Combat rifle (Fallout 4)

Fallout 4 weapon
Combat rifle
Weapon type	Rifle
Core stats
Damage	33
Ammo	.45 rounds .308 rounds (.308 receiver) .38 rounds (.38 receiver)
Clip size	20
Fire rate	33
Range	119
Accuracy	70
Weight	11.1
Value	117
Related perks
Damage	Rifleman Commando (automatic) Bloody Mess Basher Astoundingly Awesome 2 (w/ scope) Ace Operator (w/ suppressor)
Modifiers	Gun Nut Science!
Miscellaneous
Form ID	000df42e

 

The combat rifle is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Background

A pre-War firearm that can be commonly found in the Commonwealth. Various factions, such as Gunners and raiders, frequently carry them.

Characteristics

The combat rifle is capable of filling various roles depending on its configuration, such as a close-quarters automatic or a precision sniper. It is also chambered for .45 rounds, one of the most abundant forms of ammunition in the game. With higher ranks of Gun Nut, caliber conversions to the weaker .38 rounds and more powerful .308 rounds become available.

Weapon modifications

Receiver

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x2 Spring x2 Steel x4	001a8a53
Light frame receiver	Lighter weight. Reduced damage.	Light	-6	–	–	–	–	-3.6	+6	–	–	Adhesive x1 Aluminum x4 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x2	00185beb
Heavy frame receiver	Heavier weight. Improved damage.	Heavy	+5	–	–	–	–	+3.4	+10	–	–	Adhesive x1 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x2 Steel x6	00185bea
Calibrated receiver	Better critical shot damage.	Calibrated	–	–	–	+1	–	+0.6	+17	–	–	Adhesive x2 Gears x3 Oil x4 Screw x3 Steel x6	00185be8
Hardened receiver	Better damage.	Hardened	+14	–	–	–	–	+0.9	+25	–	–	Adhesive x3 Gears x3 Oil x4 Screw x4 Steel x8	00185bec
Automatic receiver	Improved rate of fire. Inferior damage and range.	Automatic	-12	+57	-12	-3	–	+1.3	+29	–	Gun Nut: 1	Adhesive x3 Gears x4 Oil x6 Screw x4 Steel x9	00185be2
Armor piercing automatic receiver	Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced range. Inferior damage.	Armor piercing automatic	-12	+57	-10	-3	–	+1.6	+32	–	Gun Nut: 2	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x8 Gears x4 Oil x5 Screw x5	00185be3
Hair trigger receiver	More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire.	Hair trigger	–	+16	–	-1	–	+0.2	+40	–	Gun Nut: 2	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x9 Gears x4 Oil x5 Screw x5	00185be9
Powerful receiver	Superior damage.	Powerful	+16	–	–	–	–	+1.6	+40	–	Gun Nut: 2	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x9 Gears x4 Oil x6 Screw x5	00185bed
Hardened automatic receiver	Improved rate of fire. Reduced damage. Inferior range.	Hardened automatic	-3	+57	-12	-3	–	+2	+44	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x9 Gears x4 Oil x6 Screw x6	00185be4
Rapid automatic receiver	Superior rate of fire. Inferior Range. Inferior damage.	Rapid	-12	+80	-12	-5	–	+2	+47	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x9 Gears x5 Oil x7 Screw x6	00185be5
Calibrated powerful receiver	Superior damage. Better critical shot damage and accuracy.	Calibrated powerful	+16	–	–	+1	–	+2.3	+51	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x10 Gears x5 Oil x6 Screw x6	00185bee
Hardened piercing auto receiver	Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced damage and range.	Hardened piercing automatic	-3	+57	-10	-3	–	+2.7	+59	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x11 Gears x6 Oil x6 Screw x7	00185be6
.38 receiver	Reduced damage. Changes ammo type to .38 Caliber.	.38	-14	–	–	–	–	+3	+62	–	Gun Nut: 4	Adhesive x7 Aluminum x12 Gears x6 Oil x6 Screw x8	00210488
Powerful automatic receiver	Improved damage and rate of fire. Inferior Range.	Powerful automatic	+5	+57	-12	-3	–	+3.4	+66	–	Gun Nut: 4	Adhesive x8 Aluminum x13 Gears x6 Oil x7 Screw x8	00185be7
.308 receiver	Exceptional damage. Changed ammo type to .308 Caliber. More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire.	.308	+24	+16	–	-1	–	+3	+70	–	Gun Nut: 4	Adhesive x7 Aluminum x12 Gears x6 Oil x6 Screw x8	00185be1

