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WEAPON/ARMOUR FAQ
Version 1.0
Author: whitechocobo666
whitechocobo666@yahoo.com
http://www.geocities.com/whitechocobo666/
ASCII by Angelwingnl!
This is a weapon/armour FAQ for fallout 2.  It gives details and
locations of all the weapons, armour and ammo available in Fallout 2.
You don't need to know much about the game to use this faq, the more
you know the less useful it'll be probably.  But it'll probably have
a few things you haven't noticed in the game in it before.
The ratings for the weapons are made up by me, everyone has their own
opinions and fighting styles so you may not agree with the ratings of
some weapons.
CONTENTS
========
REVISION
CREDITS
WEAPON SHOP LIST
WEAPONS
Small Guns
Big Guns
Energy Weapons
Unarmed Weapons
Melee Weapons
Throwing Weapons
Secret Weapons
AMMO
ARMOUR
RARE WEAPON LOCATIONS
Alien Blaster
Gauss Rifle
Gauss Pistol
Pulse Rifle
Vindicator Minigun
Bozar
Super Sledge
Red Ryder LE BB Gun
Mega Power Fist
Avenger Minigun
Light Support Weapon/M60
Plasma Rifle
Louisville Slugger
XL7OE3
Rocket Launcher
Solar Scorcher
Little Jesus
DISCLAIMER/COPYRIGHT STUFF
REVISION
========
14th August 2002 - first release.  I wrote this aaaaaaaaaaaages ago
but never released it.  I went through it and corrected it and
updated it today though.
CREDITS
=======
GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com), for putting this up, hopefully.
The gamefaqs fallout 2 boarders of course, been there for a couple of
years nearly now, it would have to be one of the most active fallout
2 boards on the internet.  And the Fallout and Fallout mac boarders
as well.
No Mutants Allowed (www.nma-fallout.com) have everything that you
could want to download to do with the game...
And angelwingnl for making the ascii of course.  Haven't seen him for
ages.
WEAPON/ARMOUR SHOPS
===================
Ok, this should be the list of the weapon shops in the game where you
can buy weapons from.  And armour too.
Buckner daughter (Buckner inn, Klamath)
Flick (junkie house, the Den)
Tubby (near smitty's, the Den)
Jo's (mayor of modoc)
That ghoul that gives you the woody quest (in a shack on the north
side of Gecko)
Happy Harry (Vault City courtyard)
Vault City Amenities (Vault City vault entrance screen)
Vault City Amenities block A (Vault City vault entrance screen)
Vault City Amenities block B (Vault City vault entrance screen)
General Store (Broken Hills near entrance)
New Reno Arms (New Reno west side)
I forget about Redding
Weapon shop in courtyard with combat armoured guards (NCR)
The other dwarf guy's shop in NCR where near Westin's (NCR)
Red Dragon 888 (just to the right of the San Fran entrance)
That item shop (just to the left of the San Fran entrance)
They're just the main shops, people can hold armour and weapons
too...
WEAPONS
=======
With weapons, you'll like different things to what I do if you have a
different fighting style.  I've tried to rate them without being
biased toward my fighting style.  I prefer to run up close to the
enemy and burst them, or duck out from behind something and shoot the
enemy in the eyes the rest of the time.  I don't usually stay back
and snipe the enemies, I like being closer to them.  But oh well.
Legend
------
For some weapons, not all of these are used.  Sometimes the game
doesn't have a strength requirement or a weight, so I have either put
a -, or not put it in there.  Eg. A spear doesn't have a capacity, so
I don't put it in there.
Damage:  Damage the weapon can do: minimum-maximum.  This is before
modifiers for ammo, armour and perks and traits are in place.  Perks
add to the maximum damage, not the maximum and minimum damage.  So
with living anatomy perk, which gives +5 damage, the damage with a
pipe rifle would be 5-17, not 10-17.  My guess is that the damage is
rolled, and then the game modifies for ammo, then perks and traits,
then armour.
AP:  How many Action Points it takes to
fire/punch/kick/burst/thrust/swing/throw.  Aimed shots always cost 1
more AP than what is listed, except for the flares.  Unless noted,
thrusts and swings use the same amount of Action Points.  If the gun
can burst and do single shots, an extra 1AP is needed to use burst
mode.
Burst:  Whether the gun can do burst mode or not, and how many shots
in a burst.
Burst mode rating:  Burst mode rating is how much damage you should
do with a burst mode with that weapon on someone with no armour and
ammo with no modifiers, and no perks either.  All of the shots are
counted as hitting, and no critical hits.  I just have it there to
see what should be the best weapon.
Range:  How many hexes away the weapon can hit from.
Ammo:  What ammo the weapon must use.
Capacity:  The maximum amount of ammo that you can fire from the gun
before you have to reload.
Strength needed:  The amount of strength needed to be able to fire
the weapon without penalty.  For each strength point you are under
the requirement, you lose 20% chance to hit.
Type:  What sort of damage the weapon does.  Is either: normal,
laser, plasma, flame/fire and explosion.  The damage type is compared
with the damage resistance to find damage.
Weight:  How much the weapon weighs without any ammo in it.
Price:  How much you can sell the weapon for.  You won't be able to
buy it for this amount, only sell it for this much.  Your barter
skill depends on how much you can buy them for.
Location:  Some places where you can find the weapon.  Not all of the
places you can find them are listed.
Rating:  The number out of ten that I give the gun.  1/10 is very
bad, and 10/10 is very good.  It's pretty much just my opinion, and
its mainly based on the statistics of the weapon first, and then the
usefulness second.
Quote:  This is the description of the item taken directly from the
game, when you examine it from the inventory screen.
Writing:  These are notes about the weapon.  It says what I think of
it.
SMALL GUNS
----------
They are pretty common and plentiful throughout the game, so you'll
have no problem finding a good weapon at any time.  Small guns will
always be useful too, from the beginning to the end.
