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Master of the Arsenal

Master of the Arsenal

Caused 10,000 damage with Gun Runners' Arsenal (GRA) Weapons.

17.1%

How to unlock the Master of the Arsenal achievement in Fallout: New Vegas - Definitive Guide

Achievement Hunters!

The two solutions above are good, but neither of them show the quickest way to get the achievement. The method below will take about 5-10 minutes and you will get both "10,000 damage" achievements associated with GRA.

REQUIREMENTS
Around 25k in caps. If you have this, you're good to go. You'll also probably want to make sure you have a bunch of stimpaks on hand in case you take collateral damage from the mini nukes.

WHAT TO DO
** Fast travel to the Gun Runners mark on your map (just below and to the right of The Strip) and save your game.
** Buy "ESTHER (GRA)" from the robot at Gun Runners. It is around 22k and is a Mini Nuke Launcher that counts both as a GRA weapon and a "unique" wasteland weapon.
** Buy all the Mini Nuke ammo that they have (the Mini Nuke mod for sale at Gun Runners will not work on Esther so save your caps).
** Fast travel to Black Rock.
** Make your way to the top of Black Rock killing everything along the way. There are a bunch of Super Mutant Masters and Nightkin Masters.
** You will most likely have exhausted your Mini Nukes at this point.
** Return to Gun Runners and buy another load of Mini Nukes (they will be restocked).
** Fast travel to The Strip. Kill the three securitrons at the entrance to The Strip.
** Enter The Strip.
** Launch a shot at the two hookers in front of the casino. You should kill 4 or 5 people total with this shot.
** Both Achievements Unlocked!
** Reload your save game unless you want everyone in The Strip pissed at you.

If for some reason the achievements didn't pop, open up your pip boy and find the two challenges that are associated with these achievements (Notes -> Challenges -> Hit Right a Couple of Times). They will show you how much damage you've already inflicted so you know how much more you need (if you didn't get it, you're probably right around 9900 or so).
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05 Oct 2011 21:45

13 Comments
This will also get the "Love the Bomb" Achievement too!
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By Red Prime on 12 Nov 2011 11:36
Why dont the guns appear for me? I just bought this and i wnet to gun runners and nothing was there but the same old guns. when i bought it it said simething abot tarting something new i asid no did i screw up?
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By JoKeRs ObLiViOn on 15 Jan 2012 01:20
im having the same issue... I cant buy the Esther gun... but can buy the mini nukes ammo.
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By That505Guy on 11 Mar 2012 15:37
Hmm ... the only thing that I can think of is that there's an issue with your DLC. The Esther gun is only available once you have the Gun Runners Arsenal DLC purchased and loaded. Might want to try deleting the DLC and redownloading it again. Are the *, **, and *** challenges showing up in your challenge lists?
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By FunkDog on 12 Mar 2012 22:53
Daaaaaayum, these two achievement were fun as hell. Worked like a charm. Thanks.
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By BLAZE VII on 19 Jun 2012 20:01
A late question, will I get the 10 000 explosive damage doing this as well?
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By Don ATL3 on 25 Feb 2013 09:01
Easily got this at Jacobstown with the Ester method. Good guide.
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By LtColFrankSlade on 18 Dec 2013 02:04
(Notes -> Challenges -> Hit Right a Couple of Times)??

Actually, hate to correct you, but on the Xbox 360, you gotta press "X" a couple times, it kinda confused me, lol
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By Warboy925 on 02 Jun 2014 06:23
If you guys want another gun that can get both this and Curious and Relics at the same time that will be very useful over the long term, buy the MF Hyperbreeder Alpha from Cliff Briscoe in Novac. It fires very fast, does a lot of damage, and best of all it has infinite ammo as it regenerates its own ammo. It costs around 9k caps and also counts toward Blast Mastery.
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By Hurricane Matt on 01 Oct 2014 20:21
Fast and easy, up vote for me!
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By sonnyforple on 30 Oct 2014 03:02
Awesome - worked first time :) This is the best solution so far. I killed every beast I saw on Black Mt, then in the Strip I had to kill the 3-4 securitrons at the gate, then 2-3 inside. when i left there were 4 waiting for me, then the cheevo popped.

Thanks
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By SneakyStabbalot on 06 Oct 2011 20:23
I went outside of Wind Walker canyon-might have that name wrong but it's the canyon right outside of the cave where all the deathclaws are. I didn't go in, I used a Stealth Boy to get close to the adult Deathclaw that leads around the young ones and killed them and got 2k damage. I then went to the cave where the Nightstalkers are-their own cave as well and again used a Stealth Boy and again didn't go inside. I simply shot the Nightstalkers who happened to be outside. Got to 7k. I finally went to the Cazadore Nest; but since I didn't have it discovered they made me go to the gas station. I lucked out an had some of the Legion attack me, so I nuked em. I did use Esther and boy; wow. Great idea on the weapon, I just didn't remember where Black Rock was and I had just spent a while working on the nukes and eyebolt upgrades, so I wanted simple. Heh.
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By Grimslinger19 on 29 Apr 2012 07:49
Nice! Thanks to you and back compat I finally got these. I just went into the strip and Ultra Luxe and got these without needing additional ammo.
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By KenH2k4 on 24 Jun 2016 03:18
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This is a guide how to get the damage achievements easy without fights.

1)Turn off hardcore mode if you have it on.

2)Get the presidential suite in the lucky 38.

3)Have 2 companions (the best would be rex and lily because of the high health but it goes with every companion).

4)Have any gra weapon, i would recommend a unique gra weapon because it counts towards the "curios and relics" achievement aswell.

5)Dismiss the 2 companions and tell them to go back to the lucky38 suite.

6)Go to the companions and punch/shoot them until they are nearly dead.

7)Recruit them again and knock them out.
Wait until they stand and dismiss them again. Punch/shoot them again, repeat steps 5-7 until you get the achievement.

This goes with every of the damage achievements as long as you don't kill the companions if they are not in your party.
I hope this helps.
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30 Sep 2011 11:16

Like Curios and Relics this one also requires GRA specific weapons OR mods. So when looking at different vendors you are looking for weapons and mods that have (GRA) in the description or in their name. An example: Power First (GRA)+ Power Fist Hi-Cap Valves.

That is a GRA power fist with a GRA modification.

Also like in Curios and Relics you must do 10,000 damage with GRA specific weapons. Shouldn’t be too hard but will require some grinding out depending on completion percentage of the game.

Note: If the unique Mojave Wasteland weapon is also a GRA weapon the achievements will stack in your favor. This also means if you put a GRA mod on a unique weapon they will stack.

For a complete list of GRA weapons and mods go here.

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Simply purchase a GRA(Sleepytime, Medicinestick, Esther) weapon and deal 10,000 damage with it to unlock this trophy.

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You buy weapons from merchants. In the weapon name at the end (GRA). This is it, don’t buy an add-on for a unique weapon, GRA is unique, shoot it and get two medals at once!
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07 Oct 2011 10:46

We get it almost plot-wise

We go to the point on the Gun Runners' Arsenal map, there is a robot seller and we must buy there:
- GRA chainsaw and three upgrades for it: HD chain, carbide teeth for it, and a special handle.
I’ll say right away that not all upgrades are sold at the same time; sometimes you need to “sleep and wait” for 72 hours for the store to be updated.

With this saw we solve ALL enemies, and quickly and easily - the trophy is yours
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20 May 2013 09:07