Hunting rifle

In general, a hunting rifle is any high-caliber long-range rifle designed for hunting medium game. They are a little less effective as military sniper rifles, but will more than make up for a decrease in performance through an increase in availability.

.223 Colt Rangemaster


A Colt Rangemaster semi-automatic rifle, in .223 caliber. Single-shot only.
 * For the modified version found in Fallout 2, see: scoped hunting rifle

.32 hunting rifle


A bolt-action rifle designed for hunting animals, chambered in the common .32 caliber round. This model oddly does not appear to have any iron sights.

Ol' Painless


A unique variant of the .32 hunting rifle in Fallout 3. A legendary variant of the Hunting rifle in Fallout Shelter.

.308 hunting rifle


 Bolt-action rifle similar to .32 hunting rifle, but chambered in .308 improving it's damage compared to the .32 model. 
 * For the NPC version found in Fallout: New Vegas, see: Boone's scoped hunting rifle.
 * For the unique version added by Gun Runners' Arsenal, see: Paciencia.

Rusty hunting rifle


A weather-worn variant of the .32 hunting rifle.

Enhanced hunting rifle


An improved version of the hunting rifle, dealing more damage.

Hardened hunting rifle


A modified variant of the hunting rifle, more combat effective than the 'enhanced' version.

Armor piercing hunting rifle


A variant of the hunting rifle equipped with armor piercing rounds making it more effective against armored opponents.

9mm hunting rifle


A much better rifle than the home-made variety, the Hunting Rifle is great for picking off a faraway target that isn't likely to realize it's being shot at.

Hunting rifle
A rifle used for hunting wildlife. It was to appear in the game, and could be used.

Behind the scenes

 * According to the Fallout demo, the Colt Rangemaster's item name was originally going to be "semi auto rifle".
 * The weapon model in Fallout 3 was created by Liquid Development.