I hear that. The only time I use VATS is when I accidentally strike that key in battle. My favorite weapons are the .44 handgun and .50 caliber sniper. The in-between range guns vary wildly.
I came across the Reba the other night but left it there after the quest as I was loaded up but got sidetracked before going back.
In 3 and NV I was a Plasma rifle guy but this trip I Modded up a shotgun and mostly use it and a 50 cal. There is much joy in ghoul hunting with a shotgun.
Just got a rail gun/Gauss Rifle with boosted caps thats pretty beastly so it’s slowly replacing the Fiddy. Recon scopes rule.