NAME                DMG   AP B/BR    RNG  AMMO    CAP  SN
Pipe Rifle            5-12  5  -/-     20   10mm    1    5
10mm Pistol            5-12  5  -/-     25   10mm    12   3
10mm SMG            5-12  5  10/85   25   10mm    30   5
H&K P90C            12-16 4  12/168  30   10mm    24   4
Shotgun            12-22 5  -/-     14   Shells  2    4
Sawed-off Shotgun        12-24 5  -/-     7    Shells  2    4
Combat Shotgun        15-25 5  3/60    22   Shells  12   5
H&K CAWS            15-25 5  5/100   30   Shells  10   6
Pancor Jackhammer        18-29 5  5/117.5 35   Shells  10   5
Desert Eagle        10-16 5  -/-     25   .44     8    4
Desert Eagle E.M.        10-16 5  -/-     25   .44     20   4
.44 Magnum            12-18 4  -/-     15   .44     6    5
.44 Magnum w/ S.L        12-18 4  -/-     15   .44     6    5
Hunting Rifle        8-20  5  -/-     40   .223    10   5
Scoped Hunting Rifle    8-20  5  -/-     40   .223    10   5
Sniper Rifle        14-34 6  -/-     50   .223    6    5
.223 Pistol            20-30 5  -/-     30   .223    5    5
BB Gun            1-3   5  -/-     22   BBs     100  3
LE BB Gun            25-25 4  -/-     32   BBs     100  3
FN FAL            9-18  5  10/135  35   7.62mm  20   5
FN FAL w/ N.S.        9-18  5  10/135  35   7.62mm  20   5
FN FAL HPFA            11-22 5  20/330  35   7.62mm  20   5
Tommy Gun            3-20  5  10/115  32   .45     50   6
Grease Gun            10-20 4  8/120   20   .45     30   4
H&K G11            10-20 5  5/75    35   4.7mm   50   5
H&K GllE            13-23 5  7/126   40   4.7mm   50   6
Assault Rifle        8-16  5  8/96    45   5mm     24   5
Assault Rifle E.C.    8-16  5  8/96    45   5mm     100  5
XL70E3            12-19 5  8/124   35   5mm     20   5
PPK12 Gauss Pistol    22-32 4  -/-     50   2mm     12   4
M72 Gauss Rifle        32-43 5  -/-     50   2mm     20   6
Needler Pistol        12-24 5  -/-     24   Needle  10   3
14mm Pistol            12-22 5  -/-     24   14mm    6    4
9mm Mauser            5-10  5  -/-     22   9mm B    7    3
Pipe Rifle
Damage: 5-12
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 20
Ammo: 10mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 1
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 10 pounds
Price: $200
Location: You can just take one from Vic's house in Klamath.  There
are random encounters with farmers, where females have pipe rifles.
I got this encounter near NCR.
Rating: 2/10
"This is a hand-made single shot rifle."
The pipe rifle is the first gun you get, and the second worst.  It's
pretty much the same as the 10mm pistol, but you can only carry 1
bullet in it.  It's only good if you don't have the 10mm pistol.
This would have to be nearly the worst weapon in the game, and
because you get the 10mm pistol so quickly you'll only need to use it
for a few battles.
10mm Pistol
Damage:  5-12
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 25
Ammo: 10mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 12
Strength needed: 3
Type: Normal
Weight: 3 pounds
Price: $250
Location: The slaver guards in the Den have this gun.  If you take
the missions with Lara's gang, you can take the 10mm pistol from the
dead bodies of the guards you kill.  There are lots of 10mm pistols
to be found in other places though too.
Rating: 3/10
"A Colt 6520 10mm autoloading pistol.  Each pull of the trigger will
automatically reload the firearm until the magazine is empty.  Single
shot only, using the powerful 10mm round."
The 10mm pistol is the first real gun you get.  It is like the pipe
rifle, but it is a one handed weapon with a higher capacity.  It's
good for a while because the ammo for it is very common.  When you
get the 10mm SMG though, you'll want to use that instead.
10mm SMG
Damage: 5-12
AP: 5
Burst: 10
Burst mode rating: 85
Range: 25
Ammo: 10mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 30
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $1000
Location: The dealers in the den may sell you this gun.  Also, on
your trip to Modoc, you can encounter an evil merchant and you can
kill him and take his SMG.  If you take out the Mordino family, you
can take their SMGs too.
Rating:  5/10
"H&K MP9 Submachinegun (10mm variant).  A medium-sized SMG, capable
of single shot and burst mode."
The 10mm SMG is usually the first burst mode gun you get.  It's the
same as the 10mm except for the capacity and the ability to shoot in
bursts.  Is useful early in the game against tough enemies, when you
run up to them and burst shoot them for lots of damage.  The ammo is
pretty common so there isn't really a reason not to use burst mode a
lot.  Very useful for early in the game.
HK P90c
Damage: 12-16
AP: 4
Burst: 12
Burst mode rating: 168
Range: 30
Ammo: 10mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 24
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 8 pounds
Price: $2500
Location:  In random encounters near NCR with raiders fighting
rangers, some raiders have this gun.  On the third level of Vault 15
a raider has this gun.  You can also buy it from the weapon dealers
in NCR sometimes.
Rating: 7/10
"The Heckler & Koch P90c was just coming into use at the time of the
war.  This weapon's bullpup layout, and compact design, make it easy
to control.  The durable P90c is prized for its reliability, and high
firepower in a ruggedly-compact package."
This is nearly the best sub-machine gun in the game.  You get it
pretty late in the game, and you'll have heaps of 10mm ammo in the
boot (hopefully), so you can go psycho with it.  It's sort of the
small gun equivalent of the bozar.  It isn't too good against armour,
but you can do lots of damage against monsters.  The main problem
with it is that it uses up ammo quickly, and you have to reload every
two burst shots.  Will be good until you start fighting enclavers.
