Hunting rifle (Fallout 4)

The hunting rifle is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
The hunting rifle is a left-handed bolt-action rifle commonly carried by super mutants and raiders. It can be found early in the game although these early rifles will be unmodded. Its effectiveness in the early game sections can be limited by the amount of .308 ammunition the Sole Survivor can find. The hunting rifle can remain a viable weapon during the later stages of the game as well via the use of modifications, especially when modified to fire .50 caliber ammunition.

From a general point of view, the hunting rifle is the game's mid-tier long-range precision weapon in between a properly modified Pipe bolt-action rifle at the lower and the far more advanced and powerful Gauss rifle at the upper end of the scale. This is also reflected in its crafting perk requirements, with the hunting rifle's top-tier modifications requiring three points in Gun Nut as opposed to two points for pipe weapons and four points for the Gauss rifle.

The appearance of a basic, unmodified hunting rifle closely resembles what one might expect from a gun of that name, boasting a wooden stock that has apparently been repaired with a layer of duct tape at some point in the past. However, outfitting the gun with increasingly more advanced barrels and ergonomic stocks made from what seems to be polymers quickly turns it into a high-tech sniper rifle. Once a good scope and a suppressor have been installed, along with a .50 receiver if so desired, the weapon loses almost any resemblance to an actual hunting rifle and appears more fit to be wielded by a professional sniper instead.

Variants

 * Reba II rewarded by Barney in Salem (North east of the map).
 * Tinker Tom Special sold by Tinker Tom in the Railroad HQ.

Locations

 * Raiders and super mutants sometimes carry the weapon, or one of its many variants.
 * Can occasionally be encountered rigged into gun traps.
 * A hunting rifle variant is on top of a kiosk at College Square.
 * One may be found in Kendall Hospital, after taking the elevator up to the sixth floor it will be on a shelf in the room to the left of the machinegun turret.