The PC is level 17 but still pretty weak it seams when it comes to taking out Deathclaws. Lots of long range shots seem to waste a lot of ammo and backing away when firing up close is pretty problematic. What is the easiest way to clear the quarry please and with what? Yes, I'm asking for spoilers please. Ditto with those brutes on top of Black Mountain too--what knocks them flat and the tactics that work best. I have not ventured to Boulder City or the NCR Headquarters yet but have pretty much done and picked up everything south. How about missiles--I have a dozen of them? Over 100 dynamite? Grenades? Do the Deathclaws or the baddies on top of Black Mountain respawn?

Advice? Thank you.

Which weapons do you have?
What perks and skill levels as well?

The best tactics are at range with AP bullets.
A scoped weapon when crouched, silenced if possible.

Other weapons that will have good effect are.

Light machine gun, AP or .223 rounds.
12.7 pistol or smg normal rounds.
Hunting or Riot shotgun slug rounds, with shotgun surgeon for max effect.
Sniper rifle AP rounds.
Hunting rifle the same.
Anti material rifle any rounds.
Brush gun normal rounds.

Take pscho, jet, med x and buffout, as well as any self made chems.
The perks that help the most are better criticals and finesse.

Knowing when to switch ammo is your friend.

Theoretically you can take out deathclaws from a distance with a BBgun but for average players not built around that sort of thing, I agree with the above advice.

This Machine also works pretty well as a backpedaling real-time weapon, for me anyway. Fires fairly fast, reloads ok, if you have a good crit. chance and aren't wearing heavy armor (slow's you down) it does very nicely.

Get a dart gun and alien blaster. 'Nuff said, it worked in FO3 Should work in NV.

..dart gun in New Vegas?

I found that the cattle prod followed by the chainsaw works well on black mountain, though but after a while I thought it as cheating.....nearly,:shocking: not sure if the cattle prod works on death claws

the ycs gauss rifle, use psycho also if you need to but to clear the quary out, i usually get on the rocks and use a sniper rifle or hunting rifle with scope, AP rounds work good, but once you level 20+ if you took the right perks, as long as you're hidden you should be able deal with the death claws fairly easy, just make sure you're on a rock as much as possible then move in to clear rest out, you can stay higher up a bit most of the quarry area, but be patient and take your time, and have some med x , psycho, buffout, turbo for emergency and stimpaks but if you take your time you won't need too much of that stuff.

death claws... the alien blaster or pew pew. have the bot along so you can get them at long distance with a sniper type weapon. when they get close use the two weapons i mention.

Fire seems to bother deathclaws badly - use incindiary bullets. In the Deathclaw Promentary get on top of the rocks in sneak so they can't see you. I had the Anti-material (can't remember the proper name of it, but it worked well).

In the Quarry, climb up the ramps on the hopper in sneak and snipe them.

I have not lived through the Dead Winds Cave or Black Mountain yet.

I just left a long trail of frag mines and watched the Death Claw Mother blow her legs off as she chased after me, then took my time finishing her off with the Light Machine Gun.