Surviving without ammo in7 Days To Dieis an almost impossible task. As the player starts racking up kills and completing missions, the difficulty will gradually increase. Eventually, players will need to take on large groups ofradiated zombies, demolition zombies, and dire wolveson a daily basis.

While buying ammo and finding it in loot crates is a good way of saving up some extra bullets, it won’t be enough to sustain the player’s needs. After the first couple of weeks, players will need to begin crafting ammo at their bases in order to survive. This guide will go through all there is to know about crafting ammo.

Lots Of Crafted Ammo In 7 Days To Die

How To Craft Ammo

Crafting standard bullets doesn’t require any specific perks.All you need is a workbenchand the materials.However, for explosive ammo, HP bullets, and AP bullets, you’ll need to read a certain number of magazines or one specific magazine, depending on the ammo type. The magazine requirements for special ammo can be seen below:

HiPower 9MM

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AP 9MM

HiPower 7.62MM

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AP 7.62MM

Arrow Boxes (100 Arrows)

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When it comes to crafting bullets, you’ll need to have a workbench set up at your base. Bullets can only be crafted at a workbench. Once you’ve got a workbench set up, you’ll need the following materials:

How To Get Bullet Components

You’ll find all three components needed to craft bullets while exploring the world. From zombie loot bags to end-of-mission loot containers, you’ll find bullet-crafting components all over the place. However, just like with the bullets themselves, you’ll need to craft these components in order to produce enough ammo to keep yourself stocked up.

Crafting thecomponents needed to make bulletsis fairly straightforward. First,you’ll need a forge and a chemistry station.Once these are built, then you’re able to start crafting bullet components. See the table below for crafting details:

Craft On Persons

2 Coal, 2 Nitrate Powder

You will need to smelt the materials to craft bullet casings and bullet tips in the forge before you’re able to craft them. The components needed to craft bullet casings, bullet tips, and gunpowder are pretty easy to come by. Lead, coal, nitrate powder, and clay can all be mined. To find these resources, open up your map and look for the colors listed below:

Brass can’t be mined; however, you can find it in loot containers or being sold by traders. You can also get a healthy amount of brass by smelting car radiators and Dukes.