Pipe bolt-action (Fallout 4)

	For the semi-automatic variation, see Pipe gun (Fallout 4). For the revolver version, see Pipe revolver (Fallout 4).

The pipe bolt-action is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Characteristics[]

Like other makeshift firearms, pipe bolt-action weapons are easily acquired and are commonly carried by settlers and low-level enemies, such as raiders, in early parts of the game.

Compared to the basic pipe gun, the bolt-action variant improves its accuracy at medium to long range.

Weapon modifications[]

While the long finned barrel modification makes it so shot spread does not increase while firing, the pipe bolt-action does not benefit from this for subsequent shots due to how slowly the weapon fires.

Receiver[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects									Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard receiver	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Gears x1 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x2	001A8A90
Light frame receiver (Light)	Lighter weight. Reduced damage.	-25% AP cost -5% iron sights transition	-3	–	–	–	–	–	-1.6	+3	–	Adhesive x1 Gears x1 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x2	0015C87B
Heavy frame receiver (Heavy)	Heavier weight. Improved damage.	+25% AP cost +5% iron sights transition	+3	–	–	–	–	–	+1.4	+4	–	Adhesive x2 Gears x1 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x3	0015C87A
Tuned receiver (Tuned)	Improved rate of fire.	-10% AP cost +25% reload speed +5% hipfire accuracy	–	+1	–	–	–	–	+0.1	+6	–	Adhesive x2 Oil x2 Screw x2 Spring x2 Steel x3	0015C879
Calibrated receiver (Calibrated)	Better critical shot damage.	+100% critical damage +10% hipfire accuracy	–	–	–	+2	–	–	+0.2	+7	–	Adhesive x3 Gears x2 Oil x2 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C878
Hardened receiver (Hardened)	Better damage.	–	+8	–	–	–	–	–	+0.4	+10	–	Adhesive x3 Gears x2 Oil x2 Screw x1 Steel x4	0015C87C
Powerful receiver (Powerful)	Superior damage.	–	+17	–	–	–	–	–	+0.7	+16	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Gears x3 Oil x3 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C87D
Calibrated powerful receiver (Calibrated powerful)	Superior damage. Better critical shot damage and accuracy.	+100% critical damage +10% hipfire accuracy	+17	–	–	+2	–	–	+0.9	+21	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x4	001916AC
.38 receiver (.38)	Reduced damage. Changes ammo type .38 Caliber.	–	-8	–	–	–	–	–	+1.3	+25	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x6 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x4	0021048C
.50 receiver (.50)	Exceptional damage. Changes ammo type to .50 Caliber. Improved rate of fire.	+25% reload speed	+25	+1	–	-1	–	–	+1.3	+28	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x6 Gears x2 Oil x3 Screw x4	0015C876

Barrel[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects									Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Stub barrel	Improved hip-fire accuracy. Inferior range and sighted accuracy.	-15% AP cost +25% accuracy -10% recoil	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Screw x1 Steel x1	001A8A8C
Short barrel	Standard.	-10% AP cost +10% accuracy -10% recoil	–	+36	+1	–	–	–	+0.7	+0.3	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x2	0015C863
Short light barrel	Improved hip-fire accuracy.	-15% AP cost -3% iron sights transition +10% accuracy -10% recoil	–	+36	+2	–	–	–	–	+4	–	Adhesive x2 Copper x2 Screw x1	0015C864
Long barrel (Long)	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	+10% AP cost +3% iron sights transition +40% sighted accuracy -50% hipfire accuracy -15% recoil	–	+120	-1	–	–	–	+1.5	+6	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x2 Steel x4	0015C861
Long light barrel (Long)	Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Reduced hip-fire accuracy.	+40% sighted accuracy -50% hipfire accuracy -15% recoil	–	+120	+2	–	–	–	+0.7	+7	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x5 Copper x4 Screw x3	0015C861
Short ported barrel (Ported)	Superior recoil.	-10% AP cost -3% iron sights transition +10% sighted accuracy -25% recoil	–	+36	+1	–	–	–	+0.7	+9	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Copper x5 Screw x3 Steel x3	0015C864
Long ported barrel (Ported)	Superior recoil, range and sighted accuracy. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	+10% AP cost +3% iron sights transition +40% sighted accuracy -50% hipfire accuracy -25% recoil	–	+120	–	–	–	–	+1.5	+12	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x4 Copper x5 Screw x3	001651C2
Long finned barrel (Finned)	No accuracy penalty while firing. Superior range and sighted accuracy. Better recoil. Poor hip-fire accuracy.	+10% AP cost +3% iron sights transition +40% sighted accuracy -50% hipfire accuracy -15% recoil Aim cone doesn't increase while firing	–	+120	-1	–	–	–	+1.5	+13	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x5 Aluminum x3 Copper x6 Screw x4	00027F2D

Grip[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects							Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard grip [Pistol]	Standard.	-10% AP cost	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Screw x1 Steel x1	001A8A8D
Comfort grip (Comfort grip)[Pistol]	Improved recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	-10% AP cost +5% hipfire accuracy -5% recoil	+3	–	–	–	+0.1	+3	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x1	0015C865
Standard stock [Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy. Better recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash.	+20% AP cost +10% iron sights transition +7% stability +40% sighted accuracy -20% recoil	+7	–	–	–	+0.8	+6	–	Adhesive x3 Copper x4 Screw x3	0015C868
Sharpshooter's grip (Sharpshooter's)[Pistol]	Better recoil and hip-fire accuracy.	-15% AP cost +15% hipfire accuracy -15% recoil	+4	–	–	–	+0.2	+7	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x2 Cork x1 Rubber x1 Screw x2 Wood x3	0015C865
Markman's stock (Marksman's)[Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy. Superior recoil and aim with scopes. Improved bash.	+20% AP cost +10% iron sights transition +9% stability +40% sighted accuracy -25% recoil	+7	–	–	–	+1.1	+12	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x4 Copper x5 Cork x2 Rubber x3 Screw x3	0015C869
Recoil compensating stock (Recoil compensated)[Rifle]	Exceptional sighted accuracy and recoil. Better aim with scopes. Improved bash.	+20% AP cost +10% iron sights transition +7% stability +40% sighted accuracy -30% recoil	+8	–	–	–	+1.3	+15	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x5 Copper x5 Cork x2 Rubber x4 Screw x4	0015C86A

