Jury Rigging

	For the achievement, see Jury Rigger.

Perk
Jury Rigging
Fallout: New Vegas
requirements	Level 14 Repair 90
ranks	1
effects	Repair any item using a roughly similar item.
form ID	00165815

 

“You possess the amazing ability to repair any item using a roughly similar item. Fix a trail carbine with a hunting rifle, a Plasma Defender with a laser pistol, or even power armor with metal armor. How does it work? Nobody knows... except you.”— In-game description

Jury Rigging is a perk in Fallout: New Vegas.

Effect

With this perk, one can repair weapons, armor and clothing based on category instead of type. For example, the rare Ranger Sequoia can be repaired with the common .357 Magnum revolver, and the unique Stealth suit Mk II can be repaired with a set of NCR armor.

There are 13 categories of weapons that the perk will enable repairing within: unarmed, one-handed melee, two-handed melee, energy pistols, energy rifles (laser), energy rifles (other), energy weapons (heavy), one-handed guns, two-handed automatic guns, bolt/lever-action guns, miniguns, grenade launchers and missile launchers. Likewise, clothing can be used to repair each other within their category (light, medium, heavy). Finally, almost all headgear can be repaired with any other headgear.

Weapons are categorized, to some extent, by the method in which they are fired. For example, the bolt-action anti-materiel rifle can not be repaired by a sniper rifle because the sniper rifle is a semi-automatic firearm, but it can be repaired by the hunting rifle as it is also a bolt-action weapon. However, some discrepancies arise with other weapons. For example, the 12.7mm SMG is categorized as a two-handed gun and therefore can not be repaired by the 9mm and 10mm SMGs, since they are one-handed guns. A mostly complete list of all weapons that fall into specific categories can be found below.

A simple way to tell what weapons can repair each other is to look at the way that the player holds the weapon, in addition to the general type of the weapon (Guns, Energy, Explosives, etc.). For example, as the player holds the plasma rifle in the same way that they hold the laser RCW, Jury Rigging lets the player repair them with each other, even though one is laser and one is plasma. However, since the laser rifle is held differently (more like a bolt/lever action gun), one cannot use it to repair the laser RCW, nor vice versa.

This perk reduces the need to effect repairs using weapon repair kits or non-player characters. It also allows the player's character to reliably repair their weapons with similar, much cheaper ones from fallen foes after or during combat without having to seek out an exact match. Characters who use low-durability weapons and picked the Built to Destroy trait, or find themselves using surplus or over/max-charged ammunition often, reap greater benefits from the perk. It can also be a big help to those who favor certain unique weapons like the YCS/186 or Oh, Baby!, whose normal repair counterparts are rare or expensive, or weapons that do not have a standard repair counterpart (like the X-2 antenna, which is a completely unique weapon). This goes for armor, as well, meaning that even Remnants power armor can be maintained on the cheap with a set of metal armor.

Note: Jury Rigging also allows the player to repair common items with rare or powerful items, potentially causing the player to lose these items accidentally, so it's advisable to pay close attention when repairing items.

Repair categories

Each weapon and armor falls under a specific category in which all weapons/armors repair each other.

¹ denotes the least expensive. (add-on items excluded)

² denotes the most expensive item that may be readily purchased or found in a class. (add-on items excluded)

³ denotes unique weapon with no common variant available.

Italics denote add-on content.

Note: In cases where multiple items could be listed, the most commonly occurring item is used.

Weapons

Weapons are listed by their base variants and in alphabetical order, except in cases when it is unique.

Unarmed

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Ballistic fist²	6	7800	1300	80
Bear trap fist	6	800	133.3	80
Boxing gloves	6	100	16.7	75
Boxing tape	0.25	100	400	500
Bladed gauntlet	10	200	20	60
Brass knuckles	1	120	120	200
Displacer glove	6	3500	583.3	100
Dog tag fist¹	3	50	16.7	100
Embrace of the Mantis King! (GRA)	12	8500	708	80
Fist of Rawr	10	6200	620	90
Greased Lightning	6	15000	2500	200
Industrial hand	10	2500	250	1600
Mantis gauntlet	10	750	75	50
Paladin Toaster	6	6800	1133.3	80
Power fist	6	800	133.3	80
Saturnite fist	4	1600	400	160
Saturnite fist super-heated	4	2400	600	120
Scientist glove	2	500	250	50
She's Embrace	10	420	42	900
Spiked knuckles	1	500	500	300
Two-Step Goodbye	6	20000	3333	80
Yao guai gauntlet	10	150	15	600
Zap glove	6	5200	866.6	100

