Ammu-Nation (BAWSAQ: AMU) is the standard and main gun shop in all Grand Theft Auto 3D Universe games, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars and Grand Theft Auto V.
Description
The player can purchase armored vests and an assortment of firearms at Ammu-Nation, from a pistol to a Minigun. Ammu-Nation also sells various other types of weapons, like machetes and RPGs. The name Ammu-Nation is a portmanteau of ammunition and nation, which implies the store is patriotic. In many Ammu-Nation stores, battle flags of the Confederate States of America can be seen on the walls. Ammu-Nation was founded in 1963, and seems to be one of the most long-lasting and successful businesses in the GTA series, even owning a radio station in San Andreas.
At the beginning of the game, Ammu-Nation stores have only weak weapons in stock. As the player progresses through the storyline, more powerful weapons are unlocked.
The store is notably absent in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes, explained by the mayor having strict gun control laws. According to Dimitri Rascalov, Ochoa closed the franchise and also tried also to shut down Ammu-Nation in other states of America. Instead, Niko Bellic, Johnny Klebitz, and Luis Lopez, can buy weaponry from Underground Gun Shops or from their friends Little Jacob, Terry Thorpe, and Armando Torres.
However, in Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, the store makes a return, but this time it is online. In Chinatown Wars, the player can also find, while driving around the city, many Ammu-Nation trucks carrying weapons and supplies. This trucks have the Ammu-Nation logo on their back and a red arrow above them. Once the player finds one of these trucks, he can hijack the vehicle and take it to the nearest safehouse to open it, and collect what is inside. Be aware that the truck's driver will be heavily armed.
Ammu-Nation has been brought back in Grand Theft Auto V with the return of San Andreas. Ammu-Nation stores are much more common and can be found all throughout the state. As of 2013, Ammu-Nation is selling many illegal military-grade weapons to the general public. The player can also purchase stocks from them in the Bawsaq.com website in GTA V.
Stores
Grand Theft Auto III
Weapons are bought by walking over a floating weapon pickup inside Ammu-Nation stores. When the player enters the store, the camera switches to a fixed position at the corner of the store until the player exits the store. The clerks carry Shotguns and will attack the player if the player is aggressive (i.e. the player shoots the clerk with any kind of firearm).
Ammu-Nation is featured in GTA III's official website, in the Portland section of the website. It includes an audio advertisement and a pop-up to Ammu-Nation's website.
Phil's Army Surplus is another arms store which sells heavy weaponry not found in Ammu-Nation stores.
Ammu-Nation also sponsors the TV show Liberty City Survivor.
| Item | Cost | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Red Light District/Saint Mark's | ||
| Pistol | $250 | Pump-Action Pimp |
| Micro Uzi | $800 | Cipriani's Chauffeur |
| Newport | ||
| Micro Uzi | $800 | Last Requests |
| Grenades | $2,000 | Last Requests |
| AK-47 | $3,000 | Last Requests |
| Sniper Rifle | $10,000 | Last Requests |
| Body Armor | $3,000 | Last Requests |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Weapons are bought by standing in the pink marker inside Ammu-Nation stores. Each clerk at each store carries a different weapon which include the Mac (Ocean Beach), Uzi (North Point Mall) and .357 (Downtown).
Phil’s Place is another arms store which sells heavy weaponry not found in Ammu-Nation stores.
