.50 cal machine gun

For an overview of machine gun models in various games, see Machine gun.

Fallout 76 weapon
.50 cal machine gun
Type	Heavy weapon
Core stats
Damage	29 / 36 / 43
Ammo	.50 round
Clip size	250
Fire rate	91
Range	204
Accuracy	47
AP cost	30
Value	175
Weight	18
Damage	Expert Heavy Gunner Heavy Gunner Master Heavy Gunner
Miscellaneous	Bear Arms Bullet Shield Lock and Load One Gun Army Stabilized
Editor ID	50CalMachineGun
Form ID	0003A0D4
Credits
Appearances	Fallout 76

 

The M2 Browning machine gun, or simply the 50 cal machine gun is a weapon in Fallout 76.

Characteristics

The 50 cal machine gun is 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. Weapons such as these are typically mounted in a fixed position or to a vehicle, those used by residents are modified to be fired by a single person from a standing position.

Crafting

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (10) Oil (7) Rubber (10) Screw (17) Spring (11) Steel (25) Wood (7)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 25)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (12) Oil (8) Rubber (13) Screw (19) Spring (14) Steel (28) Wood (9)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 35)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Gear (14) Oil (10) Rubber (16) Screw (21) Spring (17) Steel (31) Wood (12)		Weapons workbench Gunsmith 4		50 cal machine gun (Lv 45)

Weapon modifications

Receiver[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects								Requirements	Resources	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	– –	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x8 Copper x3 Gear x4 Screw x4	????????
Prime receiver (Prime)	Prime.	–	+11	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	– Gunsmith 5 to craft	Adhesive x4 Gear x2 Oil x4 Stable crimson flux x2 Stable violet flux x2 Screw x4 Steel x14 Ultracite x5	004709C9

Barrel[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description							Requirements	Resources	Form ID
Standard barrel	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	– –	Gear x1 Oil x2 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x6	0032E20A
Heavy barrel	Increased damage.	–	+5	–	–	–	–	–	–	+2.7	+35	– Gunsmith 4 to craft	Gear x2 Oil x3 Spring x4 Screw x1 Steel x10	0032E20B

Paint[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects										Requirements	Resources	Form ID
Standard appearance	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	– –	–	????????
Gold 50 cal machine gun (Gold)	Gold 50 cal machine gun	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	– –	Gold x1	0055C0B3

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

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.
• 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

Outside of its editor ID, the .50 cal machine gun is listed in the game files as "rifleredding."

Gallery

Modifications: heavy barrel

References

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