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M16A2

Ranged weapon, Very rare

The M16A2 takes 5.56 Rifle Ammo and three variants of it, 30 to a magazine or 38 with an Extended Magazine.

Damage: 35
Rate of fire: 1,200 RPM, in a burst
Magazine: 30
Reload: 4s
Draw: 1.5s
Spread, aiming: 0.25°

Damage is one body hit with 5.56 Rifle Ammo, up close.

StatsLooted fromRepairRecycle

M16A2 stats

Magazine: 30, 38 with the Extended Magazine
Attachments at once: 4
Spread from the hip: 3.75°
Damage at range: 80%, from 140 m on, full up to 28 m
Shots before it breaks: 800

What each ammo does in the M16A2

Ammo	Damage	Headshot	Velocity
5.56 Rifle Ammo	35	×2	525 m/s
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo	35, +5 within 1.5 m	×2	315 m/s
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo	35	×2	630 m/s
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo	39.2	×2	315 m/s

Damage is one body hit up close, with no armour. A headshot multiplies it against players only. Velocity and spread are applied locally by your game client, while the server bounds their limits.

Attachments that fit the M16A2 (13)

Muzzle

Military Silencer: -25% Damage
Muzzle Boost: -10% Time between shots, +0.15° Spread aiming down sights, +0.5° Spread from the hip
Muzzle Brake: -15% Damage, +0.5° Spread aiming down sights, +2° Spread from the hip
Oil Filter Silencer: -30% Damage
Soda Can Silencer: -30% Damage

Sight

8x Zoom Scope
Holosight: -20% Spread aiming down sights
Simple Handmade Sight
Variable Zoom Scope

Underbarrel

Weapon flashlight
Weapon Lasersight: -20% Spread aiming down sights, -50% Spread from the hip, while switched on

Magazine

Extended Magazine: +25% Magazine size

Targeting

Targeting Attachment

What the M16A2 is looted from

Crates, barrels and NPCs that drop the M16A2, most likely first

From	Chance	Amount
Locked Crate	12.1%	1

Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any.

Every loot container, each with its own page

M16A2 repair cost

Repair bench, from broken: 14 High Quality Metal

Needs the blueprint: No
Max condition lost: 20% from broken, less on lighter damage
Max condition: 200

A repair bench charges 20% of the item’s recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn. A component in the recipe is charged as the first ingredient of its own recipe instead, or not at all when it has no recipe.

M16A2 recycling

What the M16A2 gives back in each recycler

Recycler	Efficiency	You get
Red recycler	75%	1 + 50% Burst Module, 30 High Quality Metal, 1 + 50% Metal Spring, 75% Rifle Body
Green recycler (powered)	60%	1 + 20% Burst Module, 24 High Quality Metal, 1 + 20% Metal Spring, 60% Rifle Body
Green recycler	50%	1 Burst Module, 20 High Quality Metal, 1 Metal Spring, 50% Rifle Body
Yellow recycler	40%	80% Burst Module, 16 High Quality Metal, 80% Metal Spring, 40% Rifle Body

The M16A2 breaks down into Burst Module, High Quality Metal, Metal Spring and Rifle Body.

A recycler takes one at a time.

Figures are for one item in perfect condition. Each recycler’s name opens its full table at this item. “1 + 50%” means 1 every time and a 50% chance of one more, and a percentage alone is the chance of getting one.

M16A2 stats, mechanics, and overview in Rust

In Rust, M16A2 is a ranged weapon in the Weapons category (item ID #599591861, console shortname m16a2). In active play, it follows standard server rules for ranged weapon gear across procedural maps. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 1 hour.

A reliable burst-fire only rifle offering excellent accuracy and firerate.

