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The BB gun, officially the Raider BB rifle,[1] is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Characteristics[]

BB gun

BB gun expanded

As a pneumatically-powered lever-action airgun, it is primarily used for small game hunting or recreational target practice utilizing BB pellets. With a base damage of only 4, it is the weakest of all ballistic weapons in the game even when boosted with the Cowboy perk, heavily reducing its usefulness against anything larger and stronger than a radroach or bloatfly. Due to the lack of gunpowder explosions or energy discharge, it is considered a silent weapon, but still falls behind even to the silenced .22 pistol in terms of damage-per-second (DPS).

Durability[]

The BB gun can fire a total of about 245 BBs, the equivalent of 2.5 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

Variant[]

  • With the Wild Wasteland trait, the Abilene Kid LE will instead be located inside a well that appears in front of the shack. The well appears after talking to Rex and asking him if someone fell down a well. Doing this will cause the Courier to receive a map marker for Jimmy's well.

Comparison[]

Legend 
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (melee or unarmed)Attacks in V.A.T.S.- Attacks in V.A.T.S.
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)- Weapon name (gun, energy or explosive)Action point cost- Action point cost
Damage per attack (damage per projectile)- Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per action point- Damage per action point
Damage per second- Damage per secondWeapon spread- Weapon spread
Area of effect damage- Area of effect damageMagazine capacity (shots per reload)- Magazine capacity (shots per reload)
Effect damage & duration- Effect damage & durationDurability (number of attacks before breaking)- Durability (number of attacks before breaking)
Bonus effects- Bonus effectsWeight- Weight
Attacks per second- Attacks per secondValue in caps- Value in caps
Critical chance % multiplier- Critical chance % multiplierValue to weight ratio- Value to weight ratio
Critical damage- Critical damageSkill required- Skill required
Critical effect damage & duration- Critical effect damage & durationStrength required- Strength required
With all mods attached- With all mods attached
Weapon name (current weapon is highlighted)Damage per attack (damage per projectile)Damage per secondAttacks per secondCritical Chance % multiplierCritical damageAction Point costDamage per action pointWeapon spreadMagazine capacity (shots per reload)Durability (number of attacks before breaking)WeightValue in capsValue to weight ratioSkill requiredStrength required
BB gun 4
6.21.54x14280.10.51002452361801
Abilene Kid LE BB gun 4
6.21.54x1.570280.10.5100495250025001

Locations[]

Notes[]

Despite being an airgun and not utilizing gunpowder, firing the BB gun will still ignite flammable fumes, such as the ones inside the biodiesel refinery.

Sounds[]

SingleShotVB ReloadVB
JamVB

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. BB speedloader texture contains "Raider BB rifle" brand name
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