Sharpshooter challenges 1-10

Every Sharpshooter challenge with the exact spot and weapon the video uses: train birds, the 80-foot tomahawk, the 660-foot snipe, headshots, poison-arrow disarms, hats and the Rolling Block birds.

• Reward: Sharpshooter 1-10 complete
• Video time: about 9 min, plus travel
• Steps: 11
• When you can do it: Chapter 2 or 3 (see each step)

The step-by-step version saves your place, times your run and ticks off your Ledger as you go.

The steps

1. Sharpshooter 2: two species in one Dead Eye

   • Where: Near Ringneck Creek / Kamassa River

   Sharpshooter 1 (shoot 3 flying birds) is easy and not filmed. For 2, go to this area by the Kamassa River - there are always turkeys and rabbits. Use DEAD EYE, tag two different animals and KILL both (it does not count otherwise).

   • Activate Dead Eye
   • Tag a turkey and a rabbit
   • Fire - both must die

   See it in the video at 2:22:24

   

2. Sharpshooter 3: get on the train at Emerald Station

   • Where: Emerald Ranch station
   • Weapon or tool: Lasso (for the guard)

   Get on the train at Emerald Ranch station. To avoid a bounty, HOGTIE the police guard at the end of the train. Make sure your horse is following so you can escape.

   • Board the train
   • Hogtie the guard at the back
   • Climb on top of the train

   See it in the video at 2:23:06

   

3. Shoot 5 birds from the moving train

   Climb on top of the train for a better view and shoot 5 flying birds while it moves.

   See it in the video at 2:23:33

   

4. Sharpshooter 4: the 80-foot tomahawk at the oil fields

   • Where: Heartland Oil Fields (Cornwall Kerosene & Tar)
   • Weapon or tool: Tomahawk

   Go to the Heartland Oil Fields (Cornwall Kerosene & Tar). ANTAGONIZE the workers first - they chase you. Run to this point, turn around and THROW the tomahawk from 80+ feet.

   • Antagonize a worker
   • Run to the spot shown
   • Throw the tomahawk at him (80+ feet)

   See it in the video at 2:23:57

   

5. Sharpshooter 5: 6 kills without reloading

   Fully load ONE gun before you start. Go to the water shown at 2:25:18 - there are lots of ducks there. Shoot 6 animals (the ducks/birds) WITHOUT reloading and WITHOUT switching to another weapon. If you reload or switch, the count starts again.

   • Fully load one gun
   • Go to the duck water (2:25:18)
   • Kill 6 animals - no reloading, no switching

   Watch out: Reloading or switching weapons resets the count.

   See it in the video at 2:24:42

   

6. Sharpshooter 6: 660-foot snipe at Twin Stack Pass

   • Where: Twin Stack Pass (spots at 2:25:33)
   • Weapon or tool: Long scoped rifle

   Grab a LONG SCOPED rifle and go to Twin Stack Pass. Stand at this point and shoot any person coming round the bend at the far point the moment they take the turn.

   • Stand at the first spot
   • Aim at the far bend
   • Shoot as someone takes the turn

   Watch out: If they are closer they are too close - wait for the far ones.

   See it in the video at 2:25:21

   

7. Sharpshooter 7: 7 headshots at Six Point Cabin

   • Where: Six Point Cabin, near Valentine

   Go to Six Point Cabin. The 7 headshots must be in a row - take your time; if you miss, it resets.

   Watch out: One miss resets the count.

   See it in the video at 2:26:21

   

8. Sharpshooter 8: disarm with poison arrows at Hanging Dog Ranch

   • Where: Hanging Dog Ranch
   • Weapon or tool: Improved bow
   • Ammo or bait: Poison arrows

   Go to Hanging Dog Ranch. Use the POISON ARROW method from this distance. Aim at their LOWER BODY or LEGS so they do not die.

   • Stand at the distance shown
   • Shoot their legs with poison arrows

   See it in the video at 2:27:12

   

9. Run away to respawn them, repeat

   Run away until the red dots disappear from your map - this respawns the people. Come back and repeat until 3 are disarmed.

   • Run until the red disappears
   • Come back
   • Repeat until 3

   See it in the video at 2:27:45

   

10. Sharpshooter 9: hats off with the semi-auto shotgun

    • Where: Saloon - upstairs at the back
    • Weapon or tool: Semi-Auto Shotgun

    Use the SEMI-AUTO SHOTGUN (from Watson's Cabin). Go into the saloon and up the stairs, as far back as you can. In Dead Eye tag the TIPS of the poker players' hats. Tag a spare in case you kill someone.

    • Go upstairs to the back
    • Dead Eye
    • Tag 3-4 hat tips
    • Fire

    See it in the video at 2:29:36

    

11. Sharpshooter 10: 3 birds with the Rolling Block

    • Where: The bird area at 2:31:27
    • Weapon or tool: Rolling Block Rifle

    Use the ROLLING BLOCK RIFLE - it must be a long scoped rifle. The 3 birds do not need to be in one Dead Eye; take your time, but a miss resets it.

    Watch out: A miss resets.

    See it in the video at 2:30:42