Shotgun Shells

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Shotgun Shells

General

Category

Ammo

Encumbrance

0.05 (single)
0.9 (box)

Used in

JS-2000 Shotgun
Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun
Double Barrel Shotgun
Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun

Properties

Capacity

24 rounds

Technical

Item ID

Base.ShotgunShell
Base.ShotgunShellsBox

Shotgun shells are a type of ammo for firearms.

Usage

Shotgun shells are used in the JS-2000 Shotgun, Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun, double barrel shotgun and sawed-off double barrel shotgun.

Crafting

24 shells can be merged into a box of shotgun shells, being much lighter than individual shells.

This ammunition can be disassembled to created gunpowder.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
Shotgun Shells ×24	Box of Shotgun Shells ×1	none	none	none	none
Box of Shotgun Shells	Shotgun Shells ×24	none	none	none	none
Gunpowder	One of: .38 Special Round ×1 .44 Magnum Round ×1 .45 Auto Round ×1 9mm Round ×1 5.56mm Round ×1 .308 Round ×1 .223 Round ×1 Shotgun Shells ×1	none	none	none	none

Distribution

The loot distributions can be found in the table(s) below.

Containers
Building/Room	Container	Rolls	Chance
SafehouseLoot	counter	4	1
all	militarycrate	4	1
	militarycrate	4	1
	militarycrate	4	2
	militarycrate	4	2
	militarycrate	4	1
	militarycrate	4	2
armysurplus	displaycase	4	1
druglab	metal_shelves	4	1
gunstore	counter	4	1
	locker	4	1
	locker	4	2
	locker	4	1
	locker	4	2
pawnshop	displaycase	4	1
pawnshopoffice	locker	4	1
policestorage	counter	4	1
	counter	4	2
	locker	4	1
	locker	4	2

Shotgun shells can be found in houses, police stations, medical centers, vehicles and on zombies.

Gallery

• 

  Shotgun shell model

Trivia

• The shotgun shell seen in game is a generic lead shot shell. This round is one of the most common rounds for shotguns, next to slug rounds.

Code

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Shotgun Shells
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item ShotgunShells
	{
	    DisplayCategory = Ammo,
		Count	=	6,
		Weight	=	0.05,
		AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
		Type	=	Normal,
		DisplayName	=	Shotgun Shells,
		Icon	=	ShotgunAmmo,
		MetalValue = 1,
		WorldStaticModel = ShotGunShells,
	}

Box of Shotgun Shells
Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item ShotgunShellsBox
    {
        DisplayCategory = Ammo,
        Weight	=	0.9,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	Box of Shotgun Shells,
        Icon	=	ShotgunAmmoBox,
        MetalValue = 24,
        WorldStaticModel = BoxOfShotGunShells,
        PlaceOneSound = BoxOfShellsPlaceOne,
        PlaceMultipleSound = BoxOfShellsPlaceAll,
    }

See also

• Pipe Bomb