M79 grenade launcher

The M79 grenade launcher is an explosive heavy gun in Fallout 76.

Characteristics
A single shot, break-action, 40mm grenade launcher. When fired, the grenade is propelled in an arc, rather than laterally, meaning it's best to aim at the ground below the target rather than directly at the target for more consistent hits.

Crafting

 * -|Level 15=


 * -|Level 25=


 * -|Level 35=


 * -|Level 45=

Weapon modifications

 * Long barrel
 * Full stock

Variants

 * Crushing Blow - A unique grenade launcher given as a Survival mode reward from March 26 - April 1, 2019.

Locations

 * Crafted at a weapons workbench.

Bugs
Under certain conditions it is possible to fire twice or more on a single clip.

Behind the scenes
In an earlier patch, the M79 was considered both a shotgun and an explosive weapon. That meant that the M79 could benefit from both shotgun damage perks and the explosives damage perk cards. This has been corrected in patches 1.0.3.10 and 1.0.4.13.