The shooting skills are part of the game's Skill system.
Hitting your target will raise your skill level for each weapon.
Levels: 1 to 20
Benefits
Higher shooting skills will let you
- experience less gun and bow wobble when aiming
- hold breath longer
- hold vertical bows longer in full draw [1]
Earning XP
As you reach a higher level of shooting you will receive an in-game message letting you know that your weapons skills level has been increased.
- Only hits on permitted species increase this skill.
- It is not the kills that count, but the hits. If you hit an animal multiple times, every hit will count.
- It is not possible to increase your shooting level at the shooting ranges.
- Most weapons require their own leveling. A higher level for one weapon does not have an influence on another weapon, even if it is the same type. For example, your shooting level of the Snakebite bow has no influence on your shooting behavior with the Parker bow.
- The general rule is: texture variation = same skill / new model = separate skill
There are shared skills for weapons that only vary in their texture.
Rifles
 .405 |
 .405 (Engraved) |
 .45-70 (Laminated Wood) |
 .45-70 (Engraved) |
 .308 (Carbon) |
 .308 (Engraved) |
 .300 (Composite) |
 .300 (Winter Camo) |
 .300 (Carbon) |
 8x57 Anschütz (Wood) |
 8x57 Anschütz (Holidays) |
 9.3x62 Anschütz |
 9.3x62 Anschütz (Engraved) |
 .30-06 (Wood) |
 .30-06 (Forest Camo) |
 7mm-08 (Scout) |
 7mm-08 Scout Elite |
 7x64mm (Wood) |
 7x64mm (Engraved) |
.270 (Wood) |
 .270 (Composite) |
 .270 (Grey Wolf) |
 .270 (Call of the Wild) |
 .223 Bolt Action (Marble) |
 .223 Bolt Action (Wood) |
 .223 Semi-Auto (Forest) |
 .223 Semi-Auto (Black) |
 .30-30 (Liberator) |
 .30-30 Lone Star |
 .30 R O/U |
 .30 R O/U (Engraved) |
 .30 R O/U (Engraved II) |
 7mm (Stambecco) |
 7mm (Bouquetin) |
 9.3x74R O/U |
 9.3x74R O/U (Engraved) |
 Plinkington Blue Marble |
 Plinkington Winter Camo |
 Plinkington Wood |
Shotguns
 10 GA Standard |
 10 GA Royal Edition |
 12 GA Pump Action |
 12 GA Pump Action Primal |
 12 GA Pump Action Gold |
 Maisto Wood |
 Maisto Synthetic |
 Maisto Engraved |
 12 GA Blaser F3 |
 12 GA Blaser F3 Custom |
 12 GA Blaser F3 Forest |
 12 GA SxS Wood |
12 GA SxS Engraved |
 20 GA Swamp Camo |
 20 GA Carbon |
 20 GA Winter Camo |
Handguns
 .308 Handgun "Rival" |
 .308 Handgun "Highwayman" |
 .308 Handgun "Wolfsbane" |
 .454 Revolver El Toro |
 .454 Revolver El Bisonte |
 .44 Revolver Black |
 .44 Revolver Custom |
 .357 Revolver Black |
 .357 Revolver First Lady |
Bows and Crossbows
 Snakebite |
 Snakebite Winter Camo |
 "Parker Python" |
 Red Dragon |
 Pulsar |
 Pulsar Winter Camo |
 Pulsar Forest Camo |
 Pulsar Blazing Orange |
 Recurve Bow Modern |
 Recurve Bow Carbon |
 RD Crossbow Black |
 RD Crossbow Winter |
 RD Crossbow Forest |
Advanced Firearms
 Drilling |
 Drilling Engraved |