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Short Hunting Rifle
Fallout 76 Weapon

285

Level 50

The Short Hunting Rifle is a bolt-action ballistic rifle in Fallout 76. It is available at levels 1 through 50. It is found at 210 locations in Appalachia.

It fires .308 Round ammo by default, and mods can convert it to .38 Round, .50 Round or Ultracite .308 Round. In total it takes 62 mods across 6 slots.

It has 2 named unique versions: Doctor's Orders and Longshot.

Short Hunting Rifle Builds

Stealth Energy Sniper build

Commando Sniper build

MrWestTek Ultimate Sniper Build 2026

Full Health Stealth Sniper

The Howitzer Sniper Cannon build

Jump into the character build planner with this weapon already equipped, then build perks and the rest of your loadout around it.

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Damage by Level

interactive

Stats at every level this weapon is available at, with the mods picked below. Pick a level to see the whole page at it.

Level 1

Level 5

Level 10

108

Level 20

138

Level 30

175

Level 40

224

Level 50

285

Mods

interactive

285

Level 50

Fire Rate

shots per
10 sec

Bolt Action

Ammo

5.308

Range

122

245

100%50%

AP Cost

28 (40%) 2.5 shots before AP is depleted

Muzzle

No Muzzle

Standard Large Bayonet

Mag

Sighted Transition: +35%

Perforating Magazine

Armor Penetration +25%

Piercing Magazine

Armor Penetration +25%

Swift Magazine

Ammo Capacity: +50%

Weight: +50%

Sighted Transition: +20%

Stinging Magazine

Armor Penetration +25%

Grip

Stabilized Full Stock

Weight: +15%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Spread (sighted): +15%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Precise Stock

Weight: +30%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Bash Damage: +25%

Barrel

Standard Short Barrel

Aligned Short Barrel

Weight: +15%

AP Cost: -10%

Stabilized Short Barrel

Weight: +15%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Spread (sighted): +15%

True Short Barrel

Weight: +15%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Standard Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +18%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +20%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Aligned Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +33%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +10%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Stabilized Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +33%

Spread (hip-fire): -5%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +20%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Spread (sighted): +15%

True Long Barrel

Range: +50%

Weight: +33%

Spread (hip-fire): +20%

Recoil: +16%

AP Cost: +20%

Sighted Transition: +6%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Scope

Standard Sights

Reflex Sight (Dot)

Weight: +10%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Sighted Transition: -15%

Reflex Sight (Circle)

Weight: +10%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Sighted Transition: -15%

Spread (sighted): -16%

Long Scope

Weight: +15%

Spread (sighted): -24%

Short Scope

Weight: +5%

Spread (sighted): -8%

Long Night Vision Scope

Weight: +30%

Spread (sighted): -24%

Medium Night Vision Scope

Weight: +25%

Spread (sighted): -16%

Short Night Vision Scope

Weight: +20%

Spread (sighted): -8%

Receiver

Hair Trigger Receiver

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Scorched Killer's Receiver

Damage to Scorched +50%

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

True Receiver

Weight: +15%

Spread (sighted): -15%

Vicious Receiver

Weight: +30%

AP Cost: +20%

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Snappy Receiver

Weight: +30%

AP Cost: +20%

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Spread (hip-fire): -25%

Changes ammo type to .38 Caliber.

Severe Receiver

Weight: +40%

AP Cost: +30%

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Recoil: +20%

Damage: +25%

.50 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .50 Caliber.

Precise .38 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .38 Caliber.

Hasty .38 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .38 caliber.

Critical .38 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .38 Caliber.

Prime Receiver

Damage to Scorched +65%

Precise .50 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .50 Caliber.

Hasty .50 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .50 caliber.

Critical .50 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .50 Caliber.

Refined .50 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .50 Caliber.

Refined .38 Receiver

Changes ammo type to .38 Caliber.

Ammo

What this weapon loads out of the box, and every ammo a mod switches it to. The highlighted one is what it fires with the mods picked above.

