The scopes needed to offset this deficiency require a heavy investment in the Gun Nut perk to craft, with night-vision and recon versions also requiring investment in the Science! perk.
The Gauss rifle is inaccurate with its standard sights. Most of the main advantages of most reflex sights (clear sight picture unobstructed by the weapon's bulk) are lost when attempting to use one on a Gauss rifle. The reflex sight is essentially a 'rear sight' aperture for a glowing front sight post. The Gauss rifle is rather inaccurate when attempting to shoot from the hip. It is fed rounds through a dorsal mounted cylindrical magazine and its projectile produces a momentary blue trail, similar to a lightning bolt. The rifle operates on a charging principle: the user holds down the trigger to build up the charge, and releasing the trigger fires a round (roughly 50% of a fully charged shot). It can be modded with more capacitors, a shielded barrel, and a compensator or suppressor.Ĭapacitors and exposed copper wiring run alongside the barrel, and a Nixie tube display above the stock gives the weapon's charge percentage.
The Gauss rifle is able to deliver very high damage after being fired when fully charged.
