Pistols are a great choice of weapon, especially since they work well both with and without stealth.

Reading is still important, even in Fallout: New Vegas' irradiated wasteland.

However, stealth will give you aboost to damagebecause of sneak attacks.

4-Fallout New Vegas-Pistol Build Guide

You’ll have lots of Action Points to work with, and you’ll easily get headshots.

Further out, pistols are far less reliable, both in and out of VATS.

Other than that youll want to focus onDTfor protection or bonuses to the Guns or Energy Weapons skills.

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Either one should support you for a good chunk of the game.

A faster fire rate is another great trait of this firearm.

Take it somewhere with no witnesses, and then add it to your inventory.

New Vegas Character Using A Pistol

This weapon is particularly strong if you want toone-shot your enemies.

In Honest Hearts,Joshua Grahams armorgives a nice three percent boost to Crit.

Chance and a robust DT.

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We’ll explain how to get through each and every one of them.

If you havePower Armor Trainingfrom theBrotherhood of Steel questline, your options open up a bit more.

New Vegas Aiming A Pistol In First Person

The T-51b is sold by the Brotherhood after completing their questline.

Here’severy stat you should probably adjust while using pistolsas your primary weapon punch in.

Each skill can reach up to 100.

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Gunslinger

Level 6

Grants 25 percent extra accuracy with all one-handed weapons.

Math Wrath

Level 10, Science 70

All Action Point costs are ten percent less.

Finesse

Level 10

Grants a five percent critical chance.

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Better Criticals

Level 16, Perception 6, Luck 6

Grants 50 percent extra damage with all critical hits.

This can cause a chain reaction.

Grim Reaper’s Sprint

Level 20

Restore 20 Action Points whenever you defeat an enemy while inside VATS.

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Laser Commander

Level 22, Energy Weapons 90

15 percent bonus to damage and ten percent Crit.

Chance Bonus to all Laser Weapons.

There are a few traits that fit a pistol build perfectly.

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Depending on your preferrence of weapons, take the Fast Shot or Trigger Discipline trait.

Never takeFast Shot and Trigger Disciplinetogether.

If you do, you’ll end up less accurate and fire slower with all firearms.

The X-13 Research Facility On The Map in Fallout: New Vegas.

Built to Destroyis a good damage booster, adding permanent three percent Crit.

Chance bonus at the cost of all your weapons degrading 15 percent faster.

You cantravel to the New Vegas Medical Clinic and speak to Doctor Usanagi to purchase implantsusing Caps.

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it’s possible for you to install one implant for every point of Endurance you have.

The Optics Enhancer, Reflex Booster,andProbability Calculator are all goodoptions for a pistol build.

you could implement the M-5 Implant at a cost of10,000 Capsat The Sink in the Old World Blues DLC.

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As such, Raul can become your cowboy sidekick.

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New Vegas Character Aiming A Revolver At An Enemy

The Perception Special Stat During Character Creation in Fallout: New Vegas.

The Skills Menu After Leveling Up in Fallout: New Vegas.

The One Way Or Another Perk In The Level Up Menu of Fallout: New Vegas.

The Fast Shot Trait Inside The Menu of Fallout: New Vegas.

The Medical Clinic On The Map in Fallout: New Vegas.

New Vegas Black Mountain On The Map

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