I've always hated how the Gauss Rifle looked in this game, and even Horizon's attempt to add new weapons fall short. The VICE Gauss Rifle has enormous potential, but because it's modeled off the SMG it preforms terribly and looks strange. I took the M72 model from the old Fallout games as inspiration, and created this- the M72 Gauss Rifle. It's based off of my other mod, the Battle Rifle, because I like how it looks, so the similarities are intentional.

You can acquire it from the weapons lab. In 1.0 it will spawn on enemies.

FAQ

-Will you make a vanilla version?
No.
Edit- Yes, I will. I feel bad that some people don't use horizon and like how it looks. Unknown finish date, but likely within the next eek or two (as of 9/29/22). It will come out separately.
Edit- No (2/21/23)

-Add x or y.
If I like it... maybe. But don't expect anything.

-The marksman stock looks terrible!
I agree, but can't find a good texture for it as of yet.
EDIT: Now it's updated

KNOWN BUGS:

Zx-1 Lab not working- I am aware of this, but as of now I cannot figure out the cause of the issue. Horizon uses a quest template for injecting weapons into the lab and it is not functioning. Will continue to work on-and-off to fix but no idea when the problem will be solved.
EDIT: Still an issue, no idea why even 5 months after the fact. My other mod works fine with the same quest scripts.