Weapons in Vice City give Tommy a broad 1980s set that spans melee tools, handguns, machine guns, shotguns, assault and sniper rifles, heavy arms, thrown explosives and mission special gear.
Category
Melee
Browse melee. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Fist
Unarmed combat; no weapon pickup needed.
- Category
- Melee
- Range
- 2.4 meters
Brass Knuckles
Pickup: By bodyguards in the Malibu Club, Vice Point.
- Category
- Melee
- Range
- 2 meters
Screwdriver
Buy through Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach) , Tooled Up (North Point Mall) , Screw This (Little Havana) for $10.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $10
- Range
- 1.8 meters
Hammer
Buy through Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach) , Tooled Up (North Point Mall) , Screw This (Little Havana) for $20.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $20
- Range
- 1.5 meters
Knife
Buy through Tooled Up (North Point Mall) for $90.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $90
- Range
- 1.8 meters
Meat Cleaver
Buy through Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach) , Tooled Up (North Point Mall) , Screw This (Little Havana) for $50.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $50
- Range
- 1.9 meters
Golf Club
Pickup: Behind the Leaf Links Golf Club Safehouse in Leaf Links, Vice City Beach.
- Category
- Melee
- Range
- 1.5 meters
Nightstick
Pickup: In the locker room of the VCPD Headquarters, Washington Beach, Vice Beach.
- Category
- Melee
- Range
- 1.5 meters
Baseball Bat
Buy through Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach) for $80.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $80
- Range
- 2 meters
Machete
Buy through Bunch of Tools (Washington Beach, Vice Beach) , Tooled Up (North Point Mall) , Screw This (Little Havana) for $100.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $100
- Range
- 2 meters
Katana
Buy through Tooled Up (North Point Mall) for $300.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $300
- Range
- 2.1 meters
Chainsaw
Buy through Screw This (Little Havana) for $500.
- Category
- Melee
- Purchase price
- $500
- Range
- 1.7 meters
Category
Handguns
Browse handguns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Pistol
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Ocean Beach) , Ammu-Nation (North Point Mall) for $100.
- Category
- Handguns
- Purchase price
- $100
- Magazine capacity
- 17
- Range
- 30 meters
.357
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Downtown) for $2,000.
- Category
- Handguns
- Purchase price
- $2,000
- Magazine capacity
- 6
- Range
- 30 meters
Category
Machine guns
Browse machine guns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Tec-9
Pickup: Behind a house near the end of the cul-de-sac west of the Well Stacked Pizza Co., in Vice Point.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Magazine capacity
- 50
- Range
- 30 meters
Mac 10
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Ocean Beach) for $300.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Purchase price
- $300
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 30 meters
Micro SMG
Buy through Ammu-Nation (North Point Mall) for $400.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Purchase price
- $400
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 45 meters
SMG
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Downtown) for $3,000.
- Category
- Machine guns
- Purchase price
- $3,000
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 45 meters
Category
Shotguns
Browse shotguns. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Stubby Shotgun
Buy through Ammu-Nation (North Point Mall) for $600.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Purchase price
- $600
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 15 meters
Shotgun
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Ocean Beach) for $500.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Purchase price
- $500
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 40 meters
Combat Shotgun
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Downtown) for $4,000.
- Category
- Shotguns
- Purchase price
- $4,000
- Magazine capacity
- 7
- Range
- 30 meters
Category
Assault rifles
Browse assault rifles. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Kruger
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Ocean Beach) for $1,000.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Purchase price
- $1,000
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 90 meters
M16
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Downtown) for $5,000.
- Category
- Assault rifles
- Purchase price
- $5,000
- Magazine capacity
- 30
- Range
- 90 meters
Category
Sniper rifles
Browse sniper rifles. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Sniper Rifle
Buy through Ammu-Nation (North Point Mall) for $1,500.
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Purchase price
- $1,500
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 100 meters
.308 Sniper
Buy through Ammu-Nation (Downtown) for $6,000.
- Category
- Sniper rifles
- Purchase price
- $6,000
- Magazine capacity
- 7
- Range
- 100 meters
Category
Heavy
Browse heavy. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Flamethrower
Pickup: In Rampages.
- Category
- Heavy
- Magazine capacity
- 500
- Range
- 5.1 meters
M60
Buy through Phil's Place (Little Haiti) for $8,000.
- Category
- Heavy
- Purchase price
- $8,000
- Magazine capacity
- 100
- Range
- 75 meters
Minigun
Buy through Phil's Place (Little Haiti) for $10,000.
- Category
- Heavy
- Purchase price
- $10,000
- Magazine capacity
- 500
- Range
- 75 meters
Rocket Launcher
Buy through Phil's Place (Little Haiti) for $8,000.
- Category
- Heavy
- Purchase price
- $8,000
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 55 meters
Category
Thrown
Browse thrown. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Tear Gas
Pickup: Behind the Washington Beach Police Station (Only in PS2).
- Category
- Thrown
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 30 meters
Molotov Cocktail
Pickup: At the Tacopalypse restaurant across the street east of the Hyman Condo.
- Category
- Thrown
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 25 meters
Grenades
Buy through Ammu-Nation (North Point Mall) for $300.
- Category
- Thrown
- Purchase price
- $300
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 30 meters
Remote Grenade
Buy through Phil's Place (Little Haiti) for $1,000.
- Category
- Thrown
- Purchase price
- $1,000
- Magazine capacity
- 1
- Range
- 30 meters
Category
Special
Browse special. Pickup and acquisition notes distinguish the individual models.
Camera
Used for the photography objective in Martha’s Mug Shot; not a normal weapon-shop purchase.
- Category
- Special
Detonator
Remote controller used to trigger placed remote explosives; it has no independent firearm damage.
- Category
- Special
How the city stocks you
Tool shops handle melee, Ammu-Nation covers handguns, shotguns and lighter automatic arms, and Phil Cassidy supplies heavy weapons and special throwables later. Story missions and property rewards also place pickups around the map, with some safehouse spawns appearing after Hidden Packages.
Planning the loadout
Keep melee handy for close work and keep a rifle ready for rooftop or boat sections. Heavy arms are expensive and late, so save cash or plan a pickup loop before long asset missions. Tear Gas is limited to a specific version of the game, while the Camera and Detonator are mission tools rather than general combat gear, so treat their acquisition notes as mission context.
FAQ
Where do heavy weapons come from?
Phil Cassidy is the main late seller for heavy arms, with some map pickups and property rewards also placing them around the city after story progress.
What are Camera and Detonator for?
They are mission equipment. The Camera is used for photo objectives and the Detonator triggers a placed remote explosive or car bomb.
Why does Tear Gas show a platform note?
Tear Gas is only available in a specific version of the game, so its acquisition notes call out that platform limit.