Saints Row IV

Saints Row IV is an open world sandbox action game developed by Voltion and published by Deep Silver in 2013. It was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows on August 20th, 2013. It was later remastered for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on January 20th, 2015. The game takes place in the fictional city of Steelport and continues on from where Saints Row: The Third left off. The protagonist becomes the president of the United States of America after saving the country from a nuclear missile. However, an alien invasion begins soon after and the protagonist is kidnapped and transported to a computer simulation of Steelport where the player must defeat the alien threat. 
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=Handguns=
=="Quickshot Pistol"==
===Colt Defender===
The 9mm tactical skin for the Quickshot Pistol is based on the Colt Defender. It appears to be a .45 ACP variant, despite the game calling it a 9mm pistol. It can be upgraded to have a larger magazine and armor piercing rounds and can be dual wielded.
===Mauser C96===
The Renegade skin for the Quickshot Pistol is based on Han Solo's blaster from Star Wars, which in turn is based on the Mauser C96. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine and fire armor piercing round. The scope is unusable and it can be dual wielded. 
thumb|none|600px|Mauser C96 held by protagonist
===Colt 1849 Pocket===
The Tombstone Special skin for the Quickshot Pistol is based loosely on the Colt 1849 Pocket. It features two barrels and a cylinder for each barrel, which would make it a very awkward gun to fire.
=="Heavy Pistol"==
===Desert Eagle===
The .45 Fletcher skin for the Heavy Pistol is based on the Desert Eagle. It appears to be based on the .50 AE version of the Desert Eagle, despite the game stating that it fires .45 ACP. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine and fire explosive ammunition. It can also be dual wielded.
thumb|none|600px|Desert Eagle held by protagonist
===Chiappa Rhino 60DS===
The Cumia Magnum skin for the Heavy Pistol is based on the Chiappa Rhino 60DS. It features an unusable red dot sight on the barrel. It can be upgraded to have an extended mag (even though it only has 6 chambers) and fire explosive ammunition. It can also be dual wielded.
thumb|none|600px|Chiappa Rhino held by protagonist
===LAPD 2019 Blaster===
The DEK-RD Railpistol skin is based on the LAPD 2019 Blaster from Blade Runner.
===Moses Brothers Self-Defense Engine Frontier Model B===
The Captain skin for the heavy pistol is based on Captain Malcom's gun from Serenity and Firefly.
===Flintlock Pistol===
An additional skin added in the Pirate's Booty Pack DLC is based on a Flintlock Pistol.
=Sub-machine guns= 
=="Heavy SMG"==
===Heckler & Koch MP5SD===
The SWAT SMG skin for the Heavy SMG is based on the Heckler & Koch MP5SD. It features a red dot sight and forward grip. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine and fire corrosive ammo. It can be dual wielded. 
thumb|none|600px|Heckler & Koch MP5SD held by protagonist
===Auto Ordnance M1927 Thompson===
The Gangland skin for the Heavy SMG is based on the Auto Ordnance M1927 Thompson. It features a strange unusable sight. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine and fire corrosive ammo. It can be dual wielded. 
thumb|none|600px|M1927 Thompson Auto-Ordnance held by protagonist
===MP-40===
The BG-40 skin for the Heavy SMG is based on the MP40. It is available in the Bradygames DLC pack. It can be upgraded with an extended magazine and to fire corrosive rounds. It can be dual wielded.
thumb|none|600px|MP-40 held by protagonist
=="Rapid Fire SMG"==
===Ingram Mac 10===
The Manga 10mm skin for the Rapid Fire SMG is based on the MAC-10. It incorrectly fires 10mm ammunition, it only fires .45 ACP or 9x19mm in real life. It features a suppressor and Picatinny rail. It is missing a charging handle which would make it more than difficult to reload. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine and to fire "lightning shots" (electric rounds). It can be dual wielded. 
 
thumb|none|600px|Mac 10 held by protagonist
===Beretta 93R===
The Cyborg Pistol skin for the Rapid Fire SMG is based on RoboCop's Auto 9 in RoboCop, which in turn is based on the Beretta 93R. It is a handgun but the game incorrectly classifies it as a sub-machine gun. It can be dual wielded and upgraded tohave an extended magazine and to fire "lightning rounds" (electric rounds).
 
