Handmade SMG

The first automatic gun on the tech tree: a Level 1 workbench spray gun that bridges the revolver and tier-two weapons. Only reliable up close.

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Characteristics

Category: Weapon

Stack size: 1

Durability: 100

Workbench: Level 1

Craftable: Yes

Researchable: Yes · 60 Scrap

Damage: 20

Fire rate: 429 shots/min

Magazine: 18

Reload: 4 s

Overview

In-game description

An extremely basic automatic firearm. Low damage and accuracy.

This is your step up from the revolver while the base still runs on a Level 1 workbench. It arrived with the Armed & Animated update in late 2024 and filled the gap between the revolver and the tier-two guns.

It fires pistol bullets in full auto. Inside a compound or a two-floor base it wins on sheer volume of fire rather than accuracy. Past that, the spread gets so wide you are mostly decorating the walls.

Tip

Many players put their first one in an auto turret rather than carry it. Plenty of them rate it among the better early turret guns at that tier.

It takes attachments like the bigger guns, so a sight or an extended mag helps a lot. Treat it as a stepping stone, though. Once a Level 2 bench is up, the Custom SMG does the same job harder, and the Handmade goes back into the turret or the recycler.