.50 Cal Machine Gun

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Fallout 76 ranged weapon
.50 Cal Machine Gun
Information
Class	Automatic heavy gun
Icon
Level	25 / 35 / 45
Damage	29 / 36 / 43
Ammo	.50 Round (Ultracite)
Capacity	250
Fire Rate	91
Range	204
Accuracy	47
AP Cost	30
Value	175
Weight	18.0
Weight	Bear Arms
Legendary Drop
Damage
Damage Perks	Expert Heavy Gunner Heavy Gunner Master Heavy Gunner Stabilized Bloody Mess
Other
Bullet Shield Lock and Load One Gun Army
Plan	Plan: .50 cal machine gun
Crafting Perk	Gunsmith
Repairing Perk	Weapon Artisan
Legendary Mods
Legendary Crafting	Yes
Reward	Yes
Editor ID	50CalMachineGun
Form ID	0003A0D4
Keywords	Ranged •  Heavy gun •  Automatic •  Ballistic •  Minigun
Additional
Projectile Count	1
Bash Damage	15
Distance Penalty	-50%
Sound	Very loud
Stagger	Small
Reload	5.00
Draw	?
Sight	?
Unsight	?
Attack Speed	?

The .50 Cal Machine Gun is a heavy gun in Fallout 76.

Gameplay

A belt-fed automatic heavy weapon chambered for .50 Caliber rounds. To be able to use the weapon, the player character must be at least Level 25.

Crafting

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gears (14) Oil (10) Rubber (16) Screw (21) Spring (17) Steel (31) Wood (12)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		.50 Cal Machine Gun (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gears (12) Oil (8) Rubber (13) Screw (19) Spring (14) Steel (28) Wood (9)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		.50 Cal Machine Gun (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gears (10) Oil (7) Rubber (10) Screw (17) Spring (11) Steel (25) Wood (7)		Build at: Weapons workbench Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: .50 cal machine gun Perks: Gunsmith 4		.50 Cal Machine Gun (1)

Weapon modifications

Receiver
Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x8 Copper x3 Gears x4 Screw x4	0003A0B6
Prime receiver	Superior damage. Bonus damage to Scorchbeasts and Scorched.	Prime	–	+11	–	–	–	–	–	–	?	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x4 Gears x2 Oil x4 Pure Crimson Flux x2 Pure Violet Flux x2 Screw x4 Steel x14 Ultracite x5	00470A0B

Barrel
Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard Barrel	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gears x1 Oil x2 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x6	0003A0B8
Heavy barrel	Increased damage.	–	–	+5	–	–	–	–	–	+2.7	+35	–	Gunsmith 4	Gears x2 Oil x3 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x10	0003A0BB

Paints

Image	Name	Abstract	Acquired
	Gold 50 Cal Machine Gun Paint	Give your 50 Cal a golden shine with the Gold 50 Cal Machine Gun Paint.	500
	Presidential Paint	Give your weapon a touch of class with this Presidential .50 Cal Machine Gun Paint!	Fight for Freedom

Variants

• The Action Hero - A unique 50 cal machine gun given as a Survival mode reward from April 23–29 and August 27 - September 2, 2019.
• Final Word - Given as a reward for completing Beckett's questline.

Locations

• Hemlock Holes - South of the white warehouse, near a downed Vertibird, in the back of a destroyed truck.
• One may also appear in a destroyed truck on the road south-east of Clarksburg.
• One can appear northwest of The Retreat at Cliffwalk Track, in the back of a sandbag laden truck.
• May appear as a random drop from Scorchbeasts.
• Abandoned Bog Town - in the back of a truck on the main road in town.
• The raider vendor bots in Pleasant Valley Station, Sutton Station and Welch Station can sell both the weapon and its plans.
• The vendor bot at Watoga Shopping Plaza can sell the plan.
• Random drop from government aid drops.

Notes

• The weapon's model is labeled as "M2 Browning Machine Gun."
• One of the weapon's keywords refers to it as "s_40_RifleRedding."

Gallery

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  Modifications: heavy barrel

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