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Van Buren DZ
Van Buren
Real Life Name

N/A

Damage Lvl

High

Fire Mode

Single-Shot

Ammo Cost

21

Range

11

Attacks Per Second

0.67 seconds

Damage

50 - 80
17.3 DPS

Knockback

10%

Accuracy

80%

Noise

15

Reload Speed

1.5 seconds

Magazine Size

1

The Van Buren is an improvised rifle featured in The Last Stand: Dead Zone.

Background

A rudimentary firearm made infamous by the prison inmate who invented it. Its design is simple and easy to reproduce; for anyone with the means and basic materials, a group of desperate survivors can easily become a formidable 19th-century army overnight.

Can be made at home with the proper tools and knowledge.

How to obtain

Recycling products

  • Bolt Assembly x 1
  • Pipe x1
  • Machined Parts x Variable (dependent on the item's Level and attachments/conditions)

Tactics

Whilst rather mediocre in most regards compared to other long rifles, the Van Buren does give a bit of ranged punch to those classes specialized in improvised weapons, like the Engineer. Keeping another survivor nearby to protect its wielder during its frequent reloads would be a good idea.

Recommended gear

Pros

  • High Damage
  • Accurate
  • Reloads Quickly (fastest of all rifles)

Cons

  • Attacks Slowly
  • Single-Shot
  • Short Range (shortest of all rifles)

Trivia

  • Van Buren is likely a reference to the codename given to the original Black Isle Studios version of Fallout 3.
    • The weapon could also be a reference to Martin Van Buren, who was the was eighth US President.
  • The weapon itself is likely based on the Pipe Rifle from Fallout 2 and the above-mentioned original version of Fallout 3.
  • Van Buren is the name of a city in Arkansas, United States.

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