Barrel

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Short barrel	Standard.	Short	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x3 Steel x3	00185bfc
Short light barrel	Improved hip-fire accuracy.	Short	–	–	–	+1	–	-1.7	+4	–	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Screw x3	00185bfd
Long barrel	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	+84	+3	–	+1.8	+8	–	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x6 Steel x6	00185bf9
Long light barrel	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Reduced hip-fire accuracy.	–	–	–	+84	+4	–	–	+11	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x8 Screw x6	00185bfa
Short ported barrel	Superior recoil.	Ported	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+15	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x6 Screw x3	00185bfe
Long ported barrel	Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	ported	–	–	+84	+3	–	+1.8	+23	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x10 Screw x7	00185bfb

Stock

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Short stock	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x5 Wood x5	00185c02
Full stock	Better recoil.	–	–	–	–	–	–	+0.8	+7	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Screw x6 Steel x6	00185bff
Markman's stock	Superior recoil. Better aim with scopes.	Marksman's	–	–	–	–	–	+1.5	+15	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x6 Rubber x2 Screw x6 Spring x3	00185c00
Recoil compensating stock	Exceptional recoil.	Recoil compensated	–	–	–	+1	–	+1.8	+22	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x7 Rubber x3 Screw x8 Spring x6	00185c01

Magazine

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard magazine	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x4 Screw x3 Spring x3 Steel x5	00185c05
Large magazine	Better ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed.	High Capacity	–	–	–	–	+20	+0.7	-3	–	Gun Nut: 2	Adhesive x5 Screw x4 Spring x5 Steel x6	00185c03
Medium quick eject mag	Better reload speed.	Quick	–	–	–	–	–	+0.4	+8	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x3 Oil x3 Screw x3 Spring x6	00185c06
Large quick eject mag	Better ammo capacity. Improved reload speed.	Quick high capacity	–	–	–	–	+20	+1.1	+23	–	Gun Nut: 4	Adhesive x7 Aluminum x10 Oil x5 Screw x4 Spring x8	00185c04

Sights

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
Standard sights	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Steel x2	001a8a54
Glow front sight ring	Improved focus and sighted accuracy.	Sighted	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+2	–	–	Adhesive x1 Steel x2	00185c09
Glow sights	Improved focus and better sighted accuracy.	Glow-sighted	–	–	–	+2	–	–	+6	–	–	Adhesive x2 Nuclear material x2 Steel x2	00185c08
Short scope	Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	Scoped	–	–	–	+16	–	+1.3	+14	–	–	Adhesive x2 Glass x1 Screw x2 Steel x2	00185bf4
Reflex sight	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	Tactical	–	–	–	+7	–	+0.6	+17	–	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x2 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Screw x2 Silver x1	00185bf8
Reflex sight	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	Tactical	–	–	–	+7	–	+0.6	+17	–	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x2 Glass x1 Nuclear material x2 Screw x2 Silver x1	0018004d
Medium scope	Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	Scoped	–	–	–	+23	–	+1.6	+29	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x3 Glass x2 Screw x2 Steel x3	00185bf2
Long scope	Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	Scoped	–	–	–	+36	–	+2	+36	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Glass x4 Screw x2 Steel x4	00185bf0
Short night vision scope	Night vision. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	Night-vision	–	–	–	+16	–	+1.3	+47	–	Gun Nut: 3 Science!: 1	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x4 Circuitry x1 Fiber optics x1 Glass x2 Nuclear material x2 Screw x2 Silver x2	00185bf5
Medium night vision scope	Night vision. Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	Night-vision	–	–	–	+23	–	+1.6	+55	–	Gun Nut: 3 Science!: 1	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Circuitry x2 Fiber optics x1 Glass x4 Nuclear material x4 Screw x2 Silver x2	00185bf3
Long night vision scope	Night vision. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	Night-vision	–	–	–	+36	–	+2	+62	–	Gun Nut: 4 Science!: 1	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x6 Circuitry x2 Fiber optics x2 Glass x5 Nuclear material x6 Screw x2	00185bf1
Short recon scope	Tracks targets. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	Recon	–	–	–	+16	–	+2.3	+74	–	Gun Nut: 4 Science!: 1	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x7 Circuitry x3 Crystal x6 Fiber optics x2 Nuclear material x7 Screw x3	002492d7
Long recon scope	Tracks targets. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	Recon	–	–	–	+36	–	+2.3	+74	–	Gun Nut: 4 Science!: 1	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x7 Circuitry x3 Crystal x6 Fiber optics x2 Nuclear material x7 Screw x3	00185bf7

