A sci-fi twist on a frontier classic, this gun swaps out old-fashioned wood and steel with space-age carbon fiber and titanium, and bullets with batteries. The name is a reference to the spoken introduction from the television series Star Trek, which declares space to be “the final frontier”.

Parts Used

I started with the base game Trail Carbine mesh, removing the stock, handguard, barrel, and magazine tube. I retextured the remaining pieces with the cut-content Steel Forged Receiver, then added the stock from the Sniper Rifle, the railed handguard from the Marksman Carbine, the barrel and magazine tube from the Hunting Shotgun, and the barrel shroud from the Pulse Rifle. Lastly, I replaced the .357 Magnum cartridge for the reload animation with a battery, and added a micro red-dot sight.

Perks and Challenges

The following properties, perks and challenges apply to this weapon:

• Cowboy
• Plasma Spaz
• Old Vaquero
• Curios and Relics
• Open to Experimentation

Procurement

This weapon must be purchased from Dr. Quarton, and cannot otherwise be obtained without console commands.

Dr. Quarton's Notes

The terminal entry in Dr. Quarton's laboratory notes the following:

Project #E-1138-L - "The Final Frontiersman"

As a boy, watching old holotapes, I wanted nothing more than to be a cowboy.
As an adult, I find firearms loud and obnoxious to be around. Yet still, the
desire remained. Thus, when I discovered a broken lever-action rifle that
someone had discarded, I brought it home and began to experiment.

Fortunately for the project, a battery cell is quite similar in size to a
rifle cartridge, so the loading mechanism could be re-purposed. It was only
a matter of installing the pulse firing components into the chassis. Nothing
too difficult.