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The Nailgun holds 16 Nailgun Nails, and no attachment fits it.
Damage is one body hit with 
Nailgun Nails, up close.
What one batch takes.
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Metal Fragments
Scrap
Copy it, then hold Shift and click Paste (JSON) in the conveyor, in game.
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 75,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "metal.fragments"
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"TargetCategory": null,
"MaxAmountInOutput": 15,
"BufferAmount": 0,
"MinAmountInInput": 0,
"IsBlueprint": false,
"TargetItemName": "scrap"
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Workbench Level 1, 15s, yields 1
Faster at a higher workbench: 7.5s at Workbench Level 2, 3.75s at Workbench Level 3.
Every player starts with this blueprint. Researching it anyway costs 10 scrap at a Research Table.
| Ammo | Damage | Headshot | Velocity | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Nailgun Nails | 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.
Metal Fragments,
ScrapA repair bench charges 20% of the recipe to fix a broken item, less when it is only worn.
What the Nailgun gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 56 + 25% Metal Fragments, 15 Scrap |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 45 Metal Fragments, 12 Scrap |
| Green recycler | 50% | 37 + 50% Metal Fragments, 10 Scrap |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 30 Metal Fragments, 8 Scrap |
The Nailgun breaks down into Metal Fragments and Scrap.
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. “56 + 25%” means 56 every time and a 25% chance of one more. Scrap keeps its decimals: the recycler pays whole pieces and carries the rest into its next payout.
In Rust, Nailgun is a ranged weapon in the Weapons category (item ID #1953903201, console shortname pistol.nailgun). Loaded with standard Nailgun Nails, it delivers 18 base impact damage from a 16-round magazine in active combat. Inventory storage holds a single unit per slot, and uncollected ground drops despawn after 20 minutes.
A construction tool turned deadly.
Crafting Nailgun in Rust takes 15 seconds at a Workbench Level 1, with all ballistics, crafting, and durability values read from the Rust game files. Shredding a spare copy at a green recycler returns 10 scrap 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.
The Nailgun holds 16 rounds, as does the Semi-Automatic Rifle.
When comparing Nailgun against related weapons in Rust, craft copies once the blueprint is unlocked (15 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.
| Weapon | Damage | Fire Rate | Sustained DPS | Workbench / Source | Blueprint (Node / Path) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nailgun | 18 dmg | 400 RPM | 53.8 DPS | Workbench Level 1 | 10 scrap (Table) |
| 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 |
Compare Nailgun with closely related ranged weapon sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Nailgun against every item in its inventory category, browse All 85 items in Weapons.
Loaded with standard ammunition, the Nailgun deals 18 base damage per hit up to a 400 RPM semi-automatic ceiling (53.8 sustained DPS) in Rust, dropping to 80% damage past 24 m. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1953903201 across 85 weapons.
The Nailgun fires Nailgun Nails, 16 rounds to a magazine in Rust. It sits in the Weapons catalog with item ID 1953903201 alongside 84 related weapons and despawns after 20 minutes when dropped on a default server, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1953903201 1.
The Nailgun is crafted at a Workbench Level 1 from 75 Metal Fragments and 15 Scrap 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.
The Nailgun recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 10 scrap and 37 Metal Fragments plus a 50% chance of one more. Full recycler yields apply to an undamaged copy, while partially worn gear returns proportionally fewer materials based on its remaining durability bar.
The Nailgun takes 15 seconds to craft, down to 3.75 seconds at Workbench Level 3 in Rust. It sits in the Weapons catalog with item ID 1953903201 alongside 84 related weapons, stacking to 1 unit per slot, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1953903201 1.
A repair bench fixes the Nailgun from broken for 15 Metal Fragments and 3 Scrap 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.
Every player starts with the Nailgun blueprint, so it never needs researching; a Research Table would still charge 10 scrap for it in Rust. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1953903201 across 85 weapons, with F1 console command inventory.giveid 1953903201 1.
Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Nailgun 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.
The Nailgun has 32-bit signed item ID 1953903201 and shortname pistol.nailgun 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).
Server administrators in Rust spawn the Nailgun in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pistol.nailgun 1 or inventory.giveid 1953903201 1 for a single unit. Both console spawn commands require administrator or moderator privileges on the server, while regular players can bind a quick-craft shortcut key instead.