Reservist's Rifle

The Reservist's Rifle appears in Fallout 3 and is a unique version of the Sniper Rifle.

Location

 * This variation of the sniper rifle is used by and drops from Drifter in Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel.

Tips

 * The Reservist's Rifle is an ideal choice for a follower, as the small magazine capacity and consequent need to reload the rifle every three shots reduces the number of rounds wasted after an enemy is killed.
 * You can obtain this unique Rifle repeatedly by shooting it out his hands picking it up and running off with it. When you visit him 72 hours later, he'll be equipped with another Reservist's Rifle.
 * One successful method is to target the Drifter's right arm, then left arm, then right arm again in V.A.T.S. Target when Drifter is reloading and rifle is held solely by right hand.  The Rifle was dropped with no damage caused by player (condition >50%).  Weapon used was .32 Pistol.  Drifter was not killed, but after doing this several times injuries will kill Drifter.  However, since the rifle isn't damaged, you won't need to do this but once or twice.
 * You can also just shoot him with a missile launcher to get him off his ledge.
 * Another option (if you have obtained the Victory Rifle), you can shoot him from a far, probably resulting in a critical and thus he (his body) will land on the ground floor, and you can do whatever it takes to get the rifle from him.
 * Shooting at his head (or other parts) to dismember it after he is dead, so it falls down to the ground, is also an option if you can't get him to fall down while killing him.

Unmarked quest: High Plains Drifter
Drifter is on the top floor of Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel. As the planks he walks on cannot be reached normally you have to kill him in a way that makes his corpse, parts of it or the gun fall down to the floor(if you have the Bloody Mess perk then it's easier to make part of his corpse drop).

Trivia

 * The "Reservist's" title might refer to the US Army Reserve, making a reference to some of Fallout 2's weaponry descriptions which give background information about weapons retired by the regular Army and then given to the National Guard or Reserves for their training and use.

Bugs

 * The Drifter may be on ground level when approaching Dickerson Tabernacle Chapel.

YouTube Videos
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