One-handed melee

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Bowie knife	1	999	999	495
Blood-Nap	1	1999	1999	495
Cattle prod	3	450	150	500
Cleaver	2	20	10	250
Combat knife	1	500	500	90
Cosmic knife	1	35	35	150
Dress cane	3	40	13.3	50
Gehenna	3	12000	4000	400
Hatchet	2	75	37.5	300
Katana	3	2500	833	200
Knife	1	20	20	150
Lead pipe	3	75	25	50
Machete	2	50	25	80
Machete gladius	2	1000	500	75
Police baton	2	70	35	150
Ripper	6	1200	200	1200
Rolling pin¹	1	10	10	100
Shishkebab²	3	2500	833.3	500
Straight razor	1	35	35	75
Switchblade	1	35	35	100
Tire iron	3	40	13	200
War club	3	75	25	200

Two-handed melee

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
9 iron	3	55	18	60
Baseball bat	3	250	83.3	400
Blade of the East	12	45	3.8	800
Blade of the West	12	5700	475	150
Bumper sword	12	2500	208	300
Chainsaw	20	2800	140	1600
Fire axe	8	2500	313	200
Knife spear	3	55	18.33	400
Nail board	4	250	62.5	60
Nuka Breaker	8	7800	978	200
Old Glory	8	2500	312.5	250
Pool cue¹	1	15	15	50
Proton axe	8	3500	437.5	200
Rebar club	9	500	56	250
Shovel	3	55	18	300
Sledgehammer	12	130	11	150
Super sledge²	20	5800	290	100
Thermic lance	20	5500	275	2000
X-2 antenna	15	6000	400	125

The throwing knife spear can be used to repair the knife spear, but not other two-handed melee weapons.
The proton throwing axe can be used to repair the proton axe, but not other two-handed melee weapons. The throwing spear can be used to repair pool cues, but not other two-handed melee weapons.

Energy pistols

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Compliance Regulator	3	175	58.34	200
Euclid's C-Finder	15	1	0.07	1000
Flare gun	2	500	250	50
Laser pistol¹	3	175	58.3	200
MF Hyperbreeder Alpha	7	8900	1271	800
Plasma Defender²	2	3000	1500	100
Plasma pistol	3	200	66.6	150
Pulse gun	2	1800	900	100
Recharger pistol	7	2700	385.7	300
Sonic emitter	2	3500	1750	100

Energy rifles (laser)

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
AER14 prototype	8.5	2200	258.8	100
Laser rifle¹	8	800	100	125
Tri-beam laser rifle²	9	4800	533.3	50

Energy rifles (other)

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Gauss rifle²	7	3000	428.6	80
LAER	4	8000	2000	75
Laser RCW	4	2150	537.5	400
Multiplas rifle	7	2500	357.14	50
Plasma rifle	8	1300	162.5	75
Recharger rifle¹	15	250	16.73	200
Q-35 matter modulator	7	3000	159.9	250

Note: The laser rifle can also be used to repair the recharger rifle.

Energy weapons (heavy)

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Flamer	15	2350	156.6	200
Gatling laser	18	6800	377.7	1500
Heavy incinerator²	15	7200	480	200
Incinerator¹	12	1300	108.3	200
Plasma caster	20	7000	350	80
Sprtel-Wood 9700	15	20000	1333	1000
The Smitty Special	20	20000	1000	220
Arc welder	15	3700	246.66	250

One-handed guns

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
.357 Magnum revolver	2	110	55	200
.44 Magnum revolver	3.5	2500	714.28	250
.45 Auto pistol	1.5	1750	1166.66	150
10mm pistol	3	750	250	80
10mm SMG	5	2370	474	500
12.7mm pistol²	3.5	4000	1142.85	80
5.56mm pistol	5	1200	240	175
9mm pistol	1.5	100	66.6	150
9mm SMG	4	850	213	550
Hunting revolver	4	3500	875	110
H&H Tools nail gun	5	5100	1020	550
Li'l Devil	3.2	16000	5000	120
Maria	1.5	1000	666.7	200
Police pistol	3	1000	333.33	225
Ranger Sequoia	4	1200	256	80
Sawed-off shotgun	4	1950	487.5	80
Silenced .22 pistol¹	3	80	26.6	100
Sleepytyme	5	8250	1650	500
That Gun	5	1750	350	225
Vance's 9mm submachine gun	4	1500	400	750
Weathered 10mm pistol	3	1200	400	110

