Need help espically from experienced people to find the right gun.

[Neo [CE90]]

Theres a extreme variety in fallout 76 how much i ever read theres too much knowledge to learn for me to get a good gun the word ''good gun isnt enough'' I need something that is pretty cheap to produce / buy (ammo) and not something that is just spray and waste ammo like 50.cal and i need pretty high accuracy to get high DMG espically in VATS and headshots so something like a Lever action or semi auto rifle? Long text but Anyone got recomendations?

[nordmeyerx]

I am currently using the Cold Shoulder shotgun.

I have tried Stealth, Rifle, Pistol, Heavy Gun and Explosive builds, and where they were all fun in their specific ways, I find the Cold Shoulder to be the most "effective" weapon and build. More ammo drops than I need so I always have an excess, and it never breaks. It does an incredible amount of damage so much so that I need to swap it out for reflective mutation events because all I do is one shot myself. Also, it makes a cool noise when you fire it.

[Ravener]

For VATS crit builds the generally acknowledged meta is the Fixer rifle. We'd need some more info however to help dial you in more. Do you prefer stealth or run-n-gun? Power armor? Bloodied or full health?

[50Fathoms]

If you like heavy weapons, the Gatling Gun with the speedy receiver upgrade offers a good damage/ammo ratio and decent accuracy. If you are looking for a sniper rifle, I would recommend the Gauss rifle.

[Neo [CE90]]

Originally posted by Ravener:

For VATS crit builds the generally acknowledged meta is the Fixer rifle. We'd need some more info however to help dial you in more. Do you prefer stealth or run-n-gun? Power armor? Bloodied or full health?

I usually go guns blazing i barley use power armor unless theres difficulty and i always go full health, and rarley use vats tbh so something to go with your regular character that is ammo efficent for guns blazing, accuracy and not some ammo that is expensive to produce

[Neo [CE90]]

Originally posted by Fifty Fathoms:

If you like heavy weapons, the Gatling Gun with the speedy receiver upgrade offers a good damage/ammo ratio and decent accuracy. If you are looking for a sniper rifle, I would recommend the Gauss rifle.

i dont usually go for heavy weapons and the gun must be efficent in ammo it cant cost costly materials or insane amounts of caps

[Neo [CE90]]

and to all saying the fixer is good i did complete the mission but it bugged where it never got me any reward, so im uncapable to get it

[BizarreMan]

Originally posted by Neo CE90:

and to all saying the fixer is good i did complete the mission but it bugged where it never got me any reward, so im uncapable to get it

Encryptid can be done multiple times if you buy a keycard, or you can just do it when someone else triggers it. Every time you do the event you have a chance to get the Fixer plan. Once you know the plan, they will drop for you at other events. Or, you can just find someone selling the plan.

[Neo [CE90]]

Originally posted by BizarreMan:

Originally posted by Neo CE90:

and to all saying the fixer is good i did complete the mission but it bugged where it never got me any reward, so im uncapable to get it

Encryptid can be done multiple times if you buy a keycard, or you can just do it when someone else triggers it. Every time you do the event you have a chance to get the Fixer plan. Once you know the plan, they will drop for you at other events. Or, you can just find someone selling the plan.

i will still see if theres any other weapons that can be good for me

[Leslie Chow ⛧]

Gauss rifle or Railway rifle for VATS build The Fixer / Elder's Mark for commando crits

[Neo [CE90]]

I read about the gauss rifle and many of you mentioned it ill try it out it has a pretty high damage output and its pretty accurate and its suprisingly cheap to produce ammo for it

[AlexSledge]

Watch this...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2r9VqJ9wrI

I know our boy is pointing to end game, but he's doing testing with non-legendary versions of them all, so his testing is still relevant to lower levels with non legendary weapons. Any of the ones he points out should be good, even though you might not be able to even get some of them yet.

Also re: Gauss Rifle - it's still my go to when soloing around dailies. I just can't use up the ammo faster than it accumulates no matter how hard I try.

[Halcyform]

All heavy guns aren't spray and pray. Please clarify what you would actually like to use.

Without that, I suggest a handmade if you want to stand and bang. If you want stealth, then go with a fixer. You don't need to stress over either. Have someone make one for you if you don't have the plans. Just ask random strangers until someone says "ok". You can modify a base weapon into a legendary if you have the mats.

Edit: Another option for stand and bang is a railway rifle, but it's less user friendly in that you need a quad legendary and bandolier perk card to make it worth using.

Edit 2: Quad railway rifle is also probably the best rifle for VATS usage. Very low AP usage.

[Phantom]

Originally posted by Neo CE90:

Theres a extreme variety in fallout 76 how much i ever read theres too much knowledge to learn for me to get a good gun the word ''good gun isnt enough'' I need something that is pretty cheap to produce / buy (ammo) and not something that is just spray and waste ammo like 50.cal and i need pretty high accuracy to get high DMG espically in VATS and headshots so something like a Lever action or semi auto rifle? Long text but Anyone got recomendations?

Railway Rifle - Cheap to craft

Q E 15r
Q FFR 15r
B E 15r
B FFR 15r

Those rolls will murder anything

Quad to deal with the abysmally small clip
Explosive because its absurdly good on railways
reload speed because of the absurdly high rate of fire
Faster fire rate for well more absurd rate of fire


People also like
-25% vats ap cost (for ... reasons I don't get)



Ammo costs steel (which is absurdly abundant junk) hits like a truck, and produces in large quantities


Due to the kick on the gun when it fires, its essentially vats exclusive where the guns absurd power melts anything it points towards

Ex. my Quad Explosive 15% Reload railway without min/max damage bonuses applied one shots level 100 supermutants in westtek

I've done in excess of 50,000 damage PER shot vs the queen (with syringer use and not even min/max damage)... she melted next to instantly

It has high accuracy in vats as base, and because of its fire rate quickly reaches 95%

Explosive effect makes it have instant speed projectiles that do a nice bonus chunk of damage

The downside of explosive is you only get half the spikes back from looting enemies that you would have gotten before (as the fired ammo is completely recoverable and reuseable BEFORE you factor in contextual drops without explosive)

[Boboscus]

Originally posted by nordmeyerx:

I am currently using the Cold Shoulder shotgun.

I have tried Stealth, Rifle, Pistol, Heavy Gun and Explosive builds, and where they were all fun in their specific ways, I find the Cold Shoulder to be the most "effective" weapon and build. More ammo drops than I need so I always have an excess, and it never breaks. It does an incredible amount of damage so much so that I need to swap it out for reflective mutation events because all I do is one shot myself. Also, it makes a cool noise when you fire it.

Cold Shoulder really broke the game in a way, no other gun is as good perkless as this thing, the fact that it does extra damage to special enemies AND slows them down over time is massive. It's the only gun that just destroys everything in the game without meta building a character.