M72 Gauss Rifle (Fallout 2)

The M72 Gauss Rifle is a small gun in Fallout 2.

Gameplay
The most expensive small gun in the game, the M72 Gauss Rifle is very powerful and accurate. It boasts the longest range in the game (together with its pistol counterpart and the sniper rifle) and a very high, 20-round magazine capacity. Its massive damage per round and the armor-piercing properties of the 2mm EC ammunition make it an effective anti-armor weapon.

This rifle averages 56, 41.25, and 23.17 Hit Points against unarmored, medium-armored, and power armored foes, respectively. With critical hits, the armor penetration of its ammunition, when coupled with the armor-piercing critical hit effect, is enough to completely nullify the effects of Damage Resistance.

Locations

 * It can be found in Marc's inventory in the bar on the tanker in San Francisco.
 * One of the black-haired female vagrants on the tanker has the rifle as well.
 * Red 888 Guns in San Francisco will stock Gauss Rifles, along with Gauss pistols and 2mm EC ammo.
 * The Oil Rig has a few in some of the ammunition crates.
 * Palace Guards in the Shi temple may possess one.
 * Dumont and Deputy Karl in NCR possess one.
 * With the Berserker reputation, bounty hunters at high levels often carry Gauss Rifles.