| Item | Cost | Unlocked by |
|---|---|---|
| Ocean Beach | ||
| Pistol | $100 | Introduction |
| Mac | $300 | Introduction |
| Chrome Shotgun | $500 | Mall Shootout |
| Kruger | $1000 | Guardian Angels |
| Body Armor | $200 | Jury Fury |
| North Point Mall | ||
| Pistol | $100 | Introduction |
| Grenades | $300 | |
| Uzi | $400 | Introduction |
| Stubby Shotgun | $600 | The Chase |
| Sniper Rifle | $1,500 | Phnom Penh '86 |
| Body Armor | $200 | Jury Fury |
| Downtown | ||
| .357 | $2,000 | Rub Out |
| MP | $3,000 | Rub Out |
| S.P.A.S. 12 | $4,000 | Bar Brawl |
| M4 | $5,000 | Rub Out |
| .308 Sniper | $6,000 | Shakedown |
| Body Armor | $200 | Jury Fury |
- Ammu-Nation seems to have connections with Mr. Black and his contract killing company, since during a mission in GTA Vice City, protagonist Tommy Vercetti is hired to kill a business man, steal a briefcase he's carrying and deliver it to the owner of an Ammu-Nation local in Downtown.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Weapons are bought by standing on the red marker inside Ammu-Nation stores. A menu to choose the weapon is displayed. The player can preview the weapon by selecting the weapon without buying it and the clerk will bring up the weapon to display. Ammu-Nations only open up after the mission Doberman. All clerks dual wield dual Pistols, and will start shooting at you when you shoot inside the store or aim your gun at him, and it is also impossible to perform a stealth kill if the knife is equipped. Inside the Ammu-Nation stores are targets that look like Carl Johnson holding two Tec-9's. Ammu-Nation owns the WCTR radio station in 1992.
- Fort Carson
- Unnamed area
| Ammu-Nation | Weapon | Cost | Rounds | Available after: |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pistols | 9mm | $ 200 | 30 | Doberman |
| Silenced 9mm | $ 600 | 30 | Doberman + Gray Imports | |
| Desert Eagle | $ 1200 | 15 | Black Project | |
| Micro SMGs | Tec9 | $ 300 | 60 | Doberman |
| Micro SMG | $ 500 | 60 | Doberman | |
| Shotguns | Shotgun | $ 600 | 15 | Doberman |
| Sawnoff Shotgun | $ 800 | 12 | Doberman + Just Business | |
| Combat Shotgun | $ 1000 | 10 | Don Peyote | |
| Thrown | Grenades | $ 300 | 5 | Doberman |
| Remote Explosives | $ 2000 | 1 | Against All Odds | |
| Armor | Body Armor | $ 200 | 1 | Doberman |
| SMG | SMG | $ 2000 | 90 | Doberman + Robbing Uncle Sam |
| Rifles | Rifle | $ 1000 | 20 | Body Harvest |
| Sniper rifle | $ 5000 | 10 | Pier 69 | |
| Assault | AK47 | $ 3500 | 120 | Lure |
| M4 | $ 4500 | 150 | Yay-Ka-Boom-Boom |
- Note: prices are 20% higher than listed at the Ammu-Nations in Las Venturas.
- There is an unused Ammu-Nation interior in San Andreas. It has two floors and can only be entered using certain cheats or with cheat devices. The store is functional if entered properly. Some mods may also bring the shop back into gameplay by making it enterable.
- Of the mounted weapons behind the clerk, the more noticeable weapons are Tec-9's (purchasable), MAC-10's (used in other GTA III era games; unpurchasable in GTA San Andreas, however), Thompson Submachine Gun (also known as the 'Tommy Gun'; unpurchasable), the French-made FAMAS (a bullpup-styled assault rifle; unpurchasable), and several revolvers that appear to be various Smith & Wesson models of revolvers (unpurchasable).
Grand Theft Auto Advance
Weapons are bought by standing on the marker in front of Ammu-Nation stores. The game pauses and a menu appears to let the player purchase weapons. The store itself cannot be entered, so no clerk appears in this game.
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Bat | $100 |
| Katana | $5,000 |
| Pistol | $250 |
| Shotgun | $1,000 |
| Micro Uzi | $800 |
| Assault Rifle | $3,000 |
| Flamethrower | $5,000 |
| Molotov Cocktails | $2,000 |
| Grenades | $3,000 |
| Minigun | $15,000 |
| Rocket Launcher | $10,000 |
| Body Armor | $3,000 |
Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories
The Ammu-Nation stores in GTA Liberty City Stories functions similar to GTA III. The player will buy the weapons by walking into the yellow marker. Just like in GTA III, the same fixed camera view returns which makes the players unable to use first person view weapons like Sniper Rifle or Rocket Launcher. Clerks carry shotguns and will attack the player if aimed at or the player fires a weapon inside the store.
