Talk:Cowboy repeater/Archive 1

So what could the maplewood stock and brass plating possibly do for this weapons stats is what I'm wondering. And why can't I put a scope on it? What's the deal with this gun?69.183.228.55 17:40, May 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * The maplewood will probably make the gun more accurate or durable, by providing a more solid stock. The brass plating might increase the speed at which you could move the lever and therefore increase rate of fire. No scopes because scopes are for the weak and cowardly. Nitty Tok. 03:03, May 27, 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, scopes are over-rated. ^ Plus, rigging one on a lever-action rifle is kinda' hard. :P And, why would you want something as plain as a scope?
 * All I want is a damned lever action sniper riflle and you guys have to get all elitist on me. :p
 * But seriously, maplewood making the gun more durable makes sense, but doesn't do a lot for me performance wise- I keep my guns in tip top shape anyway. Brass making the lever move faster? That's insanity. Unless the original plating is rusty or something like that. Rigging a scope on a lever action isn't that hard really, and it makes for a sniper's weapon with a more refined taste. See: http://rapidfirearms.net/images/24.jpg
 * You may call snipers weak and cowardly, but get in his scope and you'll be dead, and... dead.71.234.106.119 03:26, June 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * He's trying to be creative, get 'im, lads! 217.42.214.90 19:38, September 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * According to Sawyer, the brass plating doesn't increase the speed of the action, it's the other way around. The mod that gives you the custom action also slaps brass plating on the rifle, because the custom action has no visible components. No idea what the stock does, but it's interesting to see that even "invisible" mods give your gun a visible upgrade.--Resplendant Securitron 00:03, September 27, 2010 (UTC)

Cowboy repeater
How do you describe the iron sights for this gun. It has like a circle and then the thing on the end. Idk, help me out please. Also hi this is my first post. --ToxicTed22 04:03, October 22, 2010 (UTC)ToxicTed22
 * I'd call it an aperture sight but I might be wrong. Ddd44 05:39, October 22, 2010 (UTC)

Custom Plating
Where can you find the Custom Plating for the Cowboy Repeater? You can get the Maple Stock and the Long Tube at the Crimson Caravan Company (NW of Vault 34).

Glitch
An inventory bug has made repairing a modded Cowboy Repeater a real pain. (Please confirm that the following bug doesn't also occur with unmodded Cowboy Repeaters). For about 240 caps I buy a Cowboy Repeater (condition about 50%) from a vendor, intending to use it to repair my modded CR. If I attempt to buy this gun while carrying the modded CR in my inventory, the bought gun disappears completely, never making it into inventory. SOLUTION: Before buying the new gun, drop the modded gun on the floor. Buy the new gun, but notice that as it now lives in your inventory, it has (fortunately) become fully repaired! Fire off a couple of rounds with it to drop its condition below 100%, then drop the gun on the floor. Finally, pick up the modded CR, then pick up the bought one. At long last, both will be visible in the inventory where you'll be able to repair the modded Cowboy Repeater!

Real World Analogue
Does anyone know what model of firearm this weapon most closely resembles because it doesn't look like any lever-action rifle Ive ever seen.--BattleBen 07:29, November 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * Doesn't need a real world analogue. This is a Fantasy/Sci-fi game. --97.83.178.170 05:12, December 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks to me like a Winchester, but some sort of modification of the 1892 variant, which could fire high-pressure .357 rounds when manufactured with 20th century technology. EganioTalk 19:38, January 15, 2011 (UTC)

I just watched "Legends Of The Fall" and noticed that Decker uses a gun eerily similar to the Cowboy Repeater. His weapon is a Sharps 1874 fitted with a Vernier Tang Sight. I'm sure this is the model gun, as the Sharps is known to be a highly treasured and accurate gun. It's also used in the film "Pale Rider" by a character named "Michael Moriarty", maybe a reference to Fallout 3 also? Link: http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Legends_of_the_Fall#Sharps_1874

Stuck Reloading?
Seems to keep reloading indefinitely from time to time on companions. (Tested on PC with both Veronica and Boon) This is easily fixed by removing the weapon from their inventory. --97.83.178.170 05:15, December 1, 2010 (UTC)

RBR Bug: Other cause
While I noted in the Rapid Reload discussion that the reload animation and the actual mechanical reload might get "out of sync" with eachother, there might be another cause to the RBR bug. When reloading an RBR weapon, the reload can be interupted by pressing the attack button, effectively "confirming" that the player would like to use the weapon right away instead of waiting for a full reload. This is to provide the player with immediate firepower at the cost of not having fully reloaded the weapon, a usefull thing when caught in tight corners with an enemy that might only require just a few more shots to kill. Taking the attack option into consideration for "confirming" a reload, full or partial, another cause for the RBR bug can therefor be that after a full reload, the weapon is awaiting a confirmation of the reload while no more ammunition can be loaded. This implies that RBR weapons would, at any given time, await a confirmation of the reload, interupted or fully reloaded. If this would be the case, than it would have nothing to do with reload speeds or animation synchronization. --Radnus 81.205.186.16 13:06, December 5, 2010 (UTC)