Here I want to talk about Railway Rifle, which is one of the best weapons in the game if it is set up properly.

Railway Rifle is a home-made steel stake launcher that is loved by many Fallout 76 players. It has high single-shot damage values ​​in both semi-auto or full-auto shooting modes, is incredibly ammo efficient, and is very easy to make.

This is undoubtedly one of the best weapons in Fallout 76, especially for VATS Commando builds. If you want to buy a Railway Rifle for yourself, here are some places to find it.

How To Find Railway Rifle?

Imagine taking a solid block of steel and shooting it at someone’s head. That’s what Railway Rifle is all about. It uses the power of a steam engine to fire solid steel bolts at whatever you want to destroy.

It makes a cool gurgling sound when you reload. You can find plans to make them starting at level 30 in the southern and eastern parts of the map. But you can also buy plans directly from vendors, including Free States and Shopping Mall Vendors at Whitespring Resort. Additionally, Grahm, a super mutant merchant, and vendors in Watoga, as well as Berkeley Springs Station, also sell these plans.

Why It’s Good?

By default, Rifle does 95 base damage per shot. That’s more than Hunting Rifle’s 70 base damage. It also has a very high recoil, so at first glance, it looks like a classic sniper that hits hard but shoots slowly.

But if you look closely, you’ll see that it only costs 20 Action Points to shoot in VATS, which is less than VATS cost of most snipers. Adding Automatic Piston mod also halves Action Point cost and increases the rate of fire to 75, which is comparable to Handmade Rifle.

One of the great things about the game is that weapons that hit hard tend to shoot slowly and require a lot of Action Points in VATS. You should use them as precision weapons. On the other hand, fast-firing weapons deal fewer damage per shot, and Machine Guns require a lot of AP in VATS. So you should rely on the rate of fire to take out enemies.

But Railway Rifle breaks all stereotypes. It does a lot of damage, but it also fires very quickly and is also cheap in VATS. The only downside is the ridiculously high recoil. This makes the automatic Railway Rifle unique.

How To Use It Properly?

Railway Rifle almost looks like it was designed specifically for VATS. And that’s exactly how you should use it, because VATS can counteract the recoil.

It doesn’t have a lot of mods. As I mentioned before, Automatic Piston Receiver increases the rate of fire and reduces the cost in VATS. Outside of VATS, the extra rate of fire will be useless because of the recoil, but when you add the mod, it also reduces AP cost. So it’s a simple choice to go with Automatic Piston.

Long Barrel gives you more range and accuracy, but at the cost of more recoil. But as we mentioned before, VATS counteracts recoil, so you’ll want Long Barrel as well.

Also, Longer Scope will make you more accurate, which is very handy, but opting for Reflex Sight will reduce AP cost to 7 per shot. If you have plenty of Perception, then Reflex Sight might be the better choice. Players with low health and a full Unyielding set will be particularly suited to using it.

Extra Perception will let you hit more in VATS, extra AP means you can shoot more, and extra Luck means more crits.

But unlike most Rifles, it doesn’t have Armor Penetrating Magazines, so make sure to use Tank Killer to give yourself some ways around armor, and use Critical Savvy perk card to get as many crits as possible.

There’s no weight saving perks under Perception so you should also be free to use Commando perks for more damage.

If you don’t have Speed ​​Demon mutation, Ground and Pound should help you reload faster. But if you have mutations, you can replace it with other perks, since reloading is only a little faster and the hip fire accuracy bonus isn’t very useful for Railway Rifle.

Best Legendary Effects

As always, which Legendary Effect is best comes down to personal preference, but I’ll give some of my thoughts.

Since Railway Rifle has a small magazine, with only 10 spikes. This makes Quad effect more useful than other weapon types.

Anti Armor is also particularly useful, since Rifle doesn’t have an Anti Armor magazine, halving an enemy’s armor makes a noticeable difference. Combine it with Tank Killer and you can reduce armor by nearly 70%, compared to 36% with just Tank Killer.

Against bosses, you still need Quad effect for a more sustained shot, but Anti Armor does significantly more damage per shot, so it works better in normal play. But both are great as endgame gear.

For the second star, Explosive effects are always good for marking, but the 25% faster fire rate against bosses will actually give you more damage, especially if you land more critical hits at low health.

VATS Enhanced is the obvious choice for the last star. Reducing VATS action cost by 25% doesn’t seem like much, but this discount is based on the base AP cost, so the action point cost per shot is fixed at -5.

With Automatic Piston and Reflex Sight, it costs 7 AP per shot, which is still low, but with the reduced VATS cost, it only costs 2 AP per shot, which is ridiculous.

It pairs well with any other combination of Legendary Effects, but pairs particularly well with Quad. Therefore, the ideal combination is Quad, Faster Fire, and VATS Enhanced.

I got 492 AP with my low health character, which is more than enough to throw multiple magazines at a boss without running out of AP.

