.380 ACP Rounds
.380 ACP Rounds are common low-power pistol ammunition in DayZ used by the IJ-70, Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, and RAK-37. They stack up to 35 rounds, weigh 6 g each, spawn in police, town, and village loot, and are best used at close range against infected or unarmored targets.
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.380 ACP Rounds are a type of low-power pistol ammunition in DayZ. They are used by the IJ-70 pistol, Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, and RAK-37 submachine guns. They can be found boxed, loose, or pre-loaded in magazines. A box of .380 ACP contains 35 rounds. Because the round is short-ranged and loses performance quickly over distance, it is best used for close-range fights, infected clearing, and suppressed early-game weapons.
In-game description
“.380 ACP pistol cartridge. Used in select pistols and SMGs.”
Main Uses
- Load into the IJ-70 pistol
- Load into the Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, or RAK-37
- Use for close-range infected clearing
- Use against unarmored targets at short range
- Pair with suppressed weapons where available because the round is subsonic or nearly subsonic depending on the firearm
How to use this item
Use .380 ACP Rounds
Use .380 ACP Rounds with compatible pistols and SMGs for close-range fighting, infected clearing, and early-game defense.
- Find .380 ACP Rounds in police, town, or village loot areas.
- Find a compatible weapon such as the IJ-70, Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, or RAK-37.
- Load the rounds into the weapon or compatible magazine.
- Use the ammo mainly at close range where its low power is less noticeable.
- Avoid relying on .380 ACP at longer distances because its performance drops quickly.
How to get .380 ACP Rounds
- Search police loot locations.
- Search town and village buildings.
- Check houses, police stations, guard buildings, infected loot, and early-game weapon areas.
- Look for boxed ammo, loose rounds, or compatible weapons and magazines that may already contain .380 ACP.
- Loot players carrying an IJ-70, Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, RAK-37, or spare .380 ACP ammunition.
Spawn info
- • .380 ACP Rounds are used by the IJ-70, Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, and RAK-37.
- • They stack up to 35 rounds.
- • They weigh 6 g per round.
- • They can be found boxed, loose, or pre-loaded in magazines.
- • They spawn in police, town, and village loot locations.
- • They are common.
Important notes
- .380 ACP Rounds are low-power pistol ammunition.
- They are used by the IJ-70 pistol and the Bizon, CR-61 Skorpion, and RAK-37 submachine guns.
- They are best at close range and perform poorly at longer distances.
- They deal 35 health damage, 100 blood damage, and 35 shock damage.
- A box of .380 ACP contains 35 rounds.
- The cartridge is subsonic from the IJ-70 and RAK-37.
- It is only barely supersonic from the CR-61 Skorpion and Bizon.
- Before version 0.63, .380 ACP Rounds were named .380 Auto Rounds.
- .380 ACP is also known as .380 Auto, 9x17mm, and 9mm Browning Short.