Why should GTA Online players buy weapons from the Gun Van whenever possible?

The Gun Van is a roaming vehicle that GTA Online players should always use whenever it's convenient. For those who don't know, this feature essentially involves a vendor that sells weapons and ammunition to the player. This vehicle changes its location daily, but interactive maps make it easy to find.

Here is a quick list of reasons why you should always opt to purchase weapons, upgrades, and ammo from a Gun Van in GTA Online:

• Discounts range from 10 to 30%.
• You can get all modifications for upgrades, even if you have yet to complete their associated requirements.
• Some weapons are hard to obtain via normal means, such as the Molotov Cocktail and Combat Shotgun.

The only downside is that you cannot get Mk II weapons here.

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Why you should use the Gun Van in GTA Online

Official promotional art for this feature (Image via Rockstar Games)

The Gun Van location changes every day, and there are a total of 30 possible locations where it can spawn. You will see a black van icon on the mini-map when you get close to the location of a Gun Van. Once you find it, you should see the following weapons and armor available:

• Knife
• Baseball Bat
• Assault Shotgun
• SMG
• Assault Rifle
• Compact EMP Launcher
• Combat Shotgun
• Railgun
• Heavy Sniper
• RPG
• Molotov
• Proximity Mine
• Grenade
• Super Light Armor
• Light Armor
• Standard Armor
• Heavy Armor
• Super Heavy Armor

Getting everything on that list at a discount is pretty good. If you continually buy stuff from the Gun Van in GTA Online, you will end up saving a ton of money in the long run.

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Gun Van advantages

The vendor (Image via Rockstar Games)

Here is a list of items that you can buy, even if you don't have the Rank for them:

• Assault Shotgun (normally available at Rank 37)
• SMG (normally available at Rank 11)
• Assault Rifle (normally available at Rank 24)
• Heavy Sniper (normally available at Rank 90)
• RPG (normally available at Rank 100)
• Grenade (normally available at Rank 15)
• Super Light Armor (normally available at Rank 5)
• Light Armor (normally available at Rank 10)
• Standard Armor (normally available at Rank 15)
• Heavy Armor (normally available at Rank 20)
• Super Heavy Armor (normally available at Rank 25)

To summarize, you essentially get to buy weapons much earlier than you're supposed to, compared to something like Ammu-Nation. Some of these items are incredibly valuable to have at the start of the game, like the Heavy Sniper and RPG.

A player buying stuff from this NPC (Image via Rockstar Games)

Similarly, here is a list of weapons you can buy from this vendor even though you usually cannot purchase them from Ammu-Nation:

• Baseball Bat (was previously only obtainable via picking it up)
• Combat Shotgun (you don't have to do a specific Cayo Perico Heist unlock method anymore)
• Compact EMP Launcher (no Agency Armory needed)
• Molotov (no Merryweather drops needed)

The Railgun is only purchasable from the Gun Van in GTA Online, and it's worth highlighting.

Finding the Gun Van only takes a minute in GTA Online if the player uses an interactive map. The advantages of saving money and getting weapons earlier than they should make this a feature that most new players should utilize whenever possible.

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