Backwater Rifle

The  is a unique Lever-Action Rifle which is added to Fallout 3 with the Point Lookout add-on.

Characteristics
This high-powered rifle packs more of a punch than any of the other 10mm weapons in the game. The Backwater Rifle at 100% condition can fire 518 shots, or about 52 clips, before breaking.

Obtaining
The Backwater Rifle is found on a shelf in the Chinese Bunker.

Backwater Rifle vs Lincoln's Repeater

 * Lincoln's Repeater fires .44 Magnum rounds instead of 10mm rounds, making ammo for it much more rare.


 * Lincoln's Repeater has a larger magazine capacity, 15 compared to 10.


 * Lincoln's Repeater uses less AP per shot in V.A.T.S., 25 compared to 30.


 * Lincoln's Repeater is slightly less durable at 600 to Backwater Rifle's 700 health.


 * Lincoln's Repeater can be repaired with commonly available Hunting Rifles, where the Backwater can only be repaired with rare Lever-Action Rifles.


 * Lincoln's Repeater has a 0.0 spread while Backwater Rifle has a 0.25 spread. In other words, at 100 small guns, Lincoln's Repeater hits exactly where you aim it and this weapon hits almost where you aim it. This also makes the Repeater more accurate in V.A.T.S.


 * Lincoln's Repeater has a 2x critical multiplier, whereas the Backwater Rifle has a massive 5x multiplier. That means, at perfect condition, with a high Luck, Finesse, and Better Criticals, the Backwater will do much more damage than the Repeater. However, the Repeater does more damage while [HIDDEN] since a Sneak Attack Critical is guaranteed.

Bugs

 * The Backwater Rifle has been known to turn invisible for a limited time. (Confirmed Xbox 360.)
 * Attacks made from the Backwater Rifle may hit the target, causing the hit body parts to be crippled, but dealing no actual damage.

Appearances
appears in the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout.

Behind the scenes

 * The name of this rifle is probably a reference to a backwater part of the country. That is, an isolated and backward place, and it can be reasonably said that Point Lookout is a backwater region. In addition, Point Lookout is somewhat of a swampland.