Fallout: New Vegas ammunition

This page lists all munitions in Fallout: New Vegas.

The content is not described in full detail on this page. For details, please see the respective articles.
For munitions in other Fallout games, please see "Ammunition".
For an overview of Fallout: New Vegas content, please refer to "Portal:Fallout: New Vegas".

Overview[]

Ammunition or ammo is the term used for expendable ordnance material used in charging firearms of all kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps, rockets, missiles, energy, etc. The purpose of ammunition is to project force against a selected target or area.

Currently the Pip-Boy 3000 menu displays ammunition of any given type by the combined weight of all rounds of the same type, and not the per round weight.

Ammunition[]

Guns[]

Name	Weapons using this ammunition	Weight	Type	Value	Effects	Base ID
.22LR round	Silenced .22 pistol Silenced .22 SMG	0.0076	Standard	1	Damage x 1	0007ea27
			Hollow point	2	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e439
			Plinking	0	Damage x 0.85	00121162
.308 round	Automatic rifle Dead Money Battle rifle (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Christine's COS silencer rifle Old World Blues Gobi Campaign scout rifle Hunting rifle Paciencia (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Sniper rifle This Machine	0.055	Standard	4	Damage x 1	0006b53c
			JSP hand load	5	Damage x 1.3 Condition x 1.5	00140aa0
			Hollow point	9	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e443
			Armor piercing	9	Damage x 0.95 Target DT -15	0013e442
.357 magnum round	.357 magnum revolver Cowboy repeater K9000 cyberdog gun Old World Blues La Longue Carabine Lucky Police pistol Dead Money	0.035	Standard	2	Damage x 1	0008ed02
			JFP hand load	3	Damage x 1.25 Target DT -3 Spread x 0.8	00140a9e
			Hollow point	3	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e43c
			.38 special round	1	Damage x 0.75 Condition x 0.75	0015e8ee
.44 magnum round	.44 magnum revolver FIDO Old World Blues Mysterious Magnum Trail carbine	0.043	Standard	3	Damage x 1	0002937e
			Hollow point	7	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e437
			SWC hand load	4	Damage x 1.2 Target DT -6	0013e438
			Special round	2	Damage x 0.75 Condition x 0.75	0015e8ed
.45 Auto Honest Hearts	A Light Shining in Darkness Honest Hearts .45 Auto pistol Honest Hearts .45 Auto submachine gun Honest Hearts	0.065	Standard	3	Damage x 1	xx00947b
			Hollow point	5	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	xx009e6a
			+P	5	Damage x 1.1 Target DT -2 Condition x 1.2	xx009e6b
			Super hand load	8	Damage x 1.3 Target DT -4 Condition x 2.5	xx009e6c
.45-70 Gov't	Brush gun Hunting revolver Hunting revolver (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Medicine Stick (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Ranger Sequoia	0.065	Standard	4	Damage x 1	00121133
			Hollow point	8	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e43d
			SWC hand load	5	Damage x 1.2 Target DT -6 Condition x 3	0013e43e
.50 MG	Anti-Materiel Rifle Anti-materiel rifle (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	0.25	Standard	6	Damage x 1	0008ecff
			Explosive (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	40	Damage x 1 Boom	xx00085b
			Armor piercing	14	Damage x 0.95 Target DT -15	0013e445
			Incendiary	18	Damage x 1 +2 damage for 5s	0013e444
			Match hand load	8	Damage x 1.15 Spread x 0.65	00140aa1
5mm round	Assault carbine Assault carbine (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal CZ57 Avenger Minigun	0.017	Standard	1	Damage x 1 DT - 10	0006b53d
			Armor piercing	3	Damage x 0.95 DT - 25	0013e43f