Legendary Mods

Stalker's

Sneak Attack Damage +100%

Zealot's

Damage to Scorched +50%

Ghoul Slayer's

Damage to Ghouls +50%

Hunter's

Damage to Animals +50%

Mutant Slayer's

Damage to Super Mutants +50%

Troubleshooter's

Damage to Robots +50%

Assassin's

Damage to Humans +50%

Berserker's

Damage Increases up to +50 as Damage Resistance Decreases

Nocturnal

+50 Damage while Cloaked

Vampire's

Restore 2% Health over 2 seconds when you Hit a Target

Medic's

Attacks will Heal Friendly Targets by 5% Health

Instigating

+50% Damage Against Targets above 60% Health

Mutant's

Damage Increases up to +50% as you gain Mutations

Aristocrat's

Up to +50% Damage based on Caps you have

Exterminator's

Damage to Insects +50%, Damage to Mirelurks +50%

Junkie's

Damage Increases per Addiction up to +100%

Suppressor's

Reduce Your Target's Damage Output by 25% for 5 seconds

Juggernaut's

Damage Increases up to +100% as Health Increases

Quad

Ammo Capacity: +300%

Sniper's

+100% Damage to distant Targets

Bloodied

Damage Increases up to +130% as Health Decreases

Gourmand's

Damage Increases up to +40% as you Fill Your Hunger and Thirst Meters. Human mod only.

Lucid

Damage Increases up to +40% as you Fill Your Feral Meter

Executioner's

+50% More Damage when Your Target is Below 40% Health

Anti-armor

Armor Penetration +50%

Furious

+5% Damage per Onslaught stack, +9 max stacks

Adrenal

+10% DMG Per Kill While on Kill Streak

Two Shot

Spread (hip-fire): +50%

Critical Damage Multiplier: +0.5

Explosive

Projectiles Explode for +20% Weapon Damage

V.A.T.S. Enhanced

Chance to Hit a Target in V.A.T.S. +50%

Replenish 15 Action Points with Each Kill

Hitman's

+25% Damage While Aiming

Crippling

Limb Damage +50%

Last Shot

The last round in a magazine has a 25% chance to Deal +100% Damage

Weapons break 50% slower

Nimble

+100% Faster Movement Speed While Aiming

Swift

Reload Speed: +15%

Ghost's

10% Chance to cause the Player to be Invisible for 2 seconds when Hitting a Target

Glowing

Target Kills Increase Rads by a small amount.

Steadfast

+50 Damage Resistance While Aiming

Resilient

When Reloading, Gain +500 to All Resistances

Viper's

+50% Damage to Poisoned Targets

Bully's

+25% Damage per Crippled Limb Your Target Has

Pyromaniac's

+50% Damage to Burning Targets

Pin-Pointer's

Damage to Weak Point +20%

Severing

+50% Damage to Bleeding Targets

Polished

Damage Increases up to +60 as Weapon Durability Increases Above 100%

Fracturer's

When Crippling Limbs, They Explode and Deal up to 50 Explosion Damage to Nearby Targets

Tarnished

Damage Increases up to +120 as Weapon Durability Decreases

Conductor's

Critical Hits Restore 10 Health & Action Points instantly and 100 more over 5 seconds for Player & Teammates Within a 100ft Radius

Satiated

Kills Restore Hunger and Thirst

Stabilizer's

Improves Weapon Cone of Fire, Recoil, and Stability by 40%

Encircler's

+10% Damage For Each Combat Target Around You (up to +50%)

Electrician's

When Reloading, Emit a Shock Wave That Stuns Nearby Targets for 3s

Thrill-Seeker's

+3% Reload Speed & Melee Attack Speed Per Kill While on Kill Streak

Short Hunting Rifle Locations

Found at 210 locations across Appalachia, 168 in fixed spawns and 249 at chance spawn points. The largest share is at Clarksburg (5 + 2 × 38% chance).

