Pipe gun (Fallout 4)

For the revolver variant, see Pipe revolver (Fallout 4).
For the bolt-action variant, see Pipe bolt-action (Fallout 4).

Fallout 4 weapon
Pipe gun
Type	Pistol
Core stats
Damage	13
Ammo	.38 round
Magazine size	12
Fire rate	55
Range	119
Accuracy	58
AP cost	24
Value	24
Weight	2.85
Miscellaneous
Reload	1.0 sec
Reload	1.0 sec
Damage	Commando (automatic) Gunslinger (semi-auto, with grip) Rifleman (semi-auto, with stock) Mister Sandman (with suppressor) Bloody Mess Astoundingly Awesome 2 (with scope) Basher Ace Operator (with suppressor)
Miscellaneous	Gun Nut Science!
Editor ID	PipeGun
Form ID	00024F55
Credits
Appearances	Fallout 4

“Pipe weapons are crude, low-tech, widely available... and highly modifiable. They are favored by the Commonwealth's Raider groups.”— Fallout 4 loading screens

The pipe gun is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Characteristics

A crude, homemade weapon, the pipe gun models were common in pre-War Detroit street gangs. Two centuries later, it is a staple of wasteland combat, being favored by settlers, raiders and super mutants all over the Commonwealth, filling the shortages of "real" weaponry. Pipe guns are also highly modifiable, capable of turning a standard pipe pistol into a pipe .45 caliber sniper rifle.

Pipe guns can be found in large quantities throughout the entire Commonwealth. While rather weak compared to "real" weapons, they are lightweight and boast more customization options than any other weapon class in the game. Every aspect of the pipe gun up to and including its caliber can be modified and improved, allowing for an enormous number of variants to be crafted. This lets it remain viable far longer than its appearance would suggest, especially considering its proliferation and the huge amount of .38 rounds found across the Commonwealth. Furthermore, pipe weapons require the least investment in crafting perks to unlock all of their customization options; two points in Gun Nut and a single point in Science! are enough to let the Sole Survivor tailor their pipe gun to their every desire. Furthermore, even fully modded pipe weapons are rather light, never surpassing 8 lbs.

Despite all these advantages, pipe guns eventually become largely obsolete once more advanced and powerful weapons become available.

Out of all the parts that can be seen, upon scrapping, the player character cannot salvage most if not any of the aforementioned components. With Rank 1 of the Scrapper perk, a basic pipe pistol can be scrapped for four pieces of steel, while a basic pipe rifle yields three pieces of steel. Rank 2 of the perk adds one screw and one piece of copper to the salvage. Rank 3 changes this, sometimes getting gears, springs and even items like nuclear material for guns that have advanced mods like the recon sights.

