One of the main characteristics in shooters is the ability to choose your loadout to maximize your efficiency mid-battle. The level of customization will vary from game to game, but getting to pick what bullets you will be able to shoot? Now, that is what I call unique. And which games allows you to pick them? Well, it is a friend game of the house: Escape from Tarkov. But, of course, the ability to pick a certain ammo type just brings more questions than answers. Which ammo will be the best? Which will fit me better? And which will deal the most amount of damage? Well, continue reading to find out or Escape from Tarkov Ammo Chart. Select only the best ammo out of the bunch and plan ahead to pick the best available for you.
Escape from Tarkov Ammo Chart The following charts below that represent the total Escape from Tarkov Ammo Chart are pretty much self-explanatory. There is only one point to clear up, and that is the effectiveness against armor classes. From a scale from 0 to 6, it will describe not only how many bullets can the selected armor stop but also what is the probability of penetrating it as well. Just to make things clear, the higher the number, the more prone the armor is to get penetrated and the fewer bullets it will get to resist. Without further ado, take a look at the ammo chart, so you can take a wise decision when selecting your favorite perks in order to get maximun damage.
12×70mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 12/70 5.25mm buckshot 8×37 1 15 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/70 8.5mm Magnum buckshot 8×50 2 26 -15 +115 0% 20% 10% 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/70 6.5mm Express buckshot 9×35 3 26 +15 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/70 7mm buckshot 8×39 3 26 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 12/70 flechette 8×25 31 26 -10 0% 25% 25% 6 6 6 5 5 5 12/70 RIP 265 2 11 +80 +35 100% 40% 25% 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/70 SuperFormance HP slug 220 5 12 +170 -15 39% 30% 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 12/70 Grizzly 40 slug 190 12 48 +80 +20 12% 10% 6 2 0 0 0 0 12/70 Copper Sabot Premier HP slug 206 14 46 +150 +10 38% 35% 25% 6 3 1 0 0 0 12/70 lead slug 167 15 55 +120 20% 10% 15% 6 4 1 0 0 0 12/70 “Poleva-3” slug 140 17 40 +110 -15 20% 6 5 1 0 0 0 12/70 Dual Sabot slug 2×85 17 65 +100 +15 10% 15% 6 5 2 0 0 0 12/70 FTX Custom Lite slug 183 20 50 +135 -25 10% 6 6 2 0 0 0 12/70 “Poleva-6u” slug 150 20 50 +115 -10 15% 5% 6 6 2 0 0 0 12/70 makeshift .50 BMG slug 197 26 57 +90 +25 5% 15% 6 6 5 3 1 0 12/70 AP-20 armor-piercing slug 164 37 65 +80 +50 3% 10% 6 6 6 5 4 3
20×70mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 20/70 5.6mm buckshot 8×26 1 12 -10 +10 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 20/70 “explosive” slug 51 1 72 -7 +25 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 20/70 6.2mm buckshot 8×22 2 13 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 20/70 7.5mm buckshot 8×25 3 14 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 20/70 7.3mm buckshot 9×23 3 13 +15 0% 3 3 3 3 3 3 20/70 Devastator slug 198 5 13 +125 +30 100% 20% 30% 1 0 0 0 0 0 20/70 “Poleva-3” slug 120 14 35 +110 -15 20% 6 2 0 0 0 0 20/70 Star slug 154 16 42 +130 +5 10% 30% 6 5 1 0 0 0 20/70 “Poleva-6u” slug 135 17 40 +110 -10 15% 10% 6 5 1 0 0 0 20/70 “Flechetta Plus” 4×71 45 47 +25 0% 35% 30% 6 6 6 6 5 5 20/70 Elephant killer slug 108 47 70 -5 +30 10% 22% 35% 6 6 6 6 5 4
