my top 3 are...

3.gobi campaign scout fifle (pre-patch)

2.Ratslayer

1.Holorifle

but more importantly what do think

1 holo rifle it's so complete and all round BEAST .
2 This machine (name says it all )
3 q35 matter modulator my bread and butter good for the mob of enimies you fight.

Ratslayer is overrated

nice insanely snyde face u forget how good gobi was pre-patch tho ohh n aer14> matter modulator

Gobi pre patch exactly this is post patch
Doesn't aer 14 use more ammo?(than the q35).

This thread is surprisingly quite .

yes suprisingly quite

yes it does but there are loads of mf cells in the game and its statiscly superior

how if I get more damage per mf cell?

http://theseconddisc.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/fievel-goes-west.jpeg

Oh god, nostalgia.

No love for Medicine Stick? Or Brush Gun pre GRA?

3- Christine's COS Silencer Rifle
2- Medicine Stick
1- Fully Modded Hunting Rifle

This is not so much which is the best, so much as which works best for me.

I've yet to dabble with EW's on my current playthrough, so my list is more...

Sniper rifle
Cowboy repeater w/ full mods
Brush gun

If I were to look at the guns I most use:

#1 Varmint Rifle (Fully Modded) or Ratslayer. Far and away the winner on most used.
#2 Brush Gun/Medicine Stick. Far and away my gun of choice for any endgame or end-DLC fights.
#3 Anti-Material Rifle or Holo Rifle (or YCS/186) when I take a scope shot or snipe a high value target I want one of these.

medicine stick: high damage, with hand load really high damage, good rate of fire, and what i consider the best iron sights in the game.

this machine: high rate of fire, solid damage, quick reload, and the most satisfying 'plink' at the end of the clip.

COS sniper: yields me a lot of crits, silent, good ROF, quick reload, nice damage. i think it's comparable to the gobi, but gobi isn't silent so COS gets the edge.

rarely play EW, but here goes:

holorifle: very small ammo capacity otherwise the holorifle is a monster. with GRA ammo, i think the damage is somewhere around 135.

YCS: only drawback is high ammo consumption (4 per shot). accurate, powerful, nice scope, quick reload.

is the tri-beam rifle grip? can't remember...if it is then it's definitely on the list. otherwise the q35 is a good one.

1.Gobi sniper
2.Survivalists rifle
3.Dunno third , I only use those two.

I have an infinity for scoped weapons....

1) Marksman Carbine
2) COS Sniper Rifle
3) Trail Carbine with scope
4) Fully modded Laser Rifle
5) Gaus Rifle

Got to have a scope. Why?? Who knows?

1: This Machine, for sure.
2: Brush Gun
3: Fully Upgraded hunting rifle