Ammu-Nation is featured in GTA Liberty City Stories's official website in an e-mail under the name "Y2K is Coming!"
Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop is another arms store which sells heavy weaponry not found in Ammu-Nation stores.
| Item | Cost | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Red Light District/Saint Mark's | ||
| Pistol | $240 | Snuff |
| Micro SMG | $600 | Don in 60 Seconds |
| Newport | ||
| Grenades | $360 | Driving Mr. Leone |
| Micro SMG | $600 | Driving Mr. Leone |
| AK-47 | $4,200 | Driving Mr. Leone |
| Sniper Rifle | $6,000 | Driving Mr. Leone |
| Body Armor | $240 | Driving Mr. Leone |
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories
The Ammu-Nation stores in GTA Vice City Stories functions exactly the same as in GTA Vice City. But all clerks inside the stores carry Shotguns similar to GTA III and Liberty City Stories. The cost inside the parenthesis is the discounted price of the weapons after completing Phil's Shooting Range.
Stonewall J's is another arms store which sells light weaponry not found in Ammu-Nation stores.
| Item | Cost | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Downtown | ||
| Pistol | $240 ($180) | Soldier |
| Scorpion | $360 ($270) | Soldier |
| Grenades | $360 ($270) | Soldier |
| Micro SMG | $600 ($450) | Soldier |
| Shotgun | $1,000 ($750) | Soldier |
| Body Armor | $240 ($180) | Soldier |
| Ocean Beach | ||
| SMG | $2,500 ($1,875) | From Zero to Hero |
| AK | $4,200 ($3,150) | From Zero to AHero |
| Spaz-12 | $4,000 ($3,000) | From Zero to Hero |
| Sniper Rifle | $6,000 ($4,500) | From Zero to Hero |
| Rocket Launcher | $9,000 ($6,750) | Turn On, Tune In, Bug Out |
| Body Armor | $240 ($180) | From Zero to Hero |
| Vice Point Mall (North Point Mall) | ||
| Grenades | $360 ($270) | From Zero to Hero |
| Equalizer | $2,000 ($1,500) | From Zero to Hero |
| Assault Rifle | $5,400 ($4,050) | From Zero to Hero |
| Laser Sniper | $8,000 ($6,000) | From Zero to Hero |
| Minigun | $15,000 ($11,250) | Farewell to Arms |
| Body Armor | $240 ($180) | From Zero to Hero |
Grand Theft Auto IV
There are no Ammu-Nation stores in GTA IV, being replaced with Underground Gun Shops. However, there are certain Pedestrians who wear clothes bearing the Ammu-Nation logo on the back.
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Main article: AmmuNation.net
"Order The Protection You Need"
- GTA Chinatown Wars AmmuNation website slogan
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, there are no stores, but weapons can be purchased on the Ammunation website via the PDA (pause screen) that will be delivered to the nearest safe house. The website service is unlocked after the mission "Pimp His Ride".