Clarksburg

4 + 2 × 38%

1 nearby

The Whitespring Resort

4 + 4 × 50%

Fort Steuben

2 + 1 × 50%

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Abandoned Bog Town

3 + 2 × 38%

High Knob Lookout

2 + 1 × 50%

1 nearby

Hocking Hills Train Station

3 nearby

Harpers Ferry

1 + 11 × 34%

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Beckley

2 + 4 × 50%

Big Bend Tunnel West

2 + 4 × 50%

Morgantown

2 + 4 × 44%

Point Pleasant

2 + 4 × 31%

Converted Munitions Factory

1 + 2 × 50%

1 + 1 × 25% nearby

Athens

2 + 2 × 50% nearby

Grafton

2 + 2 × 50%

New Gad

2 + 2 × 50%

The Burrows

2 + 2 × 50%

West Tek Research Center

1 + 3 × 25%

1 nearby

Camp Liberty

2 + 1 × 50%

Devil's Backbone

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Highway Town

2 + 1 × 50%

Mire's Eye

1 + 1 × 50%

1 nearby

Ransacked Bunker

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Summersville

2 + 1 × 50%

World of Corn

1 × 50%

2 nearby

Blackwater Mine

1 + 1 × 25% nearby

Pleasant Valley Cabins

1 + 1 × 25%

1 nearby

Crashed Plane

1 nearby

Greg's Mine Supply

2 nearby

Honey Well Apiary

2 nearby

Hornwright Estate

South River Bridge

2 nearby

The Chop Shop

WV Lumber Co.

Charleston Capitol Building

1 + 4 × 50%

Fort Defiance

1 + 4 × 50%

Flooded Trainyard

1 + 3 × 33%

1 × 50% nearby

Metal Dome

2 × 50%

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Site Alpha

1 + 3 × 50%

Site Bravo

1 + 3 × 50%

Site Charlie

1 + 3 × 50%

The Retreat

1 + 2 × 50%

1 × 50% nearby

Pleasant Valley Ski Resort

1 + 4 × 31%

AMS Corporate Headquarters

1 + 2 × 50%

Bolton Greens

1 + 2 × 50%

Dino Peaks Mini Golf

2 × 50% nearby

Dyer Chemical

1 + 2 × 50%

Monongah

1 + 2 × 50%

Red Rocket Mega Stop

1 × 50%

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Super Duper Mart

1 × 50%

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Morgantown Regional Airfield

