Assault rifle (Fallout 76)

Assault rifle

Stats
Perks
Crafting
Technical

Type	Class	Icon
Ranged	Rifle

Legendary drop	Legendary craft

Level

30 / 40 / 50

Ammo

5.56 round · (Ultracite)

Clip size

20

Fire rate	Range	Accuracy
40	120	71

AP cost	Value	Weight
32	105	8.0

Damage
Non-auto: Rifleman (Expert, Master) Auto: Commando (Expert, Master) Bloody Mess

Sneak

Covert Operative
Mister Sandman (suppressor only)

Other

Gunsmith · Ground Pounder · Quick Hands · Tormentor · Long Shot (sighted only) · Sniper (scoped only)

Other modifiers
Bobblehead: Small Guns

Craft	Repair	Scrap
?	?	?

Aim model

AssaultRifle_AM

Keywords

Automatic/Non-automatic (optional) · Ballistic · Sighted/Scoped (optional) · Assault rifle

Projectile type

Beam

Projectile count

1

Bash

15

Critical

+100%

Range penalty

-50%

Sound

Loud

Reload

1.93

Attack speed

0.67

Attack delay

0.25

Draw

0.35

Sight

0.20

Unsight

0.20

For a cross-game overview, see assault rifle.

The assault rifle is a ranged weapon in Fallout 76.

Background

Fed from a side-mounted magazine, this assault rifle has anti-aircraft style sights and interchangeable barrels and magazines.^{[Non-canon 1]} It includes a charging handle on the right fashioned out of wood. A common sight in Appalachia, this assault rifle is used by Scorched, Raiders, Settlers, and super mutants.

Characteristics

The assault rifle features a side-mounted magazine and fires 5.56mm rounds. If fitted with an automatic receiver, the rifle switches to using Commando perks instead of Rifleman.

Weapon modifications

Receiver

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Oil x2 Screw x4 Steel x11	00312913
Automatic receiver	Standard.	Automatic	–	-4	+35	-12	–	–	-50%	+1.6	+34	–	–	Adhesive x1 Gear x3 Oil x4 Screw x4 Steel x14	00312909
Calibrated receiver	Superior critical shot damage.	Calibrated	–	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Oil x2 Screw x4 Silver x4 Steel x11	00312915
Hair trigger receiver	Superior rate of fire.	Hair Trigger	–	–	+20	–	–	–	-10%	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x6 Gear x3 Oil x6 Screw x4	00188916
Hardened receiver	Superior damage.	Hardened	–	+8	–	–	–	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Nuclear material x7 Oil x2 Screw x4 Steel x11	00312918
True receiver	Superior hip-fire accuracy.	True	–	–	–	–	+4	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Oil x2 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Steel x11	0031291C
Focused automatic receiver	Automatic fire. Improved hip-fire accuracy.	Focused automatic	–	–	+35	-12	+1	–	-50%	+1.6	+42	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x1 Gear x3 Oil x4 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Steel x14	0031290D
Refined receiver	Improved hip-fire accuracy, damage.	Refined	–	+4	–	–	+1	–	–	+1.6	+51	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Nuclear material x7 Oil x2 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Silver x4 Steel x11	0031291B
Vicious receiver	Improved hip-fire accuracy, critical shot damage.	Vicious	–	–	–	–	+2	–	–	+2.4	+59	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Oil x2 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Silver x4 Steel x11	00312917
Fierce receiver	Superior rate of fire.	Fierce	–	–	+8	–	+1	–	-5%	+2.4	+59	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x6 Gear x3 Oil x6 Screw x4 Silver x4	0052501D
Tweaked automatic receiver	Automatic fire. Improved critical shot damage.	Focused automatic	–	–	+35	-12	–	–	-50%	+1.6	+59	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x1 Gear x3 Oil x4 Screw x4 Silver x4 Steel x14	0031290B
Powerful automatic receiver	Improved automatic fire, damage.	Powerful automatic	–	+4	+35	-12	–	–	-50%	+2.4	+59	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x1 Gear x3 Nuclear material x7 Oil x4 Screw x4 Steel x14	0031290C
Severe receiver	Improved damage, critical shot damage.	Severe	–	+4	–	–	+1	–	–	+2.4	+68	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Gear x2 Nuclear material x7 Oil x2 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Silver x4 Steel x11	0031291A
Scorched killer's receiver	50% more damage against scorched, 20% less against everything else.	Scorch killer's	–	-6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x7 Crystal x7 Fiberglass x6 Goldx13 Nuclear material x17 Ultracite x17	003C3452
Prime receiver	Superior Damage. Bonus Damage to Scorchbeasts and Scorched.	Prime	–	uses ultracite ammo	+12	–	-3	–	–	+1.2	+12	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x4 Gear x2 Oil x4 Pure crimson flux x2 Pure violet flux x2 Screw x4 Steel x14 Ultracite x5	00470A0D

