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The Backwater rifle is a unique lever-action rifle in the Fallout 3 add-on Point Lookout.
Characteristics[]
The Backwater rifle boasts the highest damage-per-shot of all 10mm weapons in Fallout 3, while also possessing the second-highest damage-per-shot of all rifle-type weapons. However, despite this weapon's attacks and critical bonuses each being 5 damage lower than those of Lincoln's repeater (resulting in 10 less damage total on a critical hit), the backwater rifle's 5x critical chance multiplier is capable of offering up to a 90% chance to critical for a character with a maxed-out base critical chance (10 Luck, the Finesse perk and the critical chance version of Survival Expert), where Lincoln's repeater, with its lower 2x multiplier would only offer a 36% chance to critical with the same stats.
The Backwater rifle may be useful for high-Luck characters, as it offers a base damage of 45 (assuming no bonuses) with a 90% chance to achieve a 90 damage critical hit. This also makes the backwater rifle an effective alternative against tougher enemies, against whom Sneak Attack Criticals may not guarantee a kill.
Durability[]
The Backwater rifle can fire a total of about 519 rounds, the equivalent of 52 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
Variants[]
Lever-action rifle - The standard variant of this weapon.- Lincoln's repeater - While strictly a lever-action rifle that uses .44 Magnum rounds, Lincoln's repeater is only repairable with hunting rifles. It is a very powerful and accurate firearm. Appearance wise, it looks identical to the lever-action rifle apart from its textures.
Comparison[]
| Legend | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | - Weapon name (melee or unarmed) |  | - Attacks in V.A.T.S. | |
 | - Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive) |  | - Action point cost | |
 | - Damage per attack (damage per projectile) |  | - Damage per action point | |
 | - Damage per second |  | - Weapon spread | |
 | - Area of effect damage |  | - Magazine capacity (shots per reload) | |
 | - Effect damage & duration |  | - Durability (number of attacks before breaking) | |
 | - Bonus effects |  | - Weight | |
 | - Attacks per second |  | - Value in caps | |
 | - Critical chance % multiplier |  | - Value to weight ratio | |
 | - Critical damage |  | - Skill required | |
 | - Critical effect damage & duration |  | - Strength required | |
 | - With all mods attached | |||
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lever-action rifle  | 40 | 30 | 0.75 | x5 | 40 | 30 | 1.3 | 0.25 | 10 | 250 | 8 | 200 | 25 |
| Backwater rifle | 45 | 33.8 | 0.75 | x5 | 45 | 30 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 10 | 519 | 7 | 250 | 35.7 |
| Lincoln's repeater | 50 | 37.5 | 0.75 | x2 | 50 | 25 | 2 | 0.0 | 15 | 400 | 5 | 500 | 100 |
Location[]
- On a shelf next to the door in the room downstairs in the Chinese Intelligence bunker. It can be considered a reward for the quest The Velvet Curtain.
Related quests[]
Notes[]
- It is stated in the Fallout 3 Prima Official Guide that the Backwater rifle can be repaired with hunting rifles but this is false.
- The rifle's hammer does not move when cocked.
- Despite being chambered in 10mm (a pistol cartridge), the Backwater rifle will eject bottlenecked rifle cases.
Behind the scenes[]
Backwater is a type of river that has no current, and is also typically used to describe areas that are considered primitive or unsophisticated (eg: a backwater town). This term can be used to describe a majority of Point Lookout.
Gallery[]
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