Ammunition
12 Gauge Buckshot
ammo.shotgun
Ammunition for a Shotgun.
Crafting one takes 5× Metal Fragments, 10× Gun Powder at a Workbench Lvl 2. A recycler breaks one down into Metal Fragments, Gun Powder.
Crafting
account_treeTotal Raw Cost(crafting every sub-component; looted components and low grade fuel left as they are)
 Metal Fragments | ×5 |
 Charcoal | ×30 |
 Sulfur | ×20 |
Workbench Lvl 2Yields ×2Craft time: 3s
Blueprint
30
Research (scrap)
30
Tech tree node (scrap)
240
Tech tree path (scrap)
Workbench Lvl 2
Requires
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×1 |
 Gun Powder | ×2 |
warningRadtown Recycler
| Metal Fragments | ×1 |
| Gun Powder | ×3 |
| Metal Fragments | ×1(50%) |
Radtown recyclers (found in monuments) give more than the safe-zone recyclers at Outpost and Bandit Camp. A percentage next to a yield is the chance of receiving it.
Looted From
Supply DropBradley Heavy Flamethrower ScientistBradley Heavy M249 ScientistBradley Heavy Minigun ScientistBradley Heavy Spas-12 ScientistOil Rig Heavy Flamethrower ScientistOil Rig Heavy M249 ScientistOil Rig Heavy Minigun ScientistOil Rig Heavy Spas-12 ScientistUnderwater Lab - Ammunition CrateSantas Supply DropSilver Egg
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