Starfield:Hard Target

Hard Target
Base Damage	116
Fire Rate	25
DPS	48.3
Ammo	.50 Caliber Caseless
Mag Capacity	5
Accuracy	74.2%
Range	20
Mass	9.15
Mod Slots	7
Base Value	20510
Type	Ballistic Rifle
Item ID	00028A02
Variants	The Last Breath

The Hard Target is a ballistic rifle in Starfield produced by CombaTech. It’s a bolt-action sniper rifle with one of the highest base damage of all the rifles in Starfield. The Hard Target uses uses .50 Caliber Caseless ammo.

Weapon Effects

This weapon can randomly get any effect compatible with its category.
See full breakdown and information of all Weapon Effects.

Location/Quest

• You can find this weapon in randomised loot in Starfield.
• You can obtain this weapon from most weapon vendors. It’s possible to reset a vendor’s inventory by waiting 48 hours, this can be done by sleeping or sitting for 24 hours twice and then checking back at the weapon vendor. Some weapons like the Hard Target have a much higher chance of appearing at at later levels.

Weapon Modification

Category	Available Mods	Effect
Barrels	Bull Barrel	A heavier barrel for more increased accuracy and stability
Barrels	Fluted Barrel	A lighter barrel with increased accuracy and recoil control
Barrels	Long Barrel	Increases Accuracy, Recoil Control and Range at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed
Barrels	Stabilizing Barrel	Specialized, mag-assisted barrels vastly increases Accuracy and Recoil control at the cost of Aim Down Sights speed while standing still
Barrels	Standard Barrel	Standard issue barrel
Batteries	Armor-Piercing Rounds	More powerful casing can penetrate even the sturdiest armors
Batteries	Penetrator Rounds	Incredibly powerful rounds that can pass through multiple enemies
Batteries	Whitehot Rounds	Chemically-tipped rounds that burn on contact
Grips	Tactical Grip	A lighter grip that increases Aim Down Sight speed, Reload speed and Stability
Internal	High Powered	Increases Damage done
Internal	High Velocity	Internal module that increases accuracy and range
Lasers	Laser Sight	Laser Sight attachment to help with target acquisition and increase Accuracy
Lasers	Recon Laser Sight	Marks enemies while Aiming and greatly increases Accuracy
Magazines	Large Magazine	Increases Ammo capacity at the cost of Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed
Magazines	Standard Magazine	Standard issue magazine
Magazines	Tactical Magazine	Lighter mag that vastly increases Aim Down Sight speed and Reload speed
Muzzles	Compensator	Increases Stability and Hip-Fire accuracy at the cost of long-range Accuracy
Muzzles	Muzzle Brake	Increases long-range Accuracy and Stability at the cost of Hip-Fire Accuracy
Optic	Long Scope	Long scope for 6x magnified view
Optic	Medium Scope	Medium scope for 4x magnified view
Optic	Recon Scope	Marks enemies while Aiming
Optic	Reflex Sight	Reflex sights for quicker target acquisition and visibility
Suppressors	Suppressor	Vastly reduces acoustic intensity while increasing Accuracy at the cost of Range

Weapon Tier Level

Starfield have four Weapon tier levels: Base, Calibrated, Refined and Advanced (in ascending order). Only armor sets go up to Superior tier. The higher the tier, the better the damage of the weapon. Some weapons in Starfield only have three tier levels available or none at all. Typically as you level up, your chances of finding higher tier weapons increase, defeating higher level enemies will also increase the drop chance of best weapons.

Unique Weapons in Starfield also scale in damage depending on their weapon tier, but they keep the same unique name. You can find out more information on the unique weapon scaling system page.

The best weapons in Starfield are Legendary Advanced weapons which come with 3 Weapon Effects.

