Lincoln's Repeater (Fallout 3)

Lincoln's Repeater is a .44 Magnum rifle with a 15-round capacity found in Fallout 3.

Tips

 * This rifle is most effective when used with the Commando, Sniper and Concentrated Fire perks, which drastically increase its efficiency in V.A.T.S.. For greater utility, players with maxed Agility scores can equip Ledoux's Hockey Mask and take the Action Boy perk to allow a staggering five shots with a full AP meter; together with the Grim Reaper's Sprint perk, a player can achieve a virtually infinite number of chain kills.
 * On Normal difficulty, sneak attack head shots using this weapon often inflict one-shot kills. Even on Very Hard, sneak attack head shots will still kill most human targets with one shot. A regular head shot in V.A.T.S. on a Raider, Super Mutant, or Human achieves auto-decapitation.
 * Lincoln's Repeater is an ideal weapon with which to equip a follower; all followers tend to continue shooting a recently killed foe, and the need to cock the rifle after every shot reduces the number of rounds wasted. Remember that followers drop weapons when they reach 0% condition.   Enemies in combat often try to destroy weapons, and followers may not try to recover their destroyed weapon after dropping it.
 * Its ammunition, .44 Magnum, can be procured easily from Knight Captain Durga in the Citadel. Since she restocks every three days, the player can buy out her ammunition, wait 24 hours three times, and buy more. The player does not need to leave the Citadel Lab; since it never closes, the player will not be considered trespassing.
 * Its ammunition is also now easier to acquire because of the Ammo Press, a reward from The Pitt main quest that you can use to convert your less wanted ammunition into .44 Rounds.
 * Recommend picking up Head of State quest before attempting the quest. More information in "Location" section.
 * Taking time with shots is key when out of V.A.T.S. and will prove productive when mastered; this will in turn make dispatching enemies from range easier than relying on V.A.T.S.
 * Also an easy(ish) tip is to use the Ghoul Mask whilst aquiring this item as there are plenty of ghouls on the way there, of both feral and glowing type.


 * If you help Leroy Walker to attack the temple of the union with it Hannibal Hamlin will flee and say things like " Theyve got lincolns rifle im doomed!" and "Screw this im not becoming a slave again!". Also take note that about 5 other people will do this as well.


 * This is, far and away, one of the best weapons in the game. One headshot on basically any enemy type in the game, besides the Super Mutant Behemoths and the Super Mutant Overlord, the latter takes at most 2-3 shots, causes said enemy to reach the same state as the French King Louis: headless.

Quest Related

 * During the Head of State quest, you are tasked with finding a picture of the Lincoln Memorial. Since this picture is located on the same wall as the "Giant Hole in the wall" that leads to the rifle, to save time it is best to take up the quest so you can get the picture and rifle all in one trip.
 * The player can also sell this to Leroy Walker, who occupies Lincoln Memorial and will destroy it to erase Lincoln's legacy. Otherwise, Hannibal Hamlin will buy it (in mint condition) at the Temple of the Union for 150 caps, or 300 caps if a speech check is passed, after receiving the Head of State quest; he will enshrine it. Besides these two, the player can sell it to Abraham Washington in Rivet City. Note that the price may be a lot less than its specified value (which is dependent on condition).

Location
Lincoln's Repeater is located, in perfect condition, inside of a display case in the top floor of the Museum of American History offices. Because it takes some effort to find, below are step-by-step directions. Of course, there is a lot more loot to be had along the way, Ghouls to kill, terminals to hack, etc. This is simply concise directions to the Repeater.


 * Enter the door of the Museum, go around the desk, and into the main chamber of the Museum.
 * Turn left/west past a burning barrel to another barrel by two wooden doors.
 * Go up the stairs and through the center doors.
 * Go to the door to the Offices in the back-left corner of the room.
 * Go up more stairs to a hallway and turn left and then right.
 * Go through the room with bars on it to a large, 2-story room with a staircase.
 * Turn right and go up the stairs.
 * Turn left and go through the hole in the wall into a room.
 * Cross the room to the doorway with the clock on the wall to the right.
 * To the left, just before the door, is the display case up against the left wall.

Now back to the previously written, more verbose directions:


 * The door to the Lower Levels is located to the left of the door to Underworld in the great chamber of the Museum of American History. Fawkes can be found waiting here if the player has progressed far enough in the main quest and has not recruited him yet.


 * The player should head up the stairs to the upper level upon entering the Lower Levels. The ground floor consists only of a cafeteria. The area is inhabited by Feral Ghouls and Feral Ghoul Roamers, even Glowing Ones depending on the player's level and difficulty level. It is worth noting that there is a turret located in a room adjacent to the top of the stairs on the right that will fire upon the player almost immediately. It can be controlled using a nearby terminal. The door to the Museum of History Offices is against the back wall of the upper level, past all the shattered display cases.


 * The Museum of History Offices are also prowled by Feral Ghouls. A player can expect heavy close quarters combat and room-to-room fighting in the area. Various memorabilia relating to Abraham Lincoln can be found in this area; see the article for their exact locations. Through a lightly-locked door of steel bars, there will be an open chamber with a high ceiling: the remains of a library or archives. A ceiling-mounted turret is located in the center of this room, usually occupied by firing on the Feral Ghouls around it. The player can opt to let the turret finish its work before destroying it, but it usually takes quite a while to fell its targets (and the player won't recieve experience). Either way, the staircase in this chamber leads to an upper floor of similar layout to the area below. The Feral Ghouls up here may be wounded or dead due to the turret's attacks, which makes this floor easier to secure. The office in the center of this floor contains the display case that houses Lincoln's Repeater. It is surrounded by Feral Ghouls, so one can expect a fight. The chance to encounter a Glowing One is high, but if the player has already encountered a few on the Lower Levels, there usually won't be another here. Lincoln's Repeater is in the display case at the end of the central room farthest away from the staircase. There is a dead Raider by the display case, which suggests that the player was not the first one to try to retrieve the rifle.

Trivia

 * This weapon is based on the Henry Rifle, firing a .44 caliber black powder rimfire cartridge (known as a .44 Henry round), although the rifle in the game has a wooden handguard on the forend, very similar to a Winchester Model 1866, which the actual Henry 1860 did not have. Though the .44 Magnum round is very similar in dimensions to the .44 Henry, the pressure from the modern cartridge would be far too much for the firing chamber to handle, unless it were loaded with a greatly reduced propellant charge; also, the rifle's bolt and firing pin would have to be replaced to accommodate the newer centerfire round.  The specific example referenced in the game, with its engraved gold mounting and serial number 6, was given to President Lincoln by the New Haven Arms Company (the manufacturer of the Henry) in hopes that it would influence the purchase of the rifles for use in the Civil War. However, the weapon was deemed too ineffective and heavy for use in the Civil War.


 * The actual Henry Rifle is suspended in a glass case along with a telegraph machine in the Smithsonian.


 * Lincoln has his initials carved into the gold part of the rifle.


 * More information on Lincoln's Henry Rifle can be found at the American History Smithsonian website.

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