Fallout New Vegas

How to Farm Ammo

Fallout New Vegas - How to Farm Ammo

Craft Ammo with materials that you can also get from breaking down unneeded ammo in Fallout New Vegas (FNV). Read on and learn how to farm ammo, the best perks to use in farming ammo, and a guide in getting ammo via console command!

How to Farm Ammo

  1. Craft Ammo
  2. Buy Ammo

Craft Ammo

Ammo Crafting Materials:
.357 Magnum Round Craft: Case, .357 Magnum (1), Lead (16), Powder, Pistol (8), Primer, Small Pistol (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
.44 Magnum Round Craft: Case, .44 Magnum (1), Lead (30), Powder, Pistol (10), Primer, Large Pistol (1)
Requirements: Repair (50) and Reloading Bench
.45-70 Gov't Craft: Case, .45-70 Gov't (1), Lead (30), Powder, Rifle (4), Primer, Large Rifle (1)
Requirements: Repair (65) and Reloading Bench
.50MG Craft: Case, .50 MG (1), Lead (70), Powder, Rifle (22), Primer, .50 MG (1)
Requirements: Repair (75) and Reloading Bench
0.308 Round Craft: Case, .308 (1), Lead (17), Powder, Rifle (5), Primer, Large Rifle (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
10mm Craft: Case, 10mm (1), Lead (17), Powder, Pistol (9), Primer, Large Pistol (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
12 Gauge Craft: Hull, 12 Gauge (1), Lead (40), Powder, Pistol (30), Primer, Shotshell (1)
Requirements: Repair (10) and Reloading Bench
20ga Craft: Hull, 20 Gauge (1), Lead (30), Powder, Pistol (20), Primer, Shotshell (1)
Requirements: Repair (10) and Reloading Bench
5.56mm Craft: Case, 5.56mm (1), Lead (12), Powder, Rifle (4), Primer, Small Rifle (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
5mm Craft: Case, 5mm (1), Lead (13), Powder, Rifle (5), Primer, Small Rifle (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
9mm Craft: Case, 9mm (1), Lead (13), Powder, Pistol (6), Primer, Small Pistol (1)
Requirements: Repair (25) and Reloading Bench
E Cell Conversion: Electron Charge Pack (2)
Requirements: Science (25) and Workbench
Conversion: Microfusion Cell (2)
Requirements: Science (20) and Workbench
Recycling: Drained Small Energy Cell (3)
Requirements: Science (35) and Workbench
EC Pack Conversion: Microfusion Cell (1)
Requirements: Science (40) and Workbench
Conversion: Energy Cell (1)
Requirements: Science (50) and Workbench
Recycling: Drained Electron Charge Pack (3)
Requirements: Science (65) and Workbench
MF Cell Conversion: Electron Charge Pack (3)
Requirements: Science (45) and Workbench
Conversion: Energy Cell (3)
Requirements: Science (30) and Workbench
Recycling: Drained Microfusion Cell (3)
Requirements: Science (50) and Workbench

With enough skill point to the Repair skill, you craft ammo using materials at a reloading bench for most ammo types, and at workbenches for energy weapons ammo.

List of All Crafting Material IDs

Breakdown Unneeded Ammo for Materials

Fallout New Vegas - Break Down Ammo For Materials

Unwanted ammo can be broken down into materials that can then be used to craft other ammo types. Make sure you're certain of not using the ammo type, as it's irreversible unless you can quick load to a previous save state.

Buy Ammo

Fallout New Vegas - Buy Ammo

Merchants sell different types of ammo and different variations of those ammo types in exchange for caps. You can pass the time and recheck their wares to see if the ammo has been restocked so you can buy it again.

Money Farming Guide: How to Get Caps Fast

Best Perks to Farm Ammo

Hand Loader Perk

Console Command to Add Perk Console Command to Remove Perk
player.addperk 0016581B player.removeperk 0016581B

The Hand Loader perk is the best perk for players who specialize in Guns and are enthusiastic about crafting ammo, as this perk increases the chances of recovering Hulls and Cases when firing rounds, which are used in crafting ammo.

It also unlocks a couple of craftable ammo that are slightly better than their standard vartiants.

Hand Loader ID and How to Get

Scrounger Perk

Console Command to Add Perk Console Command to Remove Perk
player.addperk 00031DAA player.removeperk 00031DAA

The Scrounger perk increases the chance of finding more ammo when looting containers. This is a great perk to have since you'll be opening containers left and right anyway, so you might as well get more ammo from them!

Scrounger ID and How to Get

Ammo Console Command

Get Ammo via Console Command

Command player.additem [Ammo ID] [value]
Example player.additem 0007EA27 100

This feature is only available on the PC, so you can't add ammo through console commands on consoles.

Here's how to open the Console Command:

  1. Press the tilde (~) key to open the console
  2. Type in the command and hit enter
  3. Exit the console with the tilde (~) key

Console Commands and Best Cheats

List of All Ammo IDs

Ammo Variant IDs
.22LR ・Standard - 0007EA27
・ Hollow Point - 0013E439
・ Plinking - 00121162
.357 Magnum Round ・Standard - 0008ED02
・ Hollow Point - 0013E43C
・ .38 Special Round - 0015E8EE
.44 Magnum Round ・Standard - 0002937E
・ Hollow Point - 0013E437
・ Special Round - 0015E8ED
.45-70 Gov't ・Standard - 00121133
・ Hollow Point - 0013E43D
.50MG ・Standard - 0008ECFF
・ Armor Piercing - 0013E445
・ Incendiary - 0013E444
0.308 Round ・Standard - 0006B53C
・ Hollow Point - 0013E443
・ Armor Piercing - 0013E442
10mm ・Standard - 00004241
・ Hollow Point - 0013E43B
12 Gauge ・Standard - 0008ECF5
・ Bean Bag - 0013E446
・ Coin Shot - 001582DA
・ Magnum - 00165E79
・ Slug - 0013E447
12.7mm ・Standard - 001429CF
・ Hollow Point - 001613D4
20ga ・Standard - 000E86F2
・ Slug - 0013E448
・ Magnum - 00165E7A
25mm Grenade ・Standard - 00096C40
・ High Explosive - 0013E449
40mm Grenade ・Standard - 0007EA26
・ Incendiary - 00158307
5.56mm ・Standard - 00004240
・ Armor Piercing - 00140A9F
・ Surplus - 0013E440
・ Hollow Point - 0013E441
・ .223 Caliber Round - 00160C41
5mm ・Standard - 0006B53D
・ Armor Piercing - 0013E43F
・ Hollow Point - 001613FF
・ Surplus - 00121150
9mm ・Standard - 0008ED03
・ +P - 00160C40
・ Hollow Point - 0013E43A
Alien Power Cell ・Standard - 00029364
ARCHII Charge ・Standard - 0016AEF9
BB ・Standard - 0002935B
E Cell ・Standard - 00020772
・ Bulk - 00158313
・ Over Charge - 001582DF
・ Max Charge - 001582E0
EC Pack ・Standard - 0006B53E
・ Bulk - 00158311
・ Over Charge - 0015830D
・ Max Charge - 0015830E
Fuel ・Standard - 00029371
・ Homemade - 00166F62
MF Breeder ・Standard - 00121155
MF Cell ・Standard - 00004485
・ Bulk - 00158312
・ Over Charge - 0015830B
・ Max Charge - 0015830C
Mini Nuke ・Standard - 00020799
Missile ・Standard - 00029383
・ High Explosive - 0013E44B
・ High Velocity - 0013E44C

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