A staple of the entire Resident Evil franchise is featuring at least one overpowered magnum. These handheld tools of mass destruction can give even the Rocket Launcher a run for its money in terms of sheer power. Resident Evil 4 Remake has three magnums to pick from, including the Broken Butterfly, the Killer7, and the appropriately named Handcannon.
The Handcannon looks and feels like it would break the wrists of anyone attempting to fire it, but somehow Leon is able to tame this beast’s rage. To use it, though, you will need to prove yourself worthy and complete a fairly difficult challenge. If you want to blow away any enemy that dares enter your line of sight, here’s how you can snag the Handcannon.
How To Get The Handcannon in Resident Evil 4 Remake
The Handcannon is a bonus weapon in Resident Evil 4 Remake that you can unlock by completing the Professional Agent Challenge. To do this Challenge, you need to beat a new game run (not a new game plus) on the Professional difficulty ranking without using any unlocked bonus weapons. That means you can’t use the Chicago Sweeper, Primal Knife, or Infinite Rocket Launcher. In short, you really will need to be a pro to complete this task.
If you’re able to best this task, perhaps taking advantage of a couple of skips and boss tricks to make things a bit easier, you will unlock the Handcannon and can retrieve it from your storage going forward. If you upgrade it all the way, you can even unlock the Exclusive upgrade for infinite ammo, meaning those punks won’t have to worry about whether you’ve taken five shots or six.
At this point, there’s not much challenge left for you in Resident Evil 4 Remake, so go wild doing your best Dirty Harry impression blasting everyone and everything away. Which magnum is your favorite, or do you prefer other weapon types that shoot a bit faster? Let us know your loadout in the comments below!
