Quick Facts

Series

1.	Kick, What Kick?
2.	The Great Hunter's Challenge

Storyline
Sholazar Basin Need an Engine, Take an Engine Have a Part, Give a Part Venture Co. Misadventure Wipe That Grin Off His Face Kick, What Kick? The Great Hunter's Challenge Rhino Mastery: The Test Dreadsaber Mastery: Becoming a Predator Dreadsaber Mastery: Stalking the Prey Rhino Mastery: The Chase Crocolisk Mastery: The Trial Some Make Lemonade, Some Make Liquor Still At It Crocolisk Mastery: The Plan Dreadsaber Mastery: Ready to Pounce An Offering for Soo-rahm The Bones of Nozronn Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush Rhino Mastery: The Kill The Taste Test In Search of Bigger Game Sharpening Your Talons Securing the Bait A Mammoth Undertaking Post-partum Aggression Playing Along The Ape Hunter's Slave Tormenting the Softknuckles The Wasp Hunter's Apprentice The Sapphire Queen Flown the Coop! The Underground Menace Mischief in the Making A Rough Ride Lightning Definitely Strikes Twice The Mist Isn't Listening Hoofing It Just Following Orders Fortunate Misunderstandings Make the Bad Snake Go Away Gods like Shiny Things Making Peace An Issue of Trust Back So Soon? Returned Sevenfold The Lost Mistwhisper Treasure Forced Hand Home Time! The Angry Gorloc Lifeblood of the Mosswalker Shrine The Mosswalker Savior A Hero's Burden The Fallen Pillar Salvaging Life's Strength Cultist Incursion Exterminate the Intruders Weapons of Destruction The Lifewarden's Wrath Freya's Pact Powering the Waygate - The Makers' Perch Powering the Waygate - The Makers' Overlook The Etymidian The Activation Rune Back Through the Waygate Reclamation

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Comments

Comment by Norrec

An other Easter egg.

This one refers to the William Tell legend (he shot an apple on his son's head with a single crossbow shot !)

Comment by 162030

i wonder what would happen if you miss.

Comment by fewyn

This quest is hillarious and here's some stuff that was said when I missed.

Lucky Wilhelm says: Ouch! That's it, I quit the target business!
Drostan says: Bah, it's an improvement.
Lucky Wilhelm says: Not the 'stache! Now I'm asymmetrical!
Drostan says: Bah, it's an improvement.
Lucky Wilhelm says: Good shot!

Comment by 232380

Not sure if they meant the accurate part literally on the rifle. But i made my shot directly across from the greenish jar.

Comment by Accipitradea

.
. . . . . . . . . . DON'T FORGET TO. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . RE-EQUIP YOUR RANGED SLOT! . . . . .
.
This quest makes you equip the gun and then removes it off your paper doll, leaving an empty ranged slot.

Comment by 250332

With my mage it says must have a wand equipped
so not able to shot the dude. another mage had this issue?

Comment by Xahn

1) stand near the gun in nesingwary base.
2) type /target lucky wilhelm
3) either open your character info and press on the relic/wand/whatever depend on your class, or open spellbook and get "shoot" as you're using a wand.

Keep shooting until you get it complete. as simple as this

Comment by KingOfPenguinz

Just a side note, you cannot be using http://www.wowhead.com/?item=37460. I was foolish enough to be standing around for 10 minutes with that on my pet penguin wondering why I could not use the gun.

Comment by 263563

i think the best way to complete this quest is simply to open your bags and drag the icon of the gun into your actionbar then you kan simple leftclick and shoot

Comment by 98468

Is there any way for a Paladin, or classes not able to use ranged weapons to do this quest?

Comment by Gridinius

I believe you can keep this rifle if you wanted something for an RP set and your class couldn't equip normal guns. Although, you wouldn't be able to do the follow-up and abandoning the quest will drop the gun.

Comment by 147402

Just sat there for 10 minutes then I realised that you need to target him to shoot the gun

Comment by 256123

For those of you wondering, you must do Venture Co. Misadventure and its follow-up, Wipe That Grin Off His Face to open this quest.

Comment by 253383

Do this quest BEFORE you complete the "hunting"/slain quests in Nesingwary Base Camp.

And that's because the follow-up quest (The Great Hunter's Challenge) asks you to kill "60 Game Animals" i.e. the animals you are asked to slain in the "hunting" quests of Nesingwary Base Camp.

Comment by 318171

Quests like this make me love Blizzard (sometimes)

Funny.