Handguns
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Pistol | $200 | 1/5 |
| Dual Pistols | $400 | 2/5 |
| $1200 | 3/5 |
Sub-Machine Guns
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Micro Uzi | $350 | 2/5 |
| SMG* | $1500 | 3/5 |
Shotguns
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Shotgun | $300 | 2/5 |
| Stubby Shotgun | $800 | 3/5 |
| Double Barreled Shotgun* | $1000 | 4/5 |
Assault Rifles
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Assault Rifle | $2500 | 3/5 |
| Carbine Rifle* | $3500 | 4/5 |
Heavy Weapons
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Flamethrower | $6000 | 3/5 |
| RPG | $8000 | 4/5 |
| Minigun* | $10000 | 5/5 |
Projectiles
| Item | Price | Rating |
| Flashbangs | $150 | 1/5 |
| Molotovs | $300 | 2/5 |
| Grenades | $350 | 3/5 |
| Proximity Mines* | $500 | 4/5 |
Miscellaneous
| Item | Price |
| Teaser | $300 |
| Body Armor | $500 |
| Fully Cocked License | $10000 |
Grand Theft Auto V
Ammu-Nation has made a return in Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online. Stores appear around Los Santos and Blaine County. The player can purchase stocks in Ammu-Nation via bawsaq.com. The player can also buy various modifications for most weapons, such as silencers, flashlights and extended magazines, as well as various tints. The player can also purchase different tiers of body armor (Super light, light, standard, heavy, and super heavy) with varying effectiveness, and even shades and jackets from racks around the stores. Shooting ranges make a return in two stores at Downtown Los Santos and Cypress Flats.
| Type of Weapon | Weapon | Cost | Rounds | Available after: | Update/DLC required: |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee | Knife | $100 | None | Franklin and Lamar | None |
| Nightstick | $250 | None | I Fought The Law | None | |
| Hammer | Free / $500 | None | Franklin and Lamar |
Special/Collector's Edition Enhcanced Version | |
| Broken Bottle | Free | None | Franklin and Lamar | Beach Bum | |
| Antique Cavalry Dagger | Free | None | Franklin and Lamar | I'm Not a Hipster Update | |
| Hatchet | $750 | None | Trevor Philips Industries | Enhanced Version (Returning players) | |
| Brass Knuckles | Free | None | Franklin and Lamar | Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 | |
| Handguns | Pistol | $350 | 12 (16 with extended clip) | Repossession | None |
| Combat Pistol | $600 | 12 (16 with extended clip) | Dead Man Walking | None | |
| Pistol .50 | Free / $4000 | 9 (12 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar |
Special/Collector's Edition Enhanced Version | |
| SNS Pistol | Free | 6 (12 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | Beach Bum | |
| Heavy Pistol | Free | 18 (36 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | The Business Update | |
| Vintage Pistol | Free | 7 (14 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | I'm Not a Hipster Update | |
| Marksman Pistol | Free | 1 | Franklin and Lamar | Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 | |
| AP Pistol | $1,000 | 18 (36 with extended clip) | Three's Company | None | |
| Flare Gun | $5,635 | 1 | N/A (not available in GTA V) | Heists Update | |
| Stun Gun | $100 | Unlimited | Monkey Business | None | |
| Shotguns | Pump Action Shotgun | $2,000 | 8 | Franklin and Lamar | None |
| Sawn-Off Shotgun | $2,500 | 8 | Mr. Philips | None | |
| Assault Shotgun | $3,000 | 8 (32 with extended clip) | Blitz Play | None | |
| Bullpup Shotgun | Free / $1250 | 14 | Franklin and Lamar |
Special/Collector's Edition Enhanced Version | |
| Musket | Free | 1 | Franklin and Lamar | Independence Day Special | |
| Heavy Shotgun | Free | 6 (12 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | The Last Team Standing Update | |
| Machine Guns | Micro-SMG | $1,000 | 16 (30 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | None |
| SMG | $1,500 | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Three's Company | None | |
| Assault SMG | Free | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | Link Rockstar Games Social Club account to the game | |
| MG | $3,000 | 54 (100 with extended clip) | Three's Company | None | |
| Combat MG | $3,700 | 100 (200 with extended clip) | Blitz Play | None | |
| Gusenberg Sweeper | Free | 30 (50 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | Valentine's Day Massacre Special | |
| Combat PDW | Free | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | Ill-Gotten Gains Part 1 | |
| Rifles | Assault Rifle | $1,500 | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | None |
| Carbine Rifle | $2,000 | 30 (60 with extended clip) | The Jewel Store Job | None | |
| Advanced Rifle | $2,500 | 30 (60 with extended clip) | The Big Score | None | |
| Special Carbine | Free | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | The Business Update | |
| Bullpup Rifle | Free | 30 (60 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | The High Life Update | |
