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EquipmentRepair Kit

Gun Cleaning Kit

A Gun Cleaning Kit is a rare repair item in DayZ used to repair firearms and many firearm accessories, including suppressors and magazines. Each kit has four uses before it is spent and removed from your inventory.

Quick item summary

TypeRepair Kit
Main useRepair firearms and weapon accessories
RepairsFirearms, suppressors, magazines, and many gun accessories
Does not repairFirearm furniture like buttstocks and handguards
Repair withIrreparable

Quick answer

The Gun Cleaning Kit is a firearm maintenance item used to keep weapons and many weapon attachments in usable condition. It is one of the most important repair items for players who rely on firearms for PvP, hunting, or long-term survival.

In-game description

“A wooden box containing a complete and universal gun-care system. Used in firearm maintenance.”

Main Uses

  • Repair firearms
  • Repair suppressors
  • Repair magazines
  • Maintain weapons during long survival runs
  • Restore compatible weapons before they become ruined
  • Support PvP, hunting, and base-defense loadouts

How to use this item

Repair a firearm

Use the Gun Cleaning Kit on a compatible damaged firearm to restore its condition.

  1. Place the damaged firearm in your hands or inventory.
  2. Combine it with the Gun Cleaning Kit.
  3. Hold the repair action until it finishes.
  4. Check the weapon's condition after the repair.
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Repair weapon accessories

The Gun Cleaning Kit can also repair many firearm accessories, including suppressors and magazines.

  1. Inspect the damaged weapon accessory.
  2. Combine it with the Gun Cleaning Kit.
  3. Complete the repair action.
  4. Save remaining uses for important weapons or attachments.
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Maintain your main weapon

A Gun Cleaning Kit is best saved for weapons or attachments you plan to keep using long term.

  1. Check your weapon condition after combat or long travel.
  2. Repair before the weapon gets too damaged.
  3. Avoid wasting kit uses on low-value weapons unless necessary.
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How to get Gun Cleaning Kit

  • Search police, work, hunting, and military loot areas.
  • Check police stations, hunting cabins, military areas, workshops, and utility buildings.
  • Look around weapon-heavy loot routes where firearm maintenance items can spawn.
  • Take one from abandoned bases, stashes, or other players when safe.

Spawn info

PoliceWorkHuntingMilitaryRare
  • • Gun Cleaning Kits spawn in police, work, hunting, and military loot areas.
  • • They are listed as rare on the wiki.
  • • They are valuable because firearms and attachments degrade with use.

Important notes

  • A Gun Cleaning Kit repairs firearms and many firearm accessories.
  • It can repair suppressors and magazines.
  • It cannot repair firearm furniture such as buttstocks or handguards.
  • The Plastic Bottle Suppressor is an exception and is irreparable.
  • Each Gun Cleaning Kit has four uses.
  • After four uses, the kit is spent and removed from your inventory.
  • The condition of the kit itself does not affect its functionality.
  • It takes 6 inventory slots and weighs 780 g.
  • It is waterproof with 0 absorbency.
  • It is listed as rare and can spawn in police, work, hunting, and military locations.