Comment by 259529

I dont know if this will help any hunters, the gun icon will replace your bow, however, when I clicked on the target and went to activate my bow now a gun' icon on my panel, it wouldnt light up and kept saying, not cannot be attacked. I was just about to give up and deem myself a we-tard when I had clicked on my paper doll (bow/gun) to remove it and it shot the apple. Go figure eh? Well I hope that helps! Sorry for the terminology, still learning the lingo.

Comment by LoKHor

This is the best quest ever! You keep shooting the poor guy and seeing a little spurt of blood come out. I couldn't help but laugh every time I clicked the RJR Rifle icon. XD

Comment by 333328

Tips to follow
1 - Remember you have the gun equipped.
2 - Remember you have Wilhelm targeted, other way u wont be able to shot.
3 - Move your cam pressing right click (so you will aswell face where u are moving your cam), and move it until u see the apple on YOUR head, then shot. It took me 1 shot only. Did the quest with 2 players, and I ned only 1 shot each, but who knows maybe i was just lucky :)
4 - Re-equip your relic, bow, gun...whatever :D

~~Hope it helps.

Comment by 334969

Quick Question: Can you press Z to draw this weapon if you are a Paladin/Druid/Mage/Priest/Warlock/Deathknight? ~ You can't on Egan's Blaster, unfortunately.

Comment by Rammstein

Two more funny things:
1. If you select anyone else and use the rifle you get a message: "What are you doing? Only aim that thing at Wilhelm!", instead of the old "Invalid target"
2. RJR rifle? Any ideas?

Comment by taurenmoo812

I've done this with all my characters, druid, shaman, paladin, death knight and mage, all of them it seemed to take several shots (my paladin took no less then 12 to get it), and yet when I did this with my hunter today, I got it first try.
Maybe its designed for hunters like that, or maybe it was just a lucky shot.

Comment by 322002

I found it funny how when you miss and shoot one of the tickbirds behind him, Crunchy, someone's alligator, rushes up and eats the dead bird. :P

Comment by asloversgo

I'm still surprised I see no gnome-hate! Like, "I wish I could've shot the gnome and not the apple" or something similar.
Are people starting to appreciate gnomes? Yay!

Comment by 448526

I couldn't help but laugh while doing this quest. The poor gnome took quite a few shots before I actually hit the apple. 7 Tickbirds were harmed in the completion of this quest.

Comment by 513396

I could never hit willhelm until I tried something different. Check this out this really works! In front of Drostan theres another gun hitched onto on a tripod. The gun on the tripod has a scope. Position yourself in front of the gun, kneel down if you have to, and position your camera so that Lucky Willhelm is in the middle of the scope's sight. Then fire and you will hit him no matter what.

Comment by Hezkezl

Does anybody know if your distance from the target helps at all? I was back by the quest giver shooting at the apple, and I hit everything BUT it. I moved forward until I was about 2 yards away, shot and hit it on the first try. Dumb luck, or easier to hit?

Comment by 558249

Sadly for my orc who enjoys shooting gnomes i got the shot first try.I then spent the next 15 minutes shooting the gnome for the hell of it. It was almost as good as punting a gnome.

Comment by 435220

For the roleplayers out there, this is one of the two guns in the game that can be used by paladins, mages, priests, druids, shaman, death knights, and warlocks.

Comment by Whiterock

The Snows of Northrend Quest Tree From Whiterock
#)Where in the World is Hemet Nesingwary?──>a)Welcome to Sholazar Basin

b)Venture Co. Misadventure a)Need an Engine, Take an Engine
b)Wipe That Grin Off His Face b)Have a Part, Give a Part b)Engineering a Disaster
├──┬──────────────────────────┘ ├>e)Aerial Surveillance
| c)Kick, What Kick? └>e)An Embarassing Incident
| c)The Great Hunter's Challenge e)Reconnaissance Flight Force of Nature*
|
├───────────────────────────────────────────┐
c)Dreadsaber Mastery: Becoming a Predator c)Rhino Mastery: The Test
| ├──┬───────────────────────────┘ | |
| | e)Some Make Lemonade, Some Make Liquor | d)A Steak Fit for a Hunter
| | e)Still At It |
| | e)The Taste Test |
| | #)Fletcher's Lost and Found | a)It Could Be Anywhere!
| └──────┐ |
| e)Crocolisk Mastery: The Trial |
| e)Crocolisk Mastery: The Plan |
| ║ | |
f)Dreadsaber Mastery: Stalking the Prey ║ | d)Rhino Mastery: The Chase
| ║ ╔══╝ | ║ |
| ╚═>Lakeside Landing*<══╪══╝ |
| | |
f)Dreadsaber Mastery: Ready to Pounce | e)An Offering for Soo-rahm
| | e)The Bones of Nozronn
| e)Crocolisk Mastery: The Ambush f)Rhino Mastery: The Kill
| | |
├────────────────────────┬───────────────┴───┬────────┘
| | |
g)Sharpening Your Talons g)Securing the Bait g)In Search of Bigger Game
├───────────────────────┬┘
| ├>h)Reagent Agent g)Burning to Help
i)A Mammoth Undertaking └>h)My Pet Roc
i)Post-partum Aggression

