

Maximum capacity +63 – – – +13 +2 +82 Gun Nut 4 High capacity +31 – – – +3 +0.4 +37 Gun Nut 3Ĭapacitor boosting coilĞxceptional ammo capacity. – – – – – – – – –Ědhesive x4įull capacitors Superior ammo capacity. Recoil compensated – – – +7 – +1.3 +30 Gun Nut 4Ědhesive x8Ĭapacitors Half capacitors Standard.


Recoil compensating stockĞxceptional recoil. Slot Modĝescription Weapon prefix Icon damage.png Icon attack.png Range change Icon spread.png Assault carbine extended magazines.png Icon weight.png< Icon merchant.png Perk neededĜomponentsěase IDīarrel Standard barrel Standard. This enables the Gauss rifle to hit multiple targets with a single shot, provided they are clustered together in very close proximity to each other. Gauss rifle shots produce a bluish explosion upon impact. The Gauss rifle is chambered for the rare and expensive 2mm EC rounds as opposed to the microfusion cells used by the Anchorage-era variants. Night-vision and recon scopes require a heavy investment in both the Gun Nut and Science! perk in order to offset this. The Gauss rifle is inaccurate with its standard sights. The reflex sight is essentially a 'rear sight' aperture for a glowing front sight post most of the main advantages of most reflex sights (clear sight picture unobstructed by the weapon's bulk) are lost when attempting to use one on a Gauss rifle. The Gauss rifle is horrendously inaccurate when attempting to shoot from the hip. It is fed rounds through a dorsal mounted cylindrical magazine and its projectile produces a momentary blue trail, similar to a lightning bolt. The rifle operates on a charging principle: the user holds down the trigger to build up the charge, and releasing the trigger fires a round (roughly 50% of a fully charged shot). It can be modded with more capacitors, a shielded barrel and a compensator or suppressor.Ĭapacitors and exposed copper wiring run alongside the barrel, and a nixie tube display above the stock gives the weapon's charge percentage. The Gauss rifle is able to deliver damage outclassing a. The Gauss rifle appears to be a crude prototype compared to earlier iterations from Fallout 2, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas. The Gauss rifle is a weapon in Fallout 4. Each shot can be "charged" for maximum damage by keeping the trigger held in for a moment before releasing. The Gauss Rifle uses magnetic induction to propel a projectile at incredible and devastating speed. For an overview of Gauss rifle models in the Fallout series of games, see Gauss rifle.
