YCS 186

The  is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The YCS/186 is a unique version of the Gauss Rifle. Although it seems to be rather decrepit, it does have a sandy texture along the barrel and stock which can be beneficial in the Mojave Wasteland. Additionally, the scope appears Amber in color instead of the Green tint of the Gauss Rifle's scope. Also, it has 4 more cylinders around the barrel, possibly explaining bigger damage and less Microfusion cells consuming(11 cylinders around default Gauss Rifle,15 on YCS/186). Also worth noting is that this weapon requires only 4 Microfusion Cells instead of 5 like the Gauss Rifle.

Locations
The YCS/186 Gauss rifle is found at the Mercenary camp east of Brooks Tumbleweed Ranch. A Mercenary with Combat Armor is carrying this weapon. You need to either pick-pocket him or kill him to get it. If the Wild Wasteland trait is taken the YCS/186 is unobtainable

Appearances
The appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

Bugs

 * Sometimes no projectile is fired, only the sound is played and enemies are alerted. On other occasion a projectile is fired, but no hit is detected although the projectile can clearly be seen to travel through the target. On the 360 this occurs primarily at short range.
 * The impact power of the gun is very high, often the bodies will be knocked into mountains, rocks or through the gameworld (falling beneath it) making retrieval of the body and any goods impossible.

Behind the Scenes
The is a reference to a poster on the "Your Console Sucks" section of the Something Awful Forums named "Gauss". Additionally, 186 is the forum ID number of YCS.