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Borderlands 4 Guide

How to Unlock the Legendary Stop Gap Sniper Rifle

Weapons
Legendary Loot
Updated on Sep 29, 2025
Sep 29, 2025

Overview

Stop Gap is a Vladof Sniper

Stop Gap firing the sniper will lose fire rate down to 20% of the original but trades off for +750% DMG.

this sniper takes some getting use to but hits like a truck.

Can be found in the Elements: Kinetic , Fire , Shock , Radiation , Cryo , Corrosive


How to Unlock

Unlock Location:

  • start at the "Zadra's Backup Plan" Fast travel point and just north only a few steps away.
  • You will find a Auger Mine "The Claim", at the end you will encounter the boss Backhive.

Farm Method:

  • Defeat Backhive at the end of the Auger mine "The Claim".
  • Use the Encore Machine nearby to reset the fight.
  • Repeatedly defeat Backhive until Stop Gap drops.

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