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Sinking Island Hints

Where can I find a gun that fired that caliber of ammunition?

  • 1 of 10: Ask around.
  • 2 of 10: Go find any nearby characters and ask them about guns, and who kept them.
  • 3 of 10: You will be directed towards Walter Jones himself, and be told that he kept a fair collection of weaponry in his office.
  • 4 of 10: Head inside and check out the gun cabinet on the back wall behind his desk.
  • 5 of 10: Note the two drawers at the bottom of the cabinet too -- you'll need the contents of both.
  • 6 of 10: The left drawer contain various calibers of ammo -- search through them until you find the relevant one.
  • 7 of 10: You will learn that the 7.03mm ammunition belongs to a 270 Winchester rifle.
  • 8 of 10: So now cross-reference that data.
  • 9 of 10: Check the cabinet above for one of these weapons.
  • 10 of 10: Unfortunately, there are in fact two models of that particular gun in there.