“Stay on target! If you enjoy the benefits of gunplay without entering V.A.T.S. to accomplish your violent goals, then increase the accuracy of any projectile weapon with this perk. This allows you just a little more leeway when manually firing at foes, and also without aiming down ironsights or scopes.”— Fallout 4 Vault Dweller's Survival Guide description
Steady Aim is a Strength perk in Fallout 4.
Effects
Taking this perk grants increased hip-fire accuracy with all guns. Higher ranks further increase the accuracy as well as grant bonus damage when hip-firing.
Ranks
| Rank | Requirements | Description | Form ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STR 7 | Stay on target! Hip-fire accuracy is improved when firing any gun. | 001D2487 |
| 2 | STR 7, LVL 28 | Hip-fire accuracy is improved even more when firing any gun. | 001D2488 |
| 3 | STR 7, LVL 49 
|
Hip-fire damage is improved when firing any gun. | xx028A23 |
Rank 1 improves hip-fire accuracy by 20%
Rank 2 increases to 40%
Rank 3 grants a 5% bonus to damage when hip-firing.
Notes
- The perk works outside of VATS as well as within VATS.
- Outside of VATS the error cone of the weapon is narrowed, leading to tighter groups.
- Both hip-fire and aimed-fire are improved
- The effects are most noticeable on weapons with low base accuracy.
- Despite the perk description stating "any gun," this perk does not affect shotguns nor scatter guns.
Gallery
Comparison of reticle size, standard, with rank 1 and rank 2
