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The lever-action shotgun is a weapon in Fallout: New Vegas.

Background[]

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A shotgun, also called a "scattergun," is a firearm designed to shoot a multitude of lead or steel balls of varying sizes, greatly increasing the weapon's hit potential. This makes it very effective at hunting game.[Non-game 1] However, the accuracy and power found at close range starts to diminish as the target gets farther away. Shotguns designed for the military's use are often called "combat shotguns."

Characteristics[]

Lever action shotgun blown up

Lever-action shotgun expanded

A top-fed shotgun with a lever-action (similar to the cowboy repeater) chambered for 20 gauge shells. It has the highest damage-per-second of all 20-gauge shotguns. The only real disadvantages to the lever-action are the ammunition capacity capped at 5 and the fact that it must be single-loaded instead of feeding from a detachable magazine.

Additionally, the time it takes for the player to open up and close the lever action at the start and end of the reloading cycle takes an extraordinarily long time, meaning that attempting to load and fire individual shells will reduce the effective fire rate significantly.

The gun can be interrupted mid-way through reloading and fired immediately if needed. When killing an enemy with this shotgun, it has the ability to send the unfortunate individual sprawling, potentially over five feet.

Durability[]

The lever-action shotgun can fire a total of about 495 standard shells, the equivalent of 99 reloads, from full condition before breaking.

Ammunition typeDurability
ShotsReloads
Standard, 3/0 buck, slug & pulse slug49599
Magnum & 3/0 buck Magnum43086

Locations[]

Notes[]

The weapon has the distinction of being the only one in the game affected by the Cowboy, And Stay Back, and Shotgun Surgeon perks simultaneously.

Behind the scenes[]

Bugs[]

PCPC Xbox 360Xbox 360 The reload animation of lever action weapons doesn't have a corresponding jam animation, so the weapon will never jam at all, even at near-breaking conditions.[verified]

Sounds[]

SingleShotVB ReloadVB
JamVB

Gallery[]

References[]

Non-game

  1. Fallout: The Roleplaying Game Rulebook p. 98: "Before the Great War, double-barrel shotguns were mainly used for hunting and home defense, and this has changed little. They are break-action and come in an either a side-by-side or over-and-under barrel configuration. Simple to make and maintain, these shotguns are seen frequently in the Commonwealth and the rest of the wasteland."
  2. J.E. Sawyer on Formspring:
    ohyesitsthecopz: "i love the lever-action. what gun is it based off of."
    Joshua Sawyer: "The Winchester 1887, though in 20 gauge and with other modifications."
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