Acquisition profile (game files): Uncraftable in vanilla Rust (1 loot tables, 0 downstream recipes)
Monument recycling yield: Radtown green units return 50% of ingredients (5s cycle), beating 40% yellow safe-zone units by +25%
Bench repair & durability cap: Full repair costs 14 High Quality Metal (zero rare bodies) while capping max condition by 20%
Conveyor & sorting profile: Filter by shortname m16a2 in Industrial Conveyors for automated box sorting

M16A2 crafting, blueprint progression, and recycling in Rust

In Rust, M16A2 has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 1 world loot tables 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). Damaged copies repair at a Repair Bench for a fraction of recipe cost.

Where it sits

The M16A2 accepts 13 different attachments, as do the Assault Rifle and the LR-300 Assault Rifle.

How M16A2 compares to related weapons in Rust

When comparing M16A2 against related weapons in Rust, prioritize farming its highest-probability monument containers or recycling surplus components at an unpowered radtown green recycler (fifty percent base yield, versus forty percent at safe-zone yellow units) because this item cannot be crafted at a player workbench.

Weapon	Damage	Fire Rate	Sustained DPS	Workbench / Source	Blueprint (Node / Path)
M16A2	35 dmg	1200 RPM	700 DPS	Military crate / Vendor	Uncraftable
LR-300 Assault Rifle	40 dmg	500 RPM	160.4 DPS	Military crate / Vendor	Uncraftable
Semi-Automatic Rifle	40 dmg	343 RPM	91.1 DPS	Workbench Level 2	60 node / 930 path
MP5A4	37.5 dmg	600 RPM	163 DPS	Workbench Level 3	120 node / 420 path

Frequently asked questions about M16A2 in Rust

What are the damage, fire rate, and range stats of the M16A2 in Rust?

Loaded with standard ammunition, the M16A2 deals 35 base damage per hit at 1,200 RPM in burst mode in Rust, dropping to 80% damage past 140 m. Against a fifty-percent projectile-protection Metal Chest Plate, close torso hits deal eighteen net damage and down a full-health player in six shots.

What ammo does the M16A2 use in Rust?

The M16A2 fires 5.56 Rifle Ammo, Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo and Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo, 30 rounds to a magazine or thirty-eight with an Extended Magazine in Rust. Holding the reload key (R) opens the radial selector to swap compatible ammunition types from your inventory.

What attachments fit the M16A2 in Rust?

Up to 4 weapon mods equip simultaneously on the M16A2 in Rust across 13 compatible attachments: muzzle (Military Silencer, Muzzle Boost, Muzzle Brake, Oil Filter Silencer, Soda Can Silencer); sight (8x Zoom Scope, Holosight, Simple Handmade Sight, Variable Zoom Scope); underbarrel (Weapon flashlight, Weapon Lasersight); magazine (Extended Magazine); targeting (Targeting Attachment).

Which crates drop the M16A2 in Rust?

The M16A2 drops from 1 container and NPC loot table in Rust, led by Locked Crate (12.1% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.

What does the M16A2 recycle into in Rust?

The M16A2 recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 Burst Module, 20 High Quality Metal, 1 Metal Spring and a 50% chance of a Rifle Body. Undamaged copies return the full listed yield, whereas worn items scale their recycler output down in proportion to remaining durability.

How much does it cost to repair the M16A2 in Rust?

A repair bench fixes the M16A2 from broken for 14 High Quality Metal in Rust. Repairing at a Repair Bench requires no learned blueprint or rare component body, scaling material cost to missing durability while permanently capping maximum condition by 20% across a full repair.

How long does the M16A2 take to despawn in Rust?

Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the M16A2 despawns after 1 hour 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.

What is the item ID for the M16A2 in Rust?

The M16A2 has 32-bit signed item ID 599591861 and shortname m16a2 in Rust. Server plugins, custom loot tables, Vending Machine listings, and automated Industrial Conveyor filter strings reference these two identifiers under the Weapons category (stack limit 1 unit per slot).

What is the give command for the M16A2 in Rust?

Server administrators in Rust spawn the M16A2 in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give m16a2 1 or inventory.giveid 599591861 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands work only on dedicated or local worlds where your Steam account holds administrator or moderator privileges.