.223 Round

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.223 Round

General

Category

Ammo

Encumbrance

0.02

Used in

MSR700 Rifle

Properties

Metal quantity

1

Technical

Item ID

Base.223Bullets

A .223 round is a type of ammo for firearms.

Usage

The .223 round is chambered for the MSR700 rifle.

Crafting

40 rounds can be merged into a box of .223 bullets, being much lighter than individual rounds. This ammunition can be disassembled to created gunpowder.

Product	Ingredients	Tools	Requirements	Workstation	XP
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
.223 Round ×40	Box of .223 Rounds ×1	none	none	none	none
Box of .223 Rounds	.223 Round ×40	none	none	none	none

Location

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

223Bullets distributionShow / Hide

Effective chance calculations are based off of default loot settings and median zombie density. The higher the density of zombies in an area, the higher the effective chance of an item spawning. Chance is also influenced by the lucky and unlucky traits.

Containers

Building/Room	Container	Effective chance
all	Outfit_Hunter	6.41%
all	Outfit_PrivateMilitia	6.41%

.223 rounds can be found in houses, police stations, medical centers, vehicles, and even on zombies.

Trivia

• .223 rounds seen in game are loosely based on the real life .223 Remington round. This round also served as the basis for 5.56mm NATO. While practically considered interchangeable, the .223 Remington and 5.56mm NATO were tested and certified using different analysis and sampling procedures, resulting in the NATO cartridge reporting to having a higher cartridge pressure than the .223 Remington. While .223 Remington chambered rifles are routinely fired with 5.56mm NATO ammunition, and no instance of failure, damage, or injury have ever been determined to be caused by chambering 5.56mm in a .223 rifle, it is generally considered unsafe.

History

Base.223Bullets

Version	Description
38.30	Released on or before this version.

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Code

Code snippet! This section contains source code from Project ZomboidShow / Hide

Source: ProjectZomboid\media\scripts\items_weapons.txt

Retrieved: Build 41.78.16

item 223Bullets
    {
        DisplayCategory = Ammo,
        Count	=	5,
        Weight	=	0.02,
        AlwaysWelcomeGift	=	TRUE,
        Type	=	Normal,
        DisplayName	=	.223 Ammo,
        Icon	=	RifleAmmo223loose,
        MetalValue = 1,
        WorldStaticModel = RifleAmmo,
    }

See also

• .308 Round
• Box of .223 Rounds
• Shotgun Shells