Rider

The Rider is a unique Sniper Rifle manufactured by Gearbox, the developers of the game. Examples are on the talk page.

Special Weapon Effects
Careful... you might put someone's eye out. - Magazine Size of 20, high Fire Rate, no scope.

Usage & Description
The Rider cannot be farmed during playthrough 2.5, and coupled with its extremely low damage, the weapon is a rather poor weapon choice. It's likely that Gearbox intended this weapon as a collectible only.

Drop Guide

 * Found in the red weapons chest in the Hidden Basement.

Trivia

 * This gun is a reference to A Christmas Story. The main protagonist, Ralphie, continually tells everyone that he wants a Red Ryder BB Gun, to which everyone (including Santa) responds, "You'll shoot your eye out."
 * Aside from the Pre-Order "Mercenary Guns Pack" code, the Rider is the only weapon appearing in the main game that is manufactured by Gearbox that appears in Borderlands. However, The Secret Armory of General Knoxx adds several further Gearbox manufactured weapons.
 * The parts describing the Rider are spelled Ryder in-game. This name change could either be due to a bug, or to avoid copyright claims.

Mechanics
The Rider gets its effect from. It is responsible for the increased fire rate and ammo capacity. All other aspects are defined by the predetermined parts:, , , and. The only un-defined part of the Rider is accesorry. The Rider is made of, which has absolutely no modifiers.

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