7 Days to Die: How to Craft Ammo

Learn how to craft all types of ammo in 7 Days to Die, including the crafting requirements and steps to unlock and craft ammo.

Surviving 7 Days to Die’s Blood Moon without guns is impossible. With flying birds and radiated projectile zombies attacking your base, crafting plenty of ammunition is crucial to defending your fortress and surviving the relentless waves of hordes.

Aside from looting crates, purchasing ammo from Traders is one way to obtain ammo. Still, in the late stages of the game, especially around Day 50, you’ll need those Duke’s Casino Tokens (in-game currency) for magazines and medicine. It’s more sustaining, efficient, and cheaper to craft ammo.

How to Craft Ammo

You can only craft ammo using the Workbench in 7 Days to Die. Interact with the Workbench (Default: E), then select the Ammo/Weapons tab or type ‘Ammo’ in the search bar. Select the Ammo you want to craft, then click ‘Craft’ or Press W on your keyboard. Make sure you have the required crafting materials in your inventory.

How to Unlock Special Craft Ammo

Standards bullets are ready to craft in 7 Days to Die, given you have the needed crafting materials. However, for Exposive, Flaming, AP (Armor Piercing), and HiPower (High Damage) Ammunitions, you must read specific magazines to unlock the special ammo types.

Here’s the list of magazines for each special ammo:

Ammo TypeMagazine RequirementAP .44 MagnumMagnum Enforcer Vol 5HiPower .44 MagnumMagnum Enforcer Vol 6Bulk Craft All Types of .44 Magnum (100 Ammo)Complete Magnum Enforcer MagazineHiPower 9mmPistol Pete Vol 5AP 9mmPistol Pete Vol 6Bulk Craft All Types of 9mmComplete Pistol Pete MagazineShotgun Breaching SlugShotgun Messiah Vol 2Shotgun AP SlugShotgun Messiah Vol 4Bulk Craft All Types of Shotgun SlugComplete Shotgun Messiah MagazineAP 7.62mmSniper Vol 6HiPower 7.62mmSniper Vol 7Bulk Craft All Types of 7.62mmComplete Sniper MagazineAP Robotic TurrentTech Junkie Vol 3Robotic Turret ShellsTech Junkie Vol 4Bulk Craft All Types of Robotic Turret AmmoComplete Tech Junkie MagazineExploding Arrow and Crossbow BoltRanger’s Guide Vol 2Steel ArrowRanger’s Guide Vol 4Flaming Arrow and Flaming Crossbow BoltRanger’s Guide Vol 5Bulk Craft All Types of Arrows and BoltsComplete Ranger’s Guide MagazineRocket Fragx45 Explosive MagazinesRocket HEx45 Explosive Magazines

How to Get Ammo Crafting Materials

You only need three components to craft ammo in 7 Days to Die: Bullet Tip, Gunpower, and Bullet Casing, which can be looted from crates, purchased from traders, or crafted yourself. However, you’ll need other components for arrows, shotgun shells, turret ammo, and rocket frag.

List of ammo materials that can be crafted:

ComponentCrafting StationResource CostBullet TipsForgex2 Lead, x1 ClayGunpowderChemistry Stationx1 Coal, x1 Nitrate PowderGunpowderInventory Craftingx2 Coal, x2 Nitrate PowderBullet CasingForgex6 Brass, x1 ClaySteel ArrowheadForgex7 Iron, x1 ClayBuckshotForgex3 Lead, x1 ClayDuct TapeWorkbenchx1 Glue, x7 Cloth FragmentPaperChemistry Stationx10 Wood, x1 Glue, x1 WaterRocket CasingForgex62 Iron, x37 ClayRocket TipForgex62 Lead, x37 ClayGas CanChemistry Stationx1 Oil ShaleForged SteelForgex31 Iron, x15 ClayCloth FragmentWorkbenchx1 Cotton

Materials not in the table above can only be looted from the overworld or mined from the ore vine. Fortunately, mined materials are easily spotted on the map based on color.

List of ammo materials that can be mined:

Coal – Black

Iron – Brown

Stone – Grey

Nitrate – White

Lead – Blue

Clay – Any soil ground

Brass and Scrap Polymers can only be obtained by looting containers or purchasing from traders. Meanwhile, Animal Fat can be obtained by hunting animals or looting fridges.

Conclusion

Crafting ammo in 7 Days to Die is more sustainable than buying it from Traders. Instead of spending your Duke’s Casino Tokens on ammunition, save them for essential items like Mods, Magazines, Crafting Parts, Medicine, Antibiotics, and better gear.

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