Ammunition

Ammunition for weapons can be found scattered around the map both in ammunition boxes and ammunition containers. You can also find ammunition on defeated hunters.

Ammunition Types

Ammunition	Compact	Medium	Long	Shotgun	Special
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Damage	Low	Moderate	High	Very High	Dependent On Weapon
Penetration	Low	Moderate	Strong	Low	Dependent On Weapon
Range	Medium	Medium	Long	Limited	Dependent On Weapon
Weapons that use this ammunition	Bornheim No. 3 Bornheim No. 3 Extended Bornheim No. 3 Match Caldwell Conversion Chain Pistol Caldwell Conversion Pistol LeMat Mark II Revolver Nagant M1895 Nagant M1895 Precision Nagant M1895 Deadeye Nagant M1895 Silencer Nagant M1895 Officer Nagant M1895 Officer Brawler Nagant M1895 Officer Carbine Winfield M1873 Winfield M1873 Aperture Winfield M1873 Swift Winfield M1873 Talon Winfield M1873C Winfield M1873C Marksman Winfield M1873C Silencer Caldwell 92 New Army	Caldwell Pax Caldwell Pax Claw Scottfield Model 3 Springfield 1866 Springfield 1866 Compact Springfield 1866 Compact Deadeye Springfield 1866 Compact Striker Springfield 1866 Marksman Vetterli 71 Karabiner Vetterli 71 Karabiner Bayonet Vetterli 71 Karabiner Deadeye Winfield M1876 Centennial	Berthier Mle 1892 Caldwell Conversion Uppercut Lebel 1886 Lebel 1886 Talon Lebel 1886 Marksman Martini-Henry IC1 Martini-Henry IC1 Deadeye Martini-Henry IC1 Marksman Martini-Henry IC1 Riposte Mosin-Nagant M1891 Mosin-Nagant Avtomat Mosin-Nagant M1891 Bayonet Mosin-Nagant M1891 Sniper Mosin-Nagant M1891 Obrez Mosin-Nagant M1891 Obrez Drum Mosin-Nagant M1891 Obrez Mace Sparks LRR Sparks LRR Silencer Sparks LRR Sniper	Caldwell Rival 78 Caldwell Rival 78 Handcannon Crown & King Auto-5 LeMat Mark II Revolver Romero 77 Romero 77 Handcannon Romero 77 Hatchet Romero 77 Talon Specter 1882 Specter 1882 Bayonet Specter 1882 Compact Winfield 1887 Terminus Winfield 1887 Terminus Handcannon Winfield 1893 Slate	Bomb Lance Crossbow Hand Crossbow Dolch 96 Dolch 96 Precision Nitro Express Rifle

Custom Ammunition Types

Custom ammo can be resupplied at Special Ammo Boxes
Custom ammo can be equipped on every variant of the weapon listed here.