Shotgun
Damage: 12-22
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 14
Ammo:  12 gauge shotgun shells
Capacity: 2
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $800
Location:  You can get your first shotgun from stealing off Metzger.
Dealers in the Den should have shotguns too, and they are pretty
common in other places in your travels.
Rating: 4/10
"A Winchester Widowmaker double-barreled 12 gauge shotgun.  A short
barrel, with mahogany grip."
This shotgun will be one of your best weapons for the Den.  You can
trade it to an NPC once you get better weapons and they'll do well
with it.  It only holds two shells, and has a low range, but it does
lots of damage early in the game compared to other guns.  It's ammo
costs a lot, but it is pretty common with your enemies, so you can
take it off their dead bodies.
Sawed off Shotgun
Damage:  12-24
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 7
Ammo: 12 gauge shotgun shells
Capacity: 2
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $800
Location: The only time I remember seeing this weapon was when
Cassidy joins you, he has it equipped as his weapon.
Rating: 3/10
"Someone took the time to chop the last few inches off the barrel and
stock of this shotgun.  Now, the wide spread of this hand-cannon's
short-barreled shots make it perfect for short-range crowd control."
You'll get this when you meet Cassidy, but you'll already have better
weapons by then.  It's range is really bad, so you have to be really
close to shoot enemies with it.  It does an extra two maximum damage
than the shotgun, but the range difference is the main problem with
it.
Combat Shotgun
Damage: 15-25
AP: 5
Burst: 3
Burst mode rating: 60
Range: 22
Ammo: 12 gauge shotgun shells
Capacity: 12
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 10 pounds
Price: $2750
Location:  Combat Shotguns are pretty common in random encounters.
You can first get them in Vault City, once your a citizen you can buy
them from the shop.  Zaius in Broken Hills gives you a combat shotgun
when you finish the quest of fixing the mine.  In Vault 15 some
raiders have combat shotguns.  Big Jesus also has one.
Rating: 6/10
"A Winchester City-Killer 12 gauge combat shotgun, bullpup variant.
In excellent condition, it has the optional DesertWarfare
environmental sealant modification for extra reliability."
The combat shotgun is really good.  You can get it pretty early in
the game.  The three shot burst is useful for conserving ammo if you
want a lot of damage.  It does good damage too, whether you shoot it
normally or aim.  If you get it in Vault City it will be useful for
ages.  There isn't much better than this gun.  I like shotguns.  The
main advantage is its variety of uses.
H&K CAWS
Damage: 15-25
AP: 5
Burst: 5
Burst mode rating: 100
Range: 30
Ammo: 12 gauge shotgun shells
Capacity: 10
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $4750
Location:  Somewhere near NCR.
Rating: 6/10
"The CAWS, short for Close Assault Weapons System, shotgun is a
useful tool for close-range combat.  The bullpup layout gives the
weapon a short, easily handleable, length while still retaining
enough barrel lenght for its high velocity shells."
This is an ok gun.  It is nearly the same as the combat shotgun, but
it's burst mode uses more shells, the capacity is lower, the strength
needed is higher, and it can be used at longer ranges.  You may as
well stick to the combat shotgun, as the burst mode is annoying, as
you have to reload after two burst shots.  That's why it isn't as
effective as the combat shotgun.
Pancor Jackhammer
Damage: 18-29
AP: 5
Burst: 5
Burst mode rating: 117.5
Range: 35
Ammo: 12 gauge shotgun shells
Capacity: 10
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 12 pounds
Price: $5500
Location:  Pancor Jackhammers are the main weapon of NCR guards.
They are also selled at NCR shops sometimes, and you can get them in
some random encounters.  The Enclave guards in the Salvatore
encounter have this too.
Rating: 7/10
"The Jackhammer, despite its name, is an easy to control shotgun even
when fired on full automatic.  The popular bullpup design, which
places the magazine behind the trigger, makes the weapon well
balanced and easy to control."
This is another shotgun.  I like to use it when I get it, because
although it shoots the same as the H&K CAWS, it does more damage,
which is more important.  It also has a high range, which is good for
sniping.  This is the best shotgun.
Desert Eagle
Damage: 10-16
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 25
Ammo: .44 JHP/FMJ
Capacity: 8
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $800
Location:  You'll first get this in the Den if you trade with Flick.
You can also get it in Vault City at the weapon shop.
Rating: 4/10
"An ancient Desert Eagle, in .44 magnum.  Interest in late 20th
century films made this one of the most popular handguns of all
time."
This is one of the two different weapons that use .44 ammo.  You
might use it for a bit when you have loads of the ammo, but the
magnum is a better weapon.  The advantages to this gun is that it has
a longer range than the magnum.
Desert Eagle Expanded Magazine
Damage: 10-16
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 25
Ammo: .44 JHP/FMJ
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $800
Location:  Get an Upgrade of the Desert Eagle.
Rating: 5/10
"An ancient Desert Eagle, in .44 magnum.  Interest in late 20th
century films made this one of the most popular handguns of all time.
This one has been equipped with an expanded magazine for longer fun
and games!"
It is the same as the Desert Eagle, but the expanded capacity makes
it a better weapon than the original.
.44 Magnum Revolver
Damage: 12-18
AP: 4
Burst: no
Range: 15
Ammo: .44 JHP/FMJ
Capacity: 6
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $600
Location: You'll get this one from Flick as well.  And at Vault City.
Rating: 6/10
"Being that this is the most powerful handgun in the world, and can
blow your head clean-off, you've got to ask yourself a question.  Do
I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk?"
This is the first weapon that you get that will shoot quicker than
normal.  The bonus of 1 AP will let you shoot it twice per round if
you have alright agility.  It does 2 more damage than the desert
eagle, but the capacity and range are way lower.  Lots of people like
to use this weapon as a backup weapon, but for me it doesn't seem to
do very well at all against armour.  I don't like it too much, but it
is still ok.
