The Minigun is a powerful weapon in Fallout 4, and is best used with a Power Armor Build.
Fallout 4 Minigun Stats
| Minigun | |
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| Effect: – | |
| Damage: 8 | |
| Ammo: 5mm round | |
| Magazine size: 500 | |
| Fire Rate: 272 | Range: 131 |
| Accuracy: 35 | AP Cost: 40 |
| Value: 382 | Weight: 27.4 |

Minigun Weapon Modifications
Barrel
| Mod | Description | Change | Effect |
| Standard Barrel | Standard. | – | +1.5% iron sights transition +40% AP cost -50% hipfire accuracy |
| Accelerated barrel | Improved damage and rate of fire. Inferior range and accuracy. | +1 Damage +41 Fire rate -36 Range -9 Accuracy -4.5 Weight | +25% AP cost -80% hipfire accuracy |
| Tri barrel | Inferior rate of fire. Better damage, range, accuracy, and recoil. | +3 Damage -95 Fire rate +48 Range +7 Accuracy +2.7 Weight | +3% iron sights transition +50% AP cost -20% hipfire accuracy -15% recoil |
Sights
| Mod | Description | Change | Effect |
| Standard sights | Standard. | – | – |
| Gunner sight | Better focus and sighted accuracy. | +12 Accuracy +1.3 Weight | -10% iron sights transition -15% AP cost 1.5x zoom +15% hipfire accuracy |
Muzzle
| Mod | Description | Change | Effect |
| No muzzle | Standard. | – | – |
| Shredder | Superior bash. Inferior range. | -18 Range +4.5 Weight | +100% bash damage |
Fallout 4 Minigun Location
- You can buy the Minigun from the following vendors:
- Arturo Rodriguez in Diamond City.
- KL-E-0 in Goodneighbor.
- Proctor Teagan aboard the Prydwen.
- Raider boss Ack-Ack, located in the basement of USAF Satellite Station Olivia will drop a minigun.
- Fist, the leader of the Trinity Tower super mutants will drop a minigun.
- Super mutant Big Mack at the Wilson Atomatoys factory will drop a minigun.
- A random super mutant in Trinity Church will have a minigun.
- Two miniguns can be found on Gunners in HalluciGen, Inc.
- During the quest When Freedom Calls, reach the roof of building. Inside a crashed Vertibird is a minigun.