thumb|none|600px|Auto 9 held by protagonist
=Shotguns=
==Pump-Action Shotgun==
===Ithaca Model 37 Stakeout===
The Deacon 12-Gauge skin for the Pump-Action Shotgun is based on the Ithaca 37 "Stakeout". It features a forward grip and can be upgraded to have an extended tube.
thumb|none|600px|Ithaca Model 37 held by protagonist (note forward grip)
==Semi-Auto Shotgun==
===PPSh-41===
The TAK-10 Streetsweeper skin for the Semi Auto Shotgun is based on a mix between the PPSh-41 and the fictional Combat Shotgun from Fallout 3. It can be upgraded to sport an extended magazine and fire full auto. 
thumb|none|550px|Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev.
 
thumb|none|600px|Shotgun held by protagonist 
===Remington Model 870===
The Big Game skin for the Semi Auto Shotgun is based on the Remington Model 870. The Remington 870 is a pump action in real life. It can be upgraded to have an extended tube and fire in full auto.
thumb|none|400px|Remington 870 Police Magnum with black synthetic furniture - 12 gauge
thumb|none|600px|Remington Model 870 held by protagonist 
===Remington Model 11-87===
The Full Choke Suppressed skin for the Semi Auto Shotgun is based off of the Remington Model 11-87 from No Country for Old Men. It sports a long suppressor and can be upgraded to have an extended tube and fire in full auto. 
thumb|none|600px|Remington Model 11-87 held by protagonist
=Rifles and Carbines=
==Red Ryder BB Gun==
===Daisy Red Ryder===
The Daisy Red Ryder, referred to as the Christmas BB Gun in game, is a rifle that is available in the Saints Save Christmas DLC pack. It is an abnormally powerful BB gun, able to down opponents in 2 shots and blow up cars.
 
==Automatic Rifle==
===Colt Model 727===
The Shokolov AR skin for the Automatic Rifle is based on the Colt Model 727. It features a front grip attached with what looks like a metal clamp. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine. 
==Burst Rifle==
===Beretta Cx4 Storm===
The Guardsman AR skin for the Burst Rifle is based on the Beretta Cx4 Storm. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine. 
===M41A Pulse Rifle===
The "Impulse Rifle" skin is based on the M41A Pulse Rifle, which in turn is built from an M1A1 Thompson submachine gun with an underbarrel Remington 870 shotgun. It has an added vertical foregrip ahead of the magazine housing, presumably to account for one set of animations being used to hold any assault rifle.
==Sniper Rifle==
===AS-50===
The McManus 2020 is a skin for the Sniper Rifle based on the Accuracy International AS50. It features a forward grip and can be upgraded to feature an extended magazine and more powerful scope. As in the previous games, the name alludes to the Boondock Saints.
thumb|none|600px|AS-50 held by protagonist
===M3 Carbine===
The GI Sniper is a skin for the Sniper Rifle that is based on the M3 Carbine. It features a large night scope, a forward grip, and extended magazine. It can be upgraded to hold more ammunition and make the scope more powerful. 
thumb|none|600px|M3 Carbine held by protagonist
===Winchester Model 1894===
The Lever-Action skin for the Sniper Rifle is based on the Winchester Model 1894. The weapon is not modeled with a scope which would make it very difficult to zoom in and out like a sniper scope, but we like to think that the protagonist is skilled enough to do this. 
thumb|none|600px|Winchester Model 1894 held by protagonist
===Whitworth Rifle===
The Musket skin for the Sniper Rifle appears to be based on the Whitworth Rifle. It sports a long sniper scope.
=Machine Guns=
==M249 SAW Para==
The M249 SAW is called the Mercenary LMG in game. It is actually a skin for the Automatic Rifle. It can be upgraded to have an extended magazine. 
thumb|none|600px|M249 SAW Para held by protagonist
==GAU-8 Avenger==
The General Electric GAU-8/A Avenger is mounted on the nose of the AB Destroyer attack plane in game. The AB Destroyer is heavily influenced by the A-10 Thunderbolt. It is also mounted on the Eagle, a helicopter based on the Black Hawk helicopter. 
==M197 Electric Cannon==
The General Dynamics M197 Vulcan is mounted on the nose of the Tornado, an attack helicopter based on the Bell AH-1 Cobra.
=Missle Launchers=
==M202 FLASH==
The M202 FLASH appears in the game under the slightly erroneous name "RPG". Unlike its real life counterpart, it only has one barrel. It can be upgraded to fire guides missiles.
thumb|none|400px|M202 FLASH - 66mm
thumb|none|600px|M202 FLASH held by protagonist
=See Also=
*Saints Row 2
*Saints Row: The Third
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