Gauss Rifle (Fallout 76)

The Gauss rifle is a weapon in Fallout 76. It uses 2mm EC ammo.

Characteristics
The Gauss rifle can be modded with more capacitors, a shielded barrel and a compensator or suppressor.

Capacitors and exposed copper wiring run alongside the barrel, and a nixie tube display above the stock gives the weapon's charge percentage. 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 is fed rounds through a dorsal mounted cylindrical magazine and its projectile produces a momentary blue trail, similar to a lightning bolt.

The Gauss rifle is rather inaccurate when attempting to shoot from the hip. The reflex sight is essentially a "rear sight" aperture for a glowing front sight post; 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 Gauss rifle is chambered for 2mm EC rounds as opposed to the microfusion cells used by the Anchorage-era variants. Gauss rifle shots produce a bluish explosion upon impact. 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.

Weapon modifications

 * Shielded barrel
 * Stabilized Long Barrel
 * True Long Barrel
 * Aligned Shielded Barrel

Variants

 * Presidential Gauss rifle

Locations

 * The Whitespring bunker - Sold in the military wing command center.
 * Watoga Station - sold by the vendor bot