Pistol Bullet

The round behind most early-wipe gunfights. Made at a Level 1 workbench, it feeds the revolver and the SMGs that follow, but fades at longer range.

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Characteristics

Category: Ammunition

Stack size: 128

Workbench: Level 1

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 30 Scrap

Damage: 50

Bullet speed: 300 m/s

Overview

In-game description

Ammunition for a Pistol. Loses velocity when fired over long distances resulting in slightly decreased damage.

Most of the shooting in the first day of a wipe goes through this cartridge. A revolver off a Level 1 workbench with a stack of these is the usual step up from bow and spear, and the same ammo keeps working when you move on to a Thompson or a Python.

Its weak point is distance. The bullet slows down over long range and hits a little softer for it, and in practice that feels worse than "a little" because you are fighting the drop as well. Inside a monument or around a base you will not notice. Across a road you will.

That is what HV pistol ammo fixes: it flies faster and holds its damage further out. It needs a Level 2 bench though, so on a fresh wipe you live with plain rounds for a while.

Tip

Run dry halfway through a monument and the revolver becomes a club. Craft your ammo before you leave and keep spare gunpowder at base so you can refill straight away.

Damage

Weapon	Close	Far	Per second
Custom SMG	30	24	300
Handmade SMG	20	16	143
M92 Pistol	45	36	300
MP5A4	37.5	30	375
Prototype 17	40	32	356
Python Revolver	55	44	367
Revolver	35	28	200
Semi-Automatic Pistol	40	32	267
Thompson	37.5	30	288