Forum:Ammo Crafting Locations

First thank you for the person who answered my Vault 3 problem - thanks!

Now I am looking to craft my ammo. I have lead and casings. But powder and primer I have problems finding - any ideas what I can do - craft or find or buy it?

Ta :)

only two merchants who usually carry powder and primer - chet in goodsprings and vendortron at gunrunners outside NV (blake at the crimson caravan carries them too, however I have problems getting him to restock so I don't count him).

HOWEVER you obtain both when you break down ammo (as well as lead and casings). Pistol & shogun ammo produce pistol powder while rifle shells produce rifle powder ( .357 & .44 ammo is pistol ammo even though it is used in some rifles and 45-70 is rifle ammo even though used in some pistols). .357 & 9mm breakdowns produce small pistol primers, .44 & 10mm produce large pistol primers, 5mm & 5.56 breakdowns produce small rifle primers, .308 & .45-70 produce large rifle, while the big .50 rounds produce .50 primers. If you activate a reloading bench the 'breakdown' action should show you what types of primer and powder is received as well as the amount from each piece of ammo broken down. There is a loss of 15-20% of powder and lead when breaking down ammo but no loss of cases or primers (one primer & case is received for each piece of ammo broken down). 12.7, .223, AP, HP, incendiary, buckshot, magnum, SWC, JHP, JFP, JSP, special, plinking, coin, match & surplus (think I have them all) ammo cannot be broken down. .22 ammo can be broken down but not crafted, producing a small amount off pistol powder and lead. 12.7 ammo can be crafted, but not broken down, using pistol powder and a large pistol primer.

I like to think of them in pairs


 * 9mm & .357


 * 10mm & .44


 * 5mm & 5.56


 * .308 & .45-70


 * 12 Ga & 20 ga75.67.224.12 20:10, April 17, 2011 (UTC)

Gun Runners is your best bet. Buy, go somewhere (your home for example) for a few days.(waiting or sleeping) Go back and buy more primer and powder.Pappy002 22:59, April 17, 2011 (UTC)

The ammo crafting system in FNV leaves a lot to be desired, I mean, what's the purpose of crafting ammo if you can't make AP or civilian ammunition? I use a wonderful mod that make every possible ammo craftable in a workbench, from the humble 9mm +P to 25/40mm grenades. The mod is well balanced BTW, you can't make thousands and thousands of 40mm grenades because each one needs 60 pieces of lead for craft, so you need a lot of scrap metal to do it (or break a lot of ammunition, but this isn't pratical). But I'm on a PC. Concerning your thoughts, you are in the right track, I use 5.56mm and buy a lot of 5mm; then you break the 5mm and make a lot of 5.56mm. One suggestion I give you, the NCR quartermaster at Hoover Dam, Blake and the Gun Runners sell lots of .223mm boxes, this ammo is very underrated and simply kick ass: it makes only x0.95 DAM (-0.5 from normal ammunition, wich is negligible), but have -8 DT! It's the civilian equivalent of the 5.56mm, so you can use it on All-American/Marksman Carbine, LMG, Varmint rifle and That Gun. Brfritos 23:52, April 22, 2011 (UTC)