Perforating magazine is a weapon mod for several weapons in Fallout 76.
Effects
When applied to a weapon, the mod greatly increases the weapon's armor penetration, ignoring 40% of the target's Damage Resistance.
Learn chance
| Weapon | Plans | Learn chance |
|---|---|---|
| 10mm pistol | Learned from scrapping | Low (15%) |
| 10mm submachine gun | ||
| Assault rifle | ||
| Combat shotgun | ||
| Pipe gun | ||
| Radium rifle | ||
| Combat rifle | Very low (10%) | |
| Handmade rifle | ||
| Hunting rifle | ||
| Gauss shotgun | Plan: Gauss shotgun perforating magazine | |
Crafting
Weapon modifications will modify an existing weapon, and any modifications previously equipped on the weapon will be destroyed, not unequipped. Loose mods cannot be crafted. For modifications unlocked through scrapping, the corresponding weapon must be scrapped in order to learn how to craft it.
- 10mm pistol
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Aluminum (2) Black titanium (2) Oil (2) Screw (1) Spring (5) |  | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 15% |  | Perforating magazine (1) |
- 10mm submachine gun
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum (1) Gear (2) Screw (1) Steel (4) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 15% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Assault rifle
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (5) Aluminum (4) Black titanium (5) Oil (3) Screw (4) Spring (8) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 15% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Combat rifle
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (5) Black titanium (6) Screw (4) Spring (5) Steel (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 10% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Combat shotgun
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (2) Black titanium (4) Screw (4) Spring (5) Steel (5) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Gauss shotgun
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (4) Aluminum (2) Black titanium (10) Circuitry (4) Nuclear material (2) Screw (4) Silver (2) Spring (4) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned from plan/recipe Plan: Gauss shotgun perforating magazine Perks: | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Handmade rifle
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (5) Black titanium (4) Screw (4) Spring (5) Steel (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 10% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Hunting rifle
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (5) Aluminum (5) Oil (2) Screw (3) Spring (6) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 10% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Pipe gun
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (1) Screw (1) Spring (2) Steel (2) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 15% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
- Radium rifle
| Materials: | Requirements: | Produces: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adhesive (4) Aluminum (2) Circuitry (4) Nuclear material (2) Screw (4) Silver (2) Spring (4) | | Build at: Learn Method: Learned when scrapping object Chance: 15% | | Perforating magazine (1) |
ID table
| Weapon | OMOD editor ID | OMOD ID | MISC editor ID | MISC ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10mm pistol | mod_10mm_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0005EAD4 | miscmod_mod_10mm_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0030AB8F |
| 10mm submachine gun | mod_10mmSMG_Magazine_ArmorPen | 002FD90F | miscmod_mod_10mmSMG_Magazine_ArmorPen | 002FD937 |
| Assault rifle | mod_AssaultRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 003128D4 | miscmod_mod_AssaultRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 003128DE |
| Combat rifle | mod_CombatRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 00243142 | miscmod_mod_CombatRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0029D0B4 |
| Combat shotgun | mod_CombatShotgun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 00202F97 | miscmod_mod_CombatShotgun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0030DCD2 |
| Gauss shotgun | mod_GaussShotgun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0059561A | miscmod_mod_GaussShotgun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 005A2671 |
| Handmade rifle | DLC04_mod_HandMadeGun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0031B1A7 | miscmod_DLC04_mod_HandMadeGun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 00090C28 |
| Hunting rifle | mod_HuntingRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 00245E1C | miscmod_mod_HuntingRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0030DD73 |
| Pipe gun | mod_PipeGun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 002D5DF7 | miscmod_mod_PipeGun_Magazine_ArmorPen | 0030DE56 |
| Radium rifle | mod_RadiumRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 002DAD4C | miscmod_mod_RadiumRifle_Magazine_ArmorPen | 004E995A |
Location
- The perforating magazine mod may be crafted and applied to weapons at a weapons workbench if the relevant plan is known. The mod can only be learned from scrapping weapons of the same type.
- Loose mods may randomly be found in the following regions:
- The Forest (10mm pistol, 10mm submachine gun and pipe gun)
- Ash Heap (Assault rifle)
- Toxic Valley (10mm submachine gun, combat rifle, combat shotgun, handmade rifle and hunting rifle)
- Savage Divide (Assault rifle, combat rifle, combat shotgun, handmade rifle, hunting rifle and radium rifle)
- The Mire (Assault rifle and radium rifle)
- Cranberry Bog (Radium rifle)
- Loose mods may also be for sale from vendors.
Notes
A loose mod for the Gauss shotgun exists in the game files, but cannot be found in-game.