Tier	Loot Level	Damage Change	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Tier ID
Base	0	0.0%	116.0	25	48.3	0012FD46
Calibrated	42	34.0%	155.4	25	64.8	0012FD47
Refined	52	40.0%	217.6	25	90.7	0012FD48
Advanced	62	48.0%	322.1	25	134.2	0012FD49

Weapon Categories

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  Pistols

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  Rifles

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  Shotguns

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  Heavy Weapons

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  Melee Weapons

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  Explosives

Rifles

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Rifles in Starfield are some of the most versatile weapons available ranging from semi-automatic sniper rifles, burst-fire, or even fully automatic rifles. Rifles are also one of the most common weapon types in the game, so if you decide to build a character around using rifles you will be spoilt for weapon options. There are a number of Unique Rifles to collect. Unique Weapons range from; rare, epic, legendary and come with pre-defined rarity modifiers that increase your damage output.

Using the Science Skills: Weapon Engineering you can modify your rifle with the best mods for your playstyle. This will affect the damage, fire rate, magazine capacity, range, mass and accuracy of the weapon. Each gun has a limited number of mod slots to utilise. Below you will find a list of all the common and unique rifle locations in Starfield along with the weapon ID which can be used to add the weapon to your inventory using console commands.

Ballistic Rifles

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Ballistic Rifles deal physical damage and ammunition is easy to acquire for most rifles.

You can increase the damage that Ballistic Rifles do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Ballistics, Rifle Certification, Marksmanship, Sniper Certification, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration, Crippling and Sharpshooting.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Item ID	Unique
AA-99		17	112	31.73	11mm Caseless	30	65.7%	40	3	8	7865	000476C4	-
Acid Rain		3	170	8.5	7.77mm Caseless	50	70.3%	17	2.4	6/8	9079	002E3E85	Yes
Avatar		256	19	81	6.5mm MI Array	20	83.4%	100	13.6	4/7	744375	001AC6B4	Yes
Beowulf		3	150	8.3	7.77mm Caseless	12	67.5%	30	0.6	6	750	000476C4	-
Davis Wilson's Rifle		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	36	68.8%	40	4.65	3/6	11480	00367C5	Yes
Desperation		17	134	38.1	11mm Caseless	15	71.9%	34	3.2	6/8	23594	000EC2F1	Yes
Despondent Assassin		34	40	22.6	9x39mm Caseless	12	86.8%	100	2.95	2/3	15228	001492OB	Yes
Drum Beat		8	160	21.3	11mm Caseless	60	65.6%	39	4.3	7	4922	0018DE2C	-
Feather		19	117	37.1	11mm Caseless	36	78.2%	48	2.19	5/6	14555	002E82A0	Yes
Fiscal Quarter		5	180	15	6.5mm CT	40	73.5%	40	2.15	5/7	3740	00019F5	Yes
Fury		20	150	50	7.62x39mm	100	68.9%	44	5.15	5/7	33189	0008AF62	Yes
Gallow's Reach		18	150	45	7.62x39mm	30	70.6%	40	4.25	5/7	33189	0032046C	Yes
Grendel		3	170	8.5	7.77mm Caseless	50	66.2%	20	2.56	8	1402	00028A02	-
Hard Target		116	25	48.3	.50 Caliber Caseless	5	74.2%	20	9.15	7	20510	00028A02	-
Head Ranger		37	14	8.6	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	79.6%	48	5.5	5/6	9219	002FAD3F	Yes
Hunterwulf		14	120	28	7.77mm Caseless	30	88.7%	56	5	5/8	16246	002E383	Yes
Justifier		31	12	6.2	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	82.3%	58	4.55	5/6	5627	001BAA3C	Yes
Kodama		13	170	36.8	7.77mm Caseless	30	65.7%	20	2.3	7	5632	00253A16	-
Lawgiver		31	10	5.17	.50 Calibers	6	68%	40	3.6	6	2395	0002D7F4	-
Maelstrom		4	150	10	6.5mm CT	40	58.6%	40	3.7	5	13560	0023606	-
Magpulse		71	17	20.12	6.5mm MI Array	40	58.6%	40	3.7	5	13560	0002EB3C	-
Magshear		10	300	32.75	.50 MI Array	75	65.5%	40	3.9	5	17721	0002EB3C	-
Magsniper		223	17	63.2	6.5mm MI Array	12	86.1%	100	9.6	6	27790	0002EB45	-
Mindtear		13	345	74.75	.50 MI Array	75	66.4%	50	6.9	2/5	49941	002AC049	Yes
Old Earth Assault Rifle		15	150	37.5	7.62×39mm	30	64.7%	40	3.5	7	10582	0026ED2A	-
Old Earth Hunting Rifle		30	40	20	9x39mm Caseless	20	86.8%	100	3.15	3	5264	0021BBCD	-
Peacekeeper		17	112	31.7	11mm Caseless	50	72.2%	41	4.5	4/8	18947	002A52E5	Yes
Peacemaker		37	12	7.4	.50 Caliber Caseless	6	82.1%	56	5.9	6/6	11853	000E7ED1	Yes
Pirate Legend		4	180	12	6.5mm CT	70	68.0%	40	6.6	4/7	9095	002FAC64	Yes
Power Beat		66	39	42.9	11mm Caseless	60	44.5%	39	4.1	4/7	9298	0022A8E1	Yes
Revenant		14	330	77	.50 MI Array	150	69.8%	44	3.69	3/5	62022	0008AF62	Yes
Speechless Fire		33	48	26.4	9x39mm Caseless	20	87.5%	100	3.15	3/3	11092	002E0731	Yes
Tempest		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	36	68.8%	40	4.65	4/6	11480	003CE4B0	Yes
The Buzzcut		3	212	10.6	7.77mm Caseless	50	70.2%	22	2.85	6/8	4524	0020772C	Yes
The First Shot		46	50	38.3	7.77mm Caseless	30	73.38%	34	3.45	6/8	17459	002E1929	Yes
The Last Breath		139	25	57.9	.50 Caliber Caseless	5	83.8%	120	10.05	4/7	53105	0022A8E2	Yes
Tombstone		19	90	28.5	11mm Caseless	20	72.8%	40	4.2	6	6150	0002EB36	-
Vampire's Gift		18	120	36	7.77mm Caseless	66	75.3%	21	4.85	6/7	18432	002FAC66	Yes

