Hunting Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The hunting rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The hunting rifle is very similar in looks to .32 caliber hunting rifle found in the Capital Wasteland and unlike the .223 Colt Rangemaster seen previously in the Core Region. Compared to its Capital Wasteland counterpart, it has an iron sight attached and is much more powerful per shot, but with a much higher action point cost. Strangely, this weapons iron sights are lined with luminescent markers, which is an unusual thing to have on such a weapon. The hunting rifle is less common than its Capital Wasteland counterpart, as is its ammunition.

When fully modified it's a very stable platform for long-range sniping and overall combat. In fact, the increased magazine size of the fully upgraded hunting rifle coupled with the higher damage per shot, faster reload speed and very high durability make it a viable, if not better alternative than the standard sniper rifle and its unique variant. It also has the most magnified scope of any sniper rifle when the scope modification is attached. Its significantly higher maximum condition over the Sniper Rifle also allows it to fire .308 JSP ammunition for a prolonged period.

The hunting rifle can be repaired with any bolt/lever action rifle with the Jury Rigging perk.

Modifications

 * Hunting rifle custom action - increased rate of fire.
 * Hunting rifle extended mag - +5 rounds per magazine.
 * Hunting rifle scope - adds long-range optic scope.


 * Hunting rifle stripper clip - cut from the game, no model exists and is listed in the game by name only.

Variant

 * Boone's scoped hunting rifle, a unique companion-only weapon used by Boone. It only differs from the standard hunting rifle in its use of companion ammunition and a pre-attached scope modification.

Locations

 * Boulder City - located next to a skeleton by the train locomotive engine in Boulder City Train Station, along with a box of ammo.
 * Camp Guardian caves - found in an alcove, just before reaching Private Halford.
 * Camp McCarran
 * Two guards in front of the Concourse entrance carries hunting rifles.
 * Sergeant Daniel Contreras owns one.
 * 1st Recon carries hunting rifles
 * Cottonwood Cove - inside Cottonwood Cove HQ, to the left of the desk at the top of the metal shelves.
 * Great Khan supply cave - inside the cave with Oscar Velasco, located on the metal shelves.
 * Gun Runners - Vendortron sells hunting rifles.
 * Gun Runners - all guards carry a hunting rifle.
 * H&H Tools Factory - on the ground next to a house directly north of the factory, across the field.
 * Harland also carries a hunting rifle, and by his camping spot are 3 boxes of .308 rounds.
 * Manny Vargas, Cannibal Johnson, Aurelius of Phoenix, Lucullus, Harland and Ranger Dobson all carry a hunting rifle.
 * Miguel's Pawn Shop, Westside - on the bottom shelf of a small bookcase.
 * Vault 3 - in the overseer's office, mounted by the observation window.
 * The hunting rifle can also spawn on many non-player characters, containers, dead bodies and also sold by merchants throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
 * When you get to level 10, people will start appearing with hunting rifles and .308 rounds (Usually Legion members).
 * Many of the members of Caesar's Legion may have this weapon equipped.
 * Can be found on the White Legs in the add-on Honest Hearts, albeit infrequently.
 * Can be found by an abandoned house south of Northern Passage and north of H&H Tools Factory, just next to a wooden support on the house's exterior.
 * Sometimes used by Fiends.

Bugs

 * The ironsights of the hunting rifle (and, to a degree, all non-pistol-grip two-hand rifles) are misaligned with the center of the screen, with shots landing a fair bit to the right of the gun's sights. The scope mod rectifies this.

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