The assault rifle is a weapon in Fallout 4
Background [ ] A common sight in the Commonwealth , this assault rifle is used by higher-ranking raiders , Gunners officers and some super mutants .
Characteristics [ ] The assault rifle starts off semi-automatic but can be modded or found with an automatic receiver at the expense of significant damage reduction. A regular, semi-automatic assault rifle with all of the highest level mods equipped deals around 99 damage with all of the Rifleman perks. This damage can be increased by finding a legendary variant with the mighty/powerful prefix. The weapon is heavy for an assault rifle, weighing 13.1 pounds (5.9 kg) unmodified with a short barrel, and when modified can weigh as much as 26 pounds.
The assault rifle has low recoil and high accuracy even when fitted with an automatic receiver. Any modification requires investment in the Gun Nut perk, and some investment in the Science! perk for its advanced optical sights. At higher levels, modified assault rifles may appear as loot.
Weapon modifications [ ] Receiver Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID Standard receiver Standard. – – – – – – – – – – Adhesive x1Gears x1Oil x1Screw x2Spring x1Steel x3001A8A4C Light frame receiver Lighter weight. Reduced damage. Light -3 – – – – -4.1 +8 -25% AP cost – Adhesive x1Aluminum x5Gears x2Oil x3Screw x20018895B Heavy frame receiver Heavier weight. Improved damage. Heavy +3 – – – – +3.9 +13 +25% AP cost – Adhesive x1Gears x2Oil x3Screw x2Steel x80018895A Calibrated receiver Better critical shot damage. Calibrated – – – +1 – +0.7 +23 +100% critical damage – Adhesive x4Gears x4Oil x4Screw x5Steel x800188958 Hardened receiver Better damage. Hardened +7 – – – – +1 +33 – – Adhesive x4Gears x4Oil x4Screw x5Steel x90018895C Automatic receiver Improved rate of fire. Inferior damage and range. Automatic -10 +73 -12 -1 – +1.5 +38 +25% AP cost Gun Nut : 2Adhesive x2Gears x5Oil x6Screw x6Steel x1000188952 Armor piercing automatic receiver Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced range. Inferior damage. Armor piercing automatic -10 +73 -10 -1 – +1.9 +43 +25% AP cost Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x5Aluminum x9Gears x5Oil x6Screw x700188953 Hair trigger receiver More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire. Hair trigger – +19 – – – +0.2 +53 -10% AP cost Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x5Aluminum x10Gears x5Oil x5Screw x500188959 Powerful receiver Superior damage. Powerful +15 – – – – +1.9 +53 – Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x5Aluminum x10Gears x5Oil x6Screw x60018895D Hardened automatic receiver Improved rate of fire. Reduced damage. Inferior range. Hardened automatic -3 +73 -12 -1 – +2.2 +58 +25% AP cost Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x6Aluminum x11Gears x6Oil x6Screw x600188954 Rapid automatic receiver Superior rate of fire. Inferior damage and range. Rapid -11 +96 -12 -1 – +2.2 +63 +25% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x6Aluminum x12Gears x6Oil x7Screw x700188955 Calibrated powerful receiver Superior damage. Better critical shot damage and accuracy. Calibrated powerful +15 – – +1 – +2.7 +68 +100% critical damage Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x7Aluminum x13Gears x8Oil x6Screw x70018895E Hardened piercing auto receiver Improved rate of fire and armor penetration. Reduced damage. Inferior range. Hardened piercing automatic -3 +73 -10 -1 – +3.1 +78 +35% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x7Aluminum x14Gears x9Oil x6Screw x1100188956 Advanced receiver Exceptional damage. More sensitive trigger. Better rate of fire. Advanced +22 +19 – – – +3.5 +83 – Gun Nut 4Adhesive x9Aluminum x15Gears x7Oil x6Screw x1000188951 Powerful automatic receiver Improved damage and rate of fire. Inferior Range. Powerful automatic +4 +73 -12 -1 – +3.9 +88 +25% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x9Aluminum x16Gears x8Oil x7Screw x1000188957
Barrel Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID Short barrel Standard. Short – – – – – – – -10% AP cost – Adhesive x1Screw x6Steel x40018894A Long barrel Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy. Long – – +84 +2 – +2 +10 +10% AP cost – Adhesive x2Screw x10Steel x800188948 Ported barrel Superior recoil. Ported – – – – – – +20 +10% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x5Aluminum x8Screw x60018894B Vented barrel Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy. Vented – – +84 +2 – +2 +30 -10% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x6Aluminum x10Screw x8Steel x500188949
