Why is the litchfield repeater the most expensive?

[FreeMaxB585]

It baffles me. Its literally the biggest piece of garbage. Hate it when get it in gun rush its basically useless

[A Man Deprived]

Apparently being able to carry 2 more cartridges gives it a premium

[Danish Crusader]

The Litchfield would be the better choice of all of the Repeaters after you have maxed all of its' stats, because then it would perform like the other Repeaters in terms of accuracy, range, reload etc, except it would have better damage.

So, bad when starting out, better in when you have gained maximum affinity with it.

 

I still prefer the Lancaster Repeater though.

Edited January 21, 2019 by Danish Crusader
Thought about it for 5 minutes.

[Assblaster]

The "Litchfield" is based on the 1860 Henry repeater, which is inferior to the Winchester ("Lancaster"). I hate this litigious society we live in where you can't call things by their real names. By 1866 the Winchester was the preferred weapon of choice. The Winchester we do have, however, is an older model: by the 1870s they were even better. IMO skip the litchfield and just go with the lancaster. Hopefully, though, we'll get a newer model of Winchester soon, with better stats. We are after all in 1899 not 1866, which is the Winchester we have, even though there were newer ones we should be able to choose from. All this lack of content kind of bothers me, but I can live with it for now because I love this game and I realize more is coming (eventually...hopefully). 

[coach_wargo]

The extra capacity and damage would make it useful for free aim.  Alas, in this auto aim universe the .22 vamit rifle reigns supreme.

[éX-Driver]

3 hours ago, Assblaster said:

The "Litchfield" is based on the 1860 Henry repeater, which is inferior to the Winchester ("Lancaster"). I hate this litigious society we live in where you can't call things by their real names. By 1866 the Winchester was the preferred weapon of choice. The Winchester we do have, however, is an older model: by the 1870s they were even better. IMO skip the litchfield and just go with the lancaster. Hopefully, though, we'll get a newer model of Winchester soon, with better stats. We are after all in 1899 not 1866, which is the Winchester we have, even though there were newer ones we should be able to choose from. All this lack of content kind of bothers me, but I can live with it for now because I love this game and I realize more is coming (eventually...hopefully). 

Technically, even the Spencer rifle [repeater carbine] should be leagues better than the Henry. The Spencer had a .56 calibre bullet compared to the .44 of the Henry, and nearly twice the powder load. Henrys were liked for their larger capacity and because the lever automatically cocked the hammer when you cycled the action, but the Spencer had more stopping power. Considering the 1866 Winchester fires the same round as the Henry, the Spencer should be the most powerful repeater in the game. 

 

Honestly, what they should’ve done is make the Winchester/Lancaster the ‘starter’ repeater. The 1866 ‘yellowboy’ was kept in production for DECADES because it was both cheap and easy to use, due to being a rimfire gun. Meaning the ammunition was much cheaper, and the lower recoil from such weak cartridges. Makes sense for us to start with such a cheap and easy-to-find gun. Then later in the game we unlock the Spencer/carbine for purchase. More powerful and better accuracy, but lower capacity. Then have the Henry/Litchfield as a special unlockable gun we have to find. Because the original Henrys were rare as hen’s teeth. Make it so we can only find it where we find the Civil War hat and maybe have that old Confederate soldier hiding out in Roanoke be carrying one as well. Weakest of the three repeaters, but worth finding just for the collector value.

Edited January 21, 2019 by éX-Driver

[We Are Ninja]

Probably because it does the most damage... in those rare instances that it actually hits what you're aiming at.

[1898]

Here's why it costs more and the reason I wanted one till I found out it weren't no good.

 

 

Edited January 21, 2019 by 1898

[A Man Deprived]

1 hour ago, 1898 said:

Here's why it costs more and the reason I wanted one till I found out it weren't no good.

 

 

But he uses a Winchester, not a Henry...

[U Carmine]

2 hours ago, We Are Ninja said:

Probably because it does the most damage... in those rare instances that it actually hits what you're aiming at.

It's more reliable with dead eye.

[A Man Deprived]

40 minutes ago, Ektope said:

It's more reliable with dead eye.

I like to use it during Kerosene, Tar, and Greed to mow down enemies right after the train leaves the tunnel. Usually around 15-20 xp per kill when used with special ammo.

[1898]

18 hours ago, A Man Deprived said:

But he uses a Winchester, not a Henry...

You're correct, I was actually referencing the large loop lever.

[éX-Driver]

1 hour ago, 1898 said:

You're correct, I was actually referencing the large loop lever.

