Hunting Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

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

Characteristics
The hunting rifle looks remarkably like the .32 caliber rifle in Fallout 3 and unlike the .223 caliber rifle seen in the Core Region before. Unlike its counterpart in the Capital Wasteland, this hunting rifle comes equipped with iron sights and is chambered in .308 caliber. It can be equipped with a custom bolt, which increases the firing speed, as well as a scope and an extended magazine. Strangely it has tritium-lined iron sights which is an unusual (but helpful) thing to have on such a ramshackle weapon. It's a very stable platform for long-range sniping and overall combat but it's slow rate of fire can be a liability in close quarters. If you cannot get a hold of a sniper rifle then a fully modded hunting rifle should do very well for you until you can find one.The hunting rifle is less common than it is in the capital wasteland.

Locations

 * Used by some of Joe Cobb's Powder Gangers. (Only if the battle sequence is done mid-game)
 * In a locked container in Dusty McBride's house.
 * On the 1st floor of the REPCONN Headquarters on a fiend's corpse to the right of the entrance. You may have to reload your game for the gun to show up in the corpse.
 * The Hunting Rifle is found on many humanoid hostiles in the eastern Mojave Wasteland.
 * In the Overseer's Office in Vault 3, mounted on the wall to the right of the circle window.
 * Harland, the ghoul in the basement of the REPCONN Test Site, uses a hunting rifle.
 * Boulder City; located next to a dead corpse lying next to the train locomotive engine, on the outskirts of the town
 * The Gun Runners's shop outside Freeside usually has a perfect condition rifle.
 * The Fiend leader Violet uses a near perfect condition rifle, she resides near the Poseidon gas station.
 * You can steal a less-than-medium condition rifle at Miguel's Pawn Shop in New Vegas Westside or buy it for a lower price than elsewhere. If you opt to steal the rifle t can be found on a bottom shelf in the middle row.
 * A rifle is located in Novac in Cliff Briscoe's Bungalow - inside a footlocker on the shelf on the wall, along with some ammo and cases
 * Several rifles are available at Mick and Ralph's in Freeside
 * A poor condition rifle can be obtained at Cottonwood Cove HQ on top of some filing cabinets.

Modified variant locations

 * Craig Boone has a hunting rifle with a scope. (Can not obtain without console commands)

Mods
The mods come from random stores and merchants.
 * Hunting Rifle Custom Action - Increased rate of fire.
 * Hunting Rifle Extended Mag - +5 Magazine Size.
 * Hunting Rifle Scope - Adds long-range optic scope.

Appearances
The hunting rifle appears in Fallout: New Vegas.