There are a ton of weapons available inFallout: New Vegas. One of these weapons, the Medicine Stick, is a potent lever-action rifle that is highly recommended because it is super effective in close-quarter battles due to its high rate of fire and iron sights design. However, there is only one way to obtain it in-game, which will cost you an arm and a leg, but it is worth it. Here’s how to get the Medicine Stick inFallout: New Vegasand why it is so good.
Where to Get the Medicine Stick in Fallout: New Vegas
You can purchase the Medicine Stick from the Vendortron at Gun Runners inFallout: New Vegasfor 23,000 caps with a Barter skill of 100.However, you must own the Gun Runners' Arsenal add-on to buy the Medicine Stick in-game from the Gun Runners shop. In addition, you must have your Guns skill at 100 and your Strength stat at 6 to use it.
If you’re not keen onthe high price, you can use a cheat and console command to get the Medicine Stick. The command is ‘player.additem 0500080E 1’, but remember, the first two digits, 05, might change depending on your load order. 05 is the standard load order for the base game plus all DLC and add-ons up toGun Runners' Arsenaladd-on.
Here are the base stats for the Medicine Stick:
The Medicine Stick is a unique weapon variant of the standard brush gun inNew Vegas. It offers more damage per shot, a higher DPS due to its higher rate of fire, higher critical hit damage, less AP to use, andmore durability. These increased benefits make it only second to the Anti-Material Rifle as the most damaging ballistic rifle in the game (on a per-shot basis).
The Medicine Stick serves as a great compliment to the Anti-Material Rifle, which is the long-range counterpart to the Medicine Stick. However, inHardcore mode, carrying both weapons could cause issues since the AMR uses heavy .50 MG ammo that can slow you down. In contrast, the Medicine Stick uses .45-70 Gov’t ammo, weighing only 0.065 pounds per round. you’re able to purchase this ammo from various vendors in the Mojave, such as the Vendortron at Gun Runners, Alexander by the 188 Trading Post, Quartermaster Bardon at the Hoover Dam offices, Mick at Mick & Ralph’s, and Blake from the Crimson Caravan Company.
For an even more devastating impact, consider pairing the Medicine Stick with the Cowboy Perk. Thisperkprovides a 25% damage bonus when using lever-action firearms, including the Medicine Stick. With this combination, you can take down enemies inFallout: New Vegaswith the force of a truck.
