Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle

The  is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A unique sniper rifle that was used in a military campaign in the Gobi Desert in China, the scout rifle is coated in a desert camouflage, and equipped with an extended magazine, a slightly shorter barrel and a maintenance kit stored in the stock. Thus, its condition deteriorates more slowly than other sniper rifles. It cannot be modified with a sniper rifle suppressor or carbon fiber parts, although its decreased weight and texture imply that the latter modification has already been applied. Its reduced AP cost can be very useful for squeezing an extra shot into a V.A.T.S. sequence. It weighs 1.5 lbs. more than the base weapon outfitted with Carbon Fiber Parts. Compared to normal sniper rifle, Gobi Campaign scout rifle does slightly less damage, a tiny bit more accurate, fires slightly faster, but the major downside is it can not be silenced.

If you have the Jury Rigging perk, this rifle can be repaired with weapons that are in the Two handed automatic guns category. Due to its x5 crit multiplier, you can easily achieve a 100% crit chance for this weapon.

As of patch 1.02, the Sniper Rifles damage was decreased from 62 to 42, making the Gobi Rifle a better choice.

Locations
It can be found in a locked footlocker (very hard) in Sniper's Nest, due west and up the hill from Cottonwood Cove.

Bugs

 * Sometimes when aiming (outside of V.A.T.S.) a computer screen (Or a messed up cross hair) will appear instead of the cross-hairs. You have to restart the game to clear it up.
 * If a saved game is made while looking through the scope reloading the game will cause the cross hair to be visible regardless of viewpoint.(Unconfirmed on other scoped weapons)