			Hollow point	3	Damage 1.75 Target DT x 2	001613ff
			JSP (Hand Load) Gun Runners' Arsenal	1	Damage 1.3 Target DT - 10 Condition x 1.5	xx000871
			Surplus	0	Damage x 1.15 Condition x 3 DT - 10 Spread x 1.2	00121150
5.56mm round	5.56mm pistol (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal All-American Bozar (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Light machine gun Marksman carbine Ratslayer Service rifle That Gun Varmint rifle	0.026	Standard	2	Damage x 1	00004240
			Armor piercing	4	Damage x 0.95 Target DT -15	00140a9f
			Surplus	0	Damage x 1.15 Condition x 3	0013e440
			Hollow point	4	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e441
			Match (Hand Load) Gun Runners' Arsenal	2	Damage x 1.15 Spread x 0.65	xx00086f
			.223 caliber round	1	Damage x 0.9 Condition x 0.8	00160c41
9mm round	9mm pistol 9mm SMG Maria Vance's 9mm submachine gun	0.029	Standard	1	Damage x 1	0008ed03
			+P	3	Damage x 1.1 Condition x 1.2 Target DT -2	00160c40
			Hollow point	3	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e43a
			JHP (Hand Load) Gun Runners' Arsenal	1	Damage x 1.65 Target DT x 2	00000870
10mm round	10mm pistol 10mm submachine gun Sleepytyme (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Weathered 10mm pistol	0.033	Standard	2	Damage x 1	00004241
			JHP hand load	3	Damage x 1.65 Target DT x 2	00140aa8
			Hollow point	5	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	0013e43b
12.7mm round	12.7mm pistol 12.7mm SMG 12.7mm submachine gun (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Li'l Devil (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Survivalist's rifle Honest Hearts	0.064	Standard	3	Damage x 1	001429cf
			(Junk) Dead Money Cut content	4	Damage x 0.75 Condition x 1.5	xx000000
			(Hand Load) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	3	Damage x 1.65 Target DT x 2	xx000a2b
			Hollow point	7	Damage x 1.75 Target DT x 3	001613d4
12 gauge shotgun shell	Big Boomer Dinner Bell Hunting shotgun Riot shotgun Sawed-off shotgun	0.075	Standard	2	Damage x 1.2	0008ecf5
			4/0 buck (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	2	Projectiles 4	xx000861
			4/0 buck mag. (Hand Loader) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal		Damage x 1.3 Target DT -2 Projectiles 4	xx000000
			Bean bag	3	Damage x 0.05 Fatigue +250 Condition x 1.15	0013e446
			Coin shot	40	10% chance Denarii in targets 15% chance Mangled Denarius in targets Damage x 1.3 Target DT -2	001582da
			Dragon's Breath (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	4	Damage x 0.9 8 fire damage for 5s	xx00085f
			Flechette (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal		Damage x 0.9 Target DT -6 Projectiles 5	xx00085e
			Magnum	3	Damage x 1.3 Condition x 1.15 Target DT -2	00165e79
			Pulse slug (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal		Damage x 0.7 Projectiles 1 +50 damage against robots +25 damage against power armor	xx000000
			Slug	2	Spread x 0.35 Projectiles 1	0013e447
20 gauge shotgun shell	Caravan shotgun Lever-action shotgun Sturdy caravan shotgun Single shotgun	0.065	Standard	1	Damage x 1.2	000e86f2
			3/0 buck (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	1	Projectiles x 4	xx000860
			3/0 buck mag. (Hand Loader) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	2	Projectiles x 1 Damage x 1.3 Target DT -2 Condition x 1.15	xx000863
			Slug	1	Spread x 0.35 Projectiles x 1	0013e448
			Magnum	2	Damage x 1.3 Target DT -2 Condition x 1.15	00165e7a
			Pulse slug (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	4	Damage x 0.7 Spread x 0.35 Projectiles x 1 +50 damage against robots +25 damage against power armor	xx00085c

Explosives[]