Weapon modifications

Receiver[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects									Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gears x1 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x2	001A8A96
Light frame receiver (Light)	Lighter weight. Reduced damage.	–	-1	–	–	–	-5%	-7.5	-1.1	+2	–	Adhesive x1 Gears x1 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x2	0015C856
Heavy frame receiver (Heavy)	Heavier weight. Improved damage.	–	+1	–	–	–	+5%	+7.5	+0.9	+3	–	Adhesive x1 Gears x2 Oil x2 Screw x2 Steel x3	0015C855
Calibrated receiver (Calibrated)	Better critical shot damage.	+100% critical damage	–	–	–	+1	–	–	+0.2	+5	–	Adhesive x2 Gears x2 Oil x2 Screw x2 Steel x4	0015C853
Hardened receiver (Hardened)	Better damage.	–	+3	–	–	–	–	–	+0.2	+7	–	Adhesive x2 Gears x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C857
Automatic receiver (Auto)	Improved rate of fire. Inferior damage and range.	Fully automatic	-3	+72	-12	-11	–	+7.5	+0.4	+8	–	Adhesive x3 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C84B
Armor piercing automatic receiver (Armor piercing, auto)	Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced range. Inferior damage.	Fully automatic +40% Armor Penetration	-3	+72	-10	-11	–	+7.5	+0.4	+9	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C84C
Hair trigger receiver (Hair trigger)	More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire.	–	–	+28	–	-5	–	-3	–	+11	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Oil x3 Screw x2 Spring x3 Steel x5	0015C854
Powerful receiver (Powerful)	Superior damage.	–	+6	–	–	–	–	–	+0.4	+11	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Gears x3 Oil x3 Screw x3	0015C858
Hardened automatic receiver (Hardened, auto)	Improved rate of fire. Reduced damage. Inferior range.	Fully automatic	–	+72	-12	-11	–	+7.5	+0.6	+12	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Gears x3 Oil x3 Screw x4 Steel x5	0015FA2D
Rapid automatic receiver (Rapid)	Superior rate of fire. Inferior Range. Inferior damage.	Fully automatic	-3	+95	-12	-11	–	+7.5	+0.6	+13	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Gears x4 Oil x3 Screw x4	0015C84F
Calibrated powerful receiver (Calibrated powerful)	Superior damage. Better critical shot damage and accuracy.	+100% critical damage	+6	–	–	+1	–	–	+0.7	+14	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x6 Gears x4 Oil x4 Screw x4	00161D0D
Hardened piercing auto receiver (Hardened piercing, auto)	Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced damage and range.	Fully automatic +40% Armor Penetration	–	+72	-10	-11	–	+10.5	+0.7	+16	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x6 Gears x5 Oil x4 Screw x5	00161D1C
Powerful automatic receiver (Powerful, auto)	Improved damage and rate of fire. Inferior Range.	Fully automatic	+3	+72	-12	-11	–	+7.5	+0.9	+18	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x7 Gears x5 Oil x6 Screw x5	0015C852
.45 receiver (.45)	Exceptional damage. Changed ammo type to .45 Caliber. More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire.	Ammo changed to .45 rounds	+9	+28	–	-5	–	-3	+0.8	+19	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x6 Aluminum x7 Gears x5 Oil x5 Screw x6	0015C849

Barrel[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects									Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Stub barrel	Improved hip-fire accuracy. Inferior range and sighted accuracy.	+10% sighted cone -25% min hip-fire cone	–	-36	-1	-3%	+10%	-1.5	-0.5	-1.5	–	Screw x1 Steel x1	001A8A92
Short barrel	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x2	0015C836
Short light barrel	Improved hip-fire accuracy.	-25% min hip-fire cone	–	–	+1	-3%	–	-1.5	-0.5	+1	–	Adhesive x2 Copper x2 Screw x1	0015C837
Short ported barrel (Ported)	Superior recoil.	–	–	–	+2	–	-15%	–	–	+4	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Copper x5 Screw x3	001651C4
Long barrel (Long)	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	-30% sighted cone +100% min hip-fire cone +50% max hip-fire cone	–	+84	-1	+3%	-5%	+6	+0.5	+2	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x2 Steel x4	0015C833
Long light barrel (Long)	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Reduced hip-fire accuracy.	-30% sighted cone +20% min hip-fire cone +50% max hip-fire cone	–	+84	+2	–	-5%	+3	–	+3	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Copper x4 Screw x3	0015C834
Long ported barrel (Ported)	Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	-30% sighted cone +100% min hip-fire cone +50% max hip-fire cone	–	+84	–	+3%	-15%	+6	+0.5	+6	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Copper x5 Screw x3	001651C3
Long finned barrel (Finned)	No accuracy penalty while firing. Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	-30% sighted cone +100% min hip-fire cone +50% max hip-fire cone Aim cone doesn't increase while firing	–	+84	-1	+3%	-5%	+6	+0.5	+7	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x3 Copper x6 Screw x4	00027F2E