Outro

All in all, Railway Rifle is a very specialized weapon. For anyone using VATS, especially with a low health build, this is one of the best weapons you can get. It hits hard, shoots fast, and has a very low VATS cost. Once you use an excellent weapon, you’ll understand why it has remained popular with players for so many years. Give it a try!

Greeting fellow gamers! Here is a new guide of Fallout 76. Today, I have prepared several important items that can be vendor for amazing rewards. If you are interested in this content, just follow my step and take a closer look!

US Government Supply Requisition

First thing we're going to talk about is the US Government Supply Requisition. You can find it under your holotapes menu in your Pip-Boy kit or in your stash. You usually obtain these off of enemies that you've killed in Fallout 76, usually the Ghouls. With this holotape, you can take it to any Relay Tower.

When you arrive at the Relay Tower, kill the enemies and jump onto the terminal that's inside. You're going to want to hit 'load holotape', selecting the US Government Supply Requisition, and then request an emergency air drop. Now, once you've done that, load up your map. You may also have to put the side quest for and get the supply drop.

Then, we're going to go to the Bolton Greens. Once you spawn in, you're going to go over to where it shows you on the compass, and within that area, you'll find an air drop. You might have to wait like 30 seconds for it to drop, but eventually it will drop. If you don't see it, look for the orange smoke. Once you get over to it, you might have to use a Bobby Pin if you don't have Master Infiltrator on, but you'll get some good stuff from there.

Pleasant Valley Claim Tickets

Next one we're going to talk about is the Pleasant Valley Claim Tickets. You're going to want to spawn in at the Pleasant Valley Ski Resort. Once you're here, you're going to make your way over to the front entrance that's close to Top of the World. Right here, you're going to want to go upstairs and then down 2 flights of stairs.

Now, once you're down here, there is a quest in order to be able to get through this doorway. It is called the Key to the Past, and you'll just have to complete that in order to gain access to this room. Once you're in here, you're going to want to talk to the bellhop there.

If you have Pleasant Valley Claim Tickets on you, they're under miscellaneous in your Pip-Boy kit. Even if you have multiple tickets on you, you'll have to give them one by one. You can have them all on your character at a time, but you'll have to keep clicking him until you're done giving him the tickets.

Technical Data

Next, let's discuss the Technical Data. You can find these in desks, safes, blue and orange cylindrical filing cabinets, AMS Corporate Headquarters, Sugar Grove, Watoga High School, and the Silo locations. You can usually find them in the Filing Cabinets at West Tek. You might need to complete a quest to access the basement, but you can also check upstairs in the West Tek, where you might find Technical Data.

Once you've collected the Technical Data, you'll receive the quest called 'Forbidden Knowledge'. Head to Fort Atlas to deliver the data to the Brotherhood of Steel scribe. If you have multiple pieces of Technical Data, it's best to deliver them one at a time.

If you give them all at once, it reduces your chances of getting rare rewards. I recommend going to a stash box, taking out one piece of Technical Data at a time, and delivering them individually. Although it takes some time, you can repeat this process for each piece of Technical Data you have.

Claim Tokens

Next, let's talk about Claim Tokens. If you've participated in the Load Bearing event, where you help robots stay alive while they dig up resources, you've likely gained some Claim Tokens. After completing the event, you also receive 10 additional tokens as part of the rewards, making it worthwhile to participate. During the event, you earn two tokens every few minutes as you keep the robots alive for the 4 to 5-minute duration.

Now, what do you do with those Claim Tokens? Head to the Terminal. If you have some tokens, you can exchange them for various hauls, such as the Jackpot Haul. From the Claim Tokens you get, you can receive a significant amount of scrap, ammo, and other valuable Fallout 76 Items.

Mr. Fuzzy Tokens

Lastly, let's talk about the Mr. Fuzzy Tokens. Head over to the Camden Park. By completing three daily quests involving carnival games, you can earn three Mr. Fuzzy Tokens for each game or quest you complete.

Chow Line: Participate in the hotdog eating contest. Some hotdogs are moldy, but if you eat 6 hotdogs within a minute, you'll earn 3 Mr. Fuzzy Tokens. It's very easy to do.

Dross Toss: Toggle this on your daily quests. Talk to Zach to start. Pick up the dross, which equips like a grenade, and try to throw it into the tires. If you miss, just keep throwing until you run out of drosses. Wait a few seconds for the event to complete and receive your tokens.

Lucky Mucker: Talk to Zeke and grab the coal bucket. Deposit the coal into 4 Wheelbarrows located around the Camden Park. After depositing the coal, return to Zeke for 3 more tokens.

Once you’ve completed all 3 quests, or if you already have some Mr. Fuzzy Tokens, head to The Company Store and use the terminal. Here, you can see what prizes you can afford with your tokens. The prizes range from minor items to the Mr. Fuzzy costume and the Mr. Fuzzy costume head, which may take a long time to obtain. But if you’re interested, it’s worth picking up.