.44 Magnum with speed loader
Damage: 12-18
AP: 4
Burst: no
Range: 20
Ammo: .44 JHP/FMJ
Capacity: 6
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 6 pounds
Price: $600
Location: Get an upgrade for your magnum.
Rating: 6/10
"A .44 Magnum Revolver with a speed loader."
This is the magnum with a higher range for some reason, and it let's
you reload for only 1 AP.
Hunting Rifle
Damage: 8-20
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 40
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 10
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 9 pounds
Price: $1000
Location:  I think you can get this one from the Den, but you'll
definitely get it when you fight the highwaymen on your trip to
Modoc.
Rating: 5/10
"A Colt Rangemaster, semi-automatic rifle, in .223 caliber.  Single-
shot only.
The .22 is back and it's still not too good.  The hunting rifle is
good for early sniping, except that when this gun is useful for
sniping your small guns skill won't be good enough to snipe properly
with it.  I give it to Vic and let him shoot people with it.  The
ammo it uses is pretty common, so that is an advantage of it.  It use
runs out when you get a sniper rifle.
Scoped Hunting Rifle
Damage: 8-20
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 40
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 10
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 11 pounds
Price: $1500
Location:  Upgrade the hunting rifle.
Rating: 6/10
"Nothing's better than seeing a surprised look on your target's face.
The Loophole x20 Scope on this hunting rifle makes it easier than
ever before.  Accurate from first shot to last, no matter what kind
of game you're gunning for."
This is the same as the hunting rifle, except it is better at long
ranges than short.  If you are up close it will be harder to hit
enemies.  It's better for sniping than the hunting rifle.
Sniper Rifle
Damage: 14-34
AP: 6
Burst: no
Range: 50
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 6
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 8 pounds
Price: $2200
Location: The most common way to get this is through fighting the
Gangsters in a random encounter around New Reno.  You can also find
one on a dead body outside the Sierra Army Depot.  I think you can
kill the New Reno arms guy and he should have one too.
Rating: 8/10
"A DKS-501 Sniper Rifle.  Excellent long range projectile weapon.
Originally .308, this one is chambered in the more common .223
caliber."
This is the sniper weapon that you can use for most of the game.  It
is extremely accurate, so it's easy to hit the enemy from afar.  I
don't really like it that much because sniping isn't really my style
of play.  For sniping, I think that the damage is too random.  The AP
penalty is sort of annoying as well.  But if you're a sniper and
scared of close combat you will like this gun.
.223 Pistol
Damage: 20-30
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 30
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 5
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $3500
Location: These are usually found around New Reno.  When you fight
Thugs around New Reno there are thugs that have these guns.  Same
with friends of Morton Brothers.
Rating: 7/10
"A .223 rifle modified and cut down to a pistol.  This is a one-of-a-
kind firearm, obviously made with love and skill."
This is one of the most powerful handguns in the game.  It does lots
of damage, and has a pretty good range, although it's capacity is
annoyingly low and there is no burst mode.  It is mainly useful
against low hit point enemies with low armour, and against other
enemies it isn't really too good.  But it will last until you get a
Gauss Pistol.
Red Ryder BB Gun
Damage: 1-3
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 22
Ammo: BBs
Capacity: 100
Strength needed: 3
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $200
Location: You can find Jonny's BB gun in the Modoc well.   Sometimes
the weapon guys at NCR sell this gun too.
Rating: 1/10
"A Red Ryder BB gun.  The classic."
It's pretty much the worst gun in the game.  You'll never use it
though.  If you get one take the ammo out and keep it.  It'll be
useful for another REALLY good gun.
Red Ryder Limited Edition BB Gun
Damage: 25-25
AP: 4
Burst: no
Range: 32
Ammo: BBs
Capacity: 100
Strength needed: 3
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $3500
Location:  NCR weapon shops sometimes stock this gun, and perhaps the
trader above Modoc sells it too sometimes.
Rating: 8/10
"A limited edition version of the Red Ryder BB gun.  A true classic."
This is one of the ultimate small guns in the game, with only the
Gauss rifle and pistol being better than it.  It fires quickly, it
has a huge capacity, it always does 25 damage and you hardly need any
strength to use it.  The main problems with it though is that it is
hard to find, it's ammo is hard to find, and it isn't very good
against armour.  Use it when you fight unarmoured opponents.  It's
usually pretty rare to find though, so you probably won't use it
much, because you'll be able to use the Gauss weapons instead.
FN FAL
Damage: 9-18
AP: 5
Burst: 10
Burst mode rating: 135
Range: 35
Ammo:  7.62mm
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 9 pounds
Price: $1500
Location:  I think you can get it from the general store in Modoc.
Maybe the Vault City weapon shop and Gecko have it too.  Some Shi
guards have it.
Rating: 6/10
"This weapon has been more widely used by armed forces than any other
rifle in history.  It's a reliable assault weapon for any terrain or
tactical situation."
It's powerful for when you get it, but because 7.62mm ammo is rare,
you won't be able to use it much.  The burst mode is good, but uses
up 10 bullets.  If the ammo was more plentiful it would be a much
more useful weapon.  It's better than the assault rifle.
FN FAL with night sight
Damage: 9-18
AP: 5
Burst: 10
Burst mode rating: 135
Range: 35
Ammo:  7.62mm
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 10 pounds
Price: $2000
Location:  Upgrade your FN FAL
Rating: 6/10
"This weapon has been more widely used by armed forces than any other
rifle in history.  It's a reliable assault weapon for any terrain or
tactical situation.  This weapon has been equipped with a night sight
for greater night accuracy."
The same as the FN FAL but you can fight at night without any
penalty.
