Grinlok

Characteristics
This weapon deals primarily damage.


 * Advantages
 * Little to no vertical recoil.
 * Very small spread.
 * Fairly high damage.
 * Second Highest primary weapon with status chance at 35%
 * Boar Prime 40%.
 * Low Zoom makes it easier to use at close range.
 * Very good ammo efficiency as it draws from the rifle ammo pool.
 * A polarity slot
 * Compared to the Latron:
 * Slightly faster reload time.
 * Higher damage.
 * Higher status chance.
 * Higher critical chance.


 * Disadvantages
 * Requires Mastery Rank 5 to craft.
 * Small Magazine Size.
 * Low damage.
 * Low Zoom makes it ill-suited for long range.
 * Compared to the Latron:
 * Slower Rate of Fire
 * Smaller Magazine
 * Blueprint can only be obtained through Clan research.
 * Requires a Forma to craft.

Acquisition
Detonite Injector Research is required before this weapon can be researched. The weapon can also be purchased for.

Tips

 * While it functions much like the Latron, it comes with a lower ammunition capacity and slow rate of fire, making it more punishing for missed shot. You must attempt to make every shot count.
 * With maxed Hammer Shot, Rifle Aptitude, Malignant Force, and Split Chamber the gun can achieve a Status Chance of 93.9%.

Trivia

 * Despite the trigger type being listed as semi-auto, the Grinlok is described as being a lever-action repeating rifle.
 * The News tab in the UI mistakenly refers to this gun as Grinlock.
 * The weapon's name may be a corruption of Flintlock, an early firing mechanism used in the in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries.
 * Despite the unusual combination of technologies mentioned, a lever-action flintlock rifle did exist in real life.