Grip[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects							Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard grip [Pistol]	Standard.	+50% bash damage	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Screw x1 Steel x1	001A8A93
Comfort grip (Comfort grip)[Pistol]	Improved recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	-5% hip-fire cone +50% bash damage	+6	–	-5%	–	+0.05	+1.5	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x2	0015C838
Sharpshooter's grip (Sharpshooter's)[Pistol]	Better recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	-15% hip-fire cone +50% bash damage	+8	–	-15%	-1.5	+0.15	+4.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x2 Cork x1 Rubber x1 Screw x2 Wood x3	0015C839
Standard stock [Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy. Better recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash.	-40% sighted cone +7% stability +100% bash damage	+11	+10%	-20%	+9	+0.55	+3.5	–	Adhesive x3 Copper x4 Screw x3	0015C83B
Marksman's stock (Marksman's)[Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy. Superior recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash.	-40% sighted cone +9% stability +100% bash damage	+11	+10%	-25%	+9	+0.65	+7.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Copper x5 Cork x2 Rubber x3 Screw x3	0015C83C
Recoil compensating stock (Recoil compensated)[Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy and recoil. Better aim with scopes. Improved bash.	-40% sighted cone +7% stability +100% bash damage	+13	+10%	-30%	+9	+0.75	+9.5	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x5 Copper x6 Cork x2 Rubber x4 Screw x4	0015C83D

Magazine[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects						Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard magazine	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Spring x1 Steel x1	001A8A94
Large magazine (High capacity)	Superior ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed.	-10% reload speed	+3%	+12	+3	+0.15	+3.5	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Spring x2 Steel x2	0015C840
Drum magazine (Maximum capacity)	Exceptional ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed.	-10% reload speed	+3%	+36	+3	+0.55	+6.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x2 Screw x2 Spring x3 Steel x4	0015C83E
Quick eject mag (Quick)	Superior reload speed.	+20% reload speed	–	–	-1.5	+0.05	+5.5	–	Adhesive x3 Oil x2 Screw x3 Spring x2 Steel x4	001A8A95
Large quick eject mag (Quick high capacity)	Superior ammo capacity. Improved reload speed.	+10% reload speed	+3%	+12	–	+0.25	+10.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Oil x3 Screw 2 Spring x4 Steel x5	0015C841
Quick eject drum mag (Quick maximum capacity)	Exceptional ammo capacity. Improved reload speed.	+10% reload speed	+3%	+36	–	+0.65	+12.5	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x6 Oil x3 Screw x3 Spring x4	0015C83F

Sights[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects						Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard sights	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Steel x1	001A8A97
Glow sights (Glow-sighted)	Improved focus and better sighted accuracy.	-10% sighted cone	+1	+5%	-2.25	–	+1.5	–	Adhesive x1 Nuclear material x1 Steel x1	0015C85E
Reflex sight (Tactical)	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	-15% sighted cone 1.5x zoom	+7	-10%	-4.5	+0.15	+4.5	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Screw x2	0015C85D
Glow reflex sight (Tactical)	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	-15% sighted cone 1.5x zoom	+7	-10%	-4.5	+0.15	+5.5	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Nuclear material x1 Screw x2	0022BA9E
Short scope (Scoped)[Sniper]	Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 4x zoom	+16	+10%	+9	+0.35	+3.5	–	Adhesive x1 Glass x1 Screw x1 Steel x1	0015C85C
Medium scope (Scoped)[Sniper]	Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 6x zoom	+23	+15%	+12	+0.35	+7.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Glass x2 Screw x1	0015C85B
Long scope (Scoped)[Sniper]	Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 10x zoom	+36	+20%	+15	+0.55	+9.5	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x4 Glass x4 Screw x2	001916B3
Short night vision scope (Night-vision)[Sniper]	Night vision. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 4x zoom	+16	+10%	+9	+0.35	+12.5	Gun Nut 1 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Glass x2 Nuclear material x1 Screw x2 Silver x2	001916B6
Medium night vision scope (Night-vision)[Sniper]	Night vision. Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 6x zoom	+23	+15%	+12	+0.35	+14.5	Gun Nut 1 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x5 Circuitry x1 Fiber optics x1 Glass x4 Nuclear material x2 Screw x3 Silver x3	001916B5
Long night vision scope (Night-vision)[Sniper]	Night vision. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 10x zoom	+36	+20%	+15	+0.55	+16.5	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x2 Fiber optics x2 Glass x5 Nuclear material x3 Screw x3 Silver x4	001916B4
Short recon scope (Recon)[Sniper]	Tracks targets. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 4x zoom (monochrome/target tracking)	+16	+10%	+9	+0.65	+39.5	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x3 Crystal x5 Fiber optics x3 Nuclear material x4 Screw x4 Silver x5	002492DF
Long recon scope (Recon)[Sniper]	Tracks targets. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% sighted cone -20% stability 10x zoom (monochrome/target tracking)	+36	+20%	+15	+0.65	+19.5	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x3 Crystal x5 Fiber optics x3 Nuclear material x4 Screw x4 Silver x5	001916B8