FN FAL HPFA
Damage: 11-22
AP: 5
Burst: 20
Burst mode rating: 330
Range: 35
Ammo: 7.62mm
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 11 pounds
Price: $2250
Location:  This gun is sold in the weapon shop at San Fran.
Rating: 7/10
"You see nothing out of the ordinary."
Pretty much just like the FN FAL, except the different damage rating
and that it uses its whole clip in one shot.  If you use burst mode,
which is why you would use this, you'll run out of ammo really
quickly.  Make sure you get heaps of ammo from the shopkeeper if you
get this gun.  It won't be that good against enclave soldiers, but it
should be against the monsters.
Tommy Gun
Damage: 3-20
AP: 5
Burst: 10
Burst mode rating: 115
Range: 32
Ammo: .45 caliber
Capacity: 50
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 7 pounds
Price: $1200
Location:  The casino bouncers in New Reno have this gun, as do the
lead gangsters in random encounters around New Reno.
Rating: 6/10
"This Thompson M1928 submachine gun is a sinister looking weapon;
every time you hold it, you get the urge to put on a fedora hat and
crack your knuckles.  The Thompson is well-fed by a large 50 round
drum magazine."
The Tommy Gun is fun to use, but isn't that useful.  The damage is
very random, which isn't good.  It's ammo is pretty rare too, which
isn't good.  What it is good for though, is it's high capacity
magazine.  You can shoot five burst modes with the one reload.  You
should probably get pretty good damage though if you use burst mode.
The grease gun is much better though.
M3A1 "Grease Gun" SMG
Damage: 10-20
AP: 4
Burst: 8
Burst mode rating: 120
Range: 20
Ammo: .45 caliber
Capacity: 30
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 7 pounds
Price: $1750
Location:  You can find this around New Reno, in random encounters
near New Reno, and some other places too.  Some of the Mordino guards
have it I think.
Rating: 7/10
"This submachine gun filled National Guard arsenals after the army
replaced it with newer weapons.  However, the "Grease Gun" was simple
and cheap to manufacture, so there are some still quite a few in
use."
The grease gun is a good SMG.  It has a high damage roll, and it
shoots quickly too.  You may as well use up all your .45 caliber ammo
with it, because it's better than the Tommy gun.  It will be good
until you run out of ammo, which will be pretty quickly.  It isn't
good later on though.
H&K G11
Damage: 10-20
AP: 5
Burst: 5
Burst mode rating: 75
Range: 35
Ammo: 4.7mm caseless
Capacity: 50
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 8 pounds
Price: $6500
Location:  If you kill Frog Morton you can take this from him.
Rating: 6/10
"This gun revolutionized assault weapon design.  It fires a caseless
cartridge consisting of a block of propellant with a bullet inside.
The resultant weight and space savings allow this weapon to have a
very high capacity."
This isn't that good an SMG as it only shoots 5 bullets to one burst
mode.  The ammo for it is really rare when you get it, so you may as
well not use it, and save it for when you get a better weapon that
uses this ammo (which is way after you get it).
H&K G11E
Damage: 13-23
AP: 5
Burst: 7
Burst mode rating: 126
Range: 40
Ammo: 4.7mm caseless
Capacity: 50
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 8 pounds
Price: $8000
Location:  Palace guards in San Fran have this gun, but you can kill
hubologists in random encounters near San Fran for it.
Rating: 7/10
"This gun revolutionized squad level support weapon design.  The gun
fires a caseless cartridge consisting of a block of propellant with a
bullet buried inside.  The resultant weight and space savings allow
it to have a very high magazine capacity ."
This is a better SMG than the gun above.  It has extra damage, range,
and more shots in a burst.  You can shoot the burst mode 7 full times
before you have to reload.  That's pretty good.  It would have been
better if it had the AP bonus and more shots per burst.  You may as
well keep the ammo from this gun to use in the Vindicator, which is
better.
Assault Rifle
Damage: 8-16
AP: 5
Burst: 8
Burst mode rating: 96
Range: 45
Ammo: 5mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 24
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 7 pounds
Price: $1300
Location:  Vault City patrols have this gun, as do the ghoul reactor
guards at Gecko.  You can kill them for it.
Rating: 6/10
"An AK-112 5mm Assault Rifle.  An old military model, out of use
around the time of the war.  Can fire single-shot or burst, using the
high velocity 5mm round."
You get the assault rifle early, and if you get it you should have
lots of 5mm ammo too.  The assault rifle works wonders early in the
game from Vault City to New Reno.  It isn't any good against armour,
but you won't want to use it when you go up against armour.  You
might want to save the ammo from it if you don't like it, and keep it
for the avenger minigun later on.
Assault Rifle extended capacity
Damage: 8-16
AP: 5
Burst: 8
Burst mode rating: 96
Range: 45
Ammo: 5mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 100
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 10 pounds
Price: $1300
Location:  Upgrade an Assault Rifle
Rating: 6/10
"This Assault Rifle has an extended, military sized, ammunition clip.
The expanded magazine capacity makes it more fun than ever to spray-
and-pray."
It's the assault rifle again, but with a huge capacity.  If you have
a free upgrade early in the game, this is a good one to do.  Too bad
the assault rifle gets a bit too useless too quickly.
XL7OE3
Damage: 12-19
AP: 5
Burst: 8
Burst mode rating: 124
Range: 35
Ammo: 5mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 5
Type: Normal
Weight: 9
Price: $3000
Location:  In a random encounter with a special merchant below San
Fran you can get this gun.  There is also a person on the tanker that
has this gun.
Rating: 6/10
"This was an experimental weapon at the time of the war.
Manufactured, primarily, from high-strength polymers, the weapon is
almost indestructible.  It's light, fast firing, accurate, and can be
broken down without the use of any tools."
You get it so late that it is almost useless.  It's sort of like a
high tech assault rifle.  If you had gotten it in New Reno or
somewhere near there it would have been a bit useful, but late in the
game there are way better guns to use.
