I use, in my Talon Mercenary playthrough (My personal favorite and the one that lasted the longest), I used an 12.7mm SMG, a Hunting Revolver, Trail Carbine+, a Machete Gladius, and a Riot Shotgun.

Better than this POS? The Gauss Rifles with their higher base damage, their critical hit multiplier and the MC ammo which adds up 50% to the damage..perhaps?


I'm using a mix of conventional and energy-based weapons, preferrably those with a critical hit multiplier

Short to mid ranged humanoid enemies: That Gun w .223
Short to mid ranged heavy armor/ high health opponents: TriBeam Laser w MC or This Machine w JSP
Bug Stomper: RCW+ or 10mm SMG w Hand Load JHP
Open field / long range domination: AER-14 (that thing is really amazing since 1.02)
Sniping humanoid opponents: Ratslayer w AP rounds
Quarry Junction, Promontory & general heavy duty sniping: Gauss Rifle + MC ammo + True Police Stories
Holdout weapon: Lucky w JFP Hand Loads

Other than that, there are some weapons which get an occasional use, such as

Vault 22: Flamer
Dead Wind Cavern: Sniper Rifle+ & Holy Frag Grenade
Legate Camp: Alien Blaster


My favorite weapons overall are That Gun, and the Gobi Campaign Rifle. Just love their designs. The Gobi, however I leave in its trunk since 1.02, R.I.P....