Lucky (Fallout: New Vegas)

Lucky is a unique .357 Magnum revolver in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
Lucky is a unique version of the standard .357 Magnum revolver. In comparison to the normal .357 Magnum, it deals more damage and has a higher fire-rate and Critical Chance, uses less Action Points and is more durable. The barrel, frame and cylinder are made of a smooth black metal decorated with ornate gold etchings, and the polished ivory handle is inlaid with the clubs symbol. The word "Lucky" is engraved on the silver plate on the ejector tube.

Like most unique weapons, weapon modifications cannot be used on Lucky. However, it comes with the long barrel modification already added. It is interesting to note that it uses the least amount of AP of any revolver using only 17 AP, 9 less than the standard revolver and 2 less than the Police pistol. Furthermore, it is considered an improved holdout weapon, and can be concealed and taken into weapon-free locations as long as your Sneak skill is 50 or greater.

Durability
Lucky can fire a total of about 1120 standard rounds, the equivalent of 187 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

Variants

 * .357 Magnum revolver - The standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
 * Police pistol - A smaller revolver that can be repaired with .357 Magnum revolvers.

Location
Lucky is found in a locked floor safe (Lockpick 75) inside the Bison Steve Hotel in Primm. Enter the hotel through the main front entrance and proceed through the doorway ahead. Follow the corridor and enter the gift shop on the left. The safe is behind the cash register.

Behind the scenes
Lucky, as with the .357 Magnum revolver, is based on the Colt Single Action Army, with a few other guns used as a reference.

Bugs

 * When player is reloading while running, the character may be stuck in glitchy animation after reloading completed for a few seconds or until aiming or firing to return back to normal animation.
 * Giving Lucky to Cass or Raul causes a regular .357 model to be displayed on their persons, but giving Lucky to Veronica shows the correct texture of the revolver.
 * If loading a saved game from the main menu in which you have Lucky equipped and drawn, the reload animation takes twice as long as normal. This can be solved by simply switching weapons and then back again.
 * Using Lucky in V.A.T.S. may result in your character doing nothing for ~10–20 seconds, leaving you exposed to enemy attacks and unable to do anything during that time. It may be due to reloading and going into V.A.T.S. at the same time.
 * When reloading in 3rd person view,the loading gate (the little piece you flip open to load the rounds) can become stuck open. This is simply fixed by firing or holstering and redrawing the gun.