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12 Gauge Buckshot
Ammo

12 Gauge Buckshot

12 Gauge Buckshot is a type shotgun ammunition that fires a wide spread of 14 low-damage pellets. Regardless of the weapon it is fired out of, it is extremely lethal in close quarters, capable of one-shotting fully geared players at point-blank. 12 Gauge buckshot has fewer pellets than the Handmade Shell, but makes up for it by doing much more damage with each pellet.

Item ID
-1685290200
Shortname
ammo.shotgun
Workbench
Level 2
Craft Time
3s

Crafting

Crafting 2× 12 Gauge Buckshot

Output
×2
Time
3s
Workbench
Level 2

Recycling

Rust has two recycler types. Monument recyclers are faster and yield 60%, but you can be attacked. Safe-zone recyclers in Outpost and Bandit yield 40% and take longer, but turrets protect you.

60%

Monument Recycler

Higher yield, faster cycles, no PvP protection.

5s per item 19 monuments
Where to find one
  • Power Plant ×3
  • Airfield ×2
  • Sewer Branch ×2
  • Launch Site ×1
  • Train Yard ×1
  • Water Treatment Plant ×1
  • Military Tunnels ×1
  • Junkyard ×1
  • Satellite Dish ×1
  • Radtown ×1
  • Arctic Research Base ×1
  • Giant Excavator ×1
  • Large Harbor ×1
  • Small Harbor ×1
  • Ferry Terminal ×1
  • Lighthouse ×1
  • Mining Outpost ×1
  • Oxum's Gas Station ×1
  • Abandoned Supermarket ×1
40%

Safe Zone Recycler

Lower yield, slower cycles, protected from PvP.

8s per item 2 monuments
Where to find one
  • Outpost ×3
  • Bandit Camp ×2

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