PPK12 Gauss Pistol
Damage: 22-32
AP: 4
Burst: no
Range: 50
Ammo: 2mm EC
Capacity: 12
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $5250
Location:  In the fourth level of the military base is Melchior.
Raid his locker and you get the Gauss Pistol.  The San Fran shop
keeper also sells it sometimes, and enclave patrols have it.
Rating: 10/10
"Praised for its range and stopping power, the PPK12 Gauss Pistol is
of German design.  The pistol uses an electromagnetic field to propel
rounds at tremendous speed and punch through almost any armour."
This is one of the best small guns.  If you have fast shot this is
the best small gun.  The ammo's armour piercing and does lots of
damage.  It has the AP bonus so you can shoot really fast with it.
The only problems is that it has a pretty low capacity, and no burst
mode.  You should use this for the rest of the game once you get it,
and you have the ammo, which is rare.
M72 Gauss Rifle
Damage: 32-43
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 50
Ammo: 2mm EC
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 9 pounds
Price: $8250
Location:  It's in the Enclave, as lots of the enclavers use it.  The
San Fran shop keeper also sells it.
Rating: 10/10
"The M72 rifle is of German design.  It uses an electromagnetic field
to propel rounds at a tremendous speed... and pierce through almost
any obstacle.  Its range, accuracy and stopping power is almost
unparalleled."
This is the ultimate small gun, although if you have fast shot, you
should use the Gauss Pistol.  The Gauss Rifle is like a really good
sniper rifle.  It has a pretty high capacity, and a huge range and
damage.  The only problem is no burst mode.  The ammo also pierces
armour easily, so it's usable against power armoured enemies.  Most
of your NPCs like to use it too, which makes it more useful.  The
main problem though, is that ammo is pretty hard to find.
Needler Pistol
Damage: 12-24
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 24
Ammo: Needler JHP/AP
Capacity: 10
Strength needed: 3
Type: Normal
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $2200
Location: The Sheriff of Redding has this, as well as Myron.  You can
probably buy it at the NCR shops.
Rating: 6/10
"You suspect this Bringham needler pistol was once used to scientific
field studies.  It uses small hard-plastic hypodermic darts as ammo."
This would be a bit better if there was more ammo for it.  It's
actually good for Myron though, as he doesn't use up much ammo.  The
damage is pretty good, but that's all.  You won't really use it
because there are better small guns when you get this.
14mm Pistol
Damage: 12-22
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 24
Ammo: 14mm AP
Capacity: 6
Strength needed: 4
Type: Normal
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $1100
Location:  Thugs around New Reno like to carry this.
Rating: 4/10
"A Sig-Sauer 14mm Auto Pistol.  Large, single shot handgun.
Excellent Craftmanship."
This gun is pretty bad, mainly because there is only AP ammo
available for it.  It has stats that are just like the Needler, only
a bit worse.  You will never use this gun, and neither will your
NPCs, because it is useless.  Damn the AP ammo.
9mm Mauser
Damage: 5-10
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 22
Ammo: 9mm Ball
Capacity: 7
Strength needed: 3
Type: Normal
Weight: 3 pounds
Price: $1500
Location:  The guards of the trader above Modoc have this, and in the
back on New Reno arms it is in a locker.
Rating: 2/10
"A Mauser M/96 in 9x19mm Parabellum.  In excellent condition.
Extremely accurate."
If you get this gun, you may as well not use it.  Myron can use it,
but his Needler is better.  Gizmo had it in fallout 1...
BIG GUNS
--------
Big guns aren't really that common, except in the military base.  You
first see them around New Reno, but you can't really use any except
the flame thrower or rocket launcher there as the ammo is too scarce.
Big guns are the most useful guns at the end.  They aren't that good
from the beginning to the middle though.
NAME                DMG    AP B/BR     RNG  AMMO    CAP  SN
Light Support Weapon    20-30  6b 10/250   40   .223    30   6
Bozar                25-35  6b 15/450   35   .223    30   6
M60                18-26  6b 10/220   35   7.62mm  50   7
Flamer/Imp. Flamer    45-90  6b -/-      5    Fuel    5    6
Rocket Launcher        35-100 6  -/-      40   Rocket  1    6
Minigun            7-11   6b 40/360   35   5mm     120  7
Avenger Minigun        10-14  6b 40/480   40   5mm     120  7
Vindicator Minigun    14-19  6b 25/412.5 30   4.7mm   100  7
Light Support Weapon
Damage: 20-30
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 10
Burst rating: 250
Range: 40
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 30
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 20 pounds
Price: $4750
Location:  Claim Jumpers and the people they fight on Redding
caravans carry Light Support Weapons sometimes.  You can buy them
from the San Francisco shop keeper sometimes too.  Or maybe the NCR
weapon shop owner.
Rating: 9/10
"This squad-level support weapon has a bullpup design.  The bullpup
design makes it difficult to use while lying down.  Because of this
it was remanded to National Guard units.  It, however, earned a
reputation as a reliable weapon that packs a lot of punch for its
size."
This is the poor man's Bozar.  It uses the same ammo, but does less
damage and fires less ammo per burst.  This can be good though if you
want to save ammo.  It works pretty much the same way as the Bozar
otherwise.  Use it to save ammo.
Bozar
Damage: 25-35
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 15
Burst rating: 450
Range: 35
Ammo: .223 FMJ
Capacity: 30
Strength needed: 6
Type: Normal
Weight: 20 pounds
Price: $5250
Location:  Buster's guards in NCR have it, so you can steal it off
them.  You can buy them from New Reno arms after you are a made man
of a family.  There is also supposed to be one in the basement of the
Toxic Caves.
Rating: 10/10
"The ultimate refinement of the snipers art.  Although somewhat
finicky and prone to jamming if not kept scrupulously clean, the big
weapon's accuracy more than makes up for its extra maintenance
requirements."