23×75mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 23x75mm “Zvezda” flashbang round 0 0 0 20% 0 0 0 0 0 0 23x75mm “Shrapnel-25” buckshot 8×78 10 20 +20 +10 0% 6 4 3 3 3 3 23x75mm “Shrapnel-10” buckshot 8×87 11 20 0% 6 4 3 3 3 3 23x75mm “Barrikada” slug 192 39 75 -5 +25 20% 6 6 6 6 4 4
9×18mm Makarov Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 9x18mm PM SP8 gzh 67 1 2 60% 15% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM SP7 gzh 77 2 5 2% 25% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PSV 69 3 5 40% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM P gzh 50 5 16 25% 10% 2 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PSO gzh 54 5 13 +10 35% 10% 2 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PS gs PPO 55 6 16 25% 15% 3 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PRS gs 58 6 16 30% 15% 3 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PPe gzh 61 7 15 35% 15% 4 0 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PPT gzh 59 8 22 -5 -7 17% 15% 5 1 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM Pst gzh 50 12 26 20% 6 1 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM RG028 gzh 65 13 26 2% 6 2 0 0 0 0 9x18mm PM BZhT gzh 53 18 28 17% 15% 10% 6 5 1 0 0 0 9x18mm PMM PstM gzh 58 24 33 +5 17% 6 6 4 0 0 0 9x18mm PM PBM gzh 40 28 30 +4 16% 6 6 5 1 0 0
7.62×25mm Tokarev Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 7.62x25mm TT LRNPC 66 7 27 +10 -10 35% 15% 10% 5 0 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT LRN 64 8 28 +5 -5 35% 15% 10% 5 0 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT FMJ43 60 11 29 25% 6 1 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT AKBS 58 12 32 +15 -15 25% 6 2 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT P gl 58 14 32 25% 6 3 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT PT gzh 55 18 34 -10 17% 6 4 0 0 0 0 7.62x25mm TT Pst gzh 50 25 36 20% 6 6 4 1 0 0
9×19mm Parabellum Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 9x19mm RIP 102 2 11 +20 100% 30% 10% 0 0 0 0 0 0 9x19mm QuakeMaker 85 8 22 +10 +10 10% 15% 22% 6 1 0 0 0 0 9x19mm PSO gzh 59 10 32 25% 6 2 0 0 0 0 9x19mm Luger CCI 70 10 38 25% 20% 20% 6 2 0 0 0 0 9x19mm Green Tracer 58 14 33 -5 -6 15% 6 3 1 0 0 0 9x19mm Pst gzh 54 20 33 15% 6 6 2 0 0 0 9x19mm AP 6.3 52 30 48 5% 6 6 6 4 2 1 9x19mm PBP gzh 52 39 53 +5 +15 5% 6 6 6 5 4 3
.357 Magnum Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 .357 Magnum SP 108 12 15 +27 -29 20% 35% 20% 6 1 0 0 0 0 .357 Magnum HP 99 18 20 +15 +15 60% 40% 30% 6 3 0 0 0 0 .357 Magnum JHP 88 24 28 +15 +8 60% 25% 25% 6 6 2 0 0 0 .357 Magnum FMJ 70 35 43 +12 1% 10% 6 6 6 2 1 0
.45 ACP Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 .45 ACP RIP 130 3 12 -5 100% 30% 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 .45 ACP Hydra-Shok 100 13 30 50% 30% 6 3 0 0 0 0 .45 ACP Lasermatch FMJ 76 19 37 +10 1% 6 5 1 0 0 0 .45 ACP Match FMJ 72 25 36 1% 6 6 3 1 0 0 .45 ACP AP 66 38 48 -5 +7 1% 6 6 6 5 4 2
9×21mm Gyurza Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 9x21mm PE gzh 80 15 63 35% 15% 10% 6 2 0 0 0 0 9x21mm P gzh 65 18 44 30% 15% 10% 6 3 0 0 0 0 9x21mm PS gzh 49 35 46 20% 6 6 6 4 3 2 9x21mm BT gzh 63 39 47 -4 -4 20% 6 6 6 5 4 3
5.7×28mm FN Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 5.7x28mm R37.F 98 8 7 100% 15% 15% 4 0 0 0 0 0 5.7x28mm SS198LF 74 10 15 80% 6 1 0 0 0 0 5.7x28mm R37.X 81 11 14 70% 10% 20% 6 1 0 0 0 0 5.7x28mm SS197SR 62 20 22 50% 6 6 2 0 0 0 5.7x28mm L191 58 33 41 -4 20% 6 6 6 3 2 2 5.7x28mm SB193 54 35 37 +5 -24 20% 6 6 6 4 3 2 5.7x28mm SS190 49 37 43 20% 6 6 6 5 4 3
