Hunting rifle

In general, a hunting rifle is any high-caliber long-range rifle designed for hunting medium game. They are a little less effective as military sniper rifles, but will more than make up for a decrease in performance through an increase in availability.

.223 Colt Rangemaster


A Colt Rangemaster semi-automatic rifle, in .223 caliber. Single-shot only.
 * For the modified version found in Fallout 2, see: scoped hunting rifle

.32 hunting rifle



 * For the unique version found in Fallout 3, see: Ol' Painless.

.308 hunting rifle



 * For the NPC version found in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Boone's scoped hunting rifle.
 * For the unique version added by Gun Runners' Arsenal, see: Paciencia.

9mm hunting rifle


A much better rifle than the home-made variety, the Hunting Rifle is great for picking off a faraway target that isn't likely to realize it's being shot at.

Hunting rifle
A rifle used for hunting wildlife. It was to appear in the game, and could be used.

Behind the scenes

 * According to the Fallout demo, the Colt Rangemaster's item name was originally going to be "semi auto rifle".
 * The weapon model in Fallout 3 was created by Liquid Development.