Gauss Rifle (Fallout 4)

The Gauss rifle is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Characteristics
Unlike the earlier iterations of the Gauss Rifle from Fallout 3 and New Vegas, this rifle appears to be a crude prototype weapon. Capacitors and exposed copper wiring run alongside the barrel, and a nixie tube display above the stock gives the weapon's charge percentage. The rifle operates on a charging principle: the user holds down the trigger to build up the charge, and releasing the trigger fires a round. Although heavy and crude looking, the Gauss Rifle is able to deliver astoundingly high damage when fully charged, outclassing a Hunting rifle (Fallout 4) chambered in .50 caliber in its base state. Its ability to be modded with more capacitors, a shielded barrel, and a compensator or suppressor make it a lethal tool for the patient marksman.

Variants

 * The Last Minute is a variant of the gauss rifle sold by Ronnie Shaw after the quest Old Guns.

Locations

 * A gauss rifle is found on the Brotherhood of Steel's ship The Prydwen. It may be stolen as soon as player gets onto ship and is capable of picking a Master lock or hacking a terminal.
 * Carried very often by level 35+ railroad heavies and rarely by Brotherhood power armor troops during Institute faction missions.
 * The gauss rifle can be purchased from Weapons vendors after reaching Level 25 Note: Weapon appears in vendors at level 30.
 * A gauss rifle can sometimes be found in a chest upstairs in the Nahant Chapel (found at level 39, unconfirmed how consistent or min. level)