Varmint Rifle

The varmint rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
A varmint rifle is a small-caliber firearm used for varmint hunting—killing animals such as rats, rabbits, birds, squirrels, gophers, and other animals considered to be farm pests. This weapon has a strength requirement of 3.

The varmint rifle uses 5.56mm ammo. It is considered low-power, but boasts a high critical bonus and deals significant damage to limbs. You can also attach a suppressor to keep it from alerting enemies in the area, a night-vision scope, and an extended magazine.

Locations

 * One is given to you by Sunny Smiles for killing geckos around Goodsprings.
 * They can be found on various convicts.
 * They can often be found on lower level enemies; once a higher level is reached enemies start to carry Hunting Rifles or even automatic rifles such as the Service Rifles instead.

Mods

 * Varmint rifle night scope
 * Varmint rifle silencer
 * Varmint rifle extended mags

Variants

 * Ratslayer

Appearances
The varmint rifle only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Trivia

 * The term "Varmint rifle" is usually used for either high powered air-rifles or rifles chambered for low caliber (usually .22LR) cartridges designed to kill small animals such as rats and squirrels. Considering this type uses 5.56mm ammo, similiar to that of a standard assault rifle, it seems like an understatement to name it a varmint rifle. On the other hand however, the varmints of New Vegas are quite bigger than squirrels and rats.

Bugs

 * Occasionally, for no quantifiable reason, the rifle will snap above your head. To fix this, simply move around, jump, change weapons, or, if all else fails, reload a previous save.