Stock Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID Short stock Standard. – – – – – – – – +5% iron sights transition – Adhesive x2Screw x7Steel x60018894E Full stock Better recoil. – – – – – – +0.9 +10 +20% AP cost Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x4Screw x8Steel x80018894C Markman's stock Superior recoil. Better aim with scopes. Marksman's – – – – – +1.6 +20 +20% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x5Aluminum x8Rubber x2Screw x10Spring x500245F88 Recoil compensating stock Exceptional recoil. Recoil compensated – – – – – +2 +30 +20% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x6Aluminum x9Rubber x3Screw x12Spring x80018894D
Magazine Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID Standard magazine Standard. – – – – – – – – +3% iron sights transition – Adhesive x3Screw x4Spring x4Steel x40018897A Drum magazine Exceptional ammo capacity. Inferior reload speed. Maximum capacity – – – – +50 +2 +20 +10% AP cost Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x4Screw x6Spring x6Steel x600188978 Quick eject mag Better reload speed. Quick – – – – – +0.5 +35 -5% AP cost Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x5Aluminum x4Oil x3Screw x4Spring x80018897B Quick eject drum mag Exceptional ammo capacity. Improved reload speed. Quick maximum capacity – – – – +50 +2.5 +55 +3% iron sights transition Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x6Aluminum x6Oil x5Screw x6Spring x1000188979
Sights Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID Standard sights Standard. – – – – – – – – – – Adhesive x1Steel x2001A8A4D Short scope Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. Scoped – – – +16 – +1.5 +18 -20% base stability – Adhesive x2Glass x1Screw x2Steel x300188963 Reflex sight Better focus and sighted accuracy. Tactical – – – +5 – +0.7 +23 -15% AP cost – Adhesive x2Aluminum x2Glass x1Nuclear material x2Screw x2Silver x100188967 Reflex sight (circle) Better focus and sighted accuracy. Tactical – – – +7 – +0.7 +23 -15% AP cost – Adhesive x2Aluminum x2Glass x1Nuclear material x2Screw x2Silver x1001F425B Medium scope Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. Scoped – – – +23 – +1.9 +38 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x3Glass x2Screw x2Steel x400188961 Long scope Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. Scoped – – – +38 – +2.2 +48 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x4Glass x4Screw x4Steel x50018895F Short night vision scope Night vision. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. Night-vision – – – +16 – +1.5 +63 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 4Science! : 1Adhesive x4Aluminum x5Circuitry x2Fiber optics x1Glass x2Nuclear material x2Screw x2Silver x200188964 Medium night vision scope Night vision. Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy. Night-vision – – – +23 – +1.9 +73 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 4Science! : 1Adhesive x4Aluminum x6Circuitry x3Fiber optics x2Glass x4Nuclear material x4Screw x2Silver x200188962 Long night vision scope Night vision. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. Night-vision – – – +38 – +2.2 +83 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 4Science! : 1Adhesive x5Aluminum x7Circuitry x4Fiber optics x2Glass x5Nuclear material x6Screw x400188960 Long recon scope Tracks targets. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy. Recon – – – +36 – +2.7 +98 -20% base stability Gun Nut : 4Science! : 1Adhesive x5Aluminum x8Circuitry x4Crystal x6Fiber optics x3Nuclear material x7Screw x600188966
Muzzle Mod Description Weapon prefix Effect(s) Perk(s) required Components Form ID No muzzle – – – – – – – – – – – – Compensator Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range. Compensated – – -12 – – +1.7 +50 +15% better recoil per shot Gun Nut : 3Adhesive x3Aluminum x50018894F Muzzle brake Exceptional recoil control. Better per-shot recoil. Inferior range. Muzzled – – -18 – – +1.7 +75 +20% better recoil per shot Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x4Aluminum x6001916A1 Suppressor Suppresses sound from firing. Exceptional per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Poor range. Suppressed – – -30 – – +2 +100 +25% better recoil per shot Gun Nut : 4Adhesive x5Aluminum x8Plastic x4Screw x400188950
Locations [ ] Carried by many raiders, Gunners and super mutants once the player character reaches approximately level 25.
