Red Ryder

Type	Weapon
Uses ammo	Bullets
Damage	20 (Ranged)
Knockback	3.75 (Weak)
Critical chance	4%
Use time	38 (Very slow)
Velocity	8
Tooltip	'Don't shoot your eye out!'
Rarity
Sell	2 GC
Research	1 required
Use	https://terraria.wiki.gg/wiki/File:Item_11.wav

Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

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Animation of the Red Ryder.

The Red Ryder is a gun dropped from Presents obtained during Christmas, with a 0.643% chance in pre-Hardmode and 0.56% chance in Hardmode. It is similar to the Musket, although it does less damage. Its low speed and damage make it a very low-tier gun. However, it can potentially be obtained very early in the game, is better than most early-game bows, and it fulfills the criteria for the Arms Dealer to move in, making it an exceptional starting weapon.

Its best modifier is Unreal.

Trivia

It is a reference to the Red Ryder BB Gun. The gun is also referenced in the 1983 American Christmas comedy film A Christmas Story, hence the tooltip, which refers to a phrase often shouted in the story: "You'll shoot your eye out!"
The Red Ryder is one of the 11 guns in Terraria based on a real gun, the others being the Chain Gun, Flintlock Pistol, Handgun, Musket, Quad-Barrel Shotgun(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), Revolver(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions), Shotgun, Sniper Rifle, Tactical Shotgun, and Uzi.
- Out of these, the Red Ryder and Uzi are the only two to use the trademarks of the guns they are referencing.