7.62x54mmR Rounds
7.62x54mmR Rounds are common full-power rifle ammunition in DayZ used by the Mosin 91/30, Sawed-off Mosin 91/30, VSD, and VS-89. They stack up to 20 rounds, weigh 9 g each, spawn in farm, hunting, town, and village loot, and deal very high health and shock damage.
Quick answer
7.62x54mmR Rounds are a type of full-power rifle ammunition in DayZ. They are used by the Mosin 91/30, Sawed-off Mosin 91/30, VSD, and VS-89. They can be found individually, packed in boxes, or pre-loaded in magazines. Emptying a box gives 20 usable rounds. The cartridge is powerful, supersonic, and capable of very high health and shock damage, making it one of the strongest rifle rounds for long-range combat and hunting.
In-game description
“7.62x54mmR full power cartridge. Used in select rifles.”
Main Uses
How to use this item
Use 7.62x54mmR Rounds
Use 7.62x54mmR Rounds with compatible full-power rifles when you want high damage, strong hunting performance, and long-range stopping power.
- Find 7.62x54mmR Rounds in farm, hunting, town, or village loot areas.
- Find a compatible weapon such as the Mosin 91/30, VSD, or VS-89.
- Load the rounds directly into compatible weapons or into a matching magazine.
- Use the ammo for hunting, long-range defense, or player combat.
- Carry extra stacks because each stack holds up to 20 rounds.
How to get 7.62x54mmR Rounds
- Search farm loot locations.
- Search hunting loot locations.
- Search town and village buildings.
- Check rural houses, cabins, hunting stands, hunting camps, and civilian weapon loot areas.
- Look for boxed ammo, loose rounds, or compatible weapons and magazines that may already contain 7.62x54mmR.
- Loot players carrying a Mosin 91/30, VSD, VS-89, or spare 7.62x54mmR ammunition.
Spawn info
- • 7.62x54mmR Rounds are used by the Mosin 91/30, Sawed-off Mosin 91/30, VSD, and VS-89.
- • They stack up to 20 rounds.
- • They weigh 9 g per round.
- • They are supersonic.
- • They can be found individually, packed in boxes, or pre-loaded in magazines.
- • They spawn in farm, hunting, town, and village loot locations.
- • They are common.
Important notes
- 7.62x54mmR Rounds are full-power rifle ammunition.
- They are used by the Mosin 91/30, Sawed-off Mosin 91/30, VSD, and VS-89.
- They deal 150 health damage, 100 blood damage, and 150 shock damage.
- They are supersonic and create a loud bullet crack.
- A box of 7.62x54mmR contains 20 rounds.
- The tracer variant is listed separately as 7.62x54mmR Tracer Rounds.
- Before version 0.55, the real-world counterpart of the weapon using 7.62x54mmR was available while the Blaze 95 used .308.
- In version 0.55, the Longhorn joined the Blaze 95 in switching to .308.
- The R in the name refers to the rimmed cartridge design.
- The tracer cartridge has a green tip to identify it as a tracer round.