Blackhawk Rescue Mission 5 Guns: Every Gun’s Price and Unlock Level

How the gun shop works

You earn credits and EXP by playing. EXP raises your level, and each new level opens up more guns. Credits pay for them.

Three guns need no level at all. The M16A2 rifle is free. The M9 pistol costs 10 credits, and the M9A1 pistol costs 350.

Four more come from missions instead of levels. You beat the mission, and then the gun is yours. There is a table for those further down.

The cheapest gun of every type

If you are short on credits, start here. This is the cheapest gun you can unlock in each group:

The M4A1 and the Mk 18 tie as the cheapest assault rifles, at 800 credits. The M4A1 unlocks first, at level 16. The PM is the cheapest pistol you unlock with a level, at 300 credits and level 4.

A higher price does not mean a later unlock

You might think pricey guns unlock late and cheap guns unlock early. That is not how this shop works. Out of the 68 guns you unlock with a level, 54 have a cheaper gun of the same type that unlocks even sooner.

Here is a clear case. The AK-103 costs 3,750 credits and unlocks at level 12. The M4A1 costs 800 and unlocks at level 16. So for a few more levels, you save 2,950 credits.

The gun with the highest level is the AS Val, at level 65. It costs 1,750 credits. That is less than lots of guns you can unlock in your 20s and 30s.

Every gun in the shop

Here is the full list, split by type. Fire rate is how many shots the gun can fire in one minute. Within each group, guns are sorted by the level that unlocks them.

Assault rifles (29)

The biggest group. These are all-round rifles that work at most ranges.

Battle rifles (3)

Heavier rifles with bigger bullets and a slower fire rate.

Marksman rifles (6)

Rifles built for accurate shots at long range.

Sniper rifles (6)

Very slow to fire, but made for long shots.

SMGs (5)

Small, fast-firing guns for close fights.

PDWs (5)

Compact guns that sit between an SMG and a rifle.

Shotguns (3)

Close-range guns for tight spaces like buildings.

Machine guns (2)

Big guns with lots of ammo. They are the two priciest guns in the shop.

Pistols (17)

Your sidearm. Most are cheap, and two come from missions.

A few boxes say Check in game. For those guns, the numbers we could find did not match, so look at the price in your own loadout menu.

Guns you get from missions

These four guns do not unlock with a level. Beat the mission named next to each one first:

After you beat Wetwork, pt. 5, the Python revolver costs just 10 credits. The OTs-14-1A rifle is the reward for Solo Operation, where you clear the naval base alone.

The most expensive guns

The two machine guns cost far more than anything else. The M249 is 12,429 credits and the PKM is 9,500. The next gun down, the G28, is only 4,400.

To put that in numbers, the M249 alone costs more than all 14 paid pistols put together. Those pistols add up to 8,397 credits.

How to earn credits

The biggest single payout is the Bunker raid. If you stop the missile launch and are still alive at the end, you get 3,000 credits and 3,000 EXP.

Your headquarters can sell resources for credits too. You need to assign a delivery worker first. Each unit sells for:

Precious Metals are worth 7.5 times as much as Construction Materials, so keep them for selling if you can spare them. You also earn credits for missions, for taking down enemies and for bringing back supply trucks.

Buying every gun that has a set price costs 148,357 credits. That is about 50 Bunker raids. The M249 on its own is 5 raids.

Check our Blackhawk Rescue Mission 5 codes page too, in case a free reward comes out.

Tips for spending your credits

• Use the free M16A2 until you reach level 16, then grab the M4A1 for 800 credits.
• Do not judge a gun by its price. Plenty of cheap guns unlock earlier than pricey ones.
• Save the machine guns for last. Either one costs as much as several rifles.
• Try the Bunker raid with a team. Staying alive to the end is what pays.
• Beat Wetwork, pt. 5 early if you want the Python for 10 credits.