V.A.T.S Hit 'em in the...

[teqrevisited]

Unless it's a deathclaw or a ghoul reaver, headshots all the way. If it is one of those, cripple the legs and then laugh as they struggle to keep up whilst I use the worst gun possible to save damaging the better ones.

 

[AgDr_ODST]

I just love going for headshots going especially when I get my positioning right and its a sneak attack critical....beyond that though I like to aim for live grenades and exploding them or knocking thier weapons out of thier hands

 

[JimmyC99]

i go Head first and if i cant hit the head, then i go for the limbs, or just run closer and go for the head, its always nice watching their head explode as you pump a few 12gauge shells in the head.

 

[Llil]

Eyes. definitely the eyes. Of course , the best part about aiming for the eye is that even if you miss the eye, you still hit the head.

Plus because blinding that boxer in New Reno was the only way I could ever win that damn championship, even using the plated boxing gloves.

Or you could aim for the groin. If you get a critical, the guy falls down for a turn, which counts as a KO. That's how my speech only character became the heavyweight champion.

In real combat though, definitely the eyes, if the percentage is good enough.

 

[Dirty Hipsters]

I go for the head, unless I'm out too far for VATS to hit with a greater than 50% chance, in which case I just iron sight it and go for the head myself. Thankfully since I'm pretty decent at shooters I can almost always pull off the headshot without needing to rely on VATS.

 

[Moonlight Butterfly]

I hit guys in the head, animals and Deathclaws in the legs, Insects in the antenna and if mutants have large weapon *snort* I shoot it out of their hands before going for the legs.

Seems to work okay. Stealth and a sniper rifle are things I use most.

 

[FalloutJack]

Funny thing about VATS. I like to go for alot of things, dependent on who or what it is and how vulnerable it might be. Check this out.

Radscorpions - The tails.
Most humanoid targets - The heads.
Cazadors - Doesn't matter. They've got low armor.
Things on four legs - The heads, but that's because the torso is BEHIND the head.
Giant Mantids - ***

The funny thing about the New Vegas mantis is that there's a funny glitch to it. The right claw - or the left - does this thing where it'll be at 95% rate to hit at a distance while the rest are lower. You shoot it and the mantis explodes. It's funny.

 

[Ice Car]

Always the head if it has a reasonable accuracy. In my current file though it's almost always 95% at most ranges with any gun that doesn't have crappy spread. I have various perks that increase accuracy in VATS.

 

[Wickatricka]

I don't really use vats, to me its seems like a cop out like you cant aim yourself.

 

[bootz]

I aim for the right claw

 

[Altorin]

always the head. if you shoot anything else without a definite reasn (like getting them to drop a particularly nasty weapon, like a heavy weapon) then it's always head.

 

[Myrl]

I'm just going to quote some random guy I met. "If it's not in the head, you're wasting ammo."

 

[Souplex]

I aim for the legs. Reasonably high chance to hit, and makes em easier to run down in melee.

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

In the groin with a turbo plasma rifle, never gets old. That's what I missed in the newer Fallouts, they needed more crotch shoots...er no I don't mean like that >.>

 

[haaxist]

Always the head...unless it's got no chance of hitting, then it's a bullet to the gut.

Basically... This. Unless they`re really hurting me, then I might shoot their weapon. XD

 

[phantasmalWordsmith]

I play a sniper based character so I like shooting the head. If I can hit the head (50%+) then I'll aim for the head, if not then I'll adjust to get a better shot or if I'm desperate I'll take out the legs on a melee character or I'll aim for the torso.