Two-handed automatic guns

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
.45 Auto SMG	11	3750	340	600
12.7mm SMG	5	5100	1020	500
All-American	6	5900	983	400
Assault carbine	6	3950	658	750
Automatic rifle	16	4500	281	200
Bozar	15	20000	1333	800
Gobi Campaign scout rifle	4.5	6200	1378	160
Light machine gun	15	5200	347	800
Marksman carbine	6	5200	867	400
Riot shotgun²	5	5500	1100	175
Service rifle¹	8.5	540	64	400
Silenced .22 SMG	8	1850	231	1000
Sniper rifle	8	4100	513	80
Survivalist's rifle	8.5	5400	635	500

Bolt/lever/pump-action guns

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Anti-materiel rifle²	20	5600	280	95
Battle Rifle	9.5	1500	157	300
BB gun¹	2	36	18	50
Brush gun	5	4900	980	150
Caravan shotgun	3	675	225	140
Cowboy repeater	5	800	160	120
Hunting rifle	6	2200	366.6	300
Hunting shotgun	7.5	3800	506.7	200
Lever-action shotgun	3	2000	666.6	100
Medicine Stick	5.5	20000	3636	200
Paciencia	6.2	12000	1935	350
Single shotgun	7	175	25	200
This Machine	9.5	2800	295	600
Trail carbine	5.5	3900	709	500
Varmint rifle	5.5	75	14	120

Miniguns

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
CZ57 Avenger²	18	8500	472.2	1600
FIDO	27	9500	339.3	500
K9000 cyberdog gun	27	7500	277.7	500
Minigun¹	25	5500	220	1200

Grenade launchers

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Grenade launcher²	12	4200	350	100
25mm grenade APW	8	4200	550	150
Great Bear grenade rifle	5	950	190	250
Red Victory grenade rifle	4	950	237.5	125
Mercenary's grenade rifle	5.5	400	54.5	100
Grenade rifle¹	6	300	50	100
Thump-Thump¹	5.5	800	50	125

Missile launchers

NAME	WG	VALUE	V:W	HP
Annabelle	15	5200	346.7	100
Esther	40	18000	450	125
Fat Man²	30	6000	200	100
Missile launcher¹	20	3900	195	50
Red Glare	20	15000	750	450

Unaffected weapons

Each of these weapons is in its own category and can only be repaired by a copy of itself, its unique variants or a weapon repair kit.

These weapons are: grenade machinegun, holorifle, shoulder mounted machine gun, Tesla cannon, and the binoculars.

Armor

Heavy armor

All heavy armors. Metal armor¹, T-51b power armor², Remnants power armor and NCR salvaged power armor.

Medium armor

All medium armors. Recon armor, combat armor, combat armor, reinforced², combat armor, reinforced mark 2², Desert Ranger combat armor, NCR Ranger combat armor, NCR bandoleer/face wrap/mantle/Military Police/trooper armor¹, riot gear, Legion vexillarius armor, Gannon family Tesla armor.

Light armor

All light armors. Wasteland outfit¹, space suit, etc. pre-War clothing, leather armor, reinforced², Vault 34 security armor, Sierra Madre armor, light armor can also be repaired with clothes (like pre-War businesswear or wasteland doctor fatigues) and vice versa.

Headgear

Light headgear

All head items in the base game, Dead Money, Honest Hearts and Old World Blues can repair one another due to all items being classified as "light."

Glasses¹, pre-War hats, Pre-War baseball cap, and etc.

Heavy headgear

The riot gear helmet and its variants are the only headgear classified as "Heavy." Since they can already repair one another freely, Jury Rigging only has the effect to allow them to be repaired by heavy armor. The other helmets and masks from Lonesome Road are classified as "light" and can be Jury Rigged with any other headgear.

Notes

• All marked men armor regardless of having light or medium weight can be repaired with leather armor or raider armor, which is considered lightweight.
• There are certain quirks in item category that the Courier can use certain specific subtype of items to fix the other, but not vice versa. An example being a combat knife used to fix a bowie knife, or a merc grunt outfit used to fix naughty nightwear.
• The jury rigging perk provides an extremely lucrative strategy for making caps. Picking up high-end weapons from enemies or buying them in poor condition from vendors and them repairing them with a cheap weapon of the same category can yield profits of several thousand caps at a time (ie. repairing a trail carbine, 3900 caps in full CND, with a varmint rifle, 75 caps in full CND)

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