Muzzle[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects						Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
No muzzle	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Small bayonet (Bayoneted)	Better bash. Reduced range.	+50% bash damage	-12	–	–	+0.2	+2	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x3	0015C845
Large bayonet (Bayoneted)	Superior bash. Inferior range.	+100% bash damage	-18	–	–	+0.5	+4	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x2 Steel x4	0015C844
Compensator (Compensated)	Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	+75% better recoil arc	-12	+7	-15%	+0.4	+10	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Screw x2 Steel x3	0015C846
Muzzle brake (Muzzled)	Exceptional recoil control. Better per-shot recoil. Inferior range.	–	-18	+8	-20%	+0.4	+15	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C847
Suppressor (Suppressed)	Suppresses sound from firing. Exceptional per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Poor range.	Weapon is suppressed	-30	+6	-25%	+0.5	+20	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Plastic x4 Screw x4	0015C848

Locations

• Arturo Rodriguez in Diamond City sells a suppressed pipe weapon. Other mods are random on the suppressed pipe gun, but Arturo will always start the game with at least one silenced pipe gun making it advantageous for stealth players.
• Commonly found on raiders, minutemen, settlers, scavengers, super mutants and Diamond City security officers.
• A standard version can be found on the floor in front of a terminal located at Bedford Station.
• Occasionally carried by Rust Devils.
• Commonly carried by trappers.

Bugs

Playstation 4 While in a rifle variant, firing and then swimming will cause the weapon to be held like a bat and prevent the firing of the weapon.^[verified]

• To fix it, just unequip and re-equip the rifle.
• This can also happen while using unique or legendary variants of the rifle.

Behind the scenes

An untextured receiver mod would have allowed for a pipe gun to be turned into a shotgun. It is possible that this was reused for the handmade shotgun in the Creation Club.

Gallery

Modifications: short barrel, standard stock, scope

Modifications: long light barrel, marksman's stock, scope, compensator

Modifications: long barrel, recoil compensating stock, drum magazine, reflex sight, small bayonet

A pipe revolver, in a pre-War Guns and Bullets magazine titled "Street Guns of Detroit"

