The recharger rifle is the first version[1] of a self-charging weapon with effectivelly limitless ammunition. As the first version of such a weapon, it suffers from a limited power capacity and low effectiveness of the built-in microfusion breeder. The microfusion breeder recharges at about one ammunition every second, meaning a fully discharged recharger rifle takes 7 seconds to recharge. Its evolved and far more advanced counterpart is the recharger pistol.
Despite its low damage the gun can be fired very rapidly outside of V.A.T.S.
Each unit of ammunition only takes 1 second to recharge, meaning a fully discharged rifle takes 7 seconds to recharge.
While much heavier and noticeably weaker per shot than the laser rifle, it doesn't require any ammunition to be carried. Because of this, it can be one option for consideration in hardcore mode.
With the Perk Jury Rigging, this weapon becomes more useful as spare parts, due to its low cost.
Sometimes using this weapon in V.A.T.S can cause the Courier to do nothing for up to 5 seconds or more. This may be due to the recharging aspect being bugged.
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