This weapon is steeped in lore, which makes it even more fun! While people were still struggling to realize what happened when the bombs fell, some scientists kept working on their prototypes.

She will be an active vendor that you can purchase the weapon for the minimum $3000.

Once you complete the fifth Minutemen quest, ‘Old Guns’, seek out Ronnie Shaw.

With the perk Rifleman, this Gauss rifle cripples and outshines the Overseer’s Guardian.

Roughly the same weight as a standard assault rifle, a ridiculously high rate of damage that can be upgraded well over four hundred, and decent range.

All through this gun comes with an excellent setup and can be built upon by several mods.

With a shielded barrel, capacitor booster, night vision scope, and compensators already installed, the crippling effect just adds to the beauty of this machine. While most wouldn’t think a gauss rifle would make an automatic list, this legendary weapon is excellent when it comes to mowing down enemies.

You can purchase it from Alexis Combes anywhere from $1500 to $4000 and change.

The higher the charisma, the cheaper the weapon as well.

Note if you save Austin during the ‘Hole in the Wall’ quest, she’ll give you a 10% discount on anything you buy in the store.

Once gaining access to Vault 81 with 3 Fusion Cores, seek out Alexis Combes.

Changing skins, custom parts, and much more.

Several people have built upon the mod since the gun is so well-known.

It’s a must-have to a main arsenal and can easily carry you through the game.

Easily obtained if you’ve done some minor exploring in the Wasteland.

It can be shortened to be both a shotgun and mid-grade rifle, the scope can be upgraded considerably without mods, the stock is decent and with an upgrade, you can add an obscene amount of rounds to this gun.

It can function as a multifaceted automatic weapon.

It’s basically both a high powered rifle and a shotgun, that if you’re feeling frisky, you can add a Tommy Gun magazine and mow Deathclaws down for miles. This mod can be changed to have a shorter barrel that grants you the ability to have a better spread to your shots, thus causing a massive increase in damage. This rifle was one of the personal favorites of most fans and a magnificent weapon before and after modding.

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