[Badbru]

Originally Posted by Headshot

I am a pack rat and I could outfit the entire country with battle gear. I will never use all this stuff

Throw any un needed to replenish base load grenades after a battle: see Dex gain response

Originally Posted by Headshot

I seem to see that weapons skills seem to get better when you miss rather than when you actually hit an enemy. Which seems backwards but when my sniping skill goes up it happens right after I miss a shot, not after one hits.

This is one of the bonuses to using shotguns in the early part of the game as even when you hit, with buckshot, some of your round/s miss. Shotguns tend to increase shooting skill very effectively.

Originally Posted by Headshot

But I have never seen Dex go up by doing anything

Throw any grenades you don't need after a battle. The throwing action will increase both your thowing skill and eventually your DEX. I've even heard of some people throwing spent smoke grenades over and over again.