Pipe Rifle
Pipe Rifle | |
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A homemade rifle firing 7.62mm ammo | |
Basic Information | |
Group | Ammo/Weapons |
Category | Ranged Weapon |
Type | Rifle |
Related Attribute | Perception |
Weapon/Tool Properties | |
Entity Damage | 44 54 49 |
Block Damage | 6 8 7 |
Range | 150 |
Effective Range | 50 |
Rounds per Minute | 120 |
Ammo Type | 7.62mm Ammo AP 7.62mm Ammo HiPower 7.62mm Ammo |
Magazine Size | 1 |
Butcher Tool | No |
Salvage Tool | No |
Characteristic Properties | |
Durability (Min Quality) | 100 |
Durability (Max Quality) | 200 |
Degradation per Use | 1 |
Compatible Mods | Barrel, Side, Small Top, Medium Top, Large Top, Stock, Bottom |
Repaired Using | Short Iron Pipe |
Max Stack | 1 |
Scrapping/Forging Properties | |
Scrappable | Yes |
Scraps into | Iron |
Forge Material | Iron |
Combustible | No |
Obtaining | |
Obtainable Through | Crafting, Looting, Trading |
Overview
Pipe Rifles were added to the game in Alpha 20. They are intended to be an early-game weapon, much like their precursor the Blunderbuss. The two core components used in crafting are pipes and glue.
Like all pipe weapons, it can be crafted right at the beginning of the game (assuming the player has all its crafting ingredients) requiring no workstations, books or skills.
Headshotting adds 25 extra damage in A21.
Combat
The Pipe Rifle provides medium-long range damage. With only a single round loaded at a time, the Pipe Rifle needs careful aiming for headshots to maximize damage. A level 1 Pipe Rifle at Nomad difficulty will almost always guarantee a kill on a normal zombie if it is a sneak-damage-multiplied headshot, thus it is best used to ambush enemies. The long reload time makes the Pipe Rifle a bit unwieldy against groups, in close quarters, or against fast-moving enemies like dogs.
It's a good weapon if the player is good enough to use the rifle effectively, and while collecting supplies to craft the better, superior Hunting Rifle unless it's found in the world prior to that.
In Alpha 21, the Hunting Rifle will be the best craft able for people who specialize in Rifles, as the next upgrade needs enough books to be read for level 27 of the Rifles Skill tree, which can be very arduous to get depending on loot spawn.
Crafting
Item | Name | Count | ||||||
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Quality 1 | Quality 2 | Quality 3 | Quality 4 | Quality 5 | Quality 6 | |||
Short Iron Pipe | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||
Glue | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||
Wood | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | ||
Legendary Parts | Only applicable to Quality 6 >>> | 1 | ||||||
Unlock Options | ||||||||
Rifles */100 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
The recipe above contains the Resources/Crafting Skill level needed for each Quality level of the Pipe Rifle.
A higher Quality item may provide better stats at the cost of increased material and unlock requirements.
Repair
The Condition of a Pipe Rifle deteriorates with each use until eventually it will stop working and will need to be repaired. This can be done using a Short Iron Pipe.
Recommended Mods
Image | Name | Affected Part | Description |
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Bipod Mod | Accuracy | Increases accuracy and handling when aiming weapons. | |
Barrel Extender Mod | Barrel | Increases damage, range and aimed accuracy at the cost of stability when fired from the hip. | |
Muzzle Brake Mod | Barrel | Reduces recoil. | |
Silencer Mod | Barrel | Decreases firing sound while reducing range and damage. | |
Cripple Em Mod | Crippling | Adds a chance to cripple a leg on a bipedal target. | |
Fore Grip Mod | Grips | Improves handling and accuracy when firing from the hip or moving. | |
Scope 8x Mod | Scope | Increases visual magnification when aiming. | |
Scope 4x Mod | Scope | Increases visual magnification when aiming. | |
Reflex Sight Mod | Scope | Minor visual magnification but designed for fast target acquisition. | |
Scope 2x Mod | Scope | Increases visual magnification when aiming. | |
Laser Sight Mod | Side | Helps with aiming quickly and increases accuracy when firing from the hip. | |
Weapon Flashlight Mod | Side | A portable light source. | |
Rad Remover Mod | Special Damage | Temporarily disables regeneration ability of radiated zombies. | |
The Hunter Mod | Special Damage | Increases damage to all animals. | |
Retracting Stock Mod | Stock | Improves weapon handling while firing from the hip. |