A Step-By-Step Guide to Crafting a Gun In Minecraft

Turn a few simple crafting materials into destructive Minecraft artillery

Co-authored by Zac Churchill

Last Updated: November 10, 2024

Most combat in Minecraft is done up close and personal. TNT cannons can pack a big punch, but are resource intensive and blow up all your stuff. What's the best way to kill that army rushing through your defenses? A Minecraft machine gun.

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You will need 6 blocks, 1 dispenser, 3 redstone, 4 redstone torches, a lever, and arrows.
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It should start flashing.
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Place a lever on the back of the rearmost bottom block, and turn it on.
- This turns the machine "on", but stops the dispenser from firing.
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Prepare for war.
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Can I use TNT instead of arrows and fire charges?

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Yes, in fact, it tells you to make a TNT cannon in the Minecraft combat handbook.

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With mods, how do I make a gun on the PC version?

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The mod itself may have a command or recipe to make a gun. Or just get creative.

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How can I make a gun that I can hold in the game?

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You can't craft a gun that you can hold in the regular version of Minecraft. You'll need to find and install special mods in order to create and use guns in the game. This will not be possible on the console or mobile versions of the game.

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This machine gun doesn't fire far when made on the ground. It has a better distance and spread when elevated.

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Projectile can explode in a ground or villages that using without aspect of fire that subject to change because TNT is a projectile and shoot to your cannon gun to explode or explode in villages that use creatures like jockey.

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These occupy space and putting them in un-strategic spots makes it a space occupier

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Using projectiles that explode aren't exactly flavour of your cannon's and your month since villages or structures you like which are nearby have a chance of being hit or being destroyed by explosions

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