I *think* the big loop leverl was so you could reload by spinning the gun. Standard-size handholes would probably break your hand if you tried to spin-cycle the action technique. Big loop gives it enough room to work. Don’t know how historically accurate they are, though

[1898]

13 minutes ago, éX-Driver said:

I *think* the big loop leverl was so you could reload by spinning the gun. Standard-size handholes would probably break your hand if you tried to spin-cycle the action technique. Big loop gives it enough room to work. Don’t know how historically accurate they are, though

I'm pretty sure it's a Hollywood creation but at the same time seems really practical.

Edited January 22, 2019 by 1898

[RedDeadNedKelly]

It’s because once you get your affinity up and add dead eye, express ammo and focus fire it transforms into an absolute beast. Two shot kill at mid range hitting centre mass against full health, never without one and slow and steady. If you can free aim, slippery bastards are just dead bastards.

Hows yer bulletproof hat working now?

Edited January 24, 2019 by RedDeadNedKelly

[Gleeman Vox]

The Litchfield does the most damage  and has the highest ammo count. Accuracy doesn’t matter when everyone at end game gets 1/4 dead eye on headshot and can carry 20 cans of tobacco for $1.50 each

[Zoop_Leroy]

You know how the stat bars for vehicles don't mean much in gta online?  It's the same for guns in rdr.  Multiple youtubers have done tests on the lancaster vs litchfield (Pyrerealm gaming, etc) which show that the lancaster deals more damage than the litchfield.  So there's literally no reason to buy the litchfield for online unless you collect weapons; it's worse than the lancaster in every category except for ammo capacity.

[FreeMaxB585]

So if its fully upgraded it is better than the bolt or lancaster? As far as stats go? Cause even when I grab it in gun rush its absolute trash compared to all the other rifles, even carbine seems better. Which is why im shocked it is the most expensive

2 hours ago, PSNGTAforumuser said:

The Litchfield does the most damage  and has the highest ammo count. Accuracy doesn’t matter when everyone at end game gets 1/4 dead eye on headshot and can carry 20 cans of tobacco for $1.50 each

 

Def dont think it does the most damage. The bolt I can easily kill someone in 2-3 shots. the litchfield I have had times where shot them 4-5 and they were still running

[Gleeman Vox]

4 hours ago, FreeMaxB585 said:

 

Def dont think it does the most damage. The bolt I can easily kill someone in 2-3 shots. the litchfield I have had times where shot them 4-5 and they were still running

I meant the most damage in the repeater class

[CosmicBuffalo]

11 hours ago, Gleeman Vox said:

The Litchfield does the most damage  and has the highest ammo count. Accuracy doesn’t matter when everyone at end game gets 1/4 dead eye on headshot and can carry 20 cans of tobacco for $1.50 each

Chewing tobacco is $6 and huge waste of money and by huge I mean you can by 3 from winning a large showdown.  So, you would have to win 7-8 large showdowns just to fill it.  If you die, you have use another one.  You can die within 10 secs of playing in a showdown.  Having only 5 deaths in a showdown is much lower than average.  Snake Oil 1 is only $3.50 but even at half the cost is a massive waste of money.  Still takes 3-5 large showdowns wins to fill.  You can easily use more than 5 in a showdown.

Edited January 25, 2019 by GenericGTAO

[Gleeman Vox]

1 hour ago, GenericGTAO said:

Chewing tobacco is $6 and huge waste of money and by huge I mean you can by 3 from winning a large showdown.  So, you would have to win 7-8 large showdowns just to fill it.  If you die, you have use another one.  You can die within 10 secs of playing in a showdown.  Having only 5 deaths in a showdown is much lower than average.  Snake Oil 1 is only $3.50 but even at half the cost is a massive waste of money.  Still takes 3-5 large showdowns wins to fill.  You can easily use more than 5 in a showdown.

When you buy Chewing Tobacco you get 4 at a time, so it is $1.50 each. it’s the cheapest Yellow consumable in the game. A single Free-For-All Name Your Weapon or Most Wanted in first place from the beginning of the match can fill your entire inventory. So yeah, pretty much the opposite of everything you said.

Edited January 25, 2019 by Gleeman Vox

[RedDeadNedKelly]

5 hours ago, GenericGTAO said:

Chewing tobacco is $6 and huge waste of money and by huge I mean you can by 3 from winning a large showdown.  So, you would have to win 7-8 large showdowns just to fill it.  If you die, you have use another one.  You can die within 10 secs of playing in a showdown.  Having only 5 deaths in a showdown is much lower than average.  Snake Oil 1 is only $3.50 but even at half the cost is a massive waste of money.  Still takes 3-5 large showdowns wins to fill.  You can easily use more than 5 in a showdown.

Why anyone would buy consumables is beyond me. They’re laying all over the map if you know where to look. You can also craft a lot of them without the pamphlet if you have the materials.

[CosmicBuffalo]

I have never bought it, so I didnt know that.  Very glad I did I wrote that. There is no indication you get 4.  $1.50 is actually worth it.

Edited January 25, 2019 by GenericGTAO