1 + 1 × 25%

1 × 50% nearby

Blakes Offering

1 × 50% nearby

Blue Ridge Bunkhouse

1 + 1 × 50% nearby

Garrahan Estate

1 + 1 × 50%

Lost Home

1 + 1 × 50%

Mama Dolce's Food Processing

1 × 50% nearby

Bleeding Kate's Grinder

1 + 1 × 25% nearby

Hornwright Air Cleanser Site #04

1 + 1 × 25% nearby

Moth-Home

1 + 1 × 25% nearby

Mountainside Bed & Breakfast

1 × 25%

1 nearby

Sacrament

1 × 25% nearby

Sunday Brothers' Cabin

1 + 1 × 25%

The Vantage

1 × 25%

1 nearby

98 NAR Regional

1 nearby

Aaronholt Homestead

Abandoned Mine Site Kittery

1 nearby

Abandoned Waste Dump

Albany

Animal Cave

1 nearby

Billings Homestead

Black Mountain Ordnance Works

1 nearby

Camden Park

Camp McClintock

Camp Venture

Charleston Fire Department

Charleston Landfill

Checkpoint Canyon

1 nearby

Cobbleton Farm

Crevasse Dam

Dent & Sons Construction

1 nearby

Dolly Sods Lookout

1 nearby

Dolly Sods Wilderness

East Mountain Lookout

1 nearby

East Ridge Lookout

Emmett Mt. Disposal Site

Federal Field NG-17

1 nearby

Flatwoods

1 nearby

Gauley Mine

Gilman Lumber Mill

1 nearby

Gleaming Depths

1 nearby

Grafton Steel

Groves Family Cabin

1 nearby

Haven Church

Hawke's Refuge

1 nearby

Highland Marsh

Hornwright Testing Site #02

1 nearby

Hunter's Ridge

Johnson's Acre

Lewis & Sons Farming Supply

1 nearby

Lightning Pylon A

1 nearby

Marigold Pavilion

Moonshiner's Shack

1 nearby

National Radio Astronomy Research Center

1 nearby

North Kanawha Lookout

1 nearby

Orwell Orchards

Overseer's Camp

1 nearby

Pioneer Scout Camp

Pioneer Scout Lookout

Poseidon Power Substation PX-02

1 nearby

Prickett's Fort

Pumpkin House

1 nearby

Radiant Hills

1 nearby

Schram Homestead

1 nearby

Settler's Ridge

1 nearby

Slumber Mill Motel

1 nearby

South Mountain Lookout

1 nearby

Sunshine Meadows Industrial Farm

Surly's Shack

The Rusty Pick

The Whitespring Golf Club

1 nearby

Treetops

Vault 76

Wade Airport

Wildwood Horse Ranch

1 nearby

Wilson Brother's Auto Repair

Woods Estate

1 nearby

Yellow Sandy's Still

1 nearby

Poseidon Energy Plant WV-06

7 × 29%

The Rust Kingdom

6 × 29%

Big B's Rest Stop

3 × 50%

Watoga

3 × 50%

Arktos Pharma

3 × 42%

Eastern Regional Penitentiary

4 × 25%

Poseidon Energy Plant Yard

4 × 25%

Top of the World

2 × 25%

1 × 50% nearby

Wendigo Cave

3 × 33%

Abraxodyne Storage Depot

2 × 50% nearby

Crimson Prospect

2 × 50%

Morgantown Trainyard

2 × 50%

Mount Blair

2 × 50%

Sugar Grove

2 × 50%

Valley Galleria

2 × 50%

Vault 79

2 × 50%

Watoga Civic Center

2 × 50%

Welch

2 × 25%

1 × 25% nearby

Helvetia

2 × 38%

Monongah Mine

2 × 38% nearby

The Bounty

1 × 50%

1 × 25% nearby

Whitespring Bunker

2 × 38%

Horizon's Rest

2 × 25%

Monongah Power Substation MZ-01

2 × 25% nearby

Tanagra Town

1 × 25%

1 × 25% nearby

Abandoned Convoy

1 × 50% nearby

Appalachian Antiques

1 × 50% nearby

Belching Betty

1 × 50%

Big Bend Tunnel East

1 × 50%

Bloody Frank's

1 × 50%

Charleston Trainyard

1 × 50%

Cliffwatch

1 × 50%

Deathclaw Island

1 × 50%

Federal Disposal Field HZ-21

1 × 50% nearby

Firebase Major

1 × 50%

Forward Station Alpha

1 × 50%

Glassed Cavern

1 × 50%

Graninger Farm

1 × 50%

Hemlock Holes

1 × 50%

Hornwright Testing Site #03

1 × 50% nearby

Huntersville

1 × 50%

Kanawha County Cemetery

1 × 50%

Maybell Pond

1 × 50% nearby

Monongah Power Plant

1 × 50%

NAR Repair Yard

1 × 50% nearby

New Appalachian Central Trainyard

1 × 50%

Organ Cave South

1 × 50%

Pylon V-13

1 × 50% nearby

Quarry X3

1 × 50% nearby

RobCo Research Center

1 × 50%

Striker Row

1 × 50%

Survey Camp Alpha

1 × 50%

The Deep

1 × 50%

The Kill Box

1 × 50%

The Pigsty

1 × 50%

The Thorn

1 × 50% nearby

Thunder Mountain Power Plant

1 × 50%

Toxic Dried Lakebed

1 × 50%

Tygart Water Treatment

1 × 50%

US-13C Bivouac

1 × 50%

Vault 96

1 × 50% nearby

Watoga Emergency Services

1 × 50%

Abandoned Mine Shaft 2

1 × 25%

Berkeley Springs

1 × 25%

Camp Adams Lookout

1 × 25% nearby

Clarksburg Shooting Club

1 × 25%

Flatwoods Lookout

1 × 25%

Kanawha Nuka-Cola Plant

1 × 25% nearby

Lake Eloise

1 × 25% nearby

Middle Mountain Cabins

1 × 25% nearby

Mire

1 × 25% nearby

Nuked Crater

1 × 25% nearby

Overseer's Home

1 × 25%

Palace of the Winding Path

1 × 25% nearby

Relay Tower EL-B1-02

1 × 25%

Ripper Alley

1 × 25%

Riverside Manor

1 × 25%

Scenic Overlook

1 × 25% nearby

Shenandoah Weather Station

1 × 25% nearby

Sons of Dane Compound

1 × 25%

The Crosshair

1 × 25%

Torrance House

1 × 25%

Wavy Willard's Water Park

1 × 25%

Widow's Perch

1 × 25%

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Unique Variants

Named versions of this weapon: same mods, same stats before their fixed legendary effects.