Can be purchased from the following vendors:
One can be found next to a door control terminal in the lowest level of the Massachusetts State House , outside the area where a mirelurk queen spawns.
One can be found next to the Expert-locked terminal in the National Guard recruitment office on top of a container.
One is carried by Captain Maria at Parsons State Insane Asylum .
Another is carried by Edward Deegan , an employee of the Cabot family.
One can be found inside the crashed Vertibird at the Coast Guard Pier (may require the use of explosives to get into reachable range).
Occasionally carried by Triggermen at higher levels.
One can be found in Kendall Hospital , on a table next to a lit lantern in the raider area above the deathclaw.
Rust Devils .Allen Lee in Far Harbor .trappers .Nuka-Cade for 10,100 Nuka-Cade ticket s (items rotate every couple of days).Notes [ ] The assault rifle is the only gun in the base game that utilizes 5.56 ammunition.
When used for sneak attacks in V.A.T.S., the assault rifle fires only one shot per action even when upgraded with an automatic receiver, a trait that goes a long way towards making the most efficient use of its scarce ammunition type. Outside of sneak mode, it will fire several shots per burst just like any other automatic weapon.
After reloading, the player character does not cock the gun with the charging handle.
When carried by companions in power armor, their walking animation may change, causing the ground to rumble while they walk as if they had jumped and landed from a height.
Concept art of the weapon appears in The Art of Fallout 4 [Non-game 1]
The ported barrel gives the same benefits as a short ported barrel , while the vented barrel is treated like a long ported barrel .
Despite using 5.56mm ammunition, the suppressor attachment for the weapon has text which reads "CAL .50" printed on it.
In reality, the term "assault rifle" refers to a rifle with the ability to shift between fire modes by a selector switch, while the in-game weapon is incapable of this and fire modes can only be changed by building seperate receiver modifications. Behind the scenes [ ] The assault rifle is referred to as meshes/weapons/machinegun/ in Nifskope and audio files refer to it as RifleIstvan .
The "Army, Atom Cats, Gunners and Vault-Tec Weapon Paint Job" and "Brotherhood of Steel, Institute, Railroad, Minutemen Weapon Paint Job" Creation Club bundles, created by community modder Skidabaa in collaboration with Bethesda, identify this weapon as the M199 assault rifle mentioned in Fallout 3. The name can be seen when the "drum magazine" modification is applied to the weapon while one of the relevant paints is applied.
Model names
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mgbarrelcooled.nif
mgbarrelheavy.nif
mgbarrellong.nif
mgbarrelshort.nif
mgcompensator.nif
mggripmarksman.nif
mggriptactical.nif
mgmagdrum.nif
mgmagstraight.nif
mgmuzzlebreak.nif
mgreflex.nif
mgreflexcircle.nif
mgscope.nif
mgscopethermal.nif
mgsight.nif
mgstockcollapsed.nif
mgstockstandard.nif
mgsuppressor.nif
Gallery [ ]
Modifications: ported barrel, full stock, drum magazine, standard sights
Modifications: vented barrel, recoil compensating stock, drum magazine, reflex sight, compensator
Modifications: vented barrel, marksman's stock, standard magazine, recon scope, suppressor
Modifications: long barrel, full stock, standard magazine, standard sights
Modifications: long barrel, marksman's stock, standard magazine, scope, muzzle brake
References [ ]
Non-game
↑ The Art of Fallout 4 "MACHINE GUN
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
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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 · (Tesla rifle · Thunderbolt
Occasionally carried by Rust Devils.
