Ratslayer

 is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas. It is a unique version of the varmint rifle, found in Broc Flower Cave.

Characteristics
has a black synthetic stock instead of wood, what seem to be stainless steel metal parts, and appears to have marks on the stock showing that the previous user killed 69 rats with it.

Compared to the varmint rifle, the Ratslayer boasts a higher DPS, a much higher critical multiplier, and lighter weight, as well as coming with all possible varmint rifle mods already built in, including the varmint rifle extended mags, varmint rifle night scope, and varmint rifle silencer; nevertheless, it remains repairable with common varmint rifles. Because of these factors, and a modest strength requirement, 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. Even after mid-level, the Ratslayer remains useful for taking out lightly-armored targets due to its light weight, night-vision scope, silencer, ease of maintenance, and common ammo availability.

The Ratslayer's only major disadvantage is its high AP cost (45 compared to the varmint rifle's 22). The player will only be able to get off 1 or 2 shots depending on their number of action points. This may not be an issue for most players considering sniping is usually most effective outside of V.A.T.S.

Location
Inside the Broc Flower Cave, on a desk in the cement fortification.

Bugs

 * When looking through the scope, the screen would be seen green and pink, making it impossible to scope. This may happen on any scoped weapon (including binoculars) so to fix this just save the game, shut down your PS3 then restart the game and the problem should be fixed.
 * It appears that the night vision scopes for varmint rifles work off of the in-game clock, making them activate at 6:00pm, when the sun doesn't go down until around 7:00pm.

Appearances
appears only in Fallout: New Vegas.