Doctor's Orders

hunting-rifle

Vampire's

Attacks Against Weak Points Have a 30% Chance to Reset a Revive Effect Cooldown

+30% Damage to Far Targets While Aiming

Boosted by

Perks (48)

Adrenaline

Gain +10% damage per kill while on a Kill Streak (Max 10).

Covert Operative

Your ranged attacks do an additional 50% sneak attack damage.

Enforcer

Your small guns gain a 15% stagger chance and +75% limb damage.

Guerrilla

You do +20% ranged damage to close enemies.

Guerrilla Expert

+1% reload speed per Onslaught stack, +3 max stacks.

Guerrilla Master

+5% ranged damage to close enemies per Onslaught stack, +5 max stacks.

Gun Runner

Your running speed is increased by 20% when you have a ranged weapon equipped.

Gunslinger

Your ranged weapons do +12% weak spot damage.

Gunslinger Expert

+1% ranged weak spot damage per Onslaught stack, +3 max stacks.

Gunslinger Master

Gain Onslaught stacks over time and spend them on attacks, +10 max stacks.

Modern Renegade

Small guns gain +30% hip fire accuracy and +75% limb damage.

Feral Presence

While Feral, Reduce your target's damage output by 30% after you attack for 5 seconds.

Suppressor

Reduce your target's damage output by 30% for 2 seconds after you attack.

Tenderizer

Each attack makes your target take increased damage.

Radiation Power

Expend a small amount of Glow per hit to deal 20% bonus damage to targets.

Thick Skin

You take 10% less damage from Ballistic attacks. (No Power Armor)

Gunsmith

Guns break 50% slower.

Nerd Rage!

While your Health is low, gain increased damage and AP regen.

Better Criticals

V.A.T.S. criticals now do +100% damage.

Critical Savvy

Critical Hits now only consume 55% of your critical meter.

Glowing Criticals

When your Glow is high, Gain 50% bonus Critical damage in V.A.T.S.

Quick Hands

Gain a 18% chance to instantly reload when your clip is empty.

Wild West Hands

36% chance to instantly reload your entire magazine when empty.

Awareness

Gain more VATS accuracy based on your PER.

Center Masochist

+75% ranged damage when attacking the torso.

Crack Shot

Small guns have 30% more range and 30% more accuracy when aiming down sights.

Exterminator

Your attacks ignore 75% armor of any insect.

Eye of the Hunter

Your vision grants you +30% accuracy in V.A.T.S. from a very long distance.

Glow Sight

Deal +60% damage to Glowing Enemies.

Grenadier

Your explosives detonate with twice the radius.

Ground Pounder

Your small guns reload 30% faster and have 30% more hip fire accuracy.

Long Shot

Your scoped weapons have 30% more range and accuracy when aiming.

Skeet Shooter

Your small guns have 45% better accuracy and spread.

Sniper

Gain improved control and hold your breath 75% longer while aiming scopes.

Tank Killer

Your ranged weapons ignore 40% armor.

Arms of Steel

Your arms allow you to handle ranged weapons better, increasing accuracy by 30%.

Basher

Gun bashing does +50% damage and +75% limb damage.

Bullet Storm

Gain 9% damage per 30 ammo spent. 10 max stacks.

Easy Target

+75% ranged damage to crippled targets.

Pain Train

Devastate and stagger enemies by sprinting into them with Power Armor.

Radioactive Strength

Expend a Moderate amount of Glow to deal 150% more damage with Power Attacks & Bashing.

Shotgun Champ

+10% damage to crippled targets per projectile your weapon fires.

Wrecking Ball

You deal +100% damage to objects and now damage your own objects.

Action Diet

On kills, heal 8 HP and reduce how feral you are by 5%.

Far-Flung Fireworks

Enemies killed with a ranged weapon have a 20% chance to explode.

Follow Through

Ranged sneak damage increases damage to target by 40% for 10 seconds.

Hack and Slash

Melee attacks deal 60% of their damage in a large area. (No Power Tools)

Retribution

Blocking a melee attack restores 4 HP and 4 AP for 15 seconds.

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