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The Raider BB rifle, or simply BB gun, is a weapon in Fallout 3.
Characteristics
This gun is one of the least-damaging weapons in the game, tied with the Chinese pistol. Almost every weapon in the game, except the pool cue, rolling pin and Mesmetron, are more damaging.
Another use for this weapon since it is considered a silenced weapon is for luring. If you have a high sneak (night-time is much easier) and find yourself between two incompatible enemies you can shoot at each of them, draw them toward you while you stay hidden. When they see each other they will attack each other. Hint: Make sure to sneak off to another spot after you lure them or they will see you and a free-for-all will happen.
With the Point Lookout add-on perks the damage of this weapon is raised to 14.
Durability
The BB gun can fire a total of about 417 BBs, the equivalent of 5 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
Variants
- The version received on your 10th birthday is different than the standard BB gun. It has a higher item health (1,000), a much faster rate of fire, no chance for a critical hit, and does not degrade with use. It is also a Quest item, meaning that it cannot be dropped. There is no way to obtain this version of the weapon outside of Growing Up Fast, except through the use of console commands.
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- Black Bart's Bane - A unique BB gun that was cut from the final game.
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Locations
- Bailey's Crossroads Metro - on the lower level of the metro, there is a gun with 75 BBs at the makeshift range.
- Big Town - in the possession of Kimba.
- Dukov's Place - a gun (but no ammunition) can be found on the 2nd floor in the southern corridor.
- Evergreen Mills - a gun may be bought from Smiling Jack.
- Haley's Hardware - two BB guns can be found outside.
- Megaton - sometimes sold by Moira Brown.
- Tenpenny Tower - one can be bought from Chief Gustavo, the security chief.
- VAPL-58 Power Station - on the roof along with 13-22 BBs.
- Northwest from the Scrapyard, there is a power station. The first power pylon south of it (near a skeleton in a chair) has a gun and around 10 BBs, as well as a Nuka-Cola Quantum.
- Available for purchase at most gun stores.
- Lucky Harith may also carry these in stock after investing in him.
- BB guns and ammunition are readily available at the Citadel Armory.
- The scrapper swampfolk in Point Lookout often carry BB guns and its ammunition.
- In the cargo hold on Mothership Zeta.
- Vault 101 - Given to the Lone Wanderer during their birthday in the beginning of the game. Also on the table during the quest Escape!.
Notes
- Having limited practical use out in the Wasteland, where BB ammunition is very scarce, this makes the BB gun primarily a sentimental object, as it does less damage than the handgun available from Amata and has a high AP cost.
- During the escape from Vault 101, the gun and 50 BB's can be collected from the player's desk. They can offer it to Butch DeLoria to fight off the radroaches attacking his mother (although if his mother dies, he will no longer initiate conversation with the player and the BB gun will be unretrievable without killing him.)
- The BB gun is a rare weapon to come across in the Capital Wasteland. With the Point Lookout add-on they are more commonly found, used by swampfolk.
- In "Escape!" if you attempt to leave the Vault and haven't picked up everything on the desk, a message will pop up saying "You should get your stuff from your desk before you leave" This includes a BB gun. It is classified as being one of the things you must take before you leave and since it is one of your possessions because of the message stating that you must get your stuff before you leave it is the BB gun given to you on your 10th birthday. However, it does not have the unique features like the one given. Your 10th birthday version is taken off you despite being one of your presents and replaced with a normal BB gun that is seen as the one that is given on your 10th birthday. Basically, you retrieve 2 BB guns in the Vault, but one is taken off you and the other is obtained 2 quests later.
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