So...Best weapons and when do you get them?

[Greywolf]

Did I ever mention how much I hate leveled equipment? Here, have this shiny new gun! It is just like your regular gun but it has higher numbers! Oh dont get too attached to it though because you will find an exactly identical gun 2 levels later that does double the damage, and then you find another gun that does the double the damage again!

Lower level items are worthless when you level up so there is no point upgrading them when you are just going to toss it away for an identical yet superior in every way weapon.

So I was wondering, what is the max level and what is the max level of weapons? When do I start getting these weapons?

[DarkFenix]

The mk2/ultra weapons are the top grade. Some of them you'll be finding as early as the second planet, some you'll have to spend ages waiting for. Just pump science to 100 for the -90% tinkering cost then it won't matter any more.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Character level seems to affect what items are available for sale, even if you go back to 'earlier' worlds.

FWIW, the gun I use the most is a tinkered-up hunting rifle ultra w/ corrosive ammo, 2x scope, and a whisper muzzle. 330+ base damage, basically spot-on accurate AFAICT, range well past 200m, very quiet; and I have the perks that improve weak spot damage, make headshot kills do some splash damage in a 2.5m radius, and every time I kill an enemy guarantee that my next attack is a critical hit. Hunting rifles pre: Ultra don't take barrel attachments, FWIW.

Note that while the Deadeye Assault Rifle Mk II can in theory beat the HRU in DPS due to faster fire rate, it does quite a lot less damage per shot while having the same low base capacity (6), so against heavily armored enemies or if you have the guaranteed-crit-per-kill perk it may be a lot less interesting.

You'll likely find plenty of HRUs on Monarch, FWIW. By Byzantium... I think the main category I haven't seen an Ultra yet is of tactical shotguns, where I've only seem them go up to Mk 2.

[Wolf Fae Witch]

there are a lot of weapons I had to do an article on some of the best weapons feel free to check it out and you will know how to find them.
https://www.gamers decide.com/articles/the-outer-worlds-best-weapons