In this case, the Deathclaw...

Any specific weapons or tactics to waste these mofos? I'm really having a difficult time taking them on at lvl 12.

dont try to take them at level 12?

im at level 17 i havent encountered them yet.

Try crippling their legs then kite while your companions slowly drain its health down

I had no luck at all at 12. I think I had a scoped hunting rifle, and it barely made a dent. Later on I got a 50 cal rifle which seemed to do the job.

see problem solved.

also where'd you get the .50 cal?
buy it or loot it?

At level 4 I used a Varment Rifle with a silencer and scope and picked off three of them before I ran out of ammo. It takes a Heck of alot to bring them down this way but the had no clue where I was hiding.

I got the .50 cal antimateriel rifle from the Gun Runners. It's heavy and expensive, the ammo is heavy and expensive, so far I've only used it on Deathclaws.

Looking at the wiki, it says it takes 100 gun skill to use, so it's not a choice for everyone if that's true. I don't meet strength requirements for it myself, but if I'm patient I can hit what I'm aiming at.

Hopefully, the vendor is easy enough to find that that isn't a spoiler.

Can someone give me advice on killing Nightskin.. I'm really struggling, I'm on hardcoe (Normal)..