Laser pistol (Fallout 4)

The laser pistol is a weapon in Fallout 4.

Background
The AEP-9 is essentially a standard AER9 modified with a pistol grip. It can readily accept all the basic mods that can be applied to the AER-9, allowing for creating weapons as diverse as a regular sidearm, a carbine, close quarters combat shotgun, and more. The commonality of fusion cells between the rifle and the pistol greatly simplifies logistics as well.

Characteristics
The most common energy weapon in the wastes. Lasers were produced in pistol and rifle form before the Great War, but knowledgeable users can adapt them for long range sniping, fully automatic fire, or even igniting targets. Such weapons can be particularly useful against enemies who focused entirely on physical protection, leaving them vulnerable to energy damage.

Laser pistols use grips, which have innate bonuses to AP costs and aiming speed, making them perfect for VATS-centric and close-combat builds. Most importantly, however, laser pistols are extremely versatile. While they may lack the sheer power output of a plasma gun, they have plentiful ammunition and can be easily customized for anything from a precision rifle to a close-combat SMG.

Crafting
With the Contraptions Workshop add-on, laser pistols can be manufactured using a energy weapon forge.

Modifications
All numbers are relative to the base stats.

Grip

 * Adding a stock will turn the pistol into a Laser rifle.

Variants

 * Good Intentions
 * Old Faithful
 * Prototype UP77 "Limitless Potential"

Locations

 * Loot
 * Relatively common root in pre-War military areas.
 * Vendors
 * Bunker Hill: Deb
 * Railroad HQ: Tinker Tom
 * Drumlin Diner
 * Prydwen: Teagan
 * Diamond City: Arturo Rodriguez
 * Goodneighbor: K-L-EO
 * Acadia
 * Far Harbor: Allen Lee
 * Nuka-World Market: Aaron Corbett
 * Caravans: Cricket
 * Settlements: Gun shops.
 * Characters
 * Very commonly used by Gunners and the Brotherhood of Steel.