Simple Animated Guns (Fabric)
Java mod listed for Minecraft 1.18–1.20. File opened and checked on 27 Sep 2026; downloads from the MC Java Mods app on Android.
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Version 1.3 BETA now available (1.20.1 only for now)
REQUIRES FABRIC API & GECKOLIB
About
This gun mod adds 3D guns that are fully animated (both firing and reloading, as well as aiming down sights). As the name suggests, this gun mod aims to be on the simpler side of things. Just craft a gun, some ammo, and have fun shooting things up.
Crafting
The crafting is the least "simple" thing in this mod, but is still fairly straightforward. You gather some iron, combine 2 ingots and 1 coal to get enriched iron, then smelt that in a blast furnace to make hardened iron. Then grab some sugarcane and smelt that in a regular furnace to get plastic. You'll be using these two materials for a lot of the recipes.
For crafting recipes, it's recommended to use REI or pretty much any recipe viewer mod
Blueprints
To get blueprints, craft the blueprint bundle then use it. It will show a selection screen. After using it in a crafting recipe it will turn back into a blueprint bundle, making it reusable. You can also open the selection screen from the blueprint itself if you accidentally select the wrong blueprint.
Guns (As of v1.3-BETA-4)
Guns (As of v1.2)
Handguns
SMGs
Assault Rifles
Shotguns
Bolt Action/Lever Action Rifles
LMGs
Known Bug(s)
- When using a gun taken from the creative tab, there will be a slight visual glitch when using it for the first time (reloading, aiming, melee, etc.). This is normal and the gun will look fine afterwards. It will also not happen with guns obtained through crafting.
- When reloading single-loader guns (i.e. shotguns, lever actions) while the inventory tab is open, the animation will bug out but the reload will proceed without issue
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.20.1, 1.19.2, 1.18.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on CurseForge — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
Simple Animated Guns (Fabric) is a free Minecraft Java mod. Compatible with Minecraft 1.20.1, 1.19.2, 1.18.2. Downloaded 645,276 times (via CurseForge). Download it and open it directly in the game.