I have seen a lot of negative reviews on this weapon but I am heavily using it and slicing through multiple death claws with it (playing on Normal so neither me or the AI has a damage advantage). I still have a Science rank 3 so I cant fully upgrade it yet. What exactly is peoples issue with it? I find that in short bursts at medium range its still really accurate and I don't have the charged barrels mod yet. At short ranges you can obviously go to town with it.

The only downside is that it uses Fusion Cores as ammo but I have the 3/3 Nuclear Physassist perk which ensures that my PA cores last a long time. Unfortunately it does not give you more ammo for the Gatling Laser.

Has anyone else had my success with it? Maybe people are using it with the Heavy Weapons perk?

PS does the Commando Perk also apply to miniguns/ Gatling Lasers? They are full automatic but they are Heavy Weapons.

The problem is that auto weapons use up WAY too much resources compared to other weapons.

That "ripping apart" you do, can be done with a decent scattergun weapon, in only a few shots, AND it does not use rare ammo for example. Gauss rifles, and missle launchers are also especially powerful and do the same thing with less ammo.

If you have played skyrim and know the plight of destruction magic, then it is similar here with auto-weapons, especially ones like the mini-gun.

Whoever's giving this gun negative reviews is obviously pointing it the wrong way. Easily one of the most powerful and economical weapons in the game.

But for that you must have the charging barrels mod. That is the essential mod it needs. Otherwise you're wasting your cores needlessly and at an insane rate.

It will carry you through every and any battle.

I'd suggest storing it away for the time being until you get science rank 3, or take a look around vendors to see if they're selling the mod.

Ya I am not high enough level for to get rank 3 yet. But still have a crap ton of cores. I am not really having an ammo issue but that's cause I bash more then I shoot and only shoot when I have to. Its a Heavy weapons/Basher so I only shoot what is dangerous for now for that exact reason no charged barrels.

I'd still suggest saving your cores though, unless you can get rank 3 soon.

Ya I am one level away so I should be good. Only started using it last level. I could always go back to my super efficient Missile Launcher/Super Sledge load out until I get the rank 3 science.

You actually need gun nut rank 4. That's what wiki says. or it might be science either way ill have to wait until my 40s. Back to missile launcher/Super sledge load out for a bit.