Weapon Customization in Mafia 3

Weapon Customization in Mafia 3 allows for some basic firearms upgrades. These gun upgrades are there to increase ammo, stability, reload speed and accuracy of a certain type of weapon. Since you’ll be shooting your way to the top of food chain of New Bordeaux, why not do it with ease? In this guide, we’re going to tell you all you need to know about Mafia 3 Weapon Customization.

Note: This guide is a work in progress. We’ll update it with more info as we progress.

Firearms Customization General Info

1. You can carry up to two different weapons.
2. There are five type of firearms: Shotguns, Handguns, Automatic Weapons, Rifles and Special Weapons.
3. All firearms except special weapons and shotguns have four upgrades. You can upgrade their ammo capacity, stability, reload speed and accuracy (shotguns don’t have this upgrade).
4. These upgrades can be improved three times. They don’t only cost money, but also have special requirements. You have to raise Cassandra’s earnings to a certain level to be able to buy upgrades. Cassandra is one of Lincoln’s associates.
5. Once you buy a certain weapon upgrade, it can be used on any future weapon from the same category. Upgrades are not only for the weapon you are using currently, they are for all the future ones in the same category.
6. You can buy and upgrade all of these through a basic arms dealer provided by Cassandra’s first perk – Arms Dealer. Shortly after you activate this perk, a van with the firearms arrives and you can trade.
7. As part of the preorder bonus you get three weapons: the Trench 1938 Submachine gun, the Camo Sniper rifle and the Gator Shotgun.
8. Thirty days after the game launches, everyone will get the “Judge, Jury and Executioner” golden weapons pack, which includes golden weapons like “The Praecisione” .30 rifle, “The Exterminatore” shotgun and “The Silentium” pistol.

Shotgun Customization

Shotguns are meant for close combat. Their devastating power makes them reliable even if your aim is not. No wonder it doesn’t have an accuracy upgrade. There are six of the shotguns we know about so far: Barker 390, Lupara, Cornell 40, Elmwood 1925, Riot 550 and Barker 1500 Tactical. The in-game description says: “Shotguns send a message. The kind that says stay the fuck away from me if you like having a face.”

	Prerequisite*	Cost	Description
Ammo Capacity	140 000$ TBA TBA	TBA $10000 TBA	TBA +40% ammo TBA
Stability	220 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Reload Speed	370 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA

* Raise Cassandra’s earning to unlock upgrades

Handgun Customization

A true weapon for a true criminal. A lot of policemen and mobsters are using it. There are 10 handguns we know about so far: Alfredsson M419, Masterson Semi-Auto, Alfredsson M200, Elling 9MM, Masterson Phoenix, Blackburn FAF-33, Silenced Deacon .22, Silenced Masterson, Scoped Phoenix and Clipper .44. The description in the game reads: “Have a look – every handgun here is clean. And the rifling’s been “fixed” so that they’re untraceable”.

	Prerequisite*	Cost	Description
Ammo Capacity	140 000$ TBA TBA	TBA $10000 TBA	TBA +40% ammo TBA
Stability	220 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Reload Speed	370 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Accuracy	TBA TBA TBA	TBA 5 000$ TBA	TBA +39% TBA

* Raise Cassandra’s earning to unlock upgrades

Automatic AR/SMG Weapons Customization

Probably the most popular firearms category. Has the highest fire rate, making it a must-have for a lot of players. We’ve seen 11 automatic weapons so far: Trench 1938, Alfredsson M833, Czech Ver. B-65, M1N8, Carter M33-A, Pasadena AR30, Binya, Automat SG, Silenced M1N8, Deutsche M11B and Stromer .223. Their in-game description says: “Accuracy’s for shit. But great for scattering groups, blind fire, or just putting a full clip in some asshole”.

	Prerequisite*	Cost	Description
Ammo Capacity	140 000$ TBA TBA	TBA $10000 TBA	TBA +40% ammo TBA
Stability	220 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Reload Speed	370 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Accuracy	TBA TBA TBA	TBA 5 000$ TBA	TBA +39% TBA

* Raise Cassandra’s earning to unlock upgrades

Rifle Customization

The firearm of a true hunter. Long range scopes and powerful shots make it the perfect long distance weapon. The trailers have shown us 6 of them: Hartmann .30, Manitou Model 67, Mayweather .30, Mayweather M04A3, Viper 55 and Hawk 4540 Night Vision. The in-game description reads: “A few little somethings for range combat. The action’s been checked on all of these honies”.

	Prerequisite*	Cost	Description
Ammo Capacity	140 000$ TBA TBA	TBA $10000 TBA	TBA +40% ammo TBA
Stability	220 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Reload Speed	370 000$ TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA	TBA TBA TBA
Accuracy	TBA 5 000$ TBA	TBA +39% TBA	TBA TBA TBA

* Raise Cassandra’s earning to unlock upgrades

Special Weapons

This are the guns with the greatest damage output. There are currently no known customization options for these weapons. There are three special weapons: Hartmann 7.62MM, Hartmann HLP and Hartmann At-40. Their in-game description says: “The literal big guns. You need to escalate the situation, then these have you covered”.