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Nailgun Nails go in one weapon only, the Nailgun.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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{
"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 8,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
}
]
No workbench, 2s, yields 5
Faster at a higher workbench: 1s at Workbench Level 1, 0.5s at Workbench Level 2 or 3.
Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
| Weapon | Damage | Headshot | Velocity | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nailgun | 18 | ×1.5 | 50 m/s | 54 |
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.
What Nailgun Nails give back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 20% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 96% Metal Fragments |
| Green recycler | 50% | 80% Metal Fragments |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 64% Metal Fragments |
Nailgun Nails break down into 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. “1 + 20%” means 1 every time and a 20% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.
In Rust, Nailgun Nails is a ammunition in the Ammunition category (item ID #-2097376851, console shortname ammo.nailgun.nails). This ammunition loads into 1 distinct weapon platforms across standard server combat. Inventory storage stacks up to 64 units per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 5 minutes.
Standard nailgun ammunition.
Crafting Nailgun Nails in Rust takes 2 seconds by hand without a workbench, 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.
When comparing Nailgun Nails against related ammunition in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (2 seconds per craft) and recycle surplus spares at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base efficiency) rather than a safe-zone yellow recycler (forty percent efficiency) to maximize recovered materials.
| Item | Category | Stack Limit | Craft / Source | Tech Tree / Research | Green Recycler Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nailgun Nails | Ammunition | 64 per slot | Crafted by hand | 10 scrap (Table) | Not recyclable |
| 40mm Shotgun Round | Ammunition | 24 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| 40mm HE Grenade | Ammunition | 12 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
| 40mm Smoke Grenade | Ammunition | 12 per slot | World loot / gather | No blueprint | Not recyclable |
To compare Nailgun Nails against every item in its inventory category, browse All 44 items in Ammunition.
Only one weapon fires Nailgun Nails: the Nailgun in Rust. They belong to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -2097376851 across 44 ammunition, while F1 console command inventory.giveid -2097376851 64 spawns 64 units for testing across 44 published Ammunition entries (39 with crafting blueprints).
Nailgun Nails are crafted by hand from 8 Metal Fragments, 5 at a time in Rust. Raw ores smelt into metal inputs in a furnace while non-craftable components must be looted from monument crates before queuing the craft at your workbench.
Nailgun Nails recycle in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into a 80% chance of Metal Fragments. Monument green recyclers shred items one unit at a time on fast radtown cycles, whereas safe-zone yellow units trade lower material recovery for peacekeeper protection.
Nailgun Nails take 2 seconds per batch of 5, down to 0.5 seconds at Workbench Level 2 or 3 in Rust. They belong to the Ammunition category under numeric ID -2097376851 across 44 ammunition, stacking up to 64 units per inventory or container slot.
Every player starts with the Nailgun Nails blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. They sit in the Ammunition catalog with item ID -2097376851 alongside 43 related ammunition across 44 published Ammunition entries.
Dropped on the ground in Rust, Nailgun Nails despawn after 5 minutes by default. Moving them into a storage box, locker, or player inventory immediately cancels the ground despawn countdown, which the server assigns by item rarity tier to prevent dropped loot from lagging active worlds.
Nailgun Nails stack to 64 per slot in Rust. Players can split a pile in half with middle-click drag or move a custom quantity with Shift-click drag across inventory slots, storage boxes, and the Tool Cupboard, while dropped copies despawn after 5 minutes under the Ammunition category (item ID -2097376851).
Nailgun Nails have 32-bit signed item ID -2097376851 and shortname ammo.nailgun.nails 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 Nailgun Nails in the F1 developer console with inventory.give ammo.nailgun.nails 64 or inventory.giveid -2097376851 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.