This is pretty much the best big gun.  You can get heaps of ammo for
it, which you'll need because it shoots pretty quickly.  The ammo
penetrates armour well, so it's good against anything.  It should
kill anything in one burst if you are good with big guns, apart from
the end boss.  The main problems are that it uses ammo quickly, and
after two shots you have to reload.  If you have trouble getting lots
of ammo or something the Light Support Weapon is better.
M60
Damage: 18-26
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 10
Burst rating: 220
Range: 35
Ammo: 7.62mm
Capacity: 50
Strength needed: 7
Type: Normal
Weight: 23 pounds
Price: $3500
Location:  You can buy it from the NCR and San Fran shop dealers
sometimes.
Rating: 8/10
"This relatively light machine gun was prized by militaries around
the world for its high rate of fire.  This reliable, battlefield-
proven design, was used on vehicles and for squad level fire-
support."
This gun should have been made so you get it early, so you can see
what big guns are like.  It isn't too useful near the end of the game
because of the Bozar.  The good thing about it is that like the Tommy
gun, you can fire 5 bursts before you have to reload.  The ammo near
the end of the game isn't that rare, so you may want to use it to
save .223 FMJ ammo.
Flamer and Improved Flamer
Damage: 45-90
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 1
Range: 5
Ammo: Flamethrower Fuel and Flamethrower Fuel mk2
Capacity: 5
Strength needed: 6
Type: Flame
Weight: 18 pounds and 29 pounds
Price: $2000
Location: Big Gun thugs around New Reno have it, and lots of mutants
in the military base have it too.  You can get the Improved Flamer by
upgrading the old flamer.
Rating: 6/10
"A Flambe 450 model flamethrower, varmiter variation.  Fires a short
spray of extremely hot, flammable liquid.  Requires specialised fuel
to work properly."
"A Flambe 450 model flamethrower, varmiter variation.  Fires a short
spray of extremely hot, flammable liquid.  Requires specialised fuel
to work properly.  This model has been modified to fire a hotter
mixture which causes greater combustibility."
This gun is sort of like the laser weapons in that it isn't useful
against armour, but it is against unarmoured opponents.  It gives a
funny animation when you kill enemies sometimes, but it isn't really
that useful.  If you have good big gun skill when you get to New
Reno, you can get a flamer, and New Reno will be so much easier, as
people in New Reno don't really have very heavy armour.  The Flamer
and Improved Flamer appear to be the same.  Pretty random damage too.
In fallout it was great because most enemies had 50hp and you could
kill them in one hit.  But in this game the enemies have much higher
hp...
Rocket Launcher
Damage: 35-100
AP: 6
Burst: no
Range: 40
Ammo: Explosive/AP rocket
Capacity: 1
Strength needed: 6
Type: Explosive
Weight: 15 pounds
Price: $2300
Location: Sierra Army Depot, The Enclave, and the shop keeper in NCR
have rocket launchers.
Rating: 6/10
"A Rockwell BigBazooka rocket launcher.  With the deluxe 3lb.
Trigger.  Fires AP or Explosive Rockets."
This gun would be way more useful if the ammo wasn't really hard to
find.  It is the only big gun that doesn't have burst mode.  Use the
rocket launcher at medium range if you do, so that you don't damage
yourself from the explosion.  It works best against non-armoured
opponents in a group, so you can hurt them all.  It and the ammo is
also really heavy so they aren't as useful.  The damage is also
pretty random so that is annoying.  Useful to use when you find it,
but then dump it when you run out of ammo.
Minigun
Damage: 7-11
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 40
Burst rating: 360
Range: 35
Ammo: 5mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 120
Strength needed: 7
Type: Normal
Weight: 28 pounds
Price: $3800
Location: Marcus has one when you get him, it is a special item when
you become a made man in New Reno at New Reno arms.  Mutants in the
military base and Broken Hills like to carry them as well as a
merchant's guard in combat armour near San Francisco.
Rating: 6/10
"A Rockwell CZ53 Personal Minigun.  A multi-barreled chaingun firing
5mm ammunition at over 60,000 RPM.
I like miniguns.  They are my favourite weapon.  Too bad that this
minigun isn't too good.  It uses ammo really quickly, and the damage
it does isn't all that good either, for a minigun.  Armour isn't
really penetrated by this gun.  It's best used against a group of
monsters up close, so you hit with all 40 bullets and do more damage.
But it's recommended to save the ammo used for the Avenger Minigun.
Avenger Minigun
Damage: 10-14
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 40
Burst rating: 480
Range: 50
Ammo: 5mm JHP/AP
Capacity: 120
Strength needed: 7
Type: Normal
Weight: 28 pounds
Price: $5500
Location:  Enclave patrols sometimes have this weapon, but you can
find it at The Enclave and the shop keeper at San Fran sells it
sometimes too.
Rating: 8/10
"Rockwell created the Avenger as a replacement for their aging CZ53
Personal Minigun.  The Avenger's design improvements include
improved, gel-fin, cooling and chromium plated barrel-bores.  This
gives it a greater range and leathality.
I like miniguns.  The Avenger minigun is a big improvement over the
original, but unfortuanately still isn't good against armour.  You
should use this when going around the wasteland for kill experience
near the end.  But if you have all the good combat perks, and a
really high big guns skill, this will be the best weapon in the game.
But since you won't probably waste your time getting all the perks,
you should just use this against monsters near the end.
Vindicator Minigun
Damage: 14-19
AP: 6 (burst)
Burst: 25
Burst rating: 412.5
Range: 30
Ammo: 4.7mm caseless
Capacity: 100
Strength needed: 7
Type: Normal
Weight: 28 pounds
Price: $15250
Location: You can buy it from the San Fran shop keeper sometimes,
otherwise one of the guards on the Enclave has it, and you'll have to
fight him/her for it.
