12ga 00 Buckshots
12ga 00 Buckshots are uncommon shotgun shells in DayZ used by shotguns. Each shell fires 8 pellets, stacks up to 10 shells, weighs 28 g, spawns in hunting, farm, village, town, and police loot, and is best used at close range where the pellet spread can hit hard.
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12ga 00 Buckshots are a type of shotgun ammunition in DayZ. Each shell contains 8 smaller lead pellets that spread out after firing, making buckshot very effective at close range. The spread increases the chance of hitting a target and allows multiple pellets to connect at once, but damage and accuracy fall off quickly at longer distances. Buckshot can be found individually, boxed, or pre-loaded in compatible shotguns. Emptying a box gives 10 usable 12ga 00 Buckshot shells.
In-game description
“12ga 00 buck shell with 8 pellets. Used in shotguns.”
Main Uses
- Load into compatible shotguns
- Use at close range where the pellet spread is most effective
- Use for defending buildings, doorways, and tight spaces
- Use against infected or players when you need high close-range stopping power
- Carry boxed or loose shells for compatible shotgun weapons
How to use this item
Use 12ga 00 Buckshots
Use 12ga 00 Buckshots with shotguns for close-range fights where pellet spread and burst damage matter more than precision.
- Find 12ga 00 Buckshots in hunting, farm, village, town, or police loot areas.
- Find a compatible shotgun.
- Load the shells into the shotgun.
- Use buckshot at close range for the best damage and pellet connection.
- Avoid relying on buckshot at long range because the pellet spread and damage falloff make it less reliable.
How to get 12ga 00 Buckshots
- Search hunting loot locations.
- Search farm loot locations.
- Search village and town buildings.
- Check police loot areas.
- Look for boxed shells, loose shells, or shotguns that may already contain 12ga 00 Buckshots.
- Loot players carrying shotguns or spare shotgun shells.
Spawn info
- • 12ga 00 Buckshots are used in shotguns.
- • Each shell fires 8 pellets.
- • They stack up to 10 shells.
- • They weigh 28 g per shell.
- • They can be found individually, packed in boxes, or pre-loaded in compatible shotguns.
- • They spawn in hunting, farm, village, town, and police loot locations.
- • They are uncommon.
Important notes
- 12ga 00 Buckshots are shotgun ammunition.
- Each shell fires 8 pellets.
- They deal 35 health damage per pellet.
- They deal 100 blood damage and 35 shock damage.
- Buckshot is strongest at close range.
- The pellet spread increases your chance to hit, but makes the ammo unreliable at longer distances.
- Buckshot can damage armor it hits.
- A box of 12ga 00 Buckshots contains 10 shells.
- The box design appears to parody the real-world ammunition brand Hornady.