Talk:Pistol Packing

bugs
anyone know a way to fix the bug when the paladin at the range doesnt spawn 88.193.206.193 21:49, November 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * AFAIK it's not a bug, and he does spawn. Go find him in his bedroom, or wait until morning. -- 22:24, November 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * I had the same problem as 88.193.206.193. Paladin wouldn't spawn (actually he had, but more later) and I had talked to everyone, Paladin or not, both "upstairs" and "downstairs". I tried waiting for 24 hours and nothing, I tried waiting one hour at a time for 24 hours (boring!) and nothing. Meanwhile, there were four Paladins stacked up in the left lane of the shooting range all trying to use that lane at the same time. Finally, I went out the Hidden Valley Bunker door, went back in the door (Hidden Valley Bunker L1), and went back to the firing range. Three Paladins were walking away from the room and one of the guys who was stuck in the left firing lane was sitting at the desk and was able to advance the quest. If anyone else sees this it should be probably moved to the "Bugs" section.De stijl 16:14, November 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * Confirmed an' junk. I just experienced the exact same thing you described, to every detail. It was the first time I had entered the firing range as well. The Paladins had not piled up due to multiple entrances and exits, as some claim.Vault Girl 29 March 2011.

Usage Error
The person who wrote a part of this article wrote in "it's" when he should have written "its." Now this doesn't seem like a very big deal, indeed it is only one little mark, but I'm getting really, really sick of correcting this same error in nearly every article on this wiki. Just pay attention for five seconds, please. The following examples are correct usage. -You may blow the laser pistol away from its original position.- -If you do this, you may never find it because it's small and hard to see.- "It's" is a contraction of "It is," while "its" is the possessive of "it." So for possessives, no apostrophe. There's only the apostrophe if it's a contraction of "it is." Please understand that this is a Wiki, and therefore needs to be held to a higher standard of grammatical correctness than your average text on the internet.

Do you HAVE to turn it in?
Do you absolutely have to turn this weapon in? Or do you get it back afterwards? Because the reward seems kind of unsubstantial to be giving up one of the few named weapons in the game.--Kale Nekona 03:32, November 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * No, you don't get it back. Also, Dead Money will not remove it from your inventory because it is a quest item, giving you an extra weapon to start the DLC with. Ammo for it is sparse, tho. Vault Girl 29 March 2011

Misplaced commentary
"Note: Leaving and entering the area multiple times may cause a bunch of Knights and Paladins to bunch up in the left-most firing lane. After talking to the paladin in charge of the range and retrieving the pistol (if enough time has passed that they are supposed to move to another area), they may drop their weapons on the floor. It is easy to tell if this has happened because NPCs will be walking around awkwardly with their fists raised. Picking up the loose weapons counts as stealing, but a Stealth-Boy (or getting lucky and finding a hidden spot) eliminates this risk. One confirmed attempt yielded 3 Gauss rifles in good condition and a Tri-beam laser rifle. Weapons obtained in this way cannot be sold to the quartermaster, but can be sold to other shop owners not affiliated with the Brotherhood of Steel."

This text clearly refers to a bug/exploit and should be in the bugs section, if anywhere, not in the main section of the walkthrough.

Anybody else found that the dialogue still carries on like you haven't found the pistol, even though you turned it in?

About half of the Detailed Walkthrough section was the same way - bugs that should be in the bugs section. I fixed that up a bit but I haven't actually been able to confirm or deny them, yet. Plus that FLIPPING SMILEY in the same section was annoying me. Take 1ne 01:03, December 14, 2010 (UTC)

living wastelander
i went to find the pistol just earlier and when i fast traveled there i saw a wastlander shooting... with nothing in his hands just the position of a rifle. ive searched every square inch of the way OUT there untill i gave up and tryed the wiki im finding the pistol now

Restarting the quest?
Does anyone know if it's possible to reset this quest through the console? If so, how?

Location
His sleeping quarters are under the floor grate, first door on the right as you go down the steps. The steps are the closest one to firing range. For reference, it is near the medical area.

The paladin's Hexcode 0010a6ff