Bullet Type	Description	Related Weapon	Drawbacks
Incendiary	This bullet contains a small phosphorous charge that ignites when fired and sets flammable targets alight. A visible tracer can give the shooter's position away.	Berthier Bornheim Uppercut Lebel LeMat MartiniHenry Mosin Pax Scottfield Sparks Vetterli Win M1873 Win M1873C	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. Fires tracer rounds, which can give the shooter's position away.
Poison	This bullet shatters on impact, releasing a toxic agent fatal in high doses, but cannot penetrate surfaces.	Nag M1895 Officer Sparks Centennial Win M1873 Win M1873C	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover.
High Velocity	A hot-loaded bullet with a strong powder charge combined with a lighter projectile tip significantly boosts the muzzle velocity, but increases recoil slightly. Great for ranged combat.	Bornheim Nag M1895 Officer Vetterli Win M1873 Win M1873C	Slightly stronger recoil. Silenced weapons fire louder shots, along with a muzzle flash that can give the shooter's position away.
Spitzer	Spitzer rounds revolutionize rifle ballistics, improving both penetration and muzzle velocity, though adding slightly stronger recoil. They are more stable in flight and can punch clean through multiple targets, but often cause less severe wounds.	Berthier Lebel Mosin	Deals less than 125 DMG to the upper chest. Slightly stronger recoil.
Dumdum	These modified bullets expand and shatter on impact, causing severe bleeding, but at the expense of penetration power and muzzle velocity. However, this additional stopping power has little effect on monsters and Infected.	Conversion Pax Springfield New Army	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. Reduced headshot range. Reduced muzzle velocity.
FMJ	A hardened casing increases this bullet's penetration power, though additional weight reduces muzzle speed. Better retains damage over distance.	Conversion LeMat MartiniHenry Vetterli Centennial Scottfield Sparks New Army	Reduced muzzle velocity. The reduction is more significant for rifles than pistols.
Explosive	This bullet contains a small charge that bursts on impact, scattering shrapnel over an area--the larger the bullet size, the greater the area. Reduced penetration, velocity, and damaqe, but a well-aimed shot can tear apart Grunts, Hives, and Hellhounds.	MartiniHenry Nitro Springfield Uppercut	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. Reduced muzzle velocity.
Flechette	This shell contains a number of smaller dart-like projectiles which fan out in a tight spread. Cannot pierce most surfaces, but can saturate an area and cause bleeding damage.	Rival Specter Terminus	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. Deals less damage; one shot kills with a bodyshot are no longer possible.
Slug	Single solid projectile that can be used in shotguns to provide an advantage in range and penetration over buckshot. Reduced ammunition. Not effective at long distances.	Rival LeMat Romero Specter Crown&King Terminus Slate	Hipfire becomes unreliable. Low max ammo. The Rival and Slate deals less slug damage compared to long-barreled shotguns.
Dragonbreath	This shell creates a several-meter-long jet of flame that ignites anything in its path. Reduced range over buckshot.	LeMat Romero Specter	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. Reduced one shot Range.
Penny Shot	Coins replace shot pellets in this shell for a more powerful, if erratic, barrage. Shreds skin and flesh, but cannot penetrate harder obstacles. Unreliable at a distance.	Crown&King Romero Terminus Rival Specter Slate	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. More random shot spread. More Hipfire spread. Less pellets.
Starshell	A shell that launches a flare that descends slowly, illuminating the area. Ignites everything it touches.	LeMat Romero	Cannot penetrate wood or other cover. No one shot and low damage.
Shredder	These modified bullets expand and shred on impact, causing severe bleeding. They do not lose all of their penetration power, and do lose some muzzle velocity.	Nitro	Reduced penetration. Can still penetrate some cover.
Poison Bolt	This bolt releases a highly toxic agent upon impact. Can cause death in seconds in high doses.	Hand Crossbow	No one shot and low damage. Not reusable.
Chaos Bolt	A bolt that emulates the sound of a gunfight just like a Chaos Bomb, but with a shorter effect.	Hand Crossbow	No one shot and very low damage. Not reusable.
Choke Bolt	A Choke Bomb in the form of an arrow. Shorter lifespan and smaller range. Can be used offensively or defensively.	Hand Crossbow	No one shot and very low damage. Not Reusable.
Explosive Bolt	A highly volatile and explosive bolt.	Crossbow	Bolt falls down heavily. Not reusable.
Shot Bolt	Modified, multi-purpose bolts tipped with shotgun shells that detonates on impact.	Crossbow	Bolt falls heavier than normal bolts. Not reusable.

Ammunition statistics

Different ammunition have different damage falloff and penetration falloff. Also each ammunition have different bullet speed and maximum range.

Ammo type	Max Distance (m)
Compact	300
Medium	350
Long	500
Shotgun	45
Special	300

With 1.0 every weapon has their own bullet speed. So when before for example ever long ammo weapon had a speed of 800 m/s. Now it is depending on the weapon itself.

You can see each weapons bullet speed in the store in-game

Ammunition boxes and packages

Throughout the map boxes with ammunition can be found. Read more about them here.

Damage Drop Information

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  Damage drop off over distance per ammunition type

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  Body part multipliers per ammunition type

The formula to calculate the damage on a specific limb at a specific range is:
( [Weapon-Store Damage value] / [Upper Torso Multiplier] ) * [Limb Multiplier] * [Distance Multiplier]

• The Weapon-Store Damage value is the damage value displayed in the store (f.e. 149 for the Sparks LRR)
• Upper torso multiplier needs to be divided since the store value shows the upper torso damage at 10m.
• Limb multiplier depends on the ammo type and the limb that got hit. The value can be take out of the Body part multipliers image (lower image)
• Distance multiplier needs to be taken out of the Projectile drop image (upper image)

Trivia

• Update 6.0 introduced the possibility to loot crossbow bolts from special ammo packets
• The special ammo box Voynich translates to AHA, Most likely a reference to the American Hunters Association