7 Days to Die: How to Craft Ammo

Learn how to craft all types of ammo in 7 Days to Die, including the crafting requirements and steps to unlock and craft ammo.

Surviving 7 Days to Die’s Blood Moon without guns is impossible. With flying birds and radiated projectile zombies attacking your base, crafting plenty of ammunition is crucial to defending your fortress and surviving the relentless waves of hordes.

Aside from looting crates, purchasing ammo from Traders is one way to obtain ammo. Still, in the late stages of the game, especially around Day 50, you’ll need those Duke’s Casino Tokens (in-game currency) for magazines and medicine. It’s more sustaining, efficient, and cheaper to craft ammo.

How to Craft Ammo

You can only craft ammo using the Workbench in 7 Days to Die. Interact with the Workbench (Default: E), then select the Ammo/Weapons tab or type ‘Ammo’ in the search bar. Select the Ammo you want to craft, then click ‘Craft’ or Press W on your keyboard. Make sure you have the required crafting materials in your inventory.

How to Unlock Special Craft Ammo

Standards bullets are ready to craft in 7 Days to Die, given you have the needed crafting materials. However, for Exposive, Flaming, AP (Armor Piercing), and HiPower (High Damage) Ammunitions, you must read specific magazines to unlock the special ammo types.

Here’s the list of magazines for each special ammo:

Ammo Type	Magazine Requirement
AP .44 Magnum	Magnum Enforcer Vol 5
HiPower .44 Magnum	Magnum Enforcer Vol 6
Bulk Craft All Types of .44 Magnum (100 Ammo)	Complete Magnum Enforcer Magazine
HiPower 9mm	Pistol Pete Vol 5
AP 9mm	Pistol Pete Vol 6
Bulk Craft All Types of 9mm	Complete Pistol Pete Magazine
Shotgun Breaching Slug	Shotgun Messiah Vol 2
Shotgun AP Slug	Shotgun Messiah Vol 4
Bulk Craft All Types of Shotgun Slug	Complete Shotgun Messiah Magazine
AP 7.62mm	Sniper Vol 6
HiPower 7.62mm	Sniper Vol 7
Bulk Craft All Types of 7.62mm	Complete Sniper Magazine
AP Robotic Turrent	Tech Junkie Vol 3
Robotic Turret Shells	Tech Junkie Vol 4
Bulk Craft All Types of Robotic Turret Ammo	Complete Tech Junkie Magazine
Exploding Arrow and Crossbow Bolt	Ranger’s Guide Vol 2
Steel Arrow	Ranger’s Guide Vol 4
Flaming Arrow and Flaming Crossbow Bolt	Ranger’s Guide Vol 5
Bulk Craft All Types of Arrows and Bolts	Complete Ranger’s Guide Magazine
Rocket Frag	x45 Explosive Magazines
Rocket HE	x45 Explosive Magazines

How to Get Ammo Crafting Materials

You only need three components to craft ammo in 7 Days to Die: Bullet Tip, Gunpower, and Bullet Casing, which can be looted from crates, purchased from traders, or crafted yourself. However, you’ll need other components for arrows, shotgun shells, turret ammo, and rocket frag.

List of ammo materials that can be crafted:

Component	Crafting Station	Resource Cost
Bullet Tips	Forge	x2 Lead, x1 Clay
Gunpowder	Chemistry Station	x1 Coal, x1 Nitrate Powder
Gunpowder	Inventory Crafting	x2 Coal, x2 Nitrate Powder
Bullet Casing	Forge	x6 Brass, x1 Clay
Steel Arrowhead	Forge	x7 Iron, x1 Clay
Buckshot	Forge	x3 Lead, x1 Clay
Duct Tape	Workbench	x1 Glue, x7 Cloth Fragment
Paper	Chemistry Station	x10 Wood, x1 Glue, x1 Water
Rocket Casing	Forge	x62 Iron, x37 Clay
Rocket Tip	Forge	x62 Lead, x37 Clay
Gas Can	Chemistry Station	x1 Oil Shale
Forged Steel	Forge	x31 Iron, x15 Clay
Cloth Fragment	Workbench	x1 Cotton

Materials not in the table above can only be looted from the overworld or mined from the ore vine. Fortunately, mined materials are easily spotted on the map based on color.

List of ammo materials that can be mined:

Coal – Black
Iron – Brown
Stone – Grey
Nitrate – White
Lead – Blue
Clay – Any soil ground

Brass and Scrap Polymers can only be obtained by looting containers or purchasing from traders. Meanwhile, Animal Fat can be obtained by hunting animals or looting fridges.

Conclusion

Crafting ammo in 7 Days to Die is more sustainable than buying it from Traders. Instead of spending your Duke’s Casino Tokens on ammunition, save them for essential items like Mods, Magazines, Crafting Parts, Medicine, Antibiotics, and better gear.