Ratslayer

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a unique version of the Varmint rifle.

Characteristics
The Ratslayer is a variant of the Varmint rifle. It is black in color, and appears to have marks on the end showing that the previous user killed 69 rats with it. It has all Varmint Rifle mods attached to it; the silencer, extended mags, and a special night-vision scope.

The Ratslayer boasts a high DPS; greater than that of the Varmint Rifle, as well as coming with all the gun's attachments already built in. This weapon can be a good start for lower level characters who lack the funds to buy all of the Varmint Rifle's attachments outright. Higher level characters should still take an interest in this gun, given its higher DPS and ability to be repaired by overwhelmingly common Varmint Rifles. A player with a Guns level over 50 will expierience almost no idle sway when looking through the scope while crouching. The gun also has almost no recoil it's crosshairs only move when the gun's bolt is being cycled. It is the best 'sniper rifle' in the game until the player obtains a scoped Hunting Rifle, and even then it remains useful due to its special scope, silencer, how easy it is to maintain, and how common the ammo is.

The Ratslayer is also well suited to stealthy snipers as a Sneak attack critical to the head will kill most unarmoured humanoid characters and most animals, with the exception of Giant Radscorpions, Deathclaws, and Cazadors. Note, however, that the gun is highly ineffective against most robots and other armored foes.

Locations
The Ratslayer can be found next to a desk inside Broc Flower Cave.

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Videos
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23:05, October 23, 2010 (UTC)PCUser