Does having low Small & Big Guns skill effect the way i use them?

[Nesster]

I purchased a Vindicator Minigun (Mod Item) and i noticed that it requires 100 Gun Skill. I'm mostly a energy weapons kind of guy, so i have low Gun Skill. Does that effect using the weapon in a bad way or something?

[Haxel Haze]

Lower accuracy, higher recoil, and less damage I believe

[Vassago Rain]

It makes it essentially pointless to use it, especially if you don't have the huge STR requirement.

[red255]

With melee weapons it affects (well damage) and rate of attack.

with ranged weapons you can't hold it steady.

taking the drug Steady helps. (and big horn steak + booze for the strength requirement)

[Belanos]

Originally posted by red255:

with ranged weapons you can't hold it steady.

It also affects the amount of damage you can do with them.

[Danny]

You have a small and big guns skill in new Vegas?! o_0

[Nesster]

Originally posted by Danny:

You have a small and big guns skill in new Vegas?! o_0

Yeah but it's referred as Guns now. Big and Small guns were only in fallout 3 as separate skills. I guess in New Vegas they both are now merged together into one skill.

[Nesster]

Originally posted by Nesster The Wastelander:

Originally posted by Danny:

You have a small and big guns skill in new Vegas?! o_0

Yeah but it's referred as Guns now. Big and Small guns were only in fallout 3 as separate skills. I guess in New Vegas they both are now merged together into one skill.

Also it would replace the Guns skill with the two categories if you locked on fallout 3 with new vegas via TTW (Tale of two wastelands)