# The nailgun, one of the best handguns?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329>\
**Category:** The Bunker\
**Created:** [March 4, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329 "2013-03-04T06:33:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Reservoir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reservoir/32/28_2.png) [@Reservoir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reservoir)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 6:33am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/1 "2013-03-04T06:33:47Z")

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I been playing around with this weapon. Ammo is easy to find. (burn house, steal all the nails), isnt loud, and pretty easy to find. Using the window tactic I killed a few brutes  
I want opinions

Also, I want to modify it. What should I add to my little treasure?

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**Author:** ![jimboblordofeskimos](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/jimboblordofeskimos/32/2_2.png) [@jimboblordofeskimos](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/jimboblordofeskimos)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:46am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/2 "2013-03-04T07:46:17Z")

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It is pretty damn good, unmoddable at this stage, personally I prefer a marlin with mods, you can 1 shot most stuff (not brutes+) with a bit of skill and ammo comes in nice big packs, but the nailgun is definitely nifty.

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**Author:** ![Jihelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@Jihelu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jihelu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/3 "2013-03-04T12:47:47Z")

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Nails are gai, i want nail rifles. They are pretty nifty though. Darkling wolf don’t hit me atleast this thread is about nails.

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**Author:** ![Reservoir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reservoir/32/28_2.png) [@Reservoir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reservoir)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 2:28pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/4 "2013-03-04T14:28:12Z")

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> [@Jihelu](#):
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> i want nail rifles.

I remenber the nail rifle in Fallout 3. God dammit that thing was loud as hell

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**Author:** ![Jihelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@Jihelu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jihelu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/5 "2013-03-04T15:15:52Z")

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> [@Reservoir](#):
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> [quote=“Jihelu, post:3, topic:329”]i want nail rifles.

I remenber the nail rifle in Fallout 3. God dammit that thing was loud as hell[/quote]  
That was a railgun. Thing literally shot out rails from train tracks. Big difference.

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**Author:** ![Reservoir](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/reservoir/32/28_2.png) [@Reservoir](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Reservoir)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/6 "2013-03-04T15:26:08Z")

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> That was a railgun. Thing literally shot out rails from train tracks. Big difference.

Whatever, that thing a Fun and good weapon.

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**Author:** ![unback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8dc957/32.png) [@unback](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/unback)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/7 "2013-03-04T15:34:48Z")

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> [@Jihelu](#):
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> i want nail rifles.

aint coilgun basicly nailrifle?

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**Author:** ![Jihelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@Jihelu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jihelu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/8 "2013-03-04T15:40:23Z")

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> [@unback](#):
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> [quote=“Jihelu, post:3, topic:329”]i want nail rifles.

aint coilgun basicly nailrifle?[/quote]  
Unless it is named nailrifle then no.

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**Author:** ![Greiger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8797f3/32.png) [@Greiger](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Greiger)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/9 "2013-03-04T17:13:38Z")

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A coilgun is a handgun. Would be cool to have a nail based rifle though.

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**Author:** ![Jihelu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e79b87/32.png) [@Jihelu](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Jihelu)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/10 "2013-03-04T17:22:38Z")

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> [@Greiger](#):
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> A coilgun is a handgun. Would be cool to have a nail based rifle though.

It just could shoot regular nails, but have more accuracy. That is what I am hoping for. Maybe a custom stock?

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**Author:** ![iceball3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c89c15/32.png) [@iceball3](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/iceball3)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2013, 8:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/the-nailgun-one-of-the-best-handguns/329/11 "2013-03-06T20:02:19Z")

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Sudden idea, have the coilgun rifle equivalent, as a railgun, in which you’d load nails in and do much more damage using less UPS power, but needs to get it’s rail replaced after a bunch uses?  
As in a player made railgun, not that sciency custom slug stuff.