A Gauss rifle is found on the Prydwen in Teagan's shop.

If the player is below level 32, they will not encounter Gauss rifles at this location. This cache contains leveled loot (causing different versions of the corresponding manifest to spawn). One needs rank 3 of the Locksmith perk to get them from a hidden compartment of the far most trunk under the cockpit.

Up to five Gauss rifles can be found at Skylanes Flight 1981 and Skylanes Flight 1665.

The Last Minute - A variant of the Gauss rifle sold by Ronnie Shaw after the quest Old Guns.Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. Superior sighted accuracy.īetter magnification. However, secondary targets don't receive any damage, as the rifle's explosion effect has no damage value assigned to it.Įxceptional ammo capacity. This enables the Gauss rifle to hit multiple targets with a single shot, provided they are clustered together in very close proximity to each other. Gauss rifle shots produce a bluish explosion upon impact. The Gauss rifle is chambered for the rare and expensive 2mm EC rounds as opposed to the microfusion cells used by the Anchorage-era variants. The scopes needed to offset this deficiency require a heavy investment in the Gun Nut perk to craft, with night-vision and recon versions also requiring investment in the Science! perk. The Gauss rifle is inaccurate with its standard sights. Most of the main advantages of most reflex sights (clear sight picture unobstructed by the weapon's bulk) are lost when attempting to use one on a Gauss rifle. The reflex sight is essentially a 'rear sight' aperture for a glowing front sight post. The Gauss rifle is rather inaccurate when attempting to shoot from the hip.

It is fed rounds through a dorsal mounted cylindrical magazine and its projectile produces a momentary blue trail, similar to a lightning bolt. The rifle operates on a charging principle: the user holds down the trigger to build up the charge, and releasing the trigger fires a round (roughly 50% of a fully charged shot). It can be modded with more capacitors, a shielded barrel, and a compensator or suppressor.Ĭapacitors and exposed copper wiring run alongside the barrel, and a Nixie tube display above the stock gives the weapon's charge percentage. The Gauss rifle is able to deliver very high damage after being fired when fully charged.

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