Mysterious Magnum

The  is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A unique .44 magnum pistol which plays The Mysterious Stranger's theme whenever you draw or holster it. It is unique in that it features a silver finish with intricate engravings etched into its barrel, cylinder, hammer and trigger, and its grip is made of pearl.

With the perks Cowboy, Hand Loader, Lady Killer/Black Widow, etc... this weapon can be made to do a base damage of 65 damage per shot with a -6 Damage Threshold.

Locations
Owned by The Lonesome Drifter who is sitting in front of the Sunset Sarsaparilla billboard next to the highway (little east of El Dorado Dry Lake and north of El Dorado Gas & Service). Can be acquired by passing a barter skill check (50 Barter required) when hiring him for the mission Talent Pool.

You can pickpocket his ammo off of him leave the area, then return. He should now have the gun in his inventory.

It is also possible to acquire the Mysterious Magnum by attacking The Lonesome Drifter. Once he draws it to attack, aim at his gun arm or the gun itself in VATS. Once disarmed, you can pick up the Magnum and retreat. The Lonesome Drifter will not remain hostile to the player, and the broken Mysterious Magnum (if you aimed at the gun) can be repaired with regular .44 Magnums.

Can also be acquired during the quest Talent Pool. You will have the option to ask him for a payment for finding him some work. You are rewarded the Mysterious Magnum by winning the Barter Speech check.

After The Lonesome Drifter is recruited for Talent Pool the Magnum will be in his pocket while he is sitting around in the lounge and can be pickpocketed off of him. If you are caught trying to pickpocket the weapon while in the lounge, you can keep trying until he turns hostile. Do not kill him, instead let a companion kill him and there will be no negative to your karma. Although, you must have either Killed Benny, or let him live to not have the entire bar get hostile towards you. You can then loot his corpse and take his items, including the Magnum.

Bugs

 * The Magnum may or may not spawn on the Lonesome Drifter's corpse if killed
 * If the player has the "Quick Draw" perk, when drawing the revolver the Mysterious Stranger theme will occasionaly play twice. To hear it play correctly, simply go into third person and draw the revolver.
 * If you obtain the gun by reverse pickpocketing before you start the quest Talent Pool, you can get a second by completing a barter check (50 barter required) when recruiting him for Talent Pool.
 * The unholstering music can cause the game to crash in VATS.
 * (PS3) If you wait to acquire the gun until completing the quest "Talent Pool", you may not be able to pickpocket it off the Lonesome Drifter even when using Chinese Stealth Armor, Stealth Boy, and ¡La Fantoma!. (Multiple reloads of saved game with no success.)

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

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