| Sniper Rifles | Sniper Rifle | $1,500 | 10 | Nervous Ron | None |
| Heavy Sniper | $2,500 | 6 | Three's Company | None | |
| Marksman Rifle | Free | 8 (16 with extended clip) | Franklin and Lamar | The Last Team Standing Update | |
| Heavy | Grenade Launcher | $2,000 | 10 | Trevor Philips Industries | None |
| RPG | $3,000 | 1 | Blitz Play | None | |
| Minigun | $3,000 | 595 (9999 with max shooting skill) | The Paleto Score | None | |
| Firework Launcher | Free | 1 | Franklin and Lamar | Independence Day Special | |
| Rail Gun | $250,000 | 1 | Minor Turbulence | Enhanced Version (Returning Players) | |
| Homing Launcher | Free | 1 | Franklin and Lamar | Festive Surprise | |
| Explosives | Grenade | $500 | 25 | Franklin and Lamar | None |
| Sticky Bomb | $300 | 25 | Friends Reunited | None | |
| Tear Gas | $300 | 25 | The Jewel Store Job | None | |
| Jerry Can | $25 | 100 | Crystal Maze | None | |
| Proximity Mines | Free | 25 | Franklin amd Lamar | Festive Surprise | |
| Misc | Parachute | $100 | 1 | Minor Turbulence |
In GTA V, Ammu-Nation also have various clothing and accessory racks around the store, allowing the player to purchase shades (Can only be bought from a rack in the corner by the armor section) and jackets (Can only be bought from a clothing rack opposite to the armor section).
Michael, Franklin and Trevor
| Tops | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Price | |||
| Navy Boiler Suit | $105 | |||
| Gray Boiler Suit | $105 | |||
| Green Boiler Suit | $105 | |||
| Brown Shooting Vest | $150 | |||
| Taupe Shooting Vest | $150 | |||
| Ammu-Nation Camo Hoodie | $60 | |||
| LSGC Urbam Hoodie | $$80 | |||
| LSGC Gray Hoodie | $70 | |||
| Brown Woven Shooting Vest | $150 | |||
| Field Camo Shooting Vest | $160 | |||
| Forest Camo Shooting Vest | $160 | |||
| Ammu-Nation A Hoodie | $80 | |||
| Blauser Hoodie | $70 | |||
| LSGC Forest Hoodie | $90 | |||
Michael
| Glasses | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Price | ||||||||
| Tung Charcoal Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Ash Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Gray Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Red Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Blue Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Yellow Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Black Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Rosy Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Hornet Shades | $69 | ||||||||
| Tung Two-Tone Shades | $69 | ||||||||
Franklin
| Glasses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Price | |||||||||
| Orange Tint Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Slate Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Gray Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Brown Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Burgundy Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Chocolate Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Black Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Purple Tint Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Blue-Gray Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| White Contour Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Racer Shades | $110 | |||||||||
Trevor
| Glasses | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Price | |||||||||
| Tung Charcoal Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung White Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Ash Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Red Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Blue Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Black Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Orange Tint Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Purple Tint Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Hornet Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| Tung Two-Tone Shades | $75 | |||||||||
| OG Black Shades | $60 | |||||||||
| OG Ash Shades | $50 | |||||||||
| OG Red Shades | $50 | |||||||||
| OG Yellow Shades | $59 | |||||||||
| OG Brown Shades | $55 | |||||||||
| OG Gray Shades | $55 | |||||||||
| OG Blue Shades | $65 | |||||||||
| OG Smoke Shades | $59 | |||||||||
| OG Orange Shades | $79 | |||||||||
| OG Slate Shades | $79 | |||||||||
After the Heists Update is installed, a new section called "Heist Gear", that includes all the equipment used in the online Heists, is added to the Ammu-Nation. Only available in GTA Online.
| Heist Gear | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Price | |||||||||
| Rebreather | $5,000 | |||||||||
| Night Vision | $17,500 | |||||||||
| LCD Earpiece | $1,500 | |||||||||
| Red Earpiece | $1,350 | |||||||||
| Gray Earpiece | $1,200 | |||||||||
Shooting Ranges
Main article: Shooting Ranges
Shooting ranges can be found in some Ammu-Nations throughout the GTA III series and in GTA V. These places test your skill in handling your weapons.