Name	Weapons using this ammunition	Weight	Type	Value	Effects	Base ID
25mm grenade	Grenade machinegun 25mm grenade APW (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	0.25	Standard	8	Damage x 1	00096c40
			High explosive	20	Damage x 1.35 Area of effect x 1.36	0013e449
			Plasma (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	8	Damage x 1.3 Area of effect x 0.86	xx00086b
			Pulse (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	8	+75 damage against robots +30 damage against power armor	xx00086a
			Timed (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	8	5 second fuse	xx000869
40mm grenade	Great Bear grenade rifle Lonesome Road Grenade launcher Grenade rifle Mercenary's grenade rifle Mercy Red Victory grenade rifle Lonesome Road Thump-Thump	0.5	Standard	12	Damage x 1	0007ea26
			Incendiary	18	Damage x 0.7 Area of effect x 0.6 6 damage for 15s	00158307
			Plasma (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	12	Damage x 1.3 Area of effect x 0.87	xx00086e
			Pulse (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	12	+150 damage against robots +60 damage against power armor	xx00086d
Missile	Annabelle Missile launcher	1.5	Standard	50	Damage x 1	00029383
			High explosive	150	Damage x 1.35	0013e44b
			High velocity	150	Flight speed x 3.23	0013e44c
			Hive (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	60	Damage x 0.175 Spread x 20 Projectiles 9	xx000865
Mini nuke	Esther (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Fat Man Fat Man (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	3	Standard	250	Damage x 1 10 Rads for 12s	00020799
			Big Kid (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	500	Damage x 1.3 Area of effect x 1.29 30 Rads for 20s	xx000868
			Low yield (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	125	Damage x 0.67 Area of effect x 0.88 6 Rads for 12s	xx000866
			Timed (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	250	Delayed detonation 10 Rads for 12s	xx000867
			Tiny Tots (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	100	Damage x 0.2 Projectiles 9 Spread x 2 25 Rads for 12s	xx000a09
Rocket Lonesome Road	Red Glare Lonesome Road	0.25	Standard	25	Damage x 1	xx009262
			High explosive	150	AoE radius x1.4	xx009263
			Incendiary	150	Damage x 0.75 2 damage for 8s	xx00925f

Energy Weapons[]

Name	Weapons using this ammunition	Weight	Type	Value	Effects	Base ID
Alien power cell	Alien blaster	0.02	Standard	10	Damage x 1	00029364
Archimedes II Charge	Euclid's C-Finder	0.0001	Standard	0	Damage x 1	0016aef9
Electron charge pack	Arc welder Lonesome Road Elijah's jury-rigged Tesla cannon Old World Blues Gatling laser Laser RCW Sprtel-Wood 9700 (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Tesla cannon Tesla-Beaton prototype	0.025	Standard	1	Damage x 1 Target DT -2	0006b53e
			Bulk	0	Damage x 0.85 Condition x 0.85	00158311
			Optimized (Vigilant Recycler) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	2	Damage x 1.3 Target DT -5 Condition x 1.1 Weight x 0.6	xx000872
			Over charge	2	Damage x 1.25 Condition x 1.5 Target DT -5	0015830d
			Max charge	2	Damage x 1.5 Condition x 2.5 Target DT -10	0015830e
Flamer fuel	Cleansing Flame (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Flamer Flare gun Lonesome Road Heavy incinerator Incinerator	0.020 0.025	Standard	1	Damage x 1	00029371
			Homemade	0	Condition x 3	00166f62
			Optimized (Vigilant Recycler) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	1	Damage x 1.3 Target DT -5 Condition x 1.1	xx000875
Microfusion cell	AER 14 Prototype Elijah's advanced LAER Old World Blues Gauss rifle Holorifle Dead Money LAER Old World Blues Laser rifle Multiplas rifle Plasma caster Plasma rifle Q-35 matter modulator The Smitty Special (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Tri-beam laser rifle Tri-beam laser rifle (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal YCS/186 Gauss rifle	0.1	Standard	3	Damage x 1 Target DT -2	00004485
			Bulk	0	Damage x 0.85 Condition x 0.85	00158312
			Optimized (Vigilant Recycler) (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal	3	Damage x 1.3 Target DT -5 Condition x 1.1 Weight x 0.6	xx000873
			Over charge	5	Damage x 1.25 Condition x 1.5 Target DT -5	0015830b
			Max charge	5	Damage x 1.5 Condition x 2.5 Target DT -10	0015830c
Microfusion breeder	Laser detonator Lonesome Road MF Hyperbreeder Alpha (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Recharger pistol Recharger rifle	0	Standard	0	Damage x 1 DT - 2	00121155
Energy cell	Compliance Regulator Honest Hearts Laser pistol Laser pistol (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Pew Pew Plasma Defender Plasma Defender (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Plasma pistol Plasma pistol (GRA) Gun Runners' Arsenal Pulse gun Sonic emitter Old World Blues	0.078	Standard	2	Damage x 1 Target DT -2	00020772
			Over charge	3	Damage x 1.25 Condition x 1.5 Target DT -5	001582df
			Max charge	3	Damage x 1.5 Condition x 2.5 Target DT -10	001582e0
			Bulk	0	Damage x 0.85 Condition x 0.85	00158313

