With Monster Hunter Rise releasing on PC in seven hours, I have decided to create a video featuring every single thought about the bowgun my brain has ever produced. Aimed for beginners, those new to the franchise, or for people who just haven't ever tried the bowgun before, I'll walk you through the basics of the weapon and show you the behind-the-scenes math that goes into trying to figure out which bowguns are considered "meta." Sections include a complete breakdown of ammo types and how they interact with monster resistances, switch skill comparisons, and of course, build example guides.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
6:56 Ammo Descriptions
19:46 The Ammo Screen, Recoil, Deviation, Reload Speed
28:48 Light Bowguns
43:34 Heavy Bowguns
53:53 Critical Distance and Ballistics
56:53 Spare Shot and Ammo Up
59:35 Talismans
1:00:08 Normal Ammo Builds
1:04:35 The Valstrax Armor Set
1:06:38 Pierce Ammo Builds
1:09:02 Spread Ammo Builds
1:12:26 Elemental Builds and Elemental Pierce Builds
1:22:51 Slicing Ammo Builds
1:24:11 Sticky Ammo Builds
1:28:16 Ammo Crafting, Dango Skills and Adrenaline/Moxie, Outro

Also yeah I know I goofed up the audio in a few places (specifically the HBG section) I am choosing to pretend I left them in on purpose to give them some rustic charm