The Lightning Hawk is a magnum, and as such is counted as one of the most powerful weapons in the game. As it has always been for magnums in Resident Evil, it can take down any standard enemy with a single well-placed shot, but has rare ammunition and should be used sparingly. That being said, its primary use is for dealing with advanced mutations such as Whoppers, Lepotica, Rasklapanje, and Simmons' dinosaur and mega-insect mutations.