Other[]

Name	Weapons using this ammunition	Weight	Type	Value	Effects	Base ID
BB's	Abilene Kid LE BB gun BB gun	0.002	Standard	1	Damage x 1	0002935b
Camera film	Codac R9000	0.01	Standard	1	No Damage Quest Photograph	0011a207
Nails Lonesome Road	H&H Tools nail gun Lonesome Road	0.01	Standard	1	Target DT -5	xx009261

Note: camera film is actually classed as a form of gun ammunition.

Ammunition boxes[]

Name	Weight	Value	Box Qty	Base ID
Ammo box, .223¹	5	20	20 rounds	0016664e
Ammo box, .22LR plinking	10	25	100 rounds	00166640
Ammo box, .38 Special²	5	50	50 rounds	0016664f
Ammo box, 5.56mm surplus	5	100	250 rounds	00166651
Ammo box, 5mm surplus	5	100	250 rounds	00166650
Ammo box, electron charge pack, bulk	5	50	100 rounds	00166653
Ammo box, microfusion cell, bulk	5	100	100 rounds	00166655
Ammo box, small energy cell, bulk	5	100	100 rounds	00166654

Note: Weight only applies while playing on Hardcore mode.

¹ Compatible with weapons that use 5.56mm rounds.

² Compatible with weapons that use .357 magnum rounds.

Notable Vendors[]

These are vendors carrying large amounts of certain ammunition types.

.308 round: Daniel Contreras at Camp McCarran and Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
12.7mm round: Daniel Contreras at Camp McCarran and Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
12 gauge shotgun shell: Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
25mm grenade, .50 BMG: Vendortron at Gun Runners, Alexander at 188 Trading Post, and Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
40mm grenade: Cliff Briscoe at Novac, Vendortron at Gun Runners, Lacey at Mojave Outpost, Boomer munitions manager at Nellis Air Force Base, and Quartermaster Bardon at Hoover Dam.
Flamer fuel: Chet at Goodsprings and Johnson Nash at Primm
Great Khan armorer at Great Khan armory has large quantities of all ammunition except missiles and flamer fuel
HE and HV missiles: Vendortron at Gun Runners.

Loading[]

To load different ammunition, go into the Pip-boy, scroll to the "Ammunition" section and select from the list any compatible ammunition type for the currently equipped weapon. Outside of the Pip-boy, use the hot-key to switch ammunition types for the currently equipped weapon.

Bugs[]

PC PlayStation 3 Xbox 360 The pop-up describing ammunition that appears when selecting the "Ammo" tab in the Pip-Boy for the first time states that armor piercing rounds do slightly more damage than standard rounds.
Xbox 360 PC When transferring ammunition to a companion in hardcore mode and you get a message that the transfer will overload them (which is correct), try reducing the amount you're giving them at once. For instance, Boone might not like you lumping 200 microfusion cells on him at once, so try maybe 20 or 50 at a time. You can keep trickling them in at this reduced amount until they're all transferred. You can then proceed to transfer in different ammunition types in the same trade session, but once you exit, you'll have to take some weight off him to bring him under 220WG to 'overload' him with ammunition again. Note: On the character wheel, it will still display his maximum full weight (220/220 WG) though what he's truly carrying could now be far exceeding this.