Barrel

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard short barrel	Standard.	Short	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x4 Steel x6	0030EB3F
Standard long barrel	Superior range.	–	–	–	–	+84	+1	–	–	-0.8	+9	–	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x7 Steel x11	0030EB31
Stabilized short barrel	Improved range. Superior recoil.	–	–	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x4 Spring x4 Steel x6	0030EB42
Stabilized long barrel	Superior range and recoil.	–	–	–	–	+84	+1	–	–	+1.6	+43	–	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x7 Spring x4 Steel x11	0030EB37
True short barrel	Improved range. Superior hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	–	+4	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x1 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Steel x6	0030EB40
True long barrel	Superior range, hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	+84	+4	–	–	+1.6	+43	–	–	Adhesive x2 Rubber x7 Screw x7 Steel x11	0030EB35
Aligned short barrel	Improved range, recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	–	+2	–	-5%	+0.8	+34	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x1 Rubber x7 Screw x4 Spring x4 Steel x6	0030EB43
Aligned long barrel	Superior range. Improved recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	+84	+2	–	-5%	–	+43	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Rubber x7 Screw x7 Spring x4 Steel x11	0030EB38

Stock

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard stock	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x1 Screw x7 Spring x3	–
Bruising stock	Superior bash damage.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x1 Screw x7 Spring x3	003128C9
Stabilized stock	Superior recoil.	–	–	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x1 Screw x7 Spring x4	003128BF
True stock	Superior hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	–	+4	–	–	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x7 Screw x7 Spring x3	003128C5
Precise stock	Improved bash damage and hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+1.6	+42	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x7 Screw x7 Spring x3	003128C8
Aligned stock	Improved recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	Marksman's	–	–	–	–	+2	–	-5%	+0.8	+34	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x7 Screw x7 Spring x3	003128C7
Forceful stock	Improved bash damage and recoil.	–	–	–	–	–	+1	–	-5%	+1.6	+42	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Rubber x1 Screw x7 Spring x4	003128C1

Magazine

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard magazine	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128D6
Quick magazine	Superior reload speed.	Quick	–	–	–	–	–	–	-5%	+0.8	+17	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Copper x4 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128D7
Drum magazine	Superior ammo capacity.	Maximum capacity	–	–	–	–	–	+10	+10%	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128CB
Perforating magazine	Superior armor penetration.	Armor piercing	–	–	–	–	–	–	+20%	+2.4	+34	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Black titanium x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128D4
Piercing magazine	Improved reload speed, armor penetration.	Quick armor piercing	–	–	–	–	–	–	+5%	+1.6	+33	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Black titanium x2 Copper x4 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128D9
Swift magazine	Improved reload speed, ammo capacity.	Maximum capacity	–	–	–	–	–	+5	–	+1.6	+33	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Copper x4 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128CE
Stinging magazine	Improved armor penetration, ammo capacity.	Maximum capacity armor piercing	–	–	–	–	–	+5	+15%	+2.4	+50	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x2 Black titanium x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x5	003128CD

Sights

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard sights	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Steel x3	0031295D
Reflex sight (circle)	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	Tactical	–	–	–	–	+8	–	-15%	+0.8	+21	–	–	Adhesive x1 Aluminum x1 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Screw x1 Silver x1	00312967
Reflex sight	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	Tactical	–	–	–	–	+8	–	-15%	+0.8	+21	–	–	Adhesive x1 Aluminum x1 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Screw x1 Silver x1	0031295F
Short scope	Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	–	–	–	–	–	+17	–	–	+1.6	+17	–	–	Adhesive x1 Glass x1 Screw x1 Steel x4	0031291E
Medium scope	Better magnification.	–	–	–	–	–	+24	–	–	+1.5	+13	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Circuitry x1 Fiber optics x1 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Screw x1 Silver x1 Steel x6	0031294A
Long scope	Superior magnification.	–	–	–	–	–	+31	–	–	+2.4	+42	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Glass x1 Screw x1 Steel x6	00312936
Short recon scope	Tracks targets. Improved magnification.	Recon	–	–	–	–	+11	–	+20%	+2	+51	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x1 Glass x1 Screw x1 Steel x4	00312926
Long recon scope	Tracks targets. Superior magnification.	Recon	–	–	–	–	+37	–	–	+2.8	+85	–	Gunsmith 5	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Circuitry x2 Crystal x4 Fiber optics x3 Nuclear material x7 Screw x4	00312946