Sights[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects						Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
Standard sights	Standard.	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Adhesive x1 Steel x1	001A8A91
Glow sights (Glow-sighted)	Improved focus and better sighted accuracy.	+10% sighted accuracy	+1	–	–	–	+3	–	Adhesive x2 Nuclear material x1 Steel x2	0015C883
Short scope (Scoped)	Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +30% AP cost +10% iron sight transition 4x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+16	–	–	+0.5	+6	–	Adhesive x1 Glass x1 Screw x1 Steel x1	0015C881
Reflex sight (Tactical)	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	-15% AP cost -10% iron sight transition 1.5x scope +15% sighted accuracy	+7	–	–	+0.2	+7	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Screw x2	0015C882
Glow reflex sight (Tactical)	Better focus and sighted accuracy.	-15% AP cost -10% iron sight transition 1.5x scope +15% sighted accuracy	+7	–	–	+0.2	+9	–	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Nuclear material x1 Screw x2	0022BA9F
Medium scope (Scoped)	Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +40% AP cost +15% iron sight transition 6x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+23	–	–	+0.7	+12	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x2 Aluminum x3 Glass x2 Screw x1	0015C880
Long scope (Scoped)	Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +50% AP cost +20% iron sights transition 10x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+36	–	–	+0.8	+15	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Aluminum x4 Glass x4 Screw x2	001916AD
Short night vision scope (Night-vision)	Night vision. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +30% AP cost +10% iron sight transition 4x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+16	–	–	+0.5	+19	Gun Nut 1 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Glass x2 Nuclear material x1 Screw x2 Silver x2	001916B0
Medium night vision scope (Night-vision)	Night vision. Better magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +40% AP cost +15% iron sight transition 6x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+23	–	–	+0.7	+22	Gun Nut 1 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x5 Circuitry x1 Fiber optics x1 Glass x4 Nuclear material x2 Screw x3 Silver x3	001916AF
Long night vision scope (Night-vision)	Night vision. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +50% AP cost +20% iron sights transition 10x scope +20% sighted accuracy	+36	–	–	+0.8	+25	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x2 Fiber optics x2 Glass x5 Nuclear material x3 Screw x3 Silver x4	001916AE
Short recon scope (Recon)	Tracks targets. Improved magnification. Superior sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +30% AP cost +10% iron sight transition 4x scope (monochrome, tracking) +20% sighted accuracy	+16	–	–	+0.9	+30	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x3 Crystal x5 Fiber optics x3 Nuclear material x4 Screw x4 Silver x5	002492DE
Long recon scope (Recon)	Tracks targets. Superior magnification and sighted accuracy.	-20% base stability +50% AP cost +20% iron sights transition 10x scope (monochrome, tracking) +20% sighted accuracy	+36	–	–	+0.9	+30	Gun Nut 2 Science! 1 to craft	Adhesive x6 Circuitry x3 Crystal x5 Fiber optics x3 Nuclear material x4 Screw x4 Silver x5	001916B2

Muzzle[show IDs][show resources]
Mod	Description	Effects						Perk requirements	Components	Form ID
No muzzle	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Small bayonet (Bayoneted)	Better bash. Reduced range.	+50% bash damage	-12	–	–	+0.3	+3	–	Adhesive x1 Screw x1 Steel x3	0015C872
Large bayonet (Bayoneted)	Superior bash. Inferior range.	+100% bash damage	-18	–	–	+0.7	+6	–	Adhesive x2 Screw x2 Steel x4	0015C871
Compensator (Compensated)	Improved per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Reduced range.	+15% better recoil per shot +75% better recoil arc	-12	+2	–	+0.6	+15	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Screw x2 Steel x3	0015C873
Muzzle brake (Muzzled)	Exceptional recoil control. Better per-shot recoil. Inferior range.	+20% better recoil per shot	-18	+6	–	+0.6	+22	Gun Nut 1 to craft	Adhesive x3 Screw x3 Steel x4	0015C874
Suppressor (Suppressed)	Suppresses sound from firing. Exceptional per-shot recoil. Improved recoil control. Poor range.	+25% better recoil per shot Weapon is suppressed	-30	+2	–	+0.7	+30	Gun Nut 2 to craft	Adhesive x4 Aluminum x5 Plastic x4 Screw x4	0015C875

Variants[]

• Pipe bolt-action pistol
• Pipe bolt-action rifle

Locations[]

• A pipe bolt-action sniper rifle may be found next to a dead raider in an upstairs room of a house along the road north of the Museum of Freedom in Concord.
• Trudy at the Drumlin Diner sells a suppressed bolt-action pipe gun. Other mods on the suppressed bolt-action gun that Trudy sells are random, but she will always start the game with at least one suppressed gun.
• Commonly wielded by raiders and settlers.
• Sometimes carried by Rust Devils.

Bugs[]

PC Using VATS while cycling or reloading will reinitialize loading sequence, making it virtually impossible to fire while under 6 cartridges, for the character will try to reload instead of firing. The best way to avoid this is to wait for the chambering to be completed before starting the shooting cinematic.

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