Does the rifleman perk affect semi-automatic weapons?

The rifleman perk (highlighted on the screenshot) says the following:

Attacks with non-automatic rifles do 20% more damage.

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Is this perk only invalid for fully-automatic weapons, or is it also invalid for semi-automatic weapons? Semi-automatic weapons are not explicitly mentioned in any perk, so I am not sure how they are handled.


The Rifleman perk will increase the damage on any Rifle-class weapon that will not continually spray bullets while the trigger is held. This is valid for bolt-action type Hunting Rifles, semi-automatic weapons like the Laser Rifle, and even shotguns like the Double Barrel Shotgun.

A gun is considered to be a rifle when it has a full-sized stock.

Source is personal experience; the damage on my Laser Rifle goes up when I increase the level of this talent.


For the purpose of perks, semi automatic weapons are basically single shot weapons (since they're not fully automatic and holding down fire only fires one shot).

This means that the Gunslinger perk for pistols and Rifleman perk for rifles apply.