Scratch Cards
In GTA Chinatown Wars, Ammu-Nation scratch cards can be purchased at various stores, and the player can win body armour or various weapons.
Clerks
Ammu-Nation's clerks differ from game to game.
- GTA III: Sam Houser, GTA developer.
- GTA Vice City: Sam Houser.
- GTA San Andreas: A military-looking guy wearing an army-green shirt and has a mustache.
- GTA Liberty City Stories: American guy, says the same thing as the GTA III clerk but in an American accent.
- GTA Vice City Stories: Generic store clerk. Fat, balding, and wearing a brightly-colored polo shirt and matching glasses.
- GTA V: Melvin works in the Sandy Shores branch and a ex-military looking man who is interested in gang life works in the branch closest to Franklin's starting safehouse, the rest are re-skins of these two.
Commercials
Ammu-Nation radio commercials make it clear that the store is run with a right-wing paranoia philosophy, describing itself as the "store leading the fight against communism". The store also seems to promote the purchase of its products for illegal purposes, even suggesting they be used to kill one's mother-in-law if she is "being a bitch". There's also one in GTA: Vice City that mentions an anti-aircraft gun 'actually used when we whooped the Australians' ass!'
In Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, there's an Ammu-Nation radio commercial about Saturday Safety Fun With Guns with Derek the Dodo.
Trivia
General
- Ammu-Nation has a commercial in every GTA III era game. It can be heard on Rockstar's website for GTA III, and on the radio for GTA Vice City onwards.
- Ammu-Nation sells fully automatic weapons, though in real life are outlawed to sell if made after 1986 due to the Hughes Amendment. Also destructive devices are sold at the store which would too be illegal in a typical gun store at least.
GTA Vice City
- Inside of the Ammu-Nation in Downtown Vice City in GTA Vice City, an easter egg with a poster of Ronald Reagan can be seen shooting a gun at Mikhail Gorbachev. The poster, however, is only able to be seen with use of rocket launcher glitch, as it is on a wall behind the outline of the shop.
- In GTA Vice City and San Andreas, there are 2D textures on the wall of Ammu-Nation which depict unusable weapons, such as the AUG A1, FAMAS F1, Galil SAR, M1921 Thompson, Barrett M95, M4A1 SOPMOD, M1903 Springfield, AKS-74U and the Walther MPL. As such, some of the weapons on the shelf were not manufactured during the game's timeline including the Barrett and M4A1, and also, most of the weapons would be unusual to find in a US Gun store, as most of them are European or Middle-Eastern manufactured, such as the Galil or AUG.
GTA San Andreas
- In GTA Vice City and San Andreas, there are 2D textures on the wall of Ammu-Nation which depict unusable weapons, such as the AUG A1, FAMAS F1, Galil SAR, M1921 Thompson, Barrett M95, M4A1 SOPMOD, M1903 Springfield, AKS-74U and the Walther MPL. As such, some of the weapons on the shelf were not manufactured during the game's timeline including the Barrett and M4A1, and also, most of the weapons would be unusual to find in a US Gun store, as most of them are European or Middle-Eastern manufactured, such as the Galil or AUG.
- In San Andreas, music can be heard playing in any Ammu-Nation shop. This music is the Marines' Hymn.
- In GTA San Andreas, the player will often hear the clerk telling Carl Johnson to not tell anyone where he got his guns/armor from. This is could mean Ammu-Nation's weapons are illegal in the state.
GTA IV
- During an alternate dialogue with Dimitri in the mission Do You Have Protection? Niko will mention hearing about the Big American Supermarket where you can find shopping carts full of AK-47s and flame throwers. It is possible that Ammu-Nation's fame was already overseas before Niko arrived to America.
