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Any of 6 weapons can fire 12 Gauge Buckshot, including the Pump Shotgun and the M4 Shotgun.
What one batch takes.
The same recipe expanded until every line is something you gather, smelt or loot.
Charcoal
Sulfur
Metal Fragments
Metal Fragments
Gun Powder
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
[
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 5,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
},
{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 10,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "gunpowder"
}
]
Workbench Level 2, 3s, yields 2
Faster at a higher workbench: 1.5s at Workbench Level 3.
Researching the blueprint costs 30 scrap at a Research Table.
| Weapon | Damage | Headshot | Velocity | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Double Barrel Shotgun | 210, 14 pellets of 15 | ×1.25 | 225 m/s | 70 |
Eoka Pistol | 210, 14 pellets of 15 | ×1.25 | 225 m/s | |
M4 Shotgun | 168, 14 pellets of 12 | ×1.25 | 292.5 m/s | 154 |
Pump Shotgun | 210, 14 pellets of 15 | ×1.25 | 225 m/s | 120 |
Spas-12 Shotgun | 157.5, 14 pellets of 11.3 | ×1.25 | 225 m/s | 150 |
Waterpipe Shotgun | 210, 14 pellets of 15 | ×1.25 | 225 m/s | 47 |
Damage is one body hit up close, with no armour. A headshot multiplies it against players only. Damage per second empties one magazine and counts the reload. Velocity and spread are applied locally by your game client, while the server bounds their limits.
Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop 12 Gauge Buckshot, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount |
|---|---|---|
 Supply Drop | 85.9% | 6 to 80 |
Heavy Scientist | 48.8% | 5 to 29 |
 Underwater Lab Ammo Crate | 45.2% | 6 to 18 |
 Cannon Crate | 12.1% | 6 to 18 |
| Scientist RHIB Dry Box | 12.1% | 8 to 22 |
 Elite Crate | 8.5% | 5 to 11 |
Missile Silo Scientist (underground) | 8% | 6 to 18 |
Scientist | 8% | 6 to 18 |
 Helicopter Crate, 4 crates per Patrol Helicopter | 1.6% | 8 to 11 |
Tunnel Dweller and Underwater Dweller | 1.3% | 6 |
 Tool Box | 1.1% | 6 |
 Bradley Crate, 3 crates per Bradley APC | 0.87% | 8 to 11 |
 Sunken Crate | 0.71% | 6 |
 Santa's Supply Drop, Christmas event only | 62.5% | 6 to 40 |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.
What 12 Gauge Buckshot gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 3 + 75% Gun Powder, 1 + 88% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 3 Gun Powder, 1 + 50% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 2 + 50% Gun Powder, 1 + 25% Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 2 Gun Powder, 1 Metal Fragments |
12 Gauge Buckshot breaks down into Gun Powder and Metal Fragments.
A recycler takes 7 per cycle, so a full stack of 64 goes through in 10 cycles.
Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “3 + 75%” means 3 every time and a 75% chance of one more.
In Rust, 12 Gauge Buckshot is a ammunition in the Ammunition category (item ID #-1685290200, console shortname ammo.shotgun). This ammunition loads into 6 distinct weapon platforms across standard server combat. Inventory storage stacks up to 64 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
Ammunition for a Shotgun.
Crafting 12 Gauge Buckshot in Rust takes 3 seconds at a Workbench Level 2 once the 30 scrap blueprint node is unlocked, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler recovers base materials at fifty percent yield (vs forty percent at safe-zone yellow units). Equipped and stored units carry no durability wear bar.
12 Gauge Buckshot loads into 6 weapons, as do the Handmade Shell, the 12 Gauge Incendiary Shell and the 12 Gauge Slug.
When choosing between 12 Gauge Buckshot and related ammunition in Rust, prioritize researching a looted or traded copy at a Research Table (30 scrap) whenever you want to skip the 240-scrap tech tree path and save 210 scrap, or unlock the tech tree branch when your group also needs the prerequisite blueprints.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Gauge Buckshot | Ammunition | 64 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 30 node / 240 path | Not recyclable |
| Paintball | Ammunition | 128 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| Pistol Bullet | Ammunition | 128 per slot | Workbench Level 1 | 30 node / 390 path | Not recyclable |
| 5.56 Rifle Ammo | Ammunition | 128 per slot | Workbench Level 2 | 60 node / 870 path | Not recyclable |
Compare 12 Gauge Buckshot with closely related ammunition sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare 12 Gauge Buckshot against every item in its inventory category, browse All 44 items in Ammunition, or plan prerequisite scrap paths on the The Workbench Level 2 tech tree, tile by tile.
12 Gauge Buckshot loads into 6 weapons: Double Barrel Shotgun, Eoka Pistol, M4 Shotgun, Pump Shotgun, Spas-12 Shotgun and Waterpipe Shotgun in Rust. It sits in the Ammunition catalog with item ID -1685290200 alongside 43 related ammunition, with F1 console command inventory.giveid -1685290200 64.
12 Gauge Buckshot comes to 20 sulfur per batch of 2 once every ingredient is broken down to raw materials in Rust. It is indexed under the Ammunition category alongside 43 other ammunition in Rust (item ID -1685290200), stacking to 64 units per slot.
12 Gauge Buckshot is crafted at a Workbench Level 2 from 5 Metal Fragments and 10 Gun Powder, 2 at a time, once the blueprint is learned in Rust. Smelting raw ores and looting required components from monument crates lets players queue the craft at their workbench.
12 Gauge Buckshot drops from 13 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Supply Drop (85.9% chance), Heavy Scientist (48.8% chance), and Underwater Lab Ammo Crate (45.2% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
12 Gauge Buckshot recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 2 Gun Powder plus a 50% chance of one more and 1 Metal Fragments plus a 25% chance of one more. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -1685290200 across 44 ammunition.
12 Gauge Buckshot takes 3 seconds per batch of 2, down to 1.5 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It belongs to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -1685290200 across 44 ammunition and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server.
Blueprint progression for 12 Gauge Buckshot at Workbench Level 2 in Rust charges 30 scrap on the target node and 240 cumulative scrap along the prerequisite branch, while direct blueprint study at a Research Table charges 30 scrap.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, 12 Gauge Buckshot despawns after 20 minutes by default. Picking it back up into a player inventory or storing it inside a base container immediately resets that ground despawn timer, which the server scales by item rarity tier.
12 Gauge Buckshot has 32-bit signed item ID -1685290200 and shortname ammo.shotgun in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Ammunition category (stack limit 64 units per slot).
Server administrators in Rust spawn 12 Gauge Buckshot in the F1 developer console with inventory.give ammo.shotgun 64 or inventory.giveid -1685290200 64 for 64 units. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.