Reservist's Rifle

The Reservist's rifle is one of two unique sniper rifles in Fallout 3.

Gameplay
The Reservist's rifle has +50% more durability (item HP) than the regular sniper rifle, preserving the damage and critical rate more effectively. It also has a slightly higher rate of fire in exchange for lower magazine capacity.

It has 3 rounds instead of 5 in each magazine and costs 6 AP less to shoot in V.A.T.S., compared to other sniper rifles (32AP vs 38AP). The Reservist's rifle can be repaired with common sniper rifles.

As with generic sniper rifles, it has a very high critical multiplier of x5. Player characters with 10 Luck, Finesse (+5%), and Survival Guru (+3%), will have a 90% critical chance with the rifle. During V.A.T.S. shots, with the +15% V.A.T.S. bonus, all landed shots will be critical hits.

Durability
The Reservist's rifle can fire a total of about 125 rounds, the equivalent of 42 reloads, from full condition before breaking, roughly 42 more rounds than the standard sniper rifle.

Variants

 * Sniper rifle - The common variant found throughout the Fallout 3 game world.
 * Victory rifle - While identical in strength to the sniper rifle, the Victory rifle has an additional 200 item HP, and knocks down targets with critical hits. However, it pays for this ability with a reduced critical chance of 3.
 * Sim version - A sniper rifle with ridiculously high durability which can be obtained through a glitch with the Operation: Anchorage add-on. See Operation: Anchorage glitches for details.

Location
This variation of the sniper rifle is used by the Drifter in Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel.

Bugs

 * If one disarms the Drifter of the rifle, then returns in at least 72 in-game hours, he will spawn with the rifle again.
 * This can be repeated for an infinite number of rifles.
 * When looking through the scope, the Geiger counter on the Pip-Boy ceases to click.