good weapons for sneaky rifle build?

[~Sound Sage~]

So I'm currently using a brotherhood sniper rifle for long range, a modded hunting rifle with dot sight for mid range, and a double barrel shotgun for close range.

build is going to be mainly rifles with sneaky sneaky for extra damage.

right now i just hit level 20.

I'm wondering what rifles to go for throughout my leveling, what are some good types of rifles to use?

i doubt hunting rifles will be end game.

[MBK]

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/The_Fixer https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Handmade_rifle_(Fallout_76)
or
https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Railway_rifle_(Fallout_76)
You don't really need a stealth build if you use a RR

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You can get Fixer from lv 20 and Handmade from Lv 15.

Fixer is best for use in vats. Handmade more accurate to use out of vats but does ok with vats just not as good as fixer. Fixer recoil is strong so use out of vats can be harder.

Commando is the way to go. Rifleman with semi auto is ok but commando does everything better.

[zephyrillo]

You may not like it, but the bow is probably the the most powerful weapon for levels under 75. As you become friends with Foundation, you can add explosive damage to it for splash damage which is great in Radiation Rumble to gain a bunch of experience. Unlike other Fallout games the hunting rifle is probably the worst weapon after level 30. A Fixer is always good and ammo like the bow is plentiful on kills. Always use your Fireproof perk cards when using explosive weapons because you will take damage from your own weapon if you are caught in the blast

Agreed... go commando over rifleman at a minimum and dump the single shot.

[Jason Wang Dang ✅]

you will miss out all the fun for not going power armor + heavy weapons late game because Bethesda favors them the most and you will know by just how many ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ skins they have

[~Sound Sage~]

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You can get Fixer from lv 20 and Handmade from Lv 15.

Fixer is best for use in vats. Handmade more accurate to use out of vats but does ok with vats just not as good as fixer. Fixer recoil is strong so use out of vats can be harder.

Commando is the way to go. Rifleman with semi auto is ok but commando does everything better.

so here is my build, granted im level 20 now, i have a lot of special points invested. https://nukesdragons.com/fallout-76/character?v=1&s=3c355b8&d=sg2eh2c72cu0ic4a72a00l71lu2lt2pp2pd2pk2pl2ar2ao0an2&w=p10ev0ii0iq2if2ih2at1au2lm2&m=c9f14

can you link me to a commando build? i hope i don't have to throw away this character cause i bought $10 worth of repair kits in the atom store.

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should of just bought another copy of fallout 76 for 10 dollars on sale and learned to actually play the game

[Mooman]

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so here is my build, granted im level 20 now, i have a lot of special points invested. https://nukesdragons.com/fallout-76/character?v=1&s=3c355b8&d=sg2eh2c72cu0ic4a72a00l71lu2lt2pp2pd2pk2pl2ar2ao0an2&w=p10ev0ii0iq2if2ih2at1au2lm2&m=c9f14

can you link me to a commando build? i hope i don't have to throw away this character cause i bought $10 worth of repair kits in the atom store.

That's a decent build. Only suggestion is to add Ground Pounder in perception. Card says automatic rifles but will increase reload speed for all rifle weapons.

Only real difference between rifle and commando builds are the perception cards, everything else usually stays the same unless you go loud instead of sneak.

[~Sound Sage~]

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should of just bought another copy of fallout 76 for 10 dollars on sale and learned to actually play the game

glitched 0 level account nothing but a troll

[RMPyro]

Get a bloodied or anti-armor handmade or fixer, and play with low health build. If you like to use vats more then get the fixer, if you like gunplay more then get the handmade.

Same goes with heavy build, but its completly different there. Get taking one for the team legendary perk, because its best for heavy since its almost impossible to stealth. Its like stealth damage but you get it by tanking instead. Also get Dodgy perk so you use AP as an extra hp bar for low health build. Emergency protocols mod on the power armor chest to get 50% more damage reduction at 20% health. Legendary on the power armor to decrese damage taken helps alot aswell, you don't even need to watch the hp bar anymore.

[Bobby Digital™]

the lever action is good for rifleman builds early on, more dps than bolt action. the plan for it is quite expensive however.

but the meta for riflelman and even commando (full auto) builds have been mentioned, handmade, fixer and railway rifle.

[Pronoun Paladin ☯]

Origineel geplaatst door Jason Wang Dang ✅:

you will miss out all the fun for not going power armor + heavy weapons late game because Bethesda favors them the most and you will know by just how many ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ skins they have

My main is a bow-arrow character hence no power armor, and I have to admit I totally feel the same way. Everything's built around power-armor

[THAC0]

Origineel geplaatst door Jason Wang Dang ✅:

you will miss out all the fun for not going power armor + heavy weapons late game because Bethesda favors them the most and you will know by just how many ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ skins they have

im level 175+ I dont use these builds dont care 2 your just biased

[Bobby Digital™]

i never gravitated to PA heavy guns, it got boring really quick. but, different strokes and all of that stuff, right

[PhilMcGrogup]

You can run a commando & rifleman on the same character without much trouble if you find the play style fun. Both commando and rifleman perks sit under perception and if you are doing sneak the rest will largely be the same including the legendary perks and mutations.

Weapon wise maybe go for an auto handmade, a lever action and maybe a gauss rifle, and switch your rifleman or commando perks out as you change weapon. This will give you some diversity with your ammo too so if you run low on one type you can easily switch on the fly.

Hope that helps, Level 20 is a good point to start planning what you want from your build and working towards it.

[Mooman]

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The Alien Disintegrator is another option. Projectile weapons are oddities in that the weapon is quiet but the projectile is noisy so it is easy to stay in stealth.

The projectile is also explosive if cryo or poison and benefits from grenadier and/or demo expert perks.

Only problem is the reward RNG of the event. This year it's 2 weeks and a lot of players probably farmed it to death last time so it could be difficult (bullet sponge enemies).