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The Prototype 17 takes Pistol Bullets and two variants of them, 18 to a magazine or 23 with an Extended Magazine.
Damage is one body hit with 
Pistol Bullet, up close.
| Ammo | Damage | Headshot | Velocity | Damage per second |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pistol Bullet | 40 | ×2 | 300 m/s | 150 |
Incendiary Pistol Bullet | 44.8 | ×2 | 225 m/s | 168 |
HV Pistol Ammo | 40 | ×2 | 400 m/s | 150 |
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.
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% DamageSight
8x Zoom Scope
Holosight: -20% Spread aiming down sights
Simple Handmade Sight
Variable Zoom ScopeUnderbarrel
Weapon flashlight
Weapon Lasersight: -20% Spread aiming down sights, -50% Spread from the hip, while switched onMagazine
Extended Magazine: +25% Magazine sizeCrates, barrels and NPCs that drop the Prototype 17, most likely first
| From | Chance | Amount | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|
 Supply Drop | 18.3% | 1 to 2 | 100% |
 Elite Crate | 2% | 1 | 10 to 20% |
Heavy Scientist | 1.6% | 1 | 100% |
 Helicopter Crate, 4 crates per Patrol Helicopter | 1.6% | 1 | 100% |
 Bradley Crate, 3 crates per Bradley APC | 0.87% | 1 | 100% |
 Santa's Supply Drop, Christmas event only | 9.6% | 1 | 100% |
Chance is for one container opened or one NPC killed. Amount is how many it holds when it holds any. Condition is the state the item comes out in.
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.
What the Prototype 17 gives back in each recycler
| Recycler | Efficiency | You get |
|---|---|---|
| Red recycler | 75% | 1 + 50%  Burst Module, 3  High Quality Metal, 75%  Metal Pipe, 75%  Semi Automatic Body |
| Green recycler (powered) | 60% | 1 + 20% Burst Module, 2 + 40% High Quality Metal, 60% Metal Pipe, 60% Semi Automatic Body |
| Green recycler | 50% | 1 Burst Module, 2 High Quality Metal, 50% Metal Pipe, 50% Semi Automatic Body |
| Yellow recycler | 40% | 80% Burst Module, 1 + 60% High Quality Metal, 40% Metal Pipe, 40% Semi Automatic Body |
The Prototype 17 breaks down into Burst Module, High Quality Metal, Metal Pipe and Semi Automatic 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.
In Rust, Prototype 17 is a ranged weapon in the Weapons category (item ID #1914691295, console shortname pistol.prototype17). 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 40 minutes.
A protype pistol with a built-in 3 round burst fire mode. Strong in close quarters. Swap between single shot and burst with [+firemode].
In Rust, Prototype 17 has no player crafting recipe; acquisition relies on 5 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.
The Prototype 17 holds 18 rounds, as does the Handmade SMG.
The Prototype 17 accepts 12 different attachments, as do the L96 Rifle, the M4 Shotgun and the MP5A4.
When comparing Prototype 17 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prototype 17 | 40 dmg | 762 RPM | 149.6 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 |
Compare Prototype 17 with closely related ranged weapon sheets in the Rust item catalog:
To compare Prototype 17 against every item in its inventory category, browse All 85 items in Weapons.
Loaded with standard ammunition, the Prototype 17 deals 40 base damage per hit at 762 RPM in burst mode (149.6 sustained DPS) in Rust, dropping to 80% damage past 30 m. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1914691295 across 85 weapons.
The Prototype 17 fires HV Pistol Ammo, Incendiary Pistol Bullets and Pistol Bullets, 18 rounds to a magazine or 23 with an Extended Magazine in Rust. Holding the reload key (R) opens the ammunition selector to switch compatible rounds, with a 2.9-second reload timer.
Up to 4 weapon mods equip simultaneously on the Prototype 17 in Rust across 12 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).
The Prototype 17 drops from 5 container and NPC loot tables in Rust, led by Supply Drop (18.3% chance), Elite Crate (2% chance), and Heavy Scientist (1.6% chance). Each listed probability reflects a single container opened or NPC killed, and found copies can be repaired or researched at base.
The Prototype 17 recycles in Rust at an unpowered green recycler into 1 Burst Module, 2 High Quality Metal, a 50% chance of a Metal Pipe and a 50% chance of a Semi Automatic Body. It belongs to the Weapons category under numeric ID 1914691295 across 85 weapons.
A repair bench fixes the Prototype 17 from broken for 6 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.
Dropped with nothing attached or inside in Rust, the Prototype 17 despawns after 40 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 Prototype 17 has 32-bit signed item ID 1914691295 and shortname pistol.prototype17 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 Prototype 17 in the F1 developer console by typing inventory.give pistol.prototype17 1 or inventory.giveid 1914691295 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.