For an overview of .308 munitions in the Fallout series of games, see .308 caliber round.

	Fallout: New Vegas ammunition .308 round
	.308 round weight HC 0.055 value $4 base id 0006b53c .308, armor piercing weight HC 0.055 value $9 base id 0013e442 .308, hollow point weight HC 0.055 value $9 base id 0013e443 .308, JSP hand load weight HC 0.055 value $5 base id 00140aa0
	.308 bullet compared to .22LR bullet.

 

The .308 round is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

BackgroundEdit

The "Grandad's" brand .308 caliber round is a full-size rifle cartridge used primarily in hunting rifles in the United States before the Great War. In the post-War era, it has become a cartridge of choice for high-power conventional weapons and long-range sharpshooters.

CharacteristicsEdit

The .308 round is the same as the Fallout 3 version and is still used by the sniper rifle and now the hunting rifle. However, the world model for the round was changed from a metal ammunition box to a cardboard box of bullets.

Weapons using this ammunitionEdit

• Automatic rifle Dead Money
• Battle rifle fnvgra
  • This Machine
• Hunting rifle
  • Paciencia fnvgra
• Sniper rifle
  • Christine's COS silencer rifle Old World Blues (add-on)
  • Gobi Campaign scout rifle

ProductionEdit

.308 standard and JSP rounds can be crafted at a reloading bench. A single cartridge requires the following:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Case, .308 (1) Lead (17) Powder, rifle (5) Primer, large rifle (1)	range	Reloading bench Repair: 25	level	.308 round (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Case, .308 (1) Lead (19) Powder, rifle (6) Primer, large rifle (1)	range	Reloading bench Repair: 50 Hand Loader	level	.308, JSP (hand load) (1)

BreakdownEdit

Breaking down a standard .308 round yields:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
.308 round (1)	range	Reloading bench Repair: 25	level	Case, .308 (1) Lead (15) Powder, rifle (4) Primer, large rifle (1)

VariantsEdit

.308, armor piercingEdit

Armor-piercing rounds are designed for punching through armor plating, and for this purpose they have a greatly strengthened case with a specially hardened core and shaped nose. Due to the high velocity and penetrative properties of the round, the target's DT is reduced by 15. However, due to the limited expansion of the armor piercing round, damage to the target is reduced by 5%.

.308, hollow pointEdit

Hollow point bullets mushroom and break up on impact, causing massive trauma on fleshy, unarmored targets. However, this also means they break up when they hit things like armor plate, drastically reducing the weapon's penetrating power.

.308, JSP hand loadEdit

Jacketed, soft point ammunition is designed with a semi-jacketed harder metal coating with a soft bullet tip. It offers evenly managed damage and penetrative power. This round will do more damage than armor piercing rounds and hollow point rounds in most situations making it the best all-round .308 ammo. Originally tagged with a 1.5x damage multiplier, as of patch 1.3.0.452 these rounds now only do 1.3x damage and deteriorate the gun 50% faster than normal. They require the Hand Loader perk to craft.

ComparisonEdit

Legend
Ammunition type	- Ammunition type	Spread modifier	- Weapon Spread modifier
Damage modifier	- Weapon Damage modifier	Bonus effect	- Ammo bonus effects
Damage Threshold modifier	- Target Damage Threshold modifier	Craftable	- Ammo is craftable
Condition penalty	- Weapon Condition modifier	Percentage chance of empty casing	- Percentage chance of empty casing, hull or drained cell/pack/tank

Ammunition type	Damage modifier	Damage Threshold modifier	Condition penalty	Spread modifier	Craftable	Percentage chance of empty casing
.308 round, standard	x 1	x 1	x 1	x 1	yes	40% chance
.308 round, armor piercing	x 0.95	- 15	x 1	x 1	no	40% chance
.308 round, JSP (hand load)	x 1.3	x 1	x 1.5	x 1	yes	25% chance
.308 round, hollow point	x 1.75	x 3	x 1	x 1	no	40% chance

Notable locationsEdit

• Up to 2000 rounds and a few hundred AP can be bought from Sgt. Contreras in Camp McCarran every 72 hours. This does not apply anymore if he gets incarcerated.
• After the completion of the Dead Money add-on, the player may receive up to 20 .308 rounds (360 rounds if the player also received a complimentary voucher) from the vending machine in the abandoned Brotherhood of Steel bunker every 72 hours.
• The NCR Rangers that appear at Camp Forlorn Hope carry 150 .308 rounds each.
• The arms merchant sells quite a few .308 rounds at the 188 trading post.
• Special .308 rounds are rare in Mojave Wasteland, they are easier to find in add-on areas.
• HELIOS One - On a shelf behind the front desk