Bolt Action Rifle
The Bolt Action Rifle is Rust's premier long-range weapon, dealing the highest per-shot damage of any gun. Its slow fire rate is offset by a one-shot headshot potential at range.
Crafting one takes 20× High Quality Metal, 1× Rifle Body, 3× Metal Pipe, 1× Metal Spring at a Workbench Lvl 3. It fires 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into High Quality Metal, Metal Pipe. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 14 skins exist for it — see every Bolt Action Rifle skin with live prices, topped by Army Bolt Rifle.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Standard rifle round. |
 HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Higher velocity, flatter trajectory. |
 Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Damages structures; less player damage. |
 Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Starts fires; reduced direct damage. |
Compatible Attachments
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 High Quality Metal | ×8 |
 Metal Pipe | ×1 |
 Rifle Body | ×1(40%) |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(20%) |
 Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×12 |
| Metal Pipe | ×1 |
| Rifle Body | ×1(60%) |
| Metal Pipe | ×1(80%) |
| Metal Spring | ×1(60%) |
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.
Full Bolt Action Rifle recycling breakdown →Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×7 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Bolt Action Rifle Skins
All skins →14 skins are listed, from $0.79 to $10.32, with a median of $1.44. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-11-03.
| Skin | CS.Deals | Steam Market | LIS-SKINS | Skin.Land | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project A.L.P.H.A Bolt Rifle | $0.79 | — | — | — | $0.79 |
 Caution Bolt Rifle | $0.82 | $1.45 | $0.94 | $0.95 | $0.82 |
 Croco Bolt Rifle | — | $1.45 | $1.02 | $1.02 | $1.02 |
 Poseidon Bolt Rifle | $1.21 | $1.77 | $1.26 | $1.27 | $1.21 |
 Krampus Bolt Rifle | $1.27 | $1.84 | $1.26 | $1.27 | $1.26 |
 Cel Bolt Rifle | $1.75 | $1.86 | $1.56 | $1.57 | $1.37 |
 Ghost Bolt Rifle | $1.44 | $1.84 | — | — | $1.44 |
 Azul Bolt Rifle | $1.59 | $2.14 | $1.69 | $1.70 | $1.59 |
| Heat Seeker Bolt Rifle | $1.64 | — | — | — | $1.64 |
 Tundra Bolt Rifle | $1.81 | $2.64 | $1.89 | $1.90 | $1.81 |
 Chameleon Bolt Rifle | $2.13 | $2.73 | $2.18 | $2.19 | $2.13 |
| Factory New Bolt Rifle | $2.37 | — | — | — | $2.37 |
 No Mercy Bolt Rifle | $3.38 | $4.48 | $3.30 | $3.31 | $3.30 |
| Army Bolt Rifle | $10.32 | $12.89 | $11.25 | $11.26 | $10.32 |
Change History
Datamined from the game files on each Rust build — including changes the patch notes never mention. See every change on the Rust changes explorer.
| 2026-10-03 | description | A High powered, highly accurate, long range rifle. | A high powered, highly accurate, long range rifle. |
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