50.cal

[\\,[†],//]

i honest love the 50.cal easy to craft ammo if your a scrap horder but is there a way to improve it on weapons work beanch?

[Sirius]

Sure, not much though. Most heavy weapons don't come with a lot of options, at least not compared to many other weapon categories.

Also, while not everything here has a claim to 100% perfect truth, Wiki is your friend:

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/.50_cal_machine_gun

It's one of the "very much fewer" options weapons, it's still a staple I use in both my heavy builds.

[ihuntzombies]

ive scrapped at least 10 andonly got one mod so far, not quite the pipe gun pay out lol.

[Rabidnid]

Perks cards and legendaries are the usual way to boost the .50

[Rabidnid]

Originally posted by ihuntzombies:

ive scrapped at least 10 andonly got one mod so far, not quite the pipe gun pay out lol.

Heavy barrel and prime receiver is about it. I've scrapped a lot more than that and only have those 2.

[Eriskumma]

Originally posted by Rabidnid:

Originally posted by ihuntzombies:

ive scrapped at least 10 andonly got one mod so far, not quite the pipe gun pay out lol.

Heavy barrel and prime receiver is about it. I've scrapped a lot more than that and only have those 2.

.50 Cal doesn't have other mods than those 2.

[\\,[†],//]

got it thanks

[ReadyToPlay]

Originally posted by \\,†,//:

i honest love the 50.cal easy to craft ammo if your a scrap horder but is there a way to improve it on weapons work beanch?

You get a free legendary .50 cal machine gun called Final Word, which has 50% anti-armor effect, at the end of Beckett's ally quest line. You can craft your own legendary version, but with random legendary effects.

[Eriskumma]

Originally posted by ReadyToPlay:

Originally posted by \\,†,//:

i honest love the 50.cal easy to craft ammo if your a scrap horder but is there a way to improve it on weapons work beanch?

You get a free legendary .50 cal machine gun called Final Word, which has 50% anti-armor effect, at the end of Beckett's ally quest line. You can craft your own legendary version, but with random legendary effects.

I really recommend doing Beckett's quest after getting to level 45 so that you will get full level Final Word. It's one of the best named guns in the game and would suck to get level 25/level 35 version. :P

[ReadyToPlay]

Originally posted by Eriskumma:

Originally posted by ReadyToPlay:

You get a free legendary .50 cal machine gun called Final Word, which has 50% anti-armor effect, at the end of Beckett's ally quest line. You can craft your own legendary version, but with random legendary effects.

I really recommend doing Beckett's quest after getting to level 45 so that you will get full level Final Word. It's one of the best named guns in the game and would suck to get level 25/level 35 version. :P

It doesn't really matter because the .50 gun is not among the best weapons, mainly due to lack of mod options. I loved it at low and mid levels, but have since moved on to better weapons with a lot of mod options, like The Fixer, Auto Axe, Cremator, etc. So if he is going to use the .50, using it at level 35 is best.

[Vinnolo]

Originally posted by ReadyToPlay:

Originally posted by Eriskumma:

I really recommend doing Beckett's quest after getting to level 45 so that you will get full level Final Word. It's one of the best named guns in the game and would suck to get level 25/level 35 version. :P

It doesn't really matter because the .50 gun is not among the best weapons, mainly due to lack of mod options. I loved it at low and mid levels, but have since moved on to better weapons with a lot of mod options, like The Fixer, Auto Axe, Cremator, etc. So if he is going to use the .50, using it at level 35 is best.

i dont see how you can even compare when those arent heavy weapons, you have to keep in mind build not just using w/e is meta or broken (which imo, is a snooze fest)

[lucg]

PA with "Final Word" (MG .50 Cal) with heavy gunner perk cards and stabilized perk card, all at level 3, can be fun to play at high levels too ... !

Possibility to specialize with VATS, but it needs many other perk cards and a reserve of fusion cores ... . May want to have a MG .50 Cal with some "critical shot" related attributes ... .

[OutsidR]

I also have used the .50 forever... but one more mod on it is quad=1000 rnds. and explosive. Took forever to get those :)

[Halcyform]

The 50 doesn't have much in the way of mods. It has maybe like two mods.

Another problem with it is that while the original version had very good hip accuracy it was changed (nerfed) at some point. I don't recall the time frame involved.

I started out with a heavy gun build and switched to rifle build due to having a gauss TSE. When I later went back to a heavy guild build, I found the 50 cal to have absolute garbage accuracy.

Edit: If ammo usage isn't a issue for you, a LMG is a far superior weapon.

[insert food here]

50 cal is a very solid heavy gun and the Final Word named legendary is one of the better ones considering how easy it is to get with guaranteed legendary effects. Reload speed or weight reduction would be better for the 3rd star compared to the +250 DR when reloading i think it gets but 2 out of 3 being good is not too bad.

Do not listen to anyone saying it is not worth getting at Lv 50. If you like using the 50 cal itself and the easy ammo crafting etc, it is very worth getting.

Originally posted by Vinnolo:

i dont see how you can even compare when those arent heavy weapons, you have to keep in mind build not just using w/e is meta or broken (which imo, is a snooze fest)

Yes it is kind of a silly statement. Nothing wrong with comparing things from different categories if it is done right. Reality is that for heavy gun options there is not a lot wrong with the 50 cal, it is a very solid weapon. If you are fully spec into heavy gunner you should like the Final Word.

I use two 50 cals on my PA heavy gunner. Bloodied, 25FFR and Bloodied, Explosive for tagging. My plasma caster, Gatling plasma, holy fire and ultracite gatling laser are great as well but i end up using my 50 cals a lot.

[whiterspon]

Two shoot explosive and agility da best .50 on the universe esspecialy with gold raider Skin :)