Probably going to have to make a modded gun in the game.
Well, you make your own good guns by modding them or you could pump some luck and go hunt gunners or high lvl raiders.
I've been using the first pistol you find but it has been upgraded so much it's basically a scoped semi automatic rifle now. Play around with upgrading. Things you upgrade will likely be better than most things you can find.
I agree, GunNut, Science, Armorer for the win; I sure showed those filthy ghouls.
I got all the materials from the gun nut 2 and science 2 mods I need tagged, my trusty laser musket and 10mm pistol will soon murder a lot of unsuspecting raiders
The Oversser's office in the vault has a locked container in it containing the Cryolator.The Cryolator is awesome. The problem is that you can't open that box until you're level 18.
HOWEVER...
Dogmeat can open it. You get Dogmeat only some 2 hours in the game. Get Dogmeat, go back to the vault, and have him Fetch on the container. Ta-DA! You now have a weapon that can one-shot deathclaws.
Different guns work well with different styles. I'm a VATS guy mostly and the laser musket works surprisingly well in VATS. But people who shoot from the hip might have a different experience. I'm just saying this so that when people recommend something, it might not work well for you if the poster has a different play style. Not that I know much at this point since Im only an hour or two into the game.
I modded the 10mm with glow sights, fast changing large magazines and a longer barrel. I also got a pipe pistol and with the powerful receiver and a couple of mods it's a surprisingly good manstopper.
Funny, Dogmeat was standing off the elevator when the descent animation began, then when I arrived in the Vault entry antichamber he was waiting for me on the other side of the elevator gate.
you can go back to the vault at the beginning of the game at any time and get that cryo gun in the case with the dog. You dont need the master lock perk
Worked for me. Just cant get him to get it, keeps saying he didnt find anything
You don't ask him to find it, you select him from far enough away that you aren't talking to him to enter command mode, then just aim at the case and it should let you tell him to inspect it.
Companions teleport to your location.
If you go down to the vault, or go up a elevator, your companions will be at the destination waiting for you or they'll appear shortly.
No need to wait for them to show up.
Dogmeat trick didn't work for me. I tried everything. He couldn't open the Cryolator case. Maybe they made a mod or maybe the PS4 version doesn't do it?