Muzzle

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
No muzzle		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Compensator	Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	Compensated	–	–	–	-12	+1	–	–	+1.6	+34	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3	003128E7
Muzzle brake	Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	–	–	–	–	-18	+1	–	–	+1.6	+51	–	Gunsmith 4	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x4	003128E1
Suppressor	Suppresses sound from firing. Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	Suppressed	–	–	–	-30	+1	–	–	+2	+68	–	–	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Plastic x5 Screw x3	003128EE

Paint

Mod	Description	Naming	Effects									Plan	Perk	Components	Form ID
Standard paint	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Bats paint	Nuclear Winter Halloween 2019	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	00573FCA

Variants

Whistle in the Dark - A unique legendary variant obtained as a Survival mode reward during the weeks of June 25-July 1 and August 20–26, 2019.
Whistle in the Dark - A unique legendary variant featuring a custom paintjob crafted from a plan obtained as a Daily Ops reward.

Locations

One can be found at Crimson Prospect, on a dining table in the northeast tower, in the same room as Randy's terminal.
One can be found at Harpers Ferry, on the shelves in the armory next to the minigun.
One can be found at Sugar Grove.

Notes

The suppressor mod for the assault rifle contains text which reads "CAL .50", even though the weapon uses 5.56mm.

Behind the scenes

The assault rifle was one of the first weapons created during the development of Fallout 4, and was originally dubbed "machine gun" before the weapon crafting system was developed. The model filenames still reflect this original title.^{[Non-canon 1]}^[1]

Gallery

References

↑
Model name:
meshes/weapons/machinegun/
- machinegunreceiver.nif
- mgbarrelcooled.nif
- mgbarrelheavy.nif
- mgbarrellong.nif
- mgbarrelshort.nif
- mgcompensator.nif
- mggripmarksman.nif
- mggriptactical.nif
- mgmagdrum.nif
- mgmagstraight.nif
- mgmuzzlebreak.nif
- mgreflex.nif
- mgreflexcircle.nif
- mgscope.nif
- mgscopethermal.nif
- mgsight.nif
- mgstockcollapsed.nif
- mgstockstandard.nif
- mgsuppressor.nif

Non-canon

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 The Art of Fallout 4, p. 20: "MACHINE GUN
The first gun made for the game. We mainly wanted something beefy that would look right in the power armor's oversized hands. It was also a chance to explore modification and customization. We designed it to allow interchangeable barrels and magazines. At this early stage of the project, we didn't plan on giving the player too many options, but we'd go on to develop a deeper and more flexible system. This particular gun design would later become the assault rifle."

Weapons in Fallout 76

Melee weapons

Unarmed		Bear Arm · Boxing glove · Death tambo · Deathclaw gauntlet (Unstoppable Monster) · Gauntlet · Knuckles · Meat hook · Mole miner gauntlet · Power fist (Face Breaker)

One handed		Assaultron blade (The Gutter) · Baton (Disorderly Conduct) · Bowie knife · Bone club · Cattle prod · Chinese officer sword (Blade of Bastet, Grant's saber, Meteoritic sword) · Combat knife (The Invader) · Commie Whacker (Camden Whacker) · Cultist blade (Nailer) · Cultist dagger · Drill · Guitar sword · Hatchet · Lead pipe · Machete · Paddle ball · Pipe wrench (Mechanic's Best Friend) · Plasma cutter · Revolutionary sword (Commander's Charge) · Ripper · Rolling pin · Sheepsquatch club · Shishkebab · Sickle · Ski sword (Black Diamond) · Switchblade (The Quick Fix) · Tire iron · Walking cane

Two handed		Baseball Bat · Board · Bone hammer · Electro enforcer · Fire axe · Golf club · Grognak's axe · Mr. Handy buzz blade · Multi-purpose axe · Pickaxe · Pitchfork · Pole hook · Pool cue · Protest sign · Sheepsquatch staff · Shepherd's crook · Shovel · Sledgehammer · Spear · Super sledge (All Rise, The Farmhand) · The Tenderizer · War drum · War glaive (Oathbreaker)

