Hunting Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The hunting rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The hunting rifle looks remarkably like the hunting rifle in Fallout 3 and unlike the .223 caliber rifle seen in the Core Region before. It is much more powerful than the hunting rifle in Fallout 3, and will often kill average strength enemies in one or two shots. Strangely, this weapon has tritium-lined iron sights which is an unusual (but helpful) thing to have on such a unique weapon. When fully modded it's a very stable platform for long-range sniping and overall combat but its slow rate of fire can be a liability in close quarters. If you cannot get a hold of a sniper rifle, then a fully modded hunting rifle should do very well until a sniper rifle can be found. The hunting rifle is less common than its Capital Wasteland counterpart, as can be said for the ammo.

As of patch 1.02, the rifle does 45 damage - three more than the sniper rifle's 42. However, the sniper rifle still has a much faster firing rate as well as an integrated scope.

Mods
The mods come from random stores and merchants.
 * Hunting rifle custom action - Increased rate of fire.
 * Hunting rifle extended mag - +5 Magazine Size.
 * Hunting rifle scope - Adds long-range optic scope.

Variants

 * Boone's scoped hunting rifle.

Locations

 * Used by some of Joe Cobb's Powder Gangers. (Only if the battle sequence is done mid-game)
 * In a locked container in Dusty McBride's house.
 * On the 1st floor of the REPCONN Headquarters on a fiend's corpse to the right of the entrance. You may have to reload your game for the gun to show up in the corpse.
 * The Hunting Rifle is found on many humanoid hostiles in the eastern Mojave Wasteland.
 * In the Overseer's Office in Vault 3, mounted on the wall to the right of the circle window.
 * Harland, the ghoul in the basement of the REPCONN Test Site, uses a hunting rifle.
 * Boulder City; located next to a skeleton lying next to the train locomotive engine, on the outskirts of the town
 * The Gun Runners's shop outside Freeside usually has a perfect condition rifle.
 * The Fiend leader Violet uses a near perfect condition rifle, she resides near the Poseidon gas station.
 * You can steal a less-than-medium condition rifle at Miguel's Pawn Shop in New Vegas Westside or buy it for a lower price than elsewhere. If you opt to steal the rifle it can be found on a bottom shelf in the middle row.
 * A rifle is located in Novac in Cliff Briscoe's Bungalow - inside an unlocked footlocker on the shelf on the wall, along with some ammo and cases
 * Several rifles are available at Mick and Ralph's in Freeside
 * A poor condition rifle can be obtained at Cottonwood Cove HQ on top of some filing cabinets.
 * Multiple copies can be found on Caesar's Legion members above the rank of Recruit Legionaries.
 * One can be found on Ranger Dobson at Hidden Valley, and can be obtained if you decide to kill him during the Still In The Dark quest.

Bugs

 * If the Hunting Rifle is sold to the Gun Runners with the Extended Mag, and the Rifle Scope on the same Hunting Rifle, you cannot buy it back. A regular Hunting Rifle is placed into your inventory without the mods.