Muzzle

Mod	Description	Weapon prefix								Effect(s)	Perk(s) required	Components	Base ID
No muzzle		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Large bayonet	Superior bash. Inferior range.	Bayoneted	–	–	-18	–	–	+1.8	+15	–	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x3 Steel x3	00185bdc
Compensator	Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	Compensated	–	–	-12	+1	–	+1.4	+37	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x4	00185bde
Muzzle brake	Exceptional recoil control. Better per-shot recoil. Inferior range.	Muzzled	–	–	-18	+2	–	+1.4	+56	–	Gun Nut: 3	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5	00185bdf
Suppressor	Suppresses sound from firing. Exceptional per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Poor range.	Suppressed	–	–	-30	+1	–	+1.8	+75	–	Gun Nut: 4	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x7 Plastic x4 Screw x3	00185be0

Variants

• Overseer's Guardian
• December's Child

Locations

• Can be purchased at the Diamond City market. Arturo may sell two or three of these rifles. Higher levels would see him selling one already modified with a .308 receiver.
• One can be found next to a dead soldier next to a beached tank directly west of Libertalia.
• At any level, a long barrel full stock is in the raider cottage east of Pickman Gallery.
• Guaranteed to spawn at the ambushed caravan outside of Covenant, on the road to the Medford Memorial Hospital.
• One will spawn at any level on top of the roof of the Greater Mass blood clinic, next to the body of a dead survivor.
• On the east side of Greater Mass blood clinic in the back of a burned out vehicle. There is a chance one will spawn next to a skeletal soldier.
• At higher levels, the combat rifle and modded variants can be found on almost all the mercenaries at Parsons State Insane Asylum along with plenty of combat armor. These respawn almost daily, making them ideal for obtaining many for settlers.
• Around level 15, Gunners will start equipping these with large magazines and long barrels.
• Can also be commonly found in U.S. Army bases.
• Fairly common among raiders, Gunners and Minutemen after at higher levels.
• One can be found during the miscellaneous quest Find the Treasures of Jamaica Plain.
• Daisy frequently sells one.
• Alexis Combes frequently sells one.
• Sold at the Nuka-Cade for 21600 Nuka-Cade tickets (items rotate every couple of days).

Notes

• Any combat rifle with a low scope or higher will be labeled as "combat sniper" along with other titles unless another name takes precedence over it.
• The full stock and long scope mods cause the combat rifle to use more AP in V.A.T.S. in order to be fired.
• Despite being chambered for a handgun caliber by default, there are always rifle cartridges seen in the magazine when reloading, suggesting the combat rifle was originally chambered for either .308 or 5.56mm and was switched to the more abundant .45 round at the last minute in development. This makes it a rather curious weapon, being a large-caliber rifle that fires pistol rounds in two of its three configurations. Only a select few weapons in the Fallout universe share this kind of oddity, like the .223 pistol from Fallout and Fallout 2 and its Fallout: New Vegas versions, That Gun and the 5.56mm pistol, which are both pistols that fire rifle rounds.
• The combat rifle makes the best use of .45 rounds, boasting the highest damage for those calibers out of all other weapons that utilize them as well.
• Unused meshes in the game's files suggest the combat rifle was at some point going to have a drum magazine modification, similar to its shotgun counterpart, the combat shotgun.

Bugs

• PC Playstation 4 Xbox One The modification menu for scopes and sights on the combat rifle does not show the 'Glow Front Sight Ring' mod unless there is something other than the basic 'Front Sight Ring' mod attached, but will not be craftable even though its components required are shown as 'None,' which is grayed out. This affects both the normal combat rifle and its variant, Overseer's Guardian.^[verified]
• PC Xbox One The standard magazine for the Combat Rifle can be invisible, however, while reloading the magazine can be seen.^[verified]
• Playstation 4 Firing and then swimming will cause the weapon to be held like a bat and prevent firing the weapon.^[verified]
  • To fix it, just unequip and re-equip the rifle.
  • Can also happen while using unique or legendary variants of the rifle.

Gallery

Modifications: short barrel, full stock, standard magazine, front sight ring, large bayonet

Modifications: short barrel, marksman's stock, standard magazine, scope

Modifications: short barrel, marksman's stock, large magazine, recon scope, suppressor

Modifications: long barrel, full stock, standard magazine, standard sights

Modifications: long barrel, full stock, standard magazine, front sight ring, compensator

Modifications: long barrel, marksman's stock, large magazine, reflex sight, large bayonet

Modifications: long barrel, marksman's stock, large magazine, scope, suppressor

Mercenaries with a combat rifle and wearing combat armor parts at Parsons State Insane Asylum

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