Ranged weapons

Pistols		.44 pistol (Medical Malpractice, Somerset Special, The Fact Finder, Voice of Set) · 10mm pistol (Anti-Scorched training pistol) · Alien blaster (The V.A.T.S. Unknown, Zeta's Revenge) · Black powder blunderbuss · Black powder pistol · Crusader pistol · Flare gun · Gamma gun (Xerxo's gamma ray gun) · Gauss pistol · Pipe bolt-action · Pipe pistol · Pipe revolver · Salvaged Assaultron head (Polly's Assaultron head, Sheepsquatch Assaultron head) · Single action revolver (Fancy single action revolver) · Western revolver

Shotguns		Combat shotgun · Double-barrel shotgun (Salt of the Earth) · Gauss shotgun · Pepper Shaker · Pump action shotgun (Civil Unrest, Fancy pump action shotgun)

Rifles		10mm submachine gun (Perfect Storm, Old Guard's 10mm SMG) · Alien disintegrator · Assault rifle (Whistle in the Dark) · Black powder rifle · The Dragon · Combat rifle (The Fixer) · Enclave plasma gun · Gauss rifle · Handmade rifle · Hunting rifle (Brotherhood recon rifle) · Laser rifle (Acceptable Overkill) · Lever action rifle (Sole Survivor) · Plasma gun (Mind Over Matter, Slug Buster) · Radium rifle · Railway rifle · Submachine gun · Syringer (Rose's syringer, Vox syringer) · Tesla rifle (Night Light) · Ultracite laser gun

Heavy weapons		50 cal machine gun (The Action Hero, Final Word) · Auto grenade launcher · Broadsider · Hellstorm missile launcher · Cryolator · Fat Man (Daisycutter, The Guarantee) · Flamer (Pyrolyzer) · Gatling gun (Resolute Veteran) · Gatling laser · Gatling plasma · Gauss minigun · Light machine gun · Harpoon gun (Kingfisher) · M79 grenade launcher (Crushing Blow) · Minigun · Missile launcher (Bunker Buster) · Pepper Shaker · Plasma Caster · Ultracite Gatling laser

Bows		Bow · Compound bow · Crossbow

Throwables

Thrown		Baseball grenade · Bug grenade · Cryogenic grenade · Dross · Dynamite · Dynamite bundle · Flare · Floater flamer grenade · Floater freezer grenade · Floater gnasher grenade · Fragmentation grenade · Fragmentation grenade MIRV · HalluciGen gas grenade · Meat cleaver · Molotov cocktail · Nuka Quantum grenade · Orbital scan beacon · Orbital strike beacon · Pumpkin grenade · Pulse grenade · Plasma grenade · Sheepsquatch shard · Throwing knife · Tomahawk · Trail fireworks · Turbo-Fert fertilizer

Placed		Blast mine · Cryo mine · Explosive bait · Frag mine · Nuke mine · Pulse mine · Plasma mine · Red fireworks mine

Other

Binoculars (Pearly Peepers) · Chainsaw · ProSnap Deluxe camera

[2] Model name:
meshes/weapons/machinegun/

machinegunreceiver.nif

mgbarrelcooled.nif

mgbarrelheavy.nif

mgbarrellong.nif

mgbarrelshort.nif

mgcompensator.nif

mggripmarksman.nif

mggriptactical.nif

mgmagdrum.nif

mgmagstraight.nif

mgmuzzlebreak.nif

mgreflex.nif

mgreflexcircle.nif

mgscope.nif

mgscopethermal.nif

mgsight.nif

mgstockcollapsed.nif

mgstockstandard.nif

mgsuppressor.nif

[2] unreceiver.nif

[3] rrelcooled.nif

[4] rrelheavy.nif

[5] rrellong.nif

[6] rrelshort.nif

[7] sator.nif

[8] ripmarksman.nif

[9] riptactical.nif

[10] rum.nif

[11] straight.nif

[12] uzzlebreak.nif

[13] reflex.nif

[14] reflexcircle.nif

[15] scope.nif

[16] scopethermal.nif

[17] sight.nif

[18] stockcollapsed.nif

[19] stockstandard.nif

[20] suppressor.nif

[Art-1] 1.0 ^1.1 The Art of Fallout 4, p. 20: "MACHINE GUN
The first gun made for the game. We mainly wanted something beefy that would look right in the power armor's oversized hands. It was also a chance to explore modification and customization. We designed it to allow interchangeable barrels and magazines. At this early stage of the project, we didn't plan on giving the player too many options, but we'd go on to develop a deeper and more flexible system. This particular gun design would later become the assault rifle."

[Non-canon 1]

[1]