Custom SMG
The Custom SMG offers a high rate of fire and large magazine, excelling in close-quarters combat. A staple early-to-mid game weapon.
Crafting one takes 8× High Quality Metal, 1× SMG Body, 1× Metal Spring at a Workbench Lvl 2. It fires Pistol Bullet, HV Pistol Ammo. A recycler breaks one down into High Quality Metal. See how it stacks up on the weapon comparison tool. 61 skins exist for it, topped by Alien Relic SMG.
Damage & Attachments
Ammo Types
 Pistol Bullet | Standard pistol round. |
 HV Pistol Ammo | Higher velocity, flatter trajectory. |
 Incendiary Pistol Bullet | Starts fires; reduced direct damage. |
Compatible Attachments
Crafting
Blueprint
Recycling
recyclingSafezone Recycler
 High Quality Metal | ×3 |
| High Quality Metal | ×1(20%) |
 SMG Body | ×1(40%) |
 Metal Spring | ×1(40%) |
warningRadtown Recycler
| High Quality Metal | ×4 |
| High Quality Metal | ×1(80%) |
| SMG Body | ×1(60%) |
| 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 Custom SMG recycling breakdown →Repair
| High Quality Metal | ×3 |
Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.
Looted From
Popular Custom SMG Skins
All skins →59 skins are listed, from $0.53 to $1,499, with a median of $1.10. Each price is the cheapest current listing, checked 2026-09-19.
| Skin | Skinport | DMarket | Steam Market | CS.Deals | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gingerbread SMG | $0.60 | $0.72 | $0.87 | $0.53 | $0.53 |
 Stinger SMG | $0.69 | $0.72 | $0.85 | $0.74 | $0.56 |
 Minicopter SMG | $0.70 | $0.67 | $0.87 | $0.68 | $0.57 |
 Peacemaker SMG | $0.71 | $0.75 | $0.89 | $0.65 | $0.58 |
 BrainStorm SMG | $0.64 | $0.81 | $0.92 | $0.64 | $0.59 |
 Steampunk SMG | $0.62 | $0.88 | $0.92 | $0.59 | $0.59 |
 Monster SMG | $0.67 | $0.81 | $0.93 | $0.74 | $0.60 |
 Symbiote SMG | $0.70 | $0.67 | $1.01 | $0.67 | $0.64 |
 Glister SMG | $0.76 | $0.81 | $1.00 | $2.00 | $0.65 |
 Lunar Snake SMG | $0.72 | $0.68 | $1.03 | $0.71 | $0.67 |
 Cloudshot SMG | $0.89 | $0.86 | $1.00 | $0.78 | $0.67 |
 Good Boy SMG | $0.79 | $0.71 | $1.04 | $0.80 | $0.71 |
| Cel SMG | $0.71 | $0.74 | — | — | $0.71 |
 Fault SMG | $0.82 | $0.92 | $1.00 | $0.80 | $0.72 |
 Cardboard SMG | $0.72 | $0.86 | $1.22 | $0.98 | $0.72 |
 Flyboy SMG | $0.77 | $0.77 | $1.00 | $0.72 | $0.72 |
 Chameleon SMG | $0.82 | $0.73 | $1.16 | $0.81 | $0.73 |
 Sweet Dreams SMG | $0.87 | $0.74 | $1.19 | $1.15 | $0.74 |
 Afterburn SMG | $0.84 | $0.75 | $1.21 | $0.82 | $0.75 |
 MK-ULTRA SMG | $0.84 | — | $1.20 | $0.78 | $0.78 |
 Engineer SMG | $0.79 | $5.14 | $1.16 | — | $0.79 |
 Finish Line SMG | $0.79 | — | $1.10 | $7.99 | $0.79 |
 Calmtime SMG | $0.91 | $1.54 | $1.18 | $3.00 | $0.82 |
 Goldthorn SMG | $0.82 | $1.19 | $1.21 | $2.35 | $0.82 |
 Arctic Skull SMG | $0.96 | $0.90 | $1.33 | $0.95 | $0.90 |
 Rainbow Pony SMG | $0.94 | $0.99 | $1.10 | $0.90 | $0.90 |
| Mutagen SMG | $1.17 | $0.90 | — | — | $0.90 |
 JPEG SMG | $1.10 | $1.13 | $1.34 | $0.99 | $0.91 |
 Metalhead SMG | $0.94 | $1.27 | $1.30 | $5.00 | $0.94 |
 Lovely SMG | $1.01 | $0.95 | $1.38 | $2.80 | $0.95 |
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