcher

This is the list that can genuinely be called confirmed in the strict sense: every item is visible on trailer or screenshot footage, not just guessed from a silhouette.

What’s confirmed and how

The distinction between these rows matters: the first row rests solely on official material, the second already mixes official and leaked sources. We deliberately don’t blend those two into a single claim.

Weapon customization is coming back

Rockstar is bringing back the customization system familiar from earlier games in the series. Footage shown so far includes:

• gun stores where new firearms and upgrades can be purchased;
• attachments and sights;
• color tuning for weapon finishes;
• engraving;
• special ammo types.

That means weapons in GTA 6 won’t be a static “pick it up and shoot” tool — players will be able to adjust the look and part of the performance of their guns to match their own playstyle, much like GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2.

How many weapons you can carry at once

This is the biggest change compared to GTA 5. At any one time, a player can hold only two rifles and two pistols. Everything else — extra shotguns, heavy weapons, spare pistols — gets stored in the vehicle’s trunk instead of an unlimited personal inventory.

In GTA 5, players could carry almost the entire arsenal at once with no meaningful restriction. For more on how the two games differ, see the GTA 6 vs GTA 5 guide.

The practical result of this change: before heading into a mission, it’s worth picking a “loadout” of two rifles and two pistols suited to the situation, rather than assuming everything will be available at once.

What we’re not claiming

• That this is the full and final weapons list for the game. Rockstar hasn’t published an official catalog with stats — what’s visible on footage could change before release.
• That all 8 categories are confirmed by official material alone. GTAbase’s category count draws on a mix of trailers, screenshots, and leaked gameplay footage — unlike the list of 12 named models, which rests specifically on official trailers and screenshots.
• That first-person shooting will or won’t be in the game. There’s simply no confirmation either way at this point.
• That we know the exact stats (damage, fire rate, range) of any item. The sources note only that a weapon exists and its category, not its performance figures.

For more on where confirmed game details actually come from, see the guide to GTA 6’s official screenshots and the breakdown of the GTA 6 trailers.

Summary

Rockstar has officially shown 12 named weapons with real-world brands across GTA 6’s trailers and screenshots, and researchers have further sorted the full visible arsenal into 8 categories, from pistols to melee weapons. Customization is returning — stores, attachments, color tuning, engraving, special ammo — but players can only carry two rifles and two pistols at once, with everything else waiting in the trunk. There’s still no full official catalog with stats, and a first-person shooting mode for GTA 6 remains unconfirmed.