What To Do With Resident Evil 7's Broken Handgun And Model Shotgun
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Resident Evil 7 doesn't revolve around combat, but you'll encounter enough creepy monsters and psychotic bosses that packing a little extra firepower definitely couldn't hurt. That's where the broken handgun and broken shotgun come in. As it turns out, RE7 contains two busted weapons and--not so coincidentally--two weapon repair kits.
If you manage to mend both broken firearms, you'll be rewarded with a pistol and shotgun that are both more powerful than their basic counterparts: the M19 handgun and the M21 shotgun. Problem is, where do find all these items, and how soon can you actually repair the guns? Click ahead to find out.
Broken Handgun
The first item you'll encounter is the broken handgun, which you'll find in the trailer that sits in the backyard just outside the "dog head" door. Simply walk inside, turn left towards the supply container, and look at the bed. Easy right?
First Repair Kit
Once you grab the broken handgun, you can repair it almost immediately since the first weapon repair kit is hidden nearby. When you walk back out of the trailer, you'll be facing the house. Directly between the two short staircases that lead up to the porch, you find a piece of metal siding than can be pulled back. Do that and you'll find the first repair kit, which you can immediately apply to the broken pistol.
Broken Shotgun
The broken shotgun is much more difficult to repair. When you first enter the Main Hall of the Baker mansion, you'll notice a small room on your right that contains a statue holding a shotgun. Unfortunately, when you pick up the shotgun, the door behind you slams shut.
In order to take the working shotgun, you must grab the broken shotgun out of Grandma's Room on the second floor once you acquire the Scorpion Key. Swap the broken shotgun with the working shotgun back downstairs and you're good to go. But…
Model Shotgun
Later in the game, you're going to want that broken shotgun back so you can repair it with the second kit. In order to reclaim the broken shotgun, you'll need to grab the model shotgun from the attic above the Kid's Room on the second floor of the Baker manor.
You'll need the Snake Key to open the door to the room, but once you're in, head to right as you enter and check out the desk lamp. This will activate the ladder to the attic. Climb the ladder, make a U-turn around the railing to your right, and head to the back corner. You'll find the model shotgun on a shelf.
Once you have the model shotgun, head back downstairs to the room with the statue and swap the model shotgun for the broken shotgun just like you did earlier in the game.
Second Repair Kit
Now you just need one final ingredient: the other repair kit. You can find a photograph that clues you into its location, but the kit will be in the same spot whether you find the photo or not.
As you first head into Lucas's funhouse (also known as Testing Area 2F) after opening the gate with the blue and red key cards, you'll walk through a linear series of rooms. In the third room, you'll notice a cage with a mannequin head on top of it. Investigate the false head to find the very real second repair kit.
At this point, you can backtrack to the trailer, grab the broken shotgun from the storage container (assuming you don't already have the broken gun with you), and build yourself a powerful double-barrel shotgun. Enjoy!