Plasma Caster (Fallout: New Vegas)

The plasma caster is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The Winchester Model P94 is a bulky, industrial-grade energy caster, firing superheated bolts of plasma down a superconducting barrel ending in electromagnetic claws helping to form the plasma bolt. It is one of the strongest energy weapons in the game, and one of the strongest plasma weapons overall, having a rather low AP cost, high rate of fire and decent precision. It's rare and not very durable however, so the Jury Rigging perk or Weapon Repair Kits are necessary for continous use of this weapon. It is actually so fragile you can see its condition drop while you shoot it.

Locations
The Plasma Caster can be found within the Silver Rush energy weapons shop which is found in Freeside.

Mods

 * Plasma Caster HS Electrode Increase the rate of fire of the Plasma Caster by 25%

Appearances
The plasma caster appears in Fallout: New Vegas.

This looks almost identical to the plasma rifle in Fallout 1 and Fallout 2

Bugs

 * The weapon fails to fire a projectile properly when used in third-person view. After equipping it when in third-person view it may not work even when switching to first-person view. Re-equipping it while in first-person view solves this (only occurred on first use).
 * When the gun is holstered and equipped in third person you will notice during the animation the weapon doesn't go anywhere it simply vanishes half-way through the animation and re-appears half-way through equipping. This is the same as the Minigun, Flamer, Incinerator and Gatling laser. It is much more noticeable with the Plasma caster as there is no ammo container on your back which makes it look as though you are unarmed when the weapon is holstered. (This is not a bug simply shortened animation, much like most Big Guns in fallout 3)
 * Due to a bug the Plasma Caster can be duplicated if it's removed from your inventory and placed into a storage item, the duplication will give you a Plasma Caster with 100% condition and can be repeated. (Unless you have updated the game)
 * There is a bug that in some cases may cause the Plasma Caster to not count towards the Blast Mastery achievement no matter how much you use it.
 * After upgrading the Plasma Caster with the Plasma Caster HS Electrode, the gun may disappear from your inventory forever.