Minecraft Rifles
Transform Minecraft's ranged combat with the Minecraft Rifles Add-On, a carefully balanced modification that replaces traditional bows and crossbows with authentic Winchester 1885 rifles, bringing rea...

Screenshots & Preview


About Minecraft Rifles
Key Features
- Winchester 1885 rifle replacing bow with improved range and accuracy
- Scoped variant replacing crossbow for precision long-range shooting
- Destructible environment mechanics for fragile blocks like glass and pumpkins
- Realistic gunshot sound effects and reload animations
- Enhanced projectile physics with faster, straighter bullet trajectories
- Affects all entities including skeletons and pillagers for consistent gameplay
What Makes This Special
The Minecraft Rifles Add-On excels in its commitment to balanced implementation within Minecraft's ecosystem. Rather than simply adding overpowered weapons, it replaces existing mechanics to maintain game balance while enhancing the experience. The environmental destruction feature adds tactical possibilities - shooting through windows, destroying cover, or creating new sightlines during combat. The scope mechanic on the crossbow replacement provides genuine utility for hunting and sniping without being overpowered. The universal application to all ranged weapon users creates emergent gameplay where skeleton spawners become shooting galleries and pillager outposts transform into fortified sniper nests.
Pro Tips
- Use cover effectively as skeleton snipers become much more dangerous
- The scoped rifle (crossbow) offers better accuracy for hunting passive mobs
- Create shooting ranges with glass targets to practice your marksmanship
- Fortify bases against pillager raids as their rifles pack serious punch
Installation Guide
Download minecraft_rifles.mcaddon to your downloads folder
Launch Minecraft Bedrock and open Settings menu
Go to Storage > Resource Packs and click Import
Select the downloaded rifle addon file
Create or modify a world to include the behavior pack
Load the world - all bows and crossbows are now rifles
Quick Info
This addon requires experimental features to be enabled in your world settings.