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Guns & Bullets Magazine Locations – Fallout 4

Last verified: 4 September 2026

The ten Guns & Bullets magazines increase critical damage from ballistic weapons by 5% each. Collecting the complete set raises the bonus to 50%.

Most locations are straightforward, although the Cambridge Police Station magazine depends on Brotherhood quest progress and Ticonderoga can become inaccessible after certain Railroad decisions.

10 issues · +5% per issue · +50% total

Issue #1 — Lasers & Hunting: Acceptable Overkill

Location: Fort Hagen

How to get it

  1. Work through Fort Hagen to the southeast side of the top floor.
  2. Enter the kitchen area and look for the oval table.
  3. The magazine is on the oval table.

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Issue #2 — Avoid Those Pesky Gun Laws!

Location: Rook Family House

How to get it

  1. Enter Barney’s bunker beneath the Rook Family House.
  2. Find the metal desk near the lantern and filing cabinet.
  3. Collect the magazine from the desk.

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Issue #3 — Take Aim, Army Style

Location: South Boston Military Checkpoint

How to get it

  1. Enter the South Boston Military Checkpoint building.
  2. Find the metal desk against the eastern wall.
  3. Collect the magazine from the desk.

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Issue #4 — Street Guns of Detroit

Location: Gunners Plaza

How to get it

  1. Go to the second floor inside Gunners Plaza.
  2. Find the lounge/archive room on the south side.
  3. Collect the magazine from the central table between the sofas.

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Issue #5 — The Moon: A Communist Doomsday Device?

Location: Quincy Ruins

How to get it

  1. Follow the ramp through the church at Quincy Ruins to the elevated freeway.
  2. Climb to the upper Gunners camp.
  3. Find the desk between the two large trailers and collect the magazine beside the terminal.

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Issue #6 — Bear Proofing Your Campsite: Don’t Get Caught by Surprise!

Location: Cambridge Police Station

Quest access: The magazine is absent before the station receives Brotherhood reinforcements. Return when “Shadow of Steel” begins; an early visit to the safe will not contain it.

How to get it

  1. Return to Cambridge Police Station after Brotherhood reinforcements arrive.
  2. Enter the station chief’s office.
  3. Open the Expert-locked safe using lockpicking or the station safe key, and collect the magazine.

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Issue #7 — Little Guns for Little Ladies

Location: Fraternal Post 115

How to get it

  1. Enter Fraternal Post 115 and reach the main hall.
  2. Go to the stage beside the American flag and sandbags.
  3. Collect the magazine from the lectern.

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Issue #8 — Guide to Hunting Commies!

Location: Ticonderoga Safehouse

Missable magazine: Complete “Boston After Dark” to gain access to Ticonderoga, then collect the magazine before destroying or becoming hostile to the Railroad. The safehouse can become inaccessible afterward.

How to get it

  1. Complete “Boston After Dark” to gain safehouse access through the Railroad.
  2. Enter Ticonderoga and go to the top floor.
  3. Find the northwest corner office and collect the magazine from its desk.

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Issue #9 — The Future of Hunting?

Location: BADTFL Regional Office

How to get it

  1. Enter the BADTFL Regional Office and find the chief’s office on the western side.
  2. Pick the Novice lock on the chief’s office, or use the chief’s key found on the chief’s skeleton in the nearby locked bathroom.
  3. Collect the magazine from the chief’s desk.

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Issue #10 — Plasma — The Weapon of Tomorrow

Location: The Castle

How to get it

  1. Enter the Castle courtyard.
  2. Find the radio operator’s desk in the centre of the grounds.
  3. The magazine is on the radio operator’s desk.

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Reference: Guns & Bullets on the Fallout Wiki.