YCS 186

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The YCS/186 is a unique version of the Gauss Rifle. Although it seems to be rather decrepit, it does have a sandy texture along the barrel and stock which can be beneficial in the Mojave Wasteland. Additionally, the scope appears Amber in color instead of the Green tint of the Gauss Rifle's scope. Also worth noting is that this weapon requires only 4 Microfusion Cells instead of 5 like the Gauss Rifle. Also, this weapon benefits from the Meltdown perk due to it being an Energy weapon.

Locations
The YCS/186 Gauss rifle is found at the Mercenary camp east of Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch. If the Wild Wasteland Perk is taken (the YCS/186 is unobtainable) although the Mercenaries are replaced with two Aliens (both carrying a Tri-Beam Laser Rifle) and an Alien Captain who drops the Alien Blaster upon death instead. NOTE: A Mercenary with Combat Armor is carrying this weapon, you need to either pick-pocket him or kill him.

A glitch may cause 2 of them to be avaliable to buy (http://i.imgur.com/PVxyy.png)

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs
Sometimes no projectile is fired, only the sound is played and enemies are alerted. On other occasion a projectile is fired, but no hit is detected although the projectile can clearly be seen to travel through the target.

Behind the Scenes
The is a reference to a poster on the "Your Console Sucks" section of the Something Awful Forums named "Gauss". Additionally, 186 is the forum ID number of YCS.

Videos
thumb|300px|right|Sniping mercenaries and getting the YCS/186 Gauss Rifle thumb|300px|left