I don't even scrap my weapons.  I stock them all up and then barter them off for stuff that I need.  Like hard to find ammo.  Same goes with clothing/armor and other items.  I'll pack rat them up and then barter them off when the vendor restocks.
 
Granted, last playthrough I was using the console a bit too much.  I got tired of chasing all over the Commonwealth trying to find that "one" material that I needed to finish a mod.   This time, we're showing much more restraint, so that means I'll be chasing all over the Commonwealth looking for that one material.  

I am not one to cheat or use console commands too much but I have overloaded myself a few times with 600 pounds of stuff and I didn't want to waddle to a settlement. "coc RedRocketEXT" was my best friend a few times.

whiskers54

stalinx20
 
 
Level 59
No weight on ammo.
 

 
At that level you are getting bounced around pretty good. I figured you would fair better than that in survival mode.
 
After the beta for survival is released as a patch there will be weight on bullets. That would kill me.

level 61 now. I spawned in Warwick homestead only to spawn where 13 super mutants were going to raid. I got toast pretty harshly.
Doesn't it just get harder and harder the higher level you are? I thought that was the case.

Dukman
I don't even scrap my weapons.  I stock them all up and then barter them off for stuff that I need.  Like hard to find ammo.  Same goes with clothing/armor and other items.  I'll pack rat them up and then barter them off when the vendor restocks.
 

When I want a Legendary weapon only available from a vendor I tend to unload that rubbish Raider Power Armor pieces I am carrying to bring the price down. I can't believe anyone would pay for that Raider junk but business is business I guess. I also sell my almost spent Fusion Cores since a drained one with just a little bit of life left in it gets just as much as a fully charged one.

Zuhl3156

Dukman
I don't even scrap my weapons.  I stock them all up and then barter them off for stuff that I need.  Like hard to find ammo.  Same goes with clothing/armor and other items.  I'll pack rat them up and then barter them off when the vendor restocks.
 

When I want a Legendary weapon only available from a vendor I tend to unload that rubbish Raider Power Armor pieces I am carrying to bring the price down. I can't believe anyone would pay for that Raider junk but business is business I guess. I also sell my almost spent Fusion Cores since a drained one with just a little bit of life left in it gets just as much as a fully charged one.

I normally scrap my weapons and just sell ammo I don't ever use, and then buy ammo that I need.

Zuhl3156

whiskers54
 
 
But you would also lose caps in the process by changing them back to a standard weapon.

Why would I lose caps? I'm only taking my guns apart and then scapping them for materials. The BOS has those Vertibirds too. If you nailed their Prydwen with a missile you would have a chance to see a lot of them at the same time.

 
My bad. I was thinking that you were selling them for caps, not actually scrapping then.

Dukman
I don't even scrap my weapons.  I stock them all up and then barter them off for stuff that I need.  Like hard to find ammo.  Same goes with clothing/armor and other items.  I'll pack rat them up and then barter them off when the vendor restocks.
 
Granted, last playthrough I was using the console a bit too much.  I got tired of chasing all over the Commonwealth trying to find that "one" material that I needed to finish a mod.   This time, we're showing much more restraint, so that means I'll be chasing all over the Commonwealth looking for that one material.  

 
This is what I do also. I will save some special weapons and armor for future usage but for the most part I sell it. I don't think there is anything that can't be found while exploring.

agent8
I am not one to cheat or use console commands too much but I have overloaded myself a few times with 600 pounds of stuff and I didn't want to waddle to a settlement. "coc RedRocketEXT" was my best friend a few times.

 
When you get a certain perk you can fast travel to where ever. You can also run when carrying extra weight but that will cost you AP during the run.

Zuhl3156When I want a Legendary weapon only available from a vendor I tend to unload that rubbish Raider Power Armor pieces I am carrying to bring the price down. I can't believe anyone would pay for that Raider junk but business is business I guess. I also sell my almost spent Fusion Cores since a drained one with just a little bit of life left in it gets just as much as a fully charged one.

I just make a legendary weapons if I don't like the ones I find.   It's not something I do very often though.  It typically requires a lot of hard to find material to create one.  On top of that, I don't often use the ones I find because I can usually mod a weapon that can do better damage that most of the legendary weapons I find. 

stalinx20

whiskers54

stalinx20
 
 
Level 59
No weight on ammo.
 

 
At that level you are getting bounced around pretty good. I figured you would fair better than that in survival mode.
 
After the beta for survival is released as a patch there will be weight on bullets. That would kill me.

level 61 now. I spawned in Warwick homestead only to spawn where 13 super mutants were going to raid. I got toast pretty harshly.
Doesn't it just get harder and harder the higher level you are? I thought that was the case.

 
For me it seems to be getting easier. I'll take a death claw out face to face in short order. That giant super mutant is fairly easy now also. I don't know what it's like for survival mode though.
 
It also depends on the weapon of choice. I use the assault rifle for the tough fights or when there are a lot of them. I also use the 45 CAL sniper rifle as the primary.