Rise of the Tomb Raider

Rise of the Tomb Raider

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Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

Get 25 headshots using the Bolt-Action Rifle

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How to unlock the Dead Ringer achievement in Rise of the Tomb Raider - Definitive Guide

Just did this in 5mins after finishing the game without ever using the Bolt-action rifle.

Expeditions
Mode: Chapter Replay Elite
Level: The Acropolis
Diff: Adventurer (so you can take a heap of damage)

Simply run to the first cutscene (via campfire if you need to get the bolt-action rifle), swap to the bolt-action rifle, Shoot as many guys in the head as you can until they all die (or you do), reload checkpoint and repeat. Should only take 4 or so reloads, depending on how good a shot you are :) Easy.
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28 Dec 2015 09:23

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How do you get this rifle i finished the game and i dont have it and i looted most places apart from tombs?
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By YaIrishMick96 on 28 Dec 2015 21:30
Just FYI:
- You can reload the checkpoint when you hear church bells.
- In Dutch, this is called 'Grendelgeweer'
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By Curfs on 11 Sep 2016 15:39
So to be clear, the Goldenfang, which in the description says, "bolt action rifle" does not work with this? Been using it half the game so far and no progress...
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By DarqStalker on 28 Oct 2016 03:12
@DarqStalker - yeah, it seems like Goldenfang doesn't contribute towards the tally. As soon as I switched to the "Bolt-Action Rifle" it started counting headshots.
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By UnmatchedBrace on 15 Nov 2016 07:01
@DarqStalker - Complete bs if you ask me
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By A1ienspacebats on 23 Jan 2017 18:26
Attaching the big head enemies card also makes this a bit easier.
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By I MooseJoose I on 10 Jun 2018 21:50
Can confirm the Goldenfang didn't contribute for me - got at least 45 headshots and nothing!
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By PezzaLezza on 17 Sep 2018 10:49
I have it set to elite, yet the stupid bolt action rifle is just gone whenever I try to play this level - despite having it in my main game.
This sucks....
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By FruitofPassion on 01 Oct 2021 19:35
Use big head card and bolt action card and voila!.
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By ShadyChicano on 12 Nov 2021 18:38
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Not a solution as much as a warning:
Headshot kills with the Goldenfang rifle DO NOT COUNT.
I found this out the hard way because I was able to use the Goldenfang in the campaign absolutely ages before I unlocked all 4 parts of the normal bolt action rifle. I'm playing on Survivor difficulty so trying to get headshots with this slow, loud rifle made my combat encounters much more difficult than they would have been otherwise.
And then figuring out they weren't even counting for this stupid achievement was very annoying.
Don't make the same mistake as me: wait until you unlock the regular bolt action rifle.
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04 Mar 2017 16:25

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My man, thank you this definitely would have happened to me.
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By Moranathan on 28 May 2017 00:42
Good looking out! I just realized that I could use Goldenfang and started trying for this, got through a whole section headshotting everyone in sight and saw no progress on the tracker.
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By pezboyben on 22 Jan 2019 16:17

The Bolt-Action Rifle is the most powerful rifle in the game, but hindered by requiring reloading after each shot. Whether or not you unlock this achievement naturally depends on how much you use the gun - which in my case, wasn't much. However, this is readily unlocked in Expeditions Mode and I'd suggest "The Acropolis" as a good chapter in which to attempt the achievement, with a group of unaware enemies near to the start of the chapter providing a perfect opportunity to line up headshots. After a few shots, simply reload the checkpoint and repeat as necessary.

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After unlocking the Bolt-Action Rifle you can equip it at any campfire. To unlock it you must find 4 parts in strongboxes. These strongboxes get marked on your map when you pick up the explorer satchels. Use the Bolt-Action Rifle to do 25 headshots. If you've already beaten the story you can still find enemies in the Siberian Wilderness. Fast travel back and forth to make them respawn and farm the kills here.

I was unable to get this via checkpoint restart or chapter replay so sake sure you do it in story mode. Furthermore, it has to be the Bolt-Action Rifle you unlock from finding the 4 required parts because the Golden Fang rifle (which is unlocked automatically) doesn't count. Alternatively, you can do it in the Cold Darkness DLC, just use cards to select the Bolt-Action Rifle as your starting weapon.

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There are two similar rifles in the game, you need to kill with the “bolt-action rifle”; kills from the second one do not count
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22 Oct 2016 19:20

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load Acropolis, repeat the chapter at the elite level, take a bolt-action rifle, shoot only at the head (you can miss, the main thing is not to hit other parts of the body), repeat from the control point and voila! your achievement
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By master_serg on 08 Sep 2017 20:42
does not work on a gold bolt action rifle. Be careful when choosing weapons
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By Vlastelin on 11 Aug 2020 15:39
Works in both endurance and joint endurance modes.
You can immediately put a card so that at the beginning you have a rifle in your hands, we kill 25 people on the heads while they lived for 5,7,10 days, if suddenly during a search of the enemy your rifle was replaced with an automatic rifle, it’s okay, we sit down by any fire and take the rifle there again bolt action
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By DarkSlayer2111 on 23 Jul 2020 12:25
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this prize can be obtained in 5 minutes, go to the expedition, select the “chapter restart at the elite level” mode, select the “Soviet base” level, then select a bolt-action rifle in the camp (you can use the map), then go down the rope there will be an enemy ahead talking on the radio, shoot him in the head, run a little forward there is another 2nd, killed three in the head, pressed pause and started from the control point, and so on 9 times
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13 Feb 2017 12:47