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Buffalo Gun

Tier 2 breech-loading black powder rifle that hits hard and reloads fast; cannot take weapon mods.

At a glance

Damage
Not in our data yet
Recipe price
50 gold
Vendor price
30 bucks
Made at
Workbench
Recipe unlock
Tier 2
Crafting time
5 s

Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data

Recipe

What goes into Buffalo Gun and where it’s made.

NeedsAmount
Iron Made from15
Wood Made from25
Metal Parts Made from5
Rare Weapon Parts (tier 1–3) Made from1

Made at the Workbench · 5 seconds · tier 2 recipe · Alpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data

How to get

Where Buffalo Gun comes from.

PageSource
Desperados Dropped byDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 1:26:42 (opens in a new tab)
Outpost Sold byDev build Video: The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) at 2:04:26 (opens in a new tab)
Outpost Vendors Sold byDev build Video: Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California at 1:33:51 (opens in a new tab)
General Store Sold byAlpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Gunsmith Sold byAlpha 5 Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Fingers Firearms Sold byMarch alpha Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 42:31 (opens in a new tab)

Facts

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Patch history

3 versions

Every fact about Buffalo Gun by game version, newest first.

VersionWhat we know
Dev build
  • Trapdoor breech-loading black powder rifle; hits hard and reloads much faster than the Harrison muzzle loader.
  • Carried by hat-and-sack-coat Desperado enemies in Tier 2.
  • Recipe sold by an outpost gunsmith; the players bought it right away.
  • Made at a ranch workbench; needs iron and wood among other inputs.
  • Cannot be modified at a weapon mod table.
  • Needs iron to build.
  • Black powder weapon with a much faster reload; effective even into Tier 3.
  • Much faster reload than other black powder guns.
  • A challenge for using it rewards a cavalry hat skin.
  • A found one had low durability left and could not be repaired. Unconfirmed
  • Buffalo gun recipe is sold at an outpost; it is the first Tier 2 gun to get.
  • Tier 2 rifle with a much faster reload than Tier 1 black powder guns.
  • Costs 30 iron to craft.
Alpha 5
  • Made at a workbench from 15 Iron, 25 Wood, 5 Metal Parts and 1 Rare Weapon Parts (tier 1–3).
  • Crafting takes 5 seconds; a tier 2 recipe.
  • Recipe price: 50 gold.
  • Vendor price: 30 bucks.
  • Sometimes sold at the General Store ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tiers 1–2 only).
  • Its recipe is sold at the General Store ("Plans" list, tier 2 only).
  • Sometimes sold at the Gunsmith ("Limited Time Only!" list, 1 in stock, tiers 2–3 only).
  • Its recipe is sold at the Gunsmith ("Schematics" list, tier 2 only).
March alpha
  • Tier 2 breech-loading trapdoor rifle; much faster fire rate than the Harrison Muzzle Loader.
  • Uses black powder ammo, the lower-level ammo type.
  • Its schematic is a recipe in the schematics list of the gun vendor.
  • Its recipe can also be found as loot at enemy camps, not only bought.

Sources

5

Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.

SourceDateUsed
Alpha 5 game data Game dataNov 12, 202614
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (October) (opens in a new tab) VideoOct 17, 20264
The Legend of California Dev Livestream (June) (opens in a new tab) VideoJun 6, 20264
Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 30, 20268
Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) VideoMar 22, 202610

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