Gobi Campaign Scout Rifle

The Gobi Campaign scout rifle is a unique weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Gobi Campaign scout rifle is a unique sniper rifle that was used by the United States Armed Forces in the Gobi Desert military campaign in China before the Great War. The scout rifle is coated in a desert camouflage, and comes pre-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.

Like most unique weapons, it cannot be modified with a suppressor or carbon fiber parts, although its decreased weight and texture imply that the latter modification has already been applied.

Compared to a normal sniper rifle, the Gobi Campaign scout rifle does slightly more damage, has less weapons spread (It is, in fact, the most accurate gun available in the game), fires more rapidly, and degrades more slowly. Its reduced action points cost can also be very useful for squeezing an extra shot into a V.A.T.S. sequence. However, the major downside is that it can't 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.

Variants

 * Sniper rifle, standard variant found throughout the Mojave Wasteland.

Location

 * Sniper's nest - it can be found in a (very hard) locked footlocker, in order to obtain it you will need 100 lockpick skill. Or, with Comprehension perk and a Locksmith's Reader.