Resident Evil 2 is out now and we’re here to help you find and upgrade each of the game’s weapons.
We’ll try to make our guides as spoiler free as possible — story beats will largely be skipped, but item and room names won’t be — so rest assured we won’t ruin anything for you. With that in mind, let’s get to it!
Unlike some aspects of the game, safe combinations are the same no matter who you’re playing as. You’ll get different items depending on your character, however.
(We’re not including any DLC/bonus weapons as they don’t count toward records.)
Resident Evil 2 Leon weapons and upgrades
Matilda handgun
- Location: Leon starts with this weapon
- Upgrade 1: High Capacity Mag. from Leon’s desk padlock puzzle in West Office (1F)
- Upgrade 2: Gun Stock from Police car in the Parking Garage (requires Car Key)
- Upgrade 3: Muzzle Break from the safe in Waiting Room (2F)
W-870 Shotgun
- Location: Safety Deposit Room (1F) with Weapons Locker Key
- Upgrade 1: Long Barrel from Gun Shop Kendo.
- Upgrade 2: Shotgun Stock from the safe in Sewers Treatment Pool Room (Middle)
Lightning Hawk MAG
- Location: S.T.A.R.S. Office Armory (2F) with S.T.A.R.S. Badge USB Dongle Key
- Upgrade 1: Long Barrel from the case in Underground Stairs (Lower) with S.T.A.R.S. Badge
- Upgrade 2: Red Dot Sight from Hidden File stash in S.T.A.R.S. Office
Chemical Flamethrower
- Location: Supplies Storage Room using Queen Plug and King Plug
- Upgrade 1: Regulator from locker in Laboratory Nap Room (B1)
Anti-Tank Rocket
- Location: Through story progression (unmissable unless you actively choose to ignore it)
- Upgrades: None
M911 handgun
- Location: Room underneath Entrance (1F) in Leon 2nd Game only
- Upgrades: None
After obtaining all of Leon’s six weapons, you’ll obtain the Gun Fanatic record.
Resident Evil 2 Claire weapons and upgrades
SLS 60 handgun
- Location: Claire starts with this weapon
- Upgrade 1: Speed Loader from Leon’s desk padlock puzzle in West Office (1F)
- Upgrade 2: Reinforced Frame from the safe in Sewers Treatment Pool Room (Middle)
JMB Hp3 handgun
- Location: Found in the trunk of the Police car in the Parking Garage (requires Car Key)
- Upgrade 1: High-Capacity Mag. from the safe in Waiting Room (2F)
MQ11 submachine gun
- Location: S.T.A.R.S. Office Armory (2F) with S.T.A.R.S. Badge USB Dongle Key
- Upgrade 1: Suppressor from the case in Underground Stairs (Lower) with S.T.A.R.S. Badge
- Upgrade 2: High-Capacity Mag. from Hidden File stash in S.T.A.R.S. Office
GM 79 grenade launcher
- Location: Safety Deposit Room (1F) with Weapons Locker Key
- Upgrade 1: Shoulder Stock from locker in Elevator Controls Room (B1)
- (It’s assumed this weapon is counted as two due to Flame Rounds and Acid Rounds.)
Spark Shot stun gun
- Location: Supplies Storage Room using Queen Plug and King Plug
- Upgrade 1: High Voltage Condenser from locker in Labratory Nap Room (B1)
Minigun gatling gun
- Location: Found in the room at back of Laboratory Turntable (B3)
- Upgrades: None
After obtaining all of Claire’s seven weapons, you’ll obtain the Gun Enthusiast record.
Resident Evil 2 is available now on Windows PC, Xbox One and PS4. Check out our other guides below.
All of Stevivor’s Resident Evil 2 guides
- All Unlocks and Records
- Rankings guide
- All Mr. Raccoon locations
- All Weapons and Upgrades
- All Files (Lore Explorer Record)
- Medallions guide
- Safes guide
- Padlocks guide
- Portable Safe guide
- Circuit Breaker & Hardly Any Resistance Records guide
- Voltage Virtuouso & A Jewel Amongst Joules Records guide
- Young Escapee guide
- Hidden items (Treasure Hunter Record) guide
- Plugs puzzle solutions
- Greenhouse codes
- Chemist & Genius Chemist Records guide
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