The AP20 slug has the best penetration power, to ensure you make it through the armour.īuckshot is a spread of concentrated pellets that can still provide multiple hits at medium ranges, armour will defeat the pellets easily. Hitting someone with one of these will punch through armour well and destroy any body part you hit.
Slugs are solid lead projectiles that essentially convert your shotgun into a rifle. If you aren’t fielding the TOZ shotgun, then you’re going to be using these 12 gauge shells. These rounds are used by the Vepr AKM and VPO-209 and we feel it’s vitally important to point out the EKO is essential if you’re going to use the VPO-209 thanks to its higher armour pen and muzzle velocity stats – it’s still not quite a sniper. There’s really not much variance in this bullet type, but you’ll want to avoid the Geksa due to its abysmal penetration values. These rounds are much better against armour than the other options in this category, but you’ll need to rank Prapor up to level 4 to buy them.366 TKM
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Another option is the SS193, which has similar statistics but is a subsonic round, meaning that your opponents won’t hear a crack from the round. If you’re looking to defeat armour you’ll want to use the SS190 rounds, which chew through armour, especially with a long bust from the P90. Specifically manufactured for the 5-7 pistol and P90 SMG, this round was built with penetration in mind. If you’re using an SMG with a large capacity and high rate of fire, the Luger CCI rounds can overwhelm opponents with a hail of gunfire, while dealing reasonable damage and taking out mid-level armour through sheer volume. Avoid the PSO GZH rounds unless you’re only going up against flesh bags or are confident in the leg meta. The AP 6.3 will make the 9x19mm viable against medium armour, but is pricey so the PST GZH is a solid alternative if you’re on a budget. Generally, they offer very low armour penetration but deal decent flesh damage per shot. These rounds are used in a lot of pistols and SMGs – PP19, Saiga-9, MP5, and MPX spring to mind – and are definitely worth stocking up on. The LRNPC rounds will dish out higher flesh damage if you prefer that. We recommend taking the TT with GZH rounds as a high penetration backup should you run out of ammo for your primary. This round is pretty much only compatible with the TT pistol and boasts average stats across the board. Get Prapor up to level 3 in order to buy all of these. In general all 9x18mm are useless against armour, but they have decent damage stats. The PMM rounds are great too, but are not compatible with Kedr SMGs. We’re not including weapons that can only take one type of ammo like the TOZ-106, as there’s really no other option. Here we break down the best Tarkov ammo to use for each type so you can head into each raid with confidence. With other factors like armour class, leg meta, and whether your target has a visor or not to consider when taking a gun fight, sometimes it’s just easier to know the best ammo types in Tarkov and get to work.
Those with little experience using real firearms already have plenty of hurdles to overcome in Escape from Tarkov, with most guns boasting over ten different components, so struggling to choose between all the different ammo types being sold across the several vendors is understandable.įor those Tarkov veterans who have run countless successful raids, there’s still room for improvement by learning which ammo does the best damage against thick armour, flesh, and anything in between. With nearly 80 Escape from Tarkov ammo types for players to wrap their heads around, it’s not hard to see how tricky it is for new players to figure out what ammo to buy for each magazine, let alone what ammo is best suited for certain scenarios.