Questions about weapon components, damage, and weapon skill

[harperfan7]

What is the damage range of a high-end plasma pistol?  I'm talking the best components you can find in DC or wherever.
What is the highest crit damage modifier you can get on such a gun via components?
Is the smart lens bonus the same with both goggles and as a weapon enhancement?

What is the formula for determining how much skill points and ability scores add to your damage?

[TheAverageGortsby]

You know, all of those questions are answered on the wiki.
Short version: 60-90; you don't get your good crit mod via components; no, for a given quality, goggles give a lower bonus; abilities don't directly boost weapon damage; Base Damage * (1 + 0.7 * Effective Guns Skill / 100)

[harperfan7]

I don't think most of that is on the wiki.

[sthalik]

The damage itself doesn't matter inasmuch crit damage for the amplified version that was 450%+ (?). I used this as a sidearm when playing a SMG character, whenever Aimed Shot came up and there was only one enemy left.

[Fenix]

Well, ability points does affect your damage directly - sledgehammers for example, there you get +10% for Str above 8.