Survivalist's Rifle

The Survivalist's Rifle is a weapon in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Honest Hearts. It is the unique variant of the service rifle.

Background
This weapon was originally a U.S. checkpoint guard carbine in Canada, issued from the Long Branch Arsenal in Ontario, USA territory. Chambered in the 12.7mm round, this rifle was supposed to offer guards firepower necessary to intercept anyone attempting to breach a checkpoint, regardless of equipment.

Characteristics
This particular rifle once belonged to Randall Clark, an ex-U.S. army serviceman who found himself hiding out in Zion National Park after the Great War. The Survivalist's Rifle was used by the Survivalist for decades and shows signs of improvised repair such as clamps on the foregrip wood and mismatched wood furniture. The front sight is also damaged to the point that the Survivalist couldn't or didn't repair it and just adapted to using it as-is.

Variants

 * Service rifle

Location
Red Gate in a duffel bag marked "The Survivalist's Duffel Bag" next to a skeleton. Some powerful enemies may spawn here, such as Yao guai, giant cazadores, and green geckos.

Even when visiting this location before anywhere else in Zion Canyon, there still may be hostiles. (Cazadores, White Legs, etc.)

Behind the scenes

 * The French word "Arrêt", translated as the nouns "stop" or "halt", is fitting with "Stop" written in English on the other side of the rifle's stock. This, combined with information from Randall Clark's terminal entries, indicates that this rifle was used in the U.S. occupation of a French-speaking area of Canada.

Bugs

 * The rifle may not appear in the duffel bag at all. However, it's possible that a nearby enemy picked the weapon up. It may appear on an NPC, including a companion. It has been found in Waking Cloud's inventory without it having been previously found.