Guns & Bullets Magazine Locations – Fallout 4

Guns and Bullets is a collectible magazine series in Fallout 4 that provides permanent bonuses focused on weapon damage and critical hits. This guide lists all Guns and Bullets magazine locations, with exact pickup details and video walkthroughs to help you collect every issue.

Guns and Bullets Perk

Each Guns and Bullets magazine increases ballistic weapon critical hit damage by +5%.
All bonuses stack, meaning collecting all issues grants a total of +50% critical hit damage with ballistic weapons.

Missable: No
All Guns and Bullets magazines can be collected during a normal playthrough of Fallout 4 and are not permanently missable. Some issues require access to specific locations or factions, but none are lost based on player choices.

Issue #1 – Fort Hagen

Location: Fort Hagen

How to get it: Found inside Fort Hagen, on the top floor. It’s on the oval table in the kitchen area.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #2 – Rook Family House

Location: Rook Family House

How to get it: Found inside the Rook Family House, inside the bunker. It’s on a metal desk near the lantern and filing cabinet.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #3 – South Boston Military Checkpoint

Location: South Boston Military Checkpoint

How to get it: Found inside the South Boston Military Checkpoint. It’s on a metal desk.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #4 – Gunners Plaza

Location: Gunners Plaza

How to get it: Found inside Gunners Plaza. It’s on a centre table in the archive room on the second floor.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #5 – Quincy Ruins

Location: Quincy Ruins

How to get it: Found inside the Quincy Ruins. Take the ramp through the church to the freeway. It’s in the camp on a desk with a terminal.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #6 – Cambridge Police Station

Location: Cambridge Police Station

How to get it: Found inside the Cambridge Police Station, in the station chief’s office. It’s inside a safe and is only available after Brotherhood reinforcements arrive at the station.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #7 – Fraternal Post 115

Location: Fraternal Post 115

How to get it: Found inside Fraternal Post 115, in the stage area. It’s on the lectern.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #8 – Ticonderoga Safehouse

Location: Ticonderoga Safehouse

How to get it: Found inside the Ticonderoga Safehouse, on the top floor. It’s on the desk in the corner office and is only available after completing the quest Boston After Dark.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #9 – BADTFL Regional Office

Location: BADTFL Regional Office

How to get it: Found inside the BADTFL Regional Office. It’s on a desk in the chief’s office in the bullpen room.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Issue #10 – The Castle

Location: The Castle

How to get it: Found at The Castle, on the radio operator’s desk.

Perk: Deal 5% extra ballistic weapon critical hit damage.

Looking for more collectibles? You can find guides for every magazine series and other Fallout 4 collectibles on the Fallout 4 magazines hub page.

For additional background information, see the Guns & Bullets entry on the Fallout Wiki.