These seem to be popular threads.

My sniper:
1: Stimpack
3: Silenced handgun (.22, 10mm, 12.7mm)
4: Shotgun (Caravan, Hunting, SPAS-12 (mod), Dinner)
5: Rifle (Cowboy, Hunting, Trail, Brush)
6: Sniper Rifle (Varmint, Ratslayer, Gobi, SVD (mod))
7: Grenades
8: Mines

My tesla tank:
1: Stimpack
2: Pistol (Laser, Plasma, Defender)
3: Short range weapon (Flamethrower, Multiplas)
4: Rapid fire weapon (RCW, Gatling)
5: Medium range weapon (Recycler-, Laser-, Plasma Rifle)
6: Gauss Rifle
7: Incinerator
8: Pulse Gun

My heavy tank:
1: stimpack
3: Melee Weapon (Bumper Sword)
3: Light rapid fire weapon (SMG, LMG)
4: Heavy rapid fire weapon (Service rifle, Assault Carbine, Minigun, Avenger)
5: Short range launcher (grenande rilfe, launcher, MG, Mercy)
6: Long range launcher (Missile Launcher, Annabelle)
7: Grenades
8: Mines

Oh, sorry I didnt look through 5 pages of previous threads to see if this was done before :rolleyes:

That's what the search is for Still, one hasn't been done recently if i recal.

Left: stimpack
bottom: Sniper Rifle
right: Some type of shotgun or energy weapon for when I get in a close-up situation.

you guys carry around way to much weapons, it saves allot of invetory space an weight if you just have a main gun and a side arm.

On my current character i'm level 13, here it is:

Down: Powerfist (standard)
Right: Paladin's Toaster (robots/power armor)
Left: Spiked Knuckles (weak enemies)
Down-left: Binoculars
Down-right: Stimpak

LOL!
I tell myself that every time I open my Pipboy and every time I get to my safehouse, I start to store surplus weapons.
For some reason, I always convince myself that I "need" all the ones I have in inventory! :rofl:

I guess I'm too insecure to travel the Wasteland without a few backup weapons, especially if they use different ammo than my mains. I don't play hardcoe anymore, since I got the trophy, so managing weight now is a breeze.
About the only thing I have to really worry about is all the miscellaneous junk I end up with for crafting. Between me and ED-E, we could open our own salvage yard there in Novac! Hmmm, maybe that will be my character's retirement plan. :celebration:

I try and limit myself to role.
Last character had 2 guns but as they were both 9mm's only with different mods, only one could be assigned to a hot key.
My latest one is a murderer, but due to the 12.7 not being a holdout weapon carries 5 guns ( the 10mm as a holdout one ).
The others are Sniper rifle on 3, hunting shotgun on 4 ( may even dump this as well, for lack of use ), and the 12.7 smg on 5.

So even on a heavy combat build I try for 5 and under guns ( one not needed sometimes, the other for a sneak ).

On a more gentle role 3 max, but one if I can get away with it.

These all require however a good repair skill, hand loader, jury rig and or common weapon type / ammo.
Which some heavy roleplayers don't wish to use all the time, so they carry alot of spares and drop guns as well if still playing a non pacifist.

Haven't been using hotkeys lately. I kept forgetting to reset them when I come out of the casinos, and finally just gave up.

I am on PC, so I use the number keys

1. Whatever Pistol I have
2. Ammo :swear:
3. Power Fist or similar
4. Medium Range Rifle
5. Stim Packs
6. Machine Gun or Automatic Weapon
7. Missle or Grenade Launcher
8 Sniper or Anti Material Rifle

All my guns have a use, and as i try to avoid fast traveling as much as possible, i like to be prepared for anything. And use a backpack mod

I don't use Hotkeys as its easier for me to just open up the main menu and pick a weapon.

Iam a console player so what i dont know what the backpack mod is exactly.
explain please.

Just a wearable backpack that increases maximum carry weight.

Some mods realy make me wish i had a good PC :pinch:

Yeah, if you put on the right gear and all of that, the radiation takes a long time to build up. I used to wear the space suit (minus the goofy helmet) + rad-x a lot, but eventually, as usual, I became tired of switching clothes. Can't be bothered and I just take the extra radiation now. I am so lazy. lol

I still wonder why 2 is reserved for ammo, even AFTER you've changed the ammo key to something more reasonable (like Q)

I don't use Hotkeys, opening up the Pipboy pauses anyway....