Unique weapon scaling

[Kinda Festive Shyy]

is there any unique weapon scaling? like in skyrim if you get a unique armor or weapon at like lvl 60 or something its the strongest possible variant, is there such a thing in f4? and if so what level is it

[ghpstage]

The overwheling majority only scale through having different attached parts, so you won't lose anything for grabbing them anytime.
A handful such as Atom's Bulwark and the power armour piece you make yourself have the base item change with level, which may be good or bad. I think this only happens with armours.

EDIT - Forgot about those.

[Kinda Festive Shyy]

ooohhh okay, so its irrelevant what level you grab them as theyll be the same regardless, its based off perks and what you attatch then?

[Drake Ravenwolf]

Loot tables are based off level, but individual items are as described above.
So while you won't find a gauss rifle or gatling laser at lvl 5, whatever level those start appearing in the loot tables will not be any less powerful (once modded) just because you found one "early"
It is a better system than Skyrim imo. Just be aware of the instances where level is important and try and do those later on.

The only thing ghpstage didn't mention is modifications you can NOT alter which are "Sturdy" and "Heavy" versions of the standard armor pieces. These are only mods applied to the armor pieces but without mods you can not add/remove/change these mods in the base game. And each is a direct upgrade over the previous iteration and is tied to your player level.

I'd recommend Craftable Armor Size to unlock these otherwise restricted moifications:
https://www.nexusmods.com/fallout4/mods/4550

[Kinda Festive Shyy]

what about weapons? for example the uhh, gainer. if I wanted the gainer what level should I get it at for the maximum damage output possible

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

Originally posted by Jackey:

what about weapons? for example the uhh, gainer. if I wanted the gainer what level should I get it at for the maximum damage output possible

Unique weapons have the same modifications regardless of level, you can get those immediately. For weapons, modifications are everything

[bunny de fluff]

For good legendary weapons you need some luck.

[Hobo Misanthropus]

Actually, the answer to OP's question is Yes - BUT

A handful of legendary and unique items that are awarded to the player via quest can be scaled. The most common example of this are certain rewards for the BOS or certain rewards in Far Harbor, which can change from say, an Arm Piece, to a chest piece, depending on what level you acquire it at.

However, this only holds true for certain quest rewards. Unique weapons you find in the world are set. IE: The gainer will always be the Gainer, which is a slightly more powerful .44.

[Kinda Festive Shyy]

ooohhh okay, thanks everyone!