YCS 186

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The YCS/186 is a unique version of the Gauss Rifle. It seems to be considerably decrepit compared to the normal Gauss Rifle, however it is much more powerful and is known to kill opponents with a single shot. Unlike the standard Gauss Rifle it only uses four microfusion cells per shot rather than five. This weapon benefits from the meltdown perk as it is considered an energy weapon.

Locations
The YCS/186 Gauss rifle is found at the Mercenary camp east of Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch. If the Wild Wasteland Perk is taken (the YCS/186 is unobtainable) although the Mercenaries are replaced with two Aliens (both carrying a Tri-Beam Laser Rifle) and an Alien Captain who drops the Alien Blaster upon death instead. NOTE: A Mercenary with Combat Armor is carrying this weapon, you need to either pick-pocket him or kill him.

A glitch may cause 2 of them to be avaliable to buy (http://i.imgur.com/PVxyy.png)

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs
Sometimes no projectile is fired, only the sound is played and enemies are alerted. On other occasion a projectile is fired, but no hit is detected although the projectile can clearly be seen to travel through the target.

Behind the Scenes
The is a reference to a poster on the "Your Console Sucks" section of the Something Awful Forums named "Gauss". Additionally, 186 is the forum ID number of YCS.

Videos
thumb|300px|right|Sniping mercenaries and getting the YCS/186 Gauss Rifle thumb|300px|left