Forum:No use for .22LR

I kinda wish the Varmint Rifle was either chambered for .22LR or you could use it anyways. I have literally hundreds of .22LR saved up...for what? Two guns I never use? I read on the VR page that it was originally going to be chambered for .22. Why the change?--NCRandproud123 22:05, October 26, 2011 (UTC) ________________________________________________________________________

I know what you mean. I got rid of my 22LR SMG after I got booted out of the casinos. Considering the fact that there are less than 10 instances in which you would need to use a holdout weapon. Just get a silencer for a stronger weapon to use in the wasteland. Red Tie Guy

I've never really needed a holdout weapon. I don't get in fights at the casinos, when they checked me for weapons at The Fort, i got to keep my .45. I killed everyone there once I offed Benny, so I had no need for silenced or holdout weapons for the remainder of the game. (I have a tendency to run loud, and I wasted everything with a modded hunting rifle.) Kinda disappointed in the lack of .22LR weapons. --NCRandproud123 23:13, October 27, 2011 (UTC)

I just strip'em down and use the powder and primers for other ammo types. Although with the hotkey ammo glitch you could fire .22 from any gun you want. Kinda funny to have a .22LR minigun or you could fire Dragon's Breath rounds from your .22 pistol. Either way it's a hoot. Zac hemker 18:50, November 3, 2011 (UTC)


 * Using hollow points and a bunch of +damage perks against 0DT/DR enemies, the silenced .22 SMG has an incredible DPS. Factor in the very low cost and weight of the ammo, as well as the massive magazine size and there's a niche for this weapon.  One of these days I'm gonna get around to doind a cost per damage/cost per dps calculation and I can almost gaurantee you this weapon will come out close to the top.  Don't forget the crit buffs both these weapons got in the last patch.  High crit/high crit damage builds can really take advantage of these benefits.--The Gunny 19:33, November 3, 2011 (UTC)

Up for a challenge - then try going through the whole game in hard/hardcore with only the .22 weapons. I did a similar thing in FO 3 and it was hilarious - but save often - lol. Coddam 15:49, 20 November 2011 (UTC)