Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo in Rust

Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo

Ammunition·Rare·Stacks to 128

Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo is a Rare Ammunition in Rust. Recycling one returns 3 metal fragments, 6 gun powder, 3 sulfur. It crafts at a level 3 workbench from 10 metal fragments and 20 gun powder and 10 sulfur.

This ammo explodes on contact dealing a small amount of fragmentation damage to nearby objects.

3
workbench
60
research scrap
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Recycles into

Per item, at 40% safe-zone / 60% radtown efficiency.

Crafting recipe

Workbench 33sMakes 2
Total raw materials (3)
  • Metal Fragments 5
  • Charcoal 30
  • Sulfur 25

Research & blueprint

60
scrap to research
  • Researchable at a table
  • Blueprint required
  • On the tech tree

Live game data, Rust build 24253458, verified July 2026.

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