Mercenary's Grenade Rifle

The mercenary's grenade rifle is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is added to the game with the Mercenary Pack add-on.

Characteristics
Very similar to other 40mm grenade rifles in the Mojave Wasteland; the only differences are the darker tone of both the wood and metal, lighter weight and no requirement of 25 in Explosives skill. Unlike the majority of unique weapons variants, it can be modded with the grenade rifle long barrel.

Durability
The mercenary's grenade rifle can fire a total of about 495 standard rounds from full condition before breaking.

Modifications

 * Grenade rifle long barrel - Doubles projectile velocity and effective range.

Variants

 * Grenade rifle - the common variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.
 * Thump-Thump - found in Nellis Air Force Base, on the generator room floor.
 * Great Bear grenade rifle - a unique variant found in the Long 15.
 * Red Victory grenade rifle - a unique variant located in Dry Wells.

Locations
Originally, the only way to acquire this weapon was by redeeming the code that came with the pre-order exclusive Mercenary Pack. It can now also be acquired by purchasing the Courier's Stash add-on.

Behind the scenes
When asked what weapon it was based on, Joshua Sawyer stated "the rifle is based off of the M79. The launcher is based off of the "China Lake" prototype."

Bugs
Damage done by this weapon does not contribute to the 'Aiming is Optional' challenge.