Anti-Materiel Rifle (Fallout: New Vegas)

"Have you seen what an anti-materiel rifle can do to a deathclaw? That's not a firearm; it's a fucking scoped hand cannon!"

- Mojave traveler

The anti-materiel rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics
The anti-materiel rifle is a bolt-action 50 caliber rifle using box magazines.

The rifle has a slow rate of fire resulting in a DPS of 49. Offsetting this low DPS is its high damage and very low spread. Even at high levels the rifle's high damage makes it possible to kill most enemies up to super mutants in a single round, without a sneak or critical bonus.

You'll need a strength of 8 (Or 6 with the Weapon Handling perk) and a guns skill of 100 while crouching to use this rifle with optimal performance. This weapon has no weapon mods available and is commonly available from Gun Runners after level 16.

The weapon itself is considered to be the strongest Non-Unique rifle in the game. Used from mid to long range. Also, the weapon cannot be repaired by standard sniper rifles, unless the Jury Rigging perk is active. The anti-materiel rifle is so powerful that it can knock back characters and easily remove limbs. If your target is bipedal and not killed by the shot, it might be knocked to the floor. A easy way to take down enemies outside of V.A.T.S. without wasting ammunition is enter in V.A.T.S. with an enemies and aim at his torso, then exit to the V.A.T.S. and immediately shot at the enemies. The shot rarely fails, except with moving enemy. In this case, aim at the arm, the shot will take the enemy on the body, killing him.

Locations

 * The anti-materiel rifle can be bought from most of the gun dealers found in the Mojave, specifically the Gun Runners.
 * The Gun Runner's kiosk has several rifles on display, including an anti-materiel rifle. However, its sealed walls prevents the player from pilfering them, and they are not guaranteed to appear in the sales inventory. Note: The displays are fake models.
 * NCR Ranger Veterans will use these when the player reaches a medium-high level. Usually the conditions of the anti-materiel rifle that are obtained from Veteran NCR Rangers are broken - very bad condition.
 * During the battle of Hoover Dam, many of Caesar's Legion use these rifles.
 * If given permission by Elder McNamara (playing through the Brotherhood of Steel quests), the rifle can be purchased from Knight Torres at the Brotherhood of Steel armory located inside their Hidden Valley bunker. Depending on your barter skill level, it will cost you between 2000-3000 caps in decent condition.

Appearances

 * The anti-materiel rifle only appears in Fallout: New Vegas.