diff --git a/src/hitscan_muzzle.cpp b/src/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
index ea15c73..366f937 100644
--- a/src/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
+++ b/src/hitscan_muzzle.cpp
@@ -4,17 +4,22 @@
 #include "utils/godot_macros.hpp"
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/physics_direct_space_state3d.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/physics_ray_query_parameters3d.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/scene_tree.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/world3d.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/variant/utility_functions.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/resource_loader.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/resource.hpp>
 
 void HitscanMuzzle::_bind_methods() {
 #define CLASSNAME HitscanMuzzle
     GDFUNCTION(fire); // allow fire() to be called from animation tracks
+    GDPROPERTY_HINTED(blood_effect, gd::Variant::OBJECT, gd::PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "PackedScene");
 }
 
 void HitscanMuzzle::_ready() {
     this->set_enabled(false);
     this->set_physics_process(false);
+    gd::ResourceLoader::get_singleton()->load(this->blood_effect->get_path());
 }
 
 void HitscanMuzzle::_physics_process(double) {
@@ -26,6 +31,14 @@ void HitscanMuzzle::fire() {
     this->set_physics_process(true); // offload physics checks to physics process to avoid multithreading issues
 }
 
+void HitscanMuzzle::set_blood_effect(gd::Ref<gd::PackedScene> scene) {
+    this->blood_effect = scene;
+}
+
+gd::Ref<gd::PackedScene> HitscanMuzzle::get_blood_effect() const {
+    return this->blood_effect;
+}
+
 void HitscanMuzzle::fire_physics_check() {
     this->force_raycast_update(); // since we disabled automatic updating (set_enabled(false) in _ready), we'll have to force update here.
     gd::Object *hit{this->get_collider()};
@@ -34,4 +47,10 @@ void HitscanMuzzle::fire_physics_check() {
     DamageableEntity *damage_iface{dynamic_cast<DamageableEntity*>(hit)};
     if(damage_iface == nullptr) return; // hit object can't be damaged.
     damage_iface->damage();
+
+    gd::Vector3 const location{this->get_collision_point()};
+    gd::Node3D *effect{gd::Object::cast_to<gd::Node3D>(this->blood_effect->instantiate())};
+    this->get_tree()->get_current_scene()->add_child(effect);
+    effect->set_global_basis(this->get_global_basis());
+    effect->set_global_position(location);
 }
diff --git a/src/hitscan_muzzle.hpp b/src/hitscan_muzzle.hpp
index 129b028..46138bd 100644
--- a/src/hitscan_muzzle.hpp
+++ b/src/hitscan_muzzle.hpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define HITSCAN_MUZZLE_HPP
 
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/node3d.hpp>
+#include <godot_cpp/classes/packed_scene.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/physics_body3d.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/classes/ray_cast3d.hpp>
 #include <godot_cpp/templates/vector.hpp>
@@ -15,8 +16,12 @@ public:
     virtual void _physics_process(double) override;
 
     void fire(); // prep a deferred call to fire_physics_check
+    void set_blood_effect(gd::Ref<gd::PackedScene> scene);
+    gd::Ref<gd::PackedScene> get_blood_effect() const;
 private:
     void fire_physics_check();
+private:
+    gd::Ref<gd::PackedScene> blood_effect{};
 };
 
 #endif // !HITSCAN_MUZZLE_HPP