Legend:
# means Other Zones
* means another Quest Tree.

Comment by Greens

LOL, I did it in 5 shots and killed a bird trying. Drag the gun to the toolbar to fire.

/Greens

Comment by 688209

As a hunter, it saddens me that I did not make it on the first shot. But I blame the aim of the gun. If I were allowed to use my own bow, I would have made it in the first shot.

Comment by pmanizme

I can now see why warriors are losing the ability to wield ranged weapons.

If I can't Shoot a measly apple I don't deserve to wield them

Comment by Vrakthris

In Patch 5.0.4 when attempting to use the RJR Rifle you will receive a that you "Must have the proper item equipped". This should be addressed in an upcoming patch.

Comment by ufried10

This appears to be a bug as of 5.05 as my warrior is unable to equip the gun with the removal of the ranged slot.

Edit: Bug confirmed.
Workaround: "unequip both weapon slots manually, then manually equip the rifle." -per 'Anagram' http://us.battle.net/wow/en/forum/topic/6412414768?page=1

Comment by janesvillite

No idea why this worked...but...I tried to shoot the apple multiple times facing him from a variety of distances. Even tried the comment about making the camera angle so that the apple is on your own head. Nothing. Shot 22 times with no luck.

Then I read a comment about a guy who faced the brewery...and what do you know...it worked. I'm a hunter, so I thought it wouldn't be an issue. Maybe it takes each player a random number of times before they get it?

Not sure if facing the brewery worked or it just took me 23 shots to register a successful one...

Comment by superkingryan

Confirmed:
You can no longer equip this as a gun.

Comment by XDMshooter

The RJR rifle may be a reference to guns that use the JDJ calibers. They are the some of the hardest kicking calibers you will ever get your hands on.

Comment by druunah

Just a funny side note. As of this posting, when my hunter used the RJR Rifle, she held her bow like a gun resulting in her holding it pointed at herself, and when she shoots her bow seems to make a rifle noise knocking her to the ground appearing as though she shot herself in the face...

Comment by IronMann

No need to equip anymore. Just use the item next to the quest list on the screen. Keep shooting til you complete it. About 2 second cooldown between shots. Nothing special has to be done.

Comment by GitGudGuides

Kick, What Kick? http://youtu.be/5DzifzPUVcc

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rO2gryk2iM4&feature=youtu.be

Comment by allOf

Kick, What Kick? https://youtu.be/dHAB1cKn67c

Comment by Sprocketz128

If it takes you a while to shoot the apple, the moment you alt+tab to look up on Wowhead how you could possibly be doing this wrong, you'll make the next shot. Like I did. Ugh...

Comment by ArmandFrvr

Takes a stupid number of attempts to get this now. Do yourself a favor and alt tab to find something interesting while you wait for the cd.

Comment by Deadfolx

Dismount before starting quest, abandon if the gun doesn't show up on quest text

Comment by WokkaD

This is a reference to the legend of William Tell who shot an apple off his son's head.
The gome with the apple on his head is Lucky Wilhelm.
William Tell is a folk hero of Switzerland. One of the languages of Switzerland is German. "Wilhelm" is the German version of "William".

Comment by ZhaunRong

Push tab to highlight lucky wilhelm, click the gun to the right of the quest statement, and done.

Links

Kick, What Kick?

Using the RJR Rifle, shoot the apple on top of Lucky Wilhelm's head, then speak with Drostan.

	Shot apple on Lucky Wilhelm's Head (1)

Provided item:

	RJR Rifle (1)

Description

So you think you can shoot?

Well, let's give it a try. Here, we'll start you out with something nice and gentle. Don't worry, it's got no kick to it at all. Remember, don't point that gun at anything you don't intend to fire at.

Now, when you're ready, just take aim at that apple on top o' old Lucky Wilhelm's head and let 'er fly!

Completion

Rewards

You will receive:

	RJR Rifle

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(12589))