GTA Chinatown Wars
- The Fully Cocked License in Chinatown Wars could be a reference to Phil Cassidy's Fully Cocked Gun Shop.
GTA V
- Like 24/7, Ammu-Nation stores can be robbed, though it is a difficult method in GTA V. The player must equip a weapon before entering and push the doors open slightly and aim at the clerk. The clerk will then pull out an Assault Shotgun. The player must next shoot him before he kills the player. This will usually give the player a wanted level. After that, the player has to run up to one of the two cash registers and shoot the money drawer. Money ranging from $60 to $300 will come out. This method may also be used for obtaining an Assault Shotgun and, if at an Ammu-Nation with a shooting range, a Combat Pistol.
- In GTA V, some of the clerks will engage in conversations with the protagonists when they enter in the Ammu-Nation.
- The clerk in the Ammu-Nation of Pillbox Hill (Downtown Los Santos) will talk with Franklin when he is in the shop. The conversation will usually center around the clerk's jealousy of Franklin's involvement in the gang life. This batch of conversations will be triggered after completing the mission "The Long Stretch".
- The clerk in the Ammu-Nation of Sandy Shores will talk with Trevor when he is in the shop. Their conversations normally consist of Trevor insulting or degrading the clerk, or the clerk begging Trevor to behave himself in the Ammu-Nation store.
- Humorously, the Ammu-Nation stores in GTA V sell cases of beer as well as firearms.
- Sometimes the Ammu-Nation clerks in GTA V will say the store used to be independent until Ammu-Nation took over.
- In GTA V, there will be several products in the Ammu-Nation stores that are unavailable for purchase. These include machetes, alcohol, ear protectors and more.
- Sometimes the Ammu-Nation clerk in GTA V will state how he loves the TV show Republican Space Rangers.
- In GTA V, an Ammu-Nation radio commercial mentions Predator drones, becoming the first time a real-life vehicle is mentioned in the GTA series.
- In GTA V, if the Ammu-Nation clerk becomes provoked, whether it be by the player or something else, and cops are dispatched, the clerk and police officers will began firing at each other, despite the fact the clerk was only using self-defense from a robbery. This is possibly due to the anti-government propaganda inside Ammu-Nation.
- In GTA V, the Ammu-Nation outlets in Los Santos with shooting ranges play songs from Channel X, other Ammu-Nation outlets in Los Santos play songs from Los Santos Rock Radio, and the outlets in Blaine County play songs from Rebel Radio.
- Sometimes when talking to Franklin, the clerk will mention how "I [he] barely exist outside this store." This could be a reference of how his character model is never seen out side of Ammu-Nation.
- As of Patch 1.30, Ammu Nation cannot be accessed during Contact Missions.
GTA Online
- In GTA online, it seams that the more you purchase from a category, the higher the chance that the store clerk eventually says "you have racked up more Ammu-Nation Rewards points!"
- if you exit and reenter Ammu Nation when he says that you gained reward points you can see that you have gained a permanent discount percentage for purchases.
- The store clerk will protect you from attacking players as long as you do not have a wanted level.
Bugs and Glitches
Infinite Ammunition Glitch:
There is an interesting glitch in GTA: San Andreas. If you go to any Ammu-Nation with shooting range, you can double your ammo until it becomes infinite.
- 1. Go to any Ammu-Nation with shooting range.
- 2. Buy a weapon, that shares ammunition with either pistol, micro-SMG, shotgun or AK-47, but is NOT the gun itself, otherwise its ammunition will be depleted.
- 3. Go to the Shooting Range and leave it directly before starting the challenge. If you see you've doubled your ammo. For example, if you had 50 Bullets, now you have 100.
- 4. You can keep doing this, until your ammo becomes unlimited.
External links
- Ammu-Nation website - GTA III
- Ammu-Nation website - GTA Liberty City Stories