Paciencia is a unique hunting rifle. It has a three-round magazine but boasts higher damage than the regular variant as well as higher item HP. Its main advantage over the standard variant is its extremely high critical damage, which is an astounding 110 points, equal to the anti-materiel rifle. Due to its bonus critical chance, critical hits will be more common. It also has a 3.5x magnification when looking down the rifle's iron sights, equivalent to a top-tier scope. However, like most unique weapons, Paciencia cannot be modified using standard hunting rifle mods.
In appearance, it is less makeshift than regular hunting rifles. The pieces of metal and duct tape holding the barrel in place are absent as the barrel is in no state of disrepair, the stock isn't damaged, and the wood is in far better condition. A Mexican flag is also wrapped around the stock for use as a makeshift cheek rest.
Paciencia can fire a total of about 1745 standard rounds, the equivalent of 582 reloads, from full condition before breaking.
Just like the ordinary hunting rifle, Paciencia's iron-sights are misaligned. This can cause accuracy issues which may not be as exaggerated in close or medium range combat but is definitely noticeable with long range sniping. This can be fixed by turning off true iron sights.
When in 3rd person. while wearing T-51b power armor and having the rifle unequipped, it may not completely be attached to the armor; there may a small gap between the rifle and the armor.
Behind the scenes
In Spanish, Paciencia means "Patience". According to J.E. Sawyer, it is so named "because you have three shots, so you had better make them count." [1]
