12 Gauge Buckshot
ammo.shotgun·Ammunition
Ammunition for a Shotgun.
Stats
- Stack size
- 64
- Despawns after
- 20 min
Damage by Gun
One 12 Gauge Buckshot does 210 damage on its own (14 pellets). Each gun scales that up or down:
Best Monuments to Farm 12 Gauge Buckshot
| Monument | Per full clear | Mostly from |
|---|---|---|
| Underwater Lab | about 14 | Ammo Crate (Underwater Labs) |
| Arctic Research Base | about 6.7 | Ammo Crate |
| Missile Silo | about 2.1 | Elite Crate |
| Military Tunnel | about 1.6 | Elite Crate |
| Large Oil Rig | about 1 | Elite Crate |
| Power Plant | 1 every 2 clears | Elite Crate |
| Oil Rig | 1 every 2 clears | Elite Crate |
| Ferry Terminal | 1 every 5 clears | Tool Box |
Expected from opening every container in one copy of the monument once. 4 more monuments have it in smaller amounts. Dots are the keycards its readers take. See the monument tier list for overall value.
Where to Find 12 Gauge Buckshot
| Source | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Supply Drop | 86% | 6-55 |
| Bradley APC Heavy Scientist | 48% | 5-29 |
| Heavy Scientist | 48% | 5-27 |
| Ammo Crate (Underwater Labs) | 45% | 6-18 |
| Elite Crate | 8.6% | 5-11 |
| Elite Crate (Underwater Labs) | 8.2% | 5-11 |
| Chinook Scientist | 8.1% | 6-12 |
| Cargo Ship Scientist | 8.0% | 6-18 |
13 more sources
| Oil Rig Scientist | 8.0% | 6-12 |
| Patrol Scientist | 8.0% | 6-12 |
| Roaming Scientist | 7.9% | 6-12 |
| Bradley APC Scientist | 7.9% | 6-18 |
| Excavator Scientist | 7.9% | 6-12 |
| Arctic Scientist | 7.9% | 6-12 |
| Patrol Helicopter Crate | 1.5% | 8-11 |
| Underwater Lab Dweller | 1.3% | 6 |
| Tunnel Dweller | 1.3% | 6 |
| Tool Box | 1.1% | 6 |
| Tool Box (Underwater Labs) | 1.1% | 6 |
| Bradley APC Crate | 0.8% | 8-11 |
| Underwater Crate | 0.8% | 6 |
Chance it's in one container or on one body, measured by filling each one 50,000 times on a vanilla server. Every source's full table is in the loot tables.
Research
The from-scratch figure is the cheapest chain of unlocks from the start of the tree, with nothing researched yet. Mark what you already have on the tree to see what is actually left.
Crafting Cost
Recycler Yield
Safe Zone Recycler 40%
Monument Recycler 50%
1× Metal Fragments- 1× Metal Fragments25% chance
2× Gun Powder- 1× Gun Powder50% chance
Powered Monument Recycler 60%
Red Recycler (Power Plant) 75%
- 1× Metal Fragments
- 1× Metal Fragments88% chance
- 3× Gun Powder
- 1× Gun Powder75% chance
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