Weapons

HMLMG

hmlmg

A craftable homemade light machine gun with a large magazine but heavy recoil and poor accuracy.

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Damage & Attachments

Damage

Capacity

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

HolosightSimple Handmade Sight8x Zoom Scope16x Zoom ScopeMuzzle BoostMuzzle BrakeSilencerWeapon LasersightWeapon Flashlight

Crafting

High Quality Metal	×60
Rifle Body	×1
Metal Spring	×3
Gears	×2

Workbench Lvl 3Craft time: 30s

Blueprint

120

Research (scrap)

120

Tech tree node (scrap)

660

Tech tree path (scrap)

Workbench Lvl 3

Requires

Recycling

recyclingSafezone Recycler

High Quality Metal	×24
Metal Spring	×1
Rifle Body	×1(40%)
Metal Spring	×1(20%)
Gears	×1(80%)

warningRadtown Recycler

High Quality Metal	×36
Metal Spring	×1
Gears	×1
Rifle Body	×1(60%)
Metal Spring	×1(80%)
Gears	×1(20%)

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.

Repair

buildRepair Bench

High Quality Metal	×14
Metal Fragments	×10

Condition lost per repair: 20%Blueprint required: Yes

Cost shown is the maximum, to repair from near-broken to full condition.

Looted From

Locked CrateLocked Crate - GhostshipLocked Crate - OilrigScientist PT Boat DryboxElite CrateUnderwater Lab - Elite CrateElite Crate - HeliBradley Heavy Flamethrower ScientistBradley Heavy M249 ScientistBradley Heavy Minigun ScientistBradley Heavy Spas-12 ScientistOil Rig Heavy Flamethrower Scientist

Popular HMLMG Skins

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Skin	Skinport	DMarket	Waxpeer	Swap.gg	Best
Protector HMLMG	$0.56	$0.60	$0.52	$0.91	$0.52
ElvenMade HMLMG	$0.56	$0.82	$0.53	$0.88	$0.53
No Mercy HMLMG	$0.67	$0.78	$0.60	$0.99	$0.60
Cold Hunter HMLMG	$0.67	$0.63	$0.62	$1.21	$0.62
Bird of Luck HMLMG	$0.79	$0.65	$0.66	$1.10	$0.65
Year of the Horse HMLMG	$0.77	$0.73	$0.69	$1.21	$0.69
Training HMLMG	$0.87	$0.74	$0.76	$1.36	$0.74
Christmas Candy HMLMG	$0.81	$0.76	$0.86	$1.19	$0.76
Thundergold HMLMG	$1.24	$1.03	$1.04	$1.97	$1.03
Tempered HMLMG	$1.20	$1.06	$1.14	$1.82	$1.06
Temple HMLMG	$1.51	$1.28	$1.32	$2.31	$1.28
Blackout HMLMG	$2.32	$2.32	$2.08	$3.89	$2.08
Redemption HMLMG	$2.87	$2.43	$2.56	$4.21	$2.43

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