Best Guns in Project Zomboid (B42) & Where to Find Them
No gun wins every column. Double Barrel Shotgun hits hardest (1.85 average damage, 9 pellets), M1A Rifle and 2 more shoot farthest (40) and the M16 Assault Rifle holds the most rounds (30).
- Hardest hit1.85Double Barrel Shotgun
- Longest range40M1A Rifle and 2 more
- Quietest60SN38 Revolver
- Biggest magazine30M16 Assault Rifle
Every number is read from the Build 42.21 firearm scripts behind the weapons database, and the rooms from the same loot tables the item finder uses.
All 20 firearms
Sort by any column. The last column names where the files place the gun and links to the item finder on the map.
20 guns
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Double Barrel Shotgun12g Round | 1.85 × 9 | 15 | 65% | 2 | 200 | 25 | gun store, army surplus, outdoor supply38 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 2 |  JS-2000 Shotgun12g Round | 1.85 × 9 | 12 | 65% | 5 | 200 | 25 | security, gun store, police gun storage107 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 3 |  JS-3T Tactical Shotgun12g Round | 1.85 × 9 | 12 | 65% | 7 | 200 | 25 | police swat, security, gun store111 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 4 |  Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun12g Round | 1.65 × 9 | 10 | 70% | 5 | 200 | 25 | bar, bar storage, bar kitchen119 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 5 |  M1A Rifle7.62x51mm Round | 1.6 | 40 | 50% | 20 | 170 | 25 | pawn shop office, gun store, hunting43 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 6 |  MSR788 Rifle7.62x51mm Round | 1.6 | 40 | 50% | 4 | 170 | 25 | garage ranger, prison storage, living room7,686 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 7 |  L94 Rifle.30-30 Round | 1.6 | 30 | 50% | 6 | 160 | 25 | gun store, hunting, army surplus49 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 8 |  MSR7T Tactical Rifle7.62x51mm Round | 1.6 | 40 | 50% | 4 | 170 | 25 | army storage, police swat, survivor cache30 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 9 |  Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun12g Round | 1.5 × 9 | 8 | 70% | 2 | 200 | 25 | bar, bar storage, bar kitchen119 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 10 |  M16 Assault Rifle5.56x45mm Round | 1.3 | 30 | 50% | 30 | 150 | 25 | army storage, police swat, drug lab32 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 11 |  B-F Pistol.44 Magnum Round | 1.3 | 17 | 50% | 8 | 120 | 30 | drug shack, drug lab, pawn shop office12 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 12 |  Magnum.44 Magnum Round | 1.3 | 18 | 50% | 6 | 120 | 30 | Judge Matt's set, garage ranger, security79 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 13 |  MSR700 Rifle5.56x45mm Round | 1.3 | 30 | 50% | 5 | 150 | 25 | garage ranger, living room, closet9,288 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 14 |  JS-14 Rifle5.56x45mm Round | 1.3 | 30 | 45% | 20 | 150 | 25 | prison storage, survivor cache, gun store40 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 15 |  L92 Carbine.357 Magnum Round | 1.3 | 24 | 50% | 10 | 120 | 25 | gun store, hunting, army surplus49 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 16 |  Trapper Carbine.45 ACP Round | 1.2 | 20 | 50% | 7 | 70 | 25 | gun store, hunting, army surplus46 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 17 |  Patrol Revolver.357 Magnum Round | 1.175 | 12 | 50% | 6 | 100 | 30 | garage ranger, security, gun store101 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 18 |  M1911 Pistol.45 ACP Round | 1.05 | 12 | 50% | 7 | 70 | 30 | gun store, outdoor supply, garage storage1,224 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 19 |  M9 Pistol9x19mm Round | 0.8 | 15 | 50% | 15 | 100 | 30 | security, army storage, police gun storage100 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
| 20 |  SN38 Revolver.38 Special Round | 0.65 | 8 | 50% | 5 | 60 | 30 | bedroom, security, drug lab4,782 rooms on the map in its top rooms |
Where the guns are
114 map places that can hold firearms, drawn from the map's own layers: 30 gun stores, 40 gun lockers & armories, 12 hunting stores, 6 army surplus, 10 military sites, 16 police stations. The map also has 55 gun shelf racks as a separate layer.
Tap a dot to see which place it is. Open a layer on the full map: Gun stores, Gun lockers & armories, Hunting stores, Army surplus, Military sites, Police stations
FAQ
What is the best gun in Project Zomboid?
It depends on the job: the Double Barrel Shotgun for damage, M1A Rifle and 2 more for range, SN38 Revolver for quiet and the M16 Assault Rifle for magazine size.
Which gun is quietest?
SN38 Revolver, with a sound radius of 60.
Where do you find guns?
The loot tables place them in rooms such as garage ranger, living room, closet (for the MSR700 Rifle); the map above shows the gun shops, lockers, hunting stores, surplus stores, military sites and police stations.
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