Laser Rifles

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Laser Rifles deal energy damage and mostly share the same ammunition which is relatively easy to acquire from vendors. Energy damage can be more effective against certain enemies who have a lower Energy damage resistance. Compared to Ballistic Rifles there are very few Laser Rifles to choose from.

You can increase the damage that Laser Rifles do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Lasers, Rifle Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration, Crippling and Sharpshooting.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Item ID	Unique
Equinox		13	50	10.8	3KV LZR Cartridge	20	70.2%	50	3.2	7	2408	0001BC4F	-
Orion		27	33	14.6	3KV LZR Cartridge	35	77%	50	5.3	7	5227	002773C8	-
Unmitigated Violence		21	33	35.6	3KV LZR Cartridge	30	74.2%	68	6.85	4/7	12361	0011381D	Yes
Unrestrained Vengeance		18	33	9.9	3KV LZR Cartridge	30	81.2%	60	6.55	2/7	5227	0019F7	Yes
Va'ruun Inflictor		38 + 113	25	33.3	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	70%	50	3.75	6	22500	0026D8A0	-

Particle Beam Rifles

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Particle Beam Rifles deal both energy damage and Physical Damage combined. The advantages of dealing two damage types are that one of them will still be effective against even the most heavily armoured enemies. The disadvantage is that you will need to spread your character build over multiple Combat Skills: to deal the maximum amount of damage with Particle Beam Rifles.

You can increase the damage that Particle Beam Rifles, do by investing skill points into the following Combat Skills: Particle Beams, Lasers, Ballistics, Rifle Certification, Marksmanship, Rapid Reloading, Armor Penetration, Sniper Certification, Crippling and Sharpshooting.

Name	Image	Damage	Fire Rate	DPS	Ammo	Mag Capacity	Accuracy	Range	Mass	Mod Slots	Value	Item ID	Unique
Eternity's Gate		17 + 50	25	27.92	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	81.6%	60	5.1	4/6	11249	00329ABB	Yes
Novablast Disruptor		100	20	33.3	Heavy Particle Fuse	5	70.2%	20	2.7	5	5700	0026D968	-
Reflection		41 + 137	29	86.5	Heavy Particle Fuse	20	78.0%	70	6.45	4/6	94500	0022A90D	Yes