La Longue Carabine

The  is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a unique variant of the cowboy repeater. It is carried by Corporal Sterling in Camp McCarran.

Characteristics
It has a scope mounted on the rifle. This rifle also reloads significantly faster than a regular cowboy repeater, and does not load through the loading gate (it lacks one) but through the front of the magazine tube, somewhat similar to Lincoln's Repeater. La Longue Carabine cannot be modified using cowboy repeater mods. It already has one mod attached, the extended feeder magazine, although judging by the appearance of the rifle the magazine tube on La Longue Carabine is smaller than a Cowboy Repeater with an extended magazine.

Locations
Can be found in Camp McCarran near New vegas, it is carried by an old Ranger by the name of Corporal Sterling. He is also part of the quest I Don't Hurt Anymore and killing him for the rifle will forfeit the quest.

If you have killed Cook-Cook, the 1st recon unit will move to Camp Forlorn Hope. You can find them all together next to the Jailhouse in the northwestern part of the camp.

Obtaining
Besides simply killing Corporal Sterling, the La Longue may be aquired by striking him with your unarmed fists, which will cause him to draw the weapon. Then use a small caliber, low spread, weapon to shoot it out of his hands, and then quickly holster your weapon. If you have a good enough reputation with the NCR, he will end combat. Simply pick the weapon up without loss of karma or reputation. Doing this though will result with him being weaponless and will cause him to pick up the nearest gun on the ground, like a caravan shotgun, service rifle, etc.

It is also possible to pickpocket his ammo, punch him to make him hostile, and put your fists down, causing the weapon to end up in his inventory where it can be pickpocketed. (Done with 15 sneak and a stealth boy)

Bugs
Though perhaps not limited to the La Longue, there seems to be a bug associated with this weapon that will sometime cause the player to be unable to switch ammo types, even when a particular ammo type has been exhausted. This is resolvable by dropping, or storing the weapon on a companion, and then reequipping it. Though it may still not be possible to switch ammo types while equipped. (Confirmed on 360)

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Behind the scenes
"La Longue Carabine" is a French phrase meaning "The Long Carbine." It is also a reference to the James Fenimore Cooper novel, the Last of the Mohicans, in which the main characters' rifle is dubbed this by the Iroquois.

Videos
thumb|300px|left