Black powder rifle

The black powder rifle is a weapon in Fallout 76.

Characteristics
Range in the info box is the crafted version, rifles dropped in-world can have range 204 (e.g. Philippi Battlefield Cemetery)

The black powder rifle is a percussion cap muzzleloader that makes use of .50 caliber balls as ammunition. The black powder rifle has a unique reloading animation that involves the player character using a ramrod to push a lead ball down the rifle's barrel.

Weapon modifications
The player character cannot craft modifications for this weapon, although rarely a large bayonet mod can be purchased from robot vendors or found as a weapon mod in the world.

Variants

 * The Dragon, a unique four-barrel version.

Locations

 * The black powder rifle may be obtained at the Philippi Battlefield Cemetery inside the museum in a display case along with other weapons and outfits.
 * One can be found at the civil war fort, Prickett's Fort, in a display case in one of the cabins near the parking lot
 * There is one at the Garrahan Estate. Take the elevator to Level 3, turn right, enter the door to the right of the stairs. locked display case (level 1 lock).
 * There is one at the Harper's Ferry on the east side in a small building. On the left as you travel from the fast travel location to the vendor.
 * Plans/note can be bought from Flintlock, the black powder vendor inside The Whitespring Resort.