Pipe gun concept art in The Art of Fallout 4

References

Weapons in Fallout 4 Unarmed Boxing glove · Deathclaw gauntlet · Knuckles · Meat hook (Butcher's Hook) · Power fist Melee weapons Bladed Assaultron blade  · Chinese officer sword (General Chao's Revenge, Zao's sword, Sword of Wonders) · Combat knife (Pickman's Blade) · Disciples blade (Throatslicer) · (Grognak's axe) · Machete (Kremvh's Tooth) · Mr. Handy buzz blade  · Pint-Sized Slasher knife  · Pole hook (Bloodletter, The Fish Catcher) · Revolutionary sword (Shem Drowne sword) · Ripper (Reckoning ·The Harvester ) · Shishkebab · Steel sword  · Switchblade Blunt Alien shock baton  · Baseball bat (2076 World Series baseball bat, Cito's Shiny Slugger , Fencebuster , Rockville Slugger) · Baton · Board · Commie Whacker  · Lead pipe · Pipe wrench (Big Jim) · Pool cue · Rolling pin · Sledgehammer · Super sledge (Atom's Judgement ) · Swatter · Tire iron · Walking cane Ballistic weapons Pistols .44 pistol (Eddie's Peace, The Gainer, Kellogg's pistol, Early Retirement )  · 10mm pistol (Deliverer, Wastelander's Friend, Gen-4 10mm pistol , Classic 10mm pistol , Ultimatum Silver Sidearm )  · Acid Soaker  · Flare gun · Western revolver Shotguns Combat shotgun (Le Fusil Terribles, Justice) · Double-barrel shotgun · Handmade shotgun (Triple-barrel handmade shotgun) SMGs Submachine gun (Silver submachine gun, Spray n' Pray) Rifles Anti-materiel rifle  · Assault rifle · Chinese grenade launcher rifle (Flakker) · Combat rifle (CR-74L , December's Child , Overseer's Guardian) · Handmade rifle (Splattercannon, The Problem Solver) · Hunting rifle (Reba II, Tinker Tom Special) · Lever-action rifle (Old Reliable, Lucky Eddy) · Manwell carbine (Manwell rifle) · Nail gun  · Pipe grenade launcher  · Radium rifle (Kiloton radium rifle, Radical Conversion) · Railway rifle (Prototype railway rifle) · Saw blade launcher  · Syringer Heavy weapons Baseball launcher  · (Broadsider) · Fat Man (Big Boy, Nuka-nuke launcher , The Striker ) · Harpoon gun (Admiral's Friend, Skipper's Last Stand) · (Junk Jet) · Minigun (Ashmaker) · Missile launcher (Death From Above, Partystarter) Other Paddle ball  · Pipe bolt-action · Pipe gun · Pipe revolver · Thirst Zapper Energy weapons Cryo (Cryolator) Laser (Salvaged Assaultron head ) · Institute laser (Virgil's rifle) · Laser musket · Laser gun (Good Intentions, Old Faithful, Protectron's Gaze , Prototype UP77 "Limitless Potential", Righteous Authority, Survivor's Special, Wazer Wifle) · Gatling laser (Final Judgment, Aeternus ) Plasma (BFG 9000 ) · Plasma gun (Experiment 18-A, Sentinel's Plasmacaster) Other (Alien blaster pistol (Hub's Alien Blaster )) · (Alien atomizer ) · (Alien disintegrator )  · (Cosmic cannon ) · Flamer (Sergeant Ash , Heavy incinerator ) · Gamma gun (Lorenzo's Artifact gun, Zeta gun) · Gauss rifle (The Last Minute) · (Prototype Gauss rifle ) · Solar cannon (Solar cannon Mk.II, Outcast)  · (Tesla cannon ) · Tesla rifle  · (Thunderbolt ) Explosive weapons Thrown Baseball grenade · Cryogenic grenade · Frag grenade · Fragmentation grenade MIRV  · Fury grenade  · HalluciGen gas grenade · (Homing beacon) · Institute EM pulse grenade  · Molotov cocktail · Nuka grenade · Nuka Cherry grenade  · Nuka Quantum grenade  · Persuasion grenade  · Piggy Bank bomb  · Plasma grenade · Predator grenade  · Pulse grenade · Smart fragmentation grenade Placed Bear trap  · Bleeding bear trap  · Bottlecap mine · Cryo mine · Frag mine · Nuke mine · Piggy Bank mine  · Plasma mine · Pulse mine · Caltrops  · Poisoned caltrops Parentheses () denote unique weapon variants.