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The grenade rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.
Characteristics[]
Grenade rifle expanded
A break-action single-shot explosive weapon chambered for 40mm grenades. Compared to the grenade launcher, another weapon that also fires 40mm ammo, the rifle deals less direct damage per shot in addition to the same explosive damage. It also has more spread as well as a magazine capacity of 1 to the launcher's quadrupled capacity of 4 and a longer reload time. However, the launcher has a lower damage-per-second (DPS) value, cannot inflict critical hit damage, and weighs twice as much as it. The rifle also has a higher velocity than the launcher, i.e. one can be farther from the target to have a non-zero accuracy chance in V.A.T.S., in addition to its smaller explosion radius that lessens the risk of being hit by one's own explosions unless firing in close range.
Durability[]
The grenade rifle can fire a total of about 495 standard rounds from full condition before breaking.
Mods[]
- Grenade rifle long barrel - Doubles the weapon's effective range.
Variants[]
- Thump-Thump - a unique variant found at Nellis Air Force Base in the Nellis array.
Mercenary's grenade rifle - a unique variant added with the Courier's Stash add-on, automatically given during Ain't That a Kick in the Head.- Great Bear grenade rifle - a unique variant added with the Lonesome Road add-on, found in a container at the Long 15 (requires sending the Divide nuclear missiles at NCR territory during The Apocalypse).
- Red Victory grenade rifle - a unique variant added with the Lonesome Road add-on, found in a container at Dry Wells (requires sending the Divide nuclear missiles at Legion territory during The Apocalypse).
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 | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenade rifle | 2 | 218.6 | 100 | 2.14 | x1 | 1 | 35 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1 | 495 | 6 | 300 | 50 | 25 | 3 |
Great Bear grenade rifle  | 15 | 246.4 | 100 | 2.14 | x1 | 15 | 32 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1 | 1245 | 5 | 950 | 190 | 25 | 3 |
Mercenary's grenade rifle  | 2 | 218.6 | 100 | 2.14 | x1 | 1 | 35 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 1 | 495 | 5.5 | 300 | 54.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Red Victory grenade rifle | 2 | 327.9 | 100 | 3.21 | x1 | 1 | 29 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1 | 620 | 4 | 950 | 237.5 | 25 | 3 |
| Thump-Thump | 2 | 284.1 | 100 | 2.79 | x1 | 1 | 35 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 1 | 620 | 5.5 | 800 | 145.5 | 25 | 3 |
Locations[]
- In Nipton, in a house east of Nipton General Store in a Very Easy-locked safe, along with a copy of Patriot's Cookbook and some 40mm grenades.
- Can be found on Boomers. In addition, there are two grenade rifles on the bodies of the two Boomers in the Nellis array, and one can be stolen from Pearl's barracks.
- Sold by Lacey in the Mojave Outpost barracks.
- Carried by Oscar Velasco.
- In the Tops presidential suite, in an Average-locked safe.
- Sold by Blake at the Crimson Caravan Company.
- Dropped by several Fiends in Vault 3.
- Carried by some Jackal gang leaders and members.
- Vipers often carry them, such as those found at Horowitz farmstead and the raided farmstead.
- Can be pickpocketed from Mags at Camp Golf.
Notes[]
- The ladder-type rear sight on the weapon is not used when aiming, instead, the player character aims down the barrel, using only the front sight.
- Due to the unusual shape of the weapon's stock (when compared to most shoulder-fired shotguns in the game), the stock rests above the shoulder when aiming in third-person mode.
- This weapon has the most unique counterparts in the entire game with all add-ons installed, reaching a total of four.
- Looking down the barrel with no ammunition left still shows that the weapon is loaded with a grenade.
- Due to reusing the single shotgun's animations, the wielder will cock a non-existent external hammer at the end of the weapon's reload.
Behind the scenes[]
The grenade rifle is based on the M79 grenade launcher.[Non-game 1]
Bugs[]
Sometimes, the launcher will not fire if you are not aiming down the sight. [verified]
Sounds[]
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Gallery[]
References[]
Non-game
- ↑ J.E. Sawyer on Formspring
ohyesitsthecopz: "what weapon is the grenade launcher based off of?"
J.E. Sawyer: "The rifle is based off of the M79. The launcher is based off of the 'China Lake' prototype."
