.308 round (Fallout: New Vegas)

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	0
HC weight	0.055
Value	4
Form ID	0006B53C
.308, armor piercing
Weight	0
HC weight	0.055
Value	9
Form ID	0013E442
.308, hollow point
Weight	0
HC weight	0.055
Value	9
Form ID	0013E443
.308, JSP hand load
Weight	0
HC weight	0.055
Value	5
Form ID	00140AA0

 

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

Background

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The .308 caliber rounds were a full-size rifle cartridge, used primarily in hunting rifles in the United States before the Great War. Known brands include "Circle G" and "Grandad's".

Characteristics

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 ammunition

• Automatic rifle
• Battle rifle
  • This Machine
• Hunting rifle
  • Paciencia
• Sniper rifle
  • Christine's COS silencer rifle
  • Gobi Campaign scout rifle

Production

.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)		Reloading bench Repair: 25		.308 round (1)

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

Breakdown

Breaking down a standard .308 round yields:

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

Variants

.308, armor piercing

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 point

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 load

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.

Comparison

Name	DMG	DT	CND	SPRD	Other	Craftable	Empty Casing
.308 round	x 1	x 1	x 1	x 1		Yes	40% Chance
.308, armor piercing	x 0.95	- 15	x 1	x 1		No	40% Chance
.308, hollow point	x 1.75	x 3	x 1	x 1		No	40% Chance
.308, JSP hand load	x 1.3	x 1	x 1.5	x 1		Yes	25% Chance

Notable locations

• 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.

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