Bullets Bandolier
| Bullets Bandolier | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Bag or Container |
| Slot | Ammo Strap |
| Capacity | 1 |
| Weight Reduction | 85% |
| Weight | 1 |
| Run Speed | -2% |
| Can Tear | No |
| Research |
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| Crafting Skill | Tailoring: 5 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets/additem Base.AmmoStrap_Brown_Bullets/additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets_308
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| Crafting XP | 55 XP (Tailoring) |
The Bullets Bandolier is a leather ammunition strap for rifle rounds. It is both a piece of gear and a small container. Its job is to keep loose rounds close at hand for fast reloading.
Its main strength is speed. When it is worn, firearms that are loaded one round at a time reload about 15 percent faster. It takes almost all the weight off the rounds it holds. Its main cost is a very small cut to running speed.
A found bandolier usually comes filled with 5.56mm, .223 or .308 rounds. It comes in a black and a brown look with the same stats. It is found in army surplus stores, gun stores, hunting lodges and police stations, and it can be sewn from leather strips and a buckle. The Tailor is the best occupation for bags and containers. It starts with the most Tailoring skill.
Carrying
The Bullets Bandolier holds a small amount and takes 85 percent of the weight off its contents. Only rounds and shells can go inside. The Shells Bandolier matches it in every figure.
It is worn in its own Ammo Strap slot, so it fits with backpacks, vests and webbing. The faster reload works for firearms fed one round at a time. It gives no speed bonus for shotgun shells or for loading magazines.
While worn, it cuts running speed by 2 percent.
Tailoring
The Research Craft option on the black bandolier teaches three recipes: Forge Buckle, Sew Bandolier and Sew Shells Bandolier. The other looks teach Forge Buckle. The Cut Up Belt recipe breaks a bandolier down into a Buckle and Leather Strips.
The Research Craft option in the inventory menu studies the Bullets Bandolier and teaches the recipes below.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forge Buckle | Buckle | 
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/additem Base.Buckle
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| Sew Bandolier | Bullets Bandolier | 
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/additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets
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| Sew Shells Bandolier | Shells Bandolier | 
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/additem Base.AmmoStrap_Shells
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How to Craft Bullets Bandolier
Each recipe that makes the Bullets Bandolier is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Sew Bandolier
The Sew Bandolier recipe makes the Bullets Bandolier. It needs Tailoring level 5. The recipe has to be learned first.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissors | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Scissors
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| Needle | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Needle
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| Awl | 
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1x | Yes | /additem Base.Awl
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| Leather Strips | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.LeatherStrips
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| Sinew Thread | 
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4x | No | /additem Base.Thread_Sinew
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| Buckle |
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1x | No | /additem Base.Buckle
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Used in Crafting
These recipes accept the Bullets Bandolier by its type rather than by name.
| Recipe | Output | Image | Station | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cut Up Belt | Buckle |
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- | /additem Base.Buckle
|
Variations
The Bullets Bandolier comes in 3 versions with the same stats. Only the look changes.
| Name | Image | Look | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bullets Bandolier |
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Standard | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets
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| Bullets Bandolier | 
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Brown | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Brown_Bullets
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| Bullets Bandolier |
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308 | /additem Base.AmmoStrap_Bullets_308
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Locations
The Bullets Bandolier is a fairly common find in places tied to guns. Display cases in army surplus stores, gun stores and hunting lodges hold one in about two of five containers. Outdoor supply store display cases and pawn shop offices hold one in about one of five. SWAT lockers and gun caches are also good. Police gun storage, police storage, captain's offices and security rooms hold them about one time in ten. Hunting lodge lockers, military lockers and late game survivor safehouses give a smaller chance.
It can also be made with the Sew Bandolier recipe from 4 Leather Strips, 4 heavy thread and a Buckle. Scissors, a sewing needle and an awl are needed and kept. The crafter needs level 5 in Tailoring, and the recipe has to be learned first.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Army surplus | Display case | 38.6% |
| Hunting lodge | Display case | 38.6% |
| Police SWAT room | Locker | 19.8% |
| Police SWAT room | Military locker | 19.8% |
| Captain office | Locker | 10.7% |
| Police gun storage | Locker | 10.7% |
| Police gun storage | Military locker | 10.7% |
| Police storage | Locker | 10.7% |
| Security | Military crate | 10.7% |
| Security | Military locker | 10.7% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gun store | Display case | 38.6% |
| Outdoor supply store | Display case | 23.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Metal shelves | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Other | 22.2% |
| Pawn shop office | Locker | 13% |
| Pawn shop | Display case | 2.4% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Gun cache | Gun box | 16.2% |
| Gun cache | Gun box | 9.7% |
| Gun cache | Bag duffel bag tint | 7.4% |
| Gun cache | Bag duffel bag tint | 7.1% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Cardboard box | 3.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Counter | 3.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Crate | 3.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Metal shelves | 3.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Small box | 3.9% |
| Survivor safehouse (late game) | Dresser | 3.6% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Any building | Military locker | 6.7% |
| Garage storage | Locker | 1.3% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Inside a bag or case | Rifle case1 | 0.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | Rifle case2 | 0.4% |
| Inside a bag or case | Rifle case3 | 0.3% |
| Inside a bag or case | Rifle case4 | 0.3% |
Notes
- The in-game tooltip says it cuts reload time for firearms fed by hand.
- Reloading with rounds is about 15 percent faster while it is worn.
- A found bandolier usually holds rounds already.
- The Ammo Strap slot fits alongside other gear without clashing.
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