Pipe pistol

The pipe pistol is a weapon that is featured in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
A crude homemade pistol built from rusty metal pipes, springs, duct tape, wood and scrap metal, the pipe gun is the standby gun of the Commonwealth. Many of these can be found throughout the game, especially early on. While weak compared to purpose-built weapons, it benefits from enormous customization potential--every aspect of the pipe pistol up to and including its caliber can be modified and improved, allowing for enormous numbers of variants to exist. This lets it remain viable far longer than its ramshackle appearance would suggest, especially considering its proliferation and the huge amount of .38 ammo across the Commonwealth. Eventually, however, it will fall behind.

Pipe rifle
The pipe rifle has many modifications, making it very versatile as long as the player is willing to invest in it. When fully upgraded, the pipe rifle can actually be viable even late into the game. The weapon can be modified for many roles, from providing as much firepower at close range as possible with the aid of automatic recievers and large magazines, to a sniper role with the use of scopes, better stocks and longer barrels. The weapon can also be converted to use the .45 round for better damage and a faster trigger.

Locations

 * Common weapon for ranged raiders. May have random modifications.
 * Default weapon for settlers.
 * Can be found on ranged super mutants. May have random modifications.
 * A pipe bolt-action sniper rifle may be found next to a dead raider in an upstairs room of a house along the road north of the Museum of Freedom in Concord.
 * A standard version can be found on the floor in front of a terminal located at Bedford Station.