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The grenade rifle is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

Grenade rifle blown up

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[]

Variants[]

Comparison[]

Legend 
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondArea of effect damageAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointWeapon spreadMagazine capacity (shots per reload)Durability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
Grenade rifle 2
218.61002.14x11352.91.01495630050253
Great Bear grenade rifle Lonesome Road (add-on)15
246.41002.14x115323.60.5112455950190253
Mercenary's grenade rifle Courier's Stash2
218.61002.14x11352.91.014955.530054.503
Red Victory grenade rifle Lonesome Road (add-on)2
327.91003.21x11293.51.016204950237.5253
Thump-Thump 2
284.11002.79x11352.90.816205.5800145.5253

Locations[]

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[]

Xbox 360Xbox 360 Sometimes, the launcher will not fire if you are not aiming down the sight. [verified]

Sounds[]

Grenade rifle icon ReloadVB

Gallery[]

References[]

Non-game

  1. 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."
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