Rating: 10/10
"The German Rheinmetal AG company created the ultimate minigun.  The
Vindicator throws over 90,000 caseless shells per minute down its six
carbon polymer barrels.  As the pinnacle of Teutonic engineering
skill, it is the ultimate hand-held weapon."
I like miniguns.  This is the best.  The description is a bit crazy
though, how it says it shoots 150% of the speed of the original, but
in a burst it fires 62.5% of the other miniguns.  Oh well.  The  ammo
in this gun has great a great damage modifier without the usual bad
armour modifiers that go with good damage modifiers, which is the
main reason that makes it better than other guns.  The ammo is rare
though, and you won't get much till right at the end.  Save this gun
for the final boss if you get it.  Otherwise save as much 4.7mm
caseless as you can.
ENERGY WEAPONS
--------------
Energy weapons are very rare until you get to New Reno, where they
are just very uncommon.  Later in the game they are very common
though.  There's two types of the energy weapons, and laser weapons
and the plasma/pulse weapons.  Laser weapons are hopeless against
good armour, plasma/pulse isn't...  Laser weapons are more useful
from the beginning to the middle of the game, where the enemies don't
have very strong armour.  Plasma/pulse weapons are useful from the
middle to the end...
NAME                DMG   AP B/BR    RNG  AMMO    CAP  SN
Laser Pistol/Mag. LP    10-22 5  -/-     35   SEC     12   3
Plasma Pistol        15-35 5  -/-     20   SEC     16   4
Plasma Pistol E.C.    15-35 5  -/-     20   SEC     32   4
YK32 Pulse Pistol        32-46 4  -/-     15   SEC     5    3
Alien Blaster        30-90 3  -/-     10   SEC     20   2
Laser Rifle            25-50 5  -/-     45   MFC     12   6
Laser Rifle E.C.        25-50 5  -/-     45   MFC     24   6
Plasma Rifle        30-65 5  -/-     25   MFC     10   6
Turbo Plasma Rifle    35-70 5  -/-     35   MFC     10   6
YK42B Pulse Rifle        54-78 5  -/-     30   MFC     10   6
Gatling Laser        20-40 6b 10/300  30   MFC     30   6
Solar Scorcher        20-60 4  -/-     20   Solar   6    4
Laser Pistol and Magneto Laser Pistol
Damage: 10-22
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 35
Ammo: Small Energy Cell
Capacity: 12
Strength needed: 3
Type: Laser
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $1400
Location:  The Salvatore family members in New Reno have laser
pistols.  So do scientists in Navarro.  The Magneto is sold at San
Fran, or you can upgrade the old Laser Pistol.
Rating: 5/10
"A Wattz 1000 Laser Pistol.  Civilian model, so the wattage is lower
than civilian or police models.  Uses small energy cells."
"This Wattz 100 Laser Pistol has been upgraded with a magnetic field
targeting system that tightens the laser emission, giving this pistol
extra penetrating power."
When you get it you'll probably be really bad at energy weapons, but
if you don't this is an average gun.  When you get it in New Reno
you'll have just as good guns.  This is of course bad against metal
armour and power armour.  Use it against lightly armoured opponents
if anything.  The main advantage of this gun is that the ammo is very
abundant.  The Magneto Laser Pistol is pretty much the same.
Plasma Pistol
Damage: 15-35
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 20
Ammo: Small Energy Cell
Capacity: 16
Strength needed: 4
Type: Plasma
Weight: 4 pounds
Price: $2750
Location: Enclave patrols hold the plasma pistol, as do the dead
Enclavers found in the military base.
Rating: 6/10
"Glock 86 Plasma Pistol.  Designed by the Gatson Glock Al.  Shoots a
small bolt of superheated plasma.  Powered by a small energy cell."
Another energy weapon, but this has improved damage.  It has a pretty
bad range though if you want to shoot from a distance.  This would be
useful if you got it earlier in the game than you do.
Plasma Pistol (extended capacity)
Damage: 15-35
AP: 5
Burst: no
Range: 20
Ammo: Small Energy Cell
Capacity: 32
Strength needed: 4
Type: Plasma
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $2750
Location: Upgrade your plasma pistol.
Rating: 6/10
"The Glock 86 Plasma Pistol has had its magnetic housing chamber
realigned to reduce the drain on its energy cell.  Its efficiency has
doubled, allowing it to fire more shots before the battery is
expended."
It has extended capacity, but you're better off using the pulse
pistol.  If you don't have it though, it will be a good substitute
for the plasma pistol.
YK32 Pulse Pistol
Damage: 32-46
AP: 4
Burst: no
Range: 15
Ammo: Small Energy Cell
Capacity: 5
Strength needed: 3
Type: Plasma
Weight: 5 pounds
Price: $12500
Location:  Enclave patrols carry this gun.
Rating: 7/10
"The YK32 was an electrical pulse weapon developed by the Yuma Flats
Energy Consortium.  Though powerful, the YK32 was never considered a
practical weapon due to its inefficient energy usage and bulky
design."
One of the best one handed energy weapons, which you'll want to use
if you don't have alien blasters.  It actually looks more like an
alien blaster than the alien blaster.  The damage of this gun is
good, but the capacity and range aren't.  It sort of reminds me of an
energy version of the .223 pistol.  Small energy cells are common so
you can use this when levelling up on the wasteland.
Alien Blaster
Damage: 30-90
AP: 3
Burst: no
Range: 10
Ammo: Small Energy Cell
Capacity: 20
Strength needed: 2
Type: Plasma
Weight: 2 pounds
Price: $10000
Location:  The trader north of Modoc randomly has this gun for sale.
Be sure to kill him when he has it and you can get 5 of these.
Rating: 10/10
"A strange gun of obviously alien origin.  Looks like it can support
small energy cells, however."
This is the ultimate energy pistol.  It has huge damage, fires the