Rust Manual

HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo

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HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo

This ammunition travels faster, resulting in less drop and slightly higher damage when fired over long distances.

Shortname: ammo.rifle.hv · Item ID: 1712070256

Craft recipe
Recycling yields

Safe Zone Recycler

Metal Fragments1xMetal Fragments(+1 at 33%)Gun Powder1xGun Powder(+1 at 33%)

Approximate — recyclers return a share of an item's crafting cost (60% at monument Recyclers, 40% at Safe Zone Recyclers), not a fixed table.

Ammo ballistics
Projectile type
bullet
Projectiles per shot
1
Muzzle velocity
450 m/s
Spread
0
50 Bullet

Falls off to 80% damage past 100m

Loot sources
High-End Ordnance25% · 40xItems Veryrare Ammunition20%Patrol Helicopter Loot15% · 40xAmmo Crate8.7% · 30xHackable Crate7.7% · 40xWorkbench Experiment Tier 35.6%Bradley APC Loot4.9% · 40xSupply Drop0.7% · 10x

Chance the item is included whenever that container rolls, resolved through nested loot tables. Approximate — doesn't account for seasonal or event-restricted rotations.