To holster your weapon in Starfield, hold the reload button for about half a second instead of just tapping it.

  • On PC (keyboard): hold R.
  • On Xbox controller: hold X.

Your character will smoothly put the weapon away, clearing your screen and lowering tension in settlements.

To draw it again, just tap reload, aim, or fire, and the last equipped weapon will come back out.

Think of it like a “reload = tap, holster = hold” shortcut baked into one button.

This works outside combat, in cities, and on your ship, and is handy to avoid spooking NPCs or firing by accident.

TL;DR:
Press and hold reload (R on PC, X on Xbox) for ~0.5 seconds to holster; tap or aim/fire to unholster.

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