12ga Rifled Slugs
12ga Rifled Slugs are uncommon shotgun shells in DayZ used by shotguns. Each shell fires one heavy projectile, stacks up to 10 shells, weighs 28 g, spawns in hunting, farm, village, town, and police loot, and offers better range and single-shot damage than buckshot.
Quick item summary
Quick answer
12ga Rifled Slugs are a type of shotgun ammunition in DayZ. Unlike 12ga 00 Buckshots, which fire multiple pellets, each rifled slug fires one single projectile that retains more kinetic energy when fired. This gives slugs better range, penetration, and direct damage than buckshot, but they are less forgiving because each shot can only hit one target and requires more precise aim.
In-game description
“12ga shell with one rifled slug. Used in shotguns.”
Main Uses
- Load into compatible shotguns
- Use when you want more range and precision than buckshot
- Use against single targets where direct damage matters
- Use for hunting or player defense at close to medium range
- Carry boxed or loose shells for compatible shotgun weapons
How to use this item
Use 12ga Rifled Slugs
Use 12ga Rifled Slugs with shotguns when you want a single hard-hitting projectile instead of pellet spread.
- Find 12ga Rifled Slugs in hunting, farm, village, town, or police loot areas.
- Find a compatible shotgun.
- Load the slug shells into the shotgun.
- Aim carefully because each slug fires one projectile instead of multiple pellets.
- Use slugs when you need better range and direct damage than buckshot.
How to get 12ga Rifled Slugs
- 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 Rifled Slugs.
- Loot players carrying shotguns or spare shotgun shells.
Spawn info
- • 12ga Rifled Slugs are used in shotguns.
- • Each shell fires one single projectile.
- • 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 Rifled Slugs are shotgun ammunition.
- Each shell fires one projectile instead of multiple pellets.
- They deal 110 health damage, 100 blood damage, and 110 shock damage.
- Slugs offer better range and direct damage than buckshot.
- Slugs are less forgiving than buckshot because they can only hit one target per shot.
- A box of 12ga Rifled Slugs contains 10 shells.
- They were previously removed from the loot economy, later appeared again through gift boxes, and now spawn in the world again.