Anti-Materiel Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

The anti-materiel rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a rifle that was designed for use against military equipment (matériel) rather than against other combatants (anti-personnel).

Characteristics
The anti-materiel rifle is a bolt-action high caliber rifle using box magazines. Though it's action is more like manually cycling a semi automatic weapon in that the player only pulls the bolt back instead of the standard up, back, forward, down of most bolt actions. You can fit it with a custom bolt to decrease cycling time.

The rifle has a slow rate of fire resulting in a DPS of 54(at max "CND"). Off-setting this low DPS is its high damage and very low spread.

You'll need a strength of 8 and a guns skill of 100 to use this rifle with optimal performance. This weapon is commonly found after level 14.

The rifle's scope is strange in comparison to the hunting rifle's because of it's bright, thick, red crosshairs. Because of this it's a rifle best used at night to optimize it's brightness.

Locations

 * SPOILERS When you attack the dam and fight the Legion (Depending on which side you take) if you are higher than level 14 you may find many enemies (Centurions) that carry this type of sniper rifle.


 * The anti-materiel rifle can be bought from the Hidden Valley bunker after completing the Brotherhood of Steel quests.


 * Can also be purchased from Gun Runners outside of the Vegas Strip (May not be Located at Gun Runners until later)


 * Purchasable from NCR's Quartermaster at higher levels. Appears to be available from any vendor, at higher levels, that sells conventional weapons.


 * At low levels can be found on rangers by the stairs to General Oliver.


 * NCR Veterans may carry this gun.

Appearances
The anti-materiel rifle appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Mainly carried by high level enemies such as centurions.

Behind the scenes
The anti-materiel rifle is based on a French-made .50 BMG anti-materiel rifle.