Mysterious Magnum

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A unique .44 magnum pistol which crits and plays a Western twang whenever you draw or holster it. It is unique in that it features a silver finish with intricate engravings etched into it's barrel, cylinder, hammer and trigger, and it's handle/hilt is made of Ivory. A magnificent weapon, rather unusual, considering its owner is an unkempt drifter roaming the wastes with an old hat, unshaven face and scraggy old duster. However, as he says it was given to him by his father, odds are he keeps it in good condition.

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, stealing it from him, or killing him.


 * Engage him in combat with a very low-damage firearm by shooting his right hand in VATS once while standing very close to him (I used a heavily damaged laser pistol with 6 DAM myself). He'll engage you with in his right hand upon exiting the VATS. Enter VATS once again and cripple his right arm with 2-3 shots. He'll drop his gun and either attack you with his fists or try to run away. Pick up  as soon as it hits the ground and holster your weapon - The Lonesome Drifter should forgive you and will sit back down like nothing happened. Be sure to pick up the gun before holstering your own - Drifter will come back to pick up his gun during the fight or right after it if gun is left on the ground. Be careful though, as he has only 50 HP and no DT, so your followers will kill him with 1-2 hits after he turns hostile. Either tell them to wait some distance away, or just do it quick so they don't have time to shoot - it actually takes less than 5 seconds to complete the whole thing. This trick can be used to get any 'carried' weapon, that NPCs use in combat if provoked.

The following technique will also work for obtaining most weapons used by NPCs.


 * To steal the from The Lonesome Drifter, take position behind him, and make sure you're hidden. Steal his .44 Magnum Rounds, then attack him while completely unarmed. Without the rounds, he will un-equip the  and engage you without a weapon. Lower your fists (Or put away your weapon) and he'll become friendly again. The  will now be available to steal from him, though it is definitely on of the harder items to pinch.


 * Additionally, when recruiting the Lonesome Drifter as part of the Talent Pool quest, a barter option will be presented in which you demand compensation for offering the Drifter the opportunity to play at The Tops. Passing this option will result in the Drifter giving you the gun, fully repaired, and ammunition before going on his way. Note that you need 50 barter to pass this.

Bugs

 * The Magnum may not spawn on the Lonesome Drifter's corpse if killed

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

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