4.6×30mm HK Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 4.6x30mm Action SX 65 18 39 50% 6 5 2 0 0 0 4.6x30mm Subsonic SX 45 36 46 +10 -22 20% 6 6 6 5 3 2 4.6x30mm FMJ SX 43 40 41 20% 6 6 6 6 4 3 4.6x30mm AP SX 35 53 46 +10 10% 6 6 6 6 6 5
9×39mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 9x39mm SP-5 gs 71 28 60 -5 20% 10% 6 6 5 3 2 1 9x39mm SPP gs 68 40 55 +10 +10 20% 10% 20% 6 6 6 6 4 3 9x39mm SP-6 gs 58 46 60 +10 10% 10% 10% 6 6 6 6 5 4 9x39mm PAB-9 gs 62 48 72 -15 +10 10% 6 6 6 6 6 5 9x39mm BP gs 60 55 68 +10 +22 10% 6 6 6 6 6 5
.366 TKM Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 .366 TKM Geksa 110 14 38 45% 30% 10% 6 3 0 0 0 0 .366 TKM FMJ 98 23 48 +10 25% 20% 25% 6 6 4 1 0 0 .366 TKM EKO 73 30 40 -10 -15 20% 20% 6 6 6 3 1 0 .366 TKM AP-M 90 42 60 -28 +35 1% 10% 6 6 6 6 5 4
5.45×39mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 5.45x39mm SP 68 13 34 +10 -15 45% 10% 10% 6 1 0 0 0 0 5.45x39mm HP 74 12 20 +5 35% 15% 15% 6 1 0 0 0 0 5.45x39mm PRS gs 60 12 28 -5 30% 6 1 0 0 0 0 5.45x39mm US gs 65 15 34 -25 10% 6 3 0 0 0 0 5.45x39mm FMJ 56 21 30 25% 6 6 1 0 0 0 5.45x39mm T gs 57 20 38 -5 -5 16% 6 6 1 0 0 0 5.45x39mm PS gs 48 31 35 40% 6 6 5 2 0 0 5.45x39mm PP gs 44 36 38 17% 6 6 6 4 3 1 5.45x39mm BP gs 45 37 41 16% 6 6 6 4 3 1 5.45x39mm BT gs 42 40 35 -2 +3 16% 6 6 6 6 4 3 5.45x39mm 7N40 52 44 50 +50 -20 2% 20% 15% 6 6 6 6 5 4 5.45x39mm BS gs 40 51 57 -3 +10 17% 6 6 6 6 6 5 5.45x39mm PPBS gs “Igolnik” 37 62 55 +15 2% 6 6 6 6 6 6
5.56×45mm NATO Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 5.56x45mm Warmageddon 88 3 11 +10 +10 90% 20% 20% 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.56x45mm HP 79 8 22 70% 15% 15% 5 0 0 0 0 0 5.56x45mm MK 255 Mod 0 (RRLP) 63 18 32 3% 6 4 1 0 0 0 5.56x45mm MK 318 Mod 0 (SOST) 69 20 35 +10 15% 6 6 2 0 0 0 5.56x45mm M856 59 23 34 -2 -2 33% 6 6 3 1 0 0 5.56x45mm FMJ 54 23 33 +10 -5 50% 6 6 4 1 0 0 5.56x45mm M855 53 30 37 -5 40% 6 6 5 3 2 0 5.56x45mm M856A1 54 37 52 -1 +4 33% 6 6 6 5 4 3 5.56x45mm M855A1 49 44 52 -10 +5 34% 6 6 6 6 5 4 5.56x45mm M995 42 53 58 +8 32% 6 6 6 6 6 5 5.56x45mm SSA AP 38 57 64 -6 +6 20% 6 6 6 6 6 5
.300 Blackout Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 .300 Whisper 90 14 19 +5 -5 35% 20% 6 4 2 1 0 0 .300 Blackout V-Max 72 20 25 +30 -10 25% 22% 6 6 4 3 1 0 .300 Blackout BCP FMJ 60 30 36 30% 6 6 6 3 2 0 .300 Blackout M62 Tracer 54 36 40 +5 20% 6 6 6 5 4 2 .300 Blackout AP 51 48 65 +10 30% 15% 15% 6 6 6 6 5 4
7.62×39mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 7.62x39mm HP 87 15 35 -5 26% 15% 15% 6 4 1 0 0 0 7.62x39mm US gzh 56 29 42 +5 -30 8% 6 6 5 3 1 0 7.62x39mm T-45M1 gzh 64 30 46 -4 -6 12% 6 6 6 3 1 0 7.62x39mm PS gzh 57 35 52 25% 6 6 6 5 3 2 7.62x39mm BP gzh 58 47 63 -3 +5 12% 6 6 6 6 5 4 7.62x39mm MAI AP 46 58 76 -5 +10 5% 10% 10% 6 6 6 6 6 5
7.62×51mm NATO Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 7.62x51mm Ultra Nosler 107 15 20 +10 -5 70% 20% 20% 6 4 0 0 0 0 7.62x51mm BCP FMJ 88 31 33 -3 25% 6 6 6 2 0 0 7.62x51mm TCW SP 67 34 40 -8 -5 20% 6 6 6 5 2 0 7.62x51mm M80 80 41 66 17% 6 6 6 6 5 4 7.62x51mm M62 Tracer 79 44 75 -6 -5 14% 6 6 6 6 5 5 7.62x51mm M61 70 64 83 +3 +10 13% 6 6 6 6 6 6 7.62x51mm M993 67 70 85 +5 +8 13% 6 6 6 6 6 6
7.62×54mmR Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 7.62x54mm R T-46M gzh 82 41 83 -1 -5 18% 6 6 6 6 4 3 7.62x54mm R LPS gzh 81 42 78 18% 6 6 6 6 4 3 7.62x54mm R PS gzh 84 45 84 +10 +8 8% 6 6 6 6 5 5 7.62x54mm R BT gzh 78 55 87 -2 -4 8% 6 6 6 6 6 5 7.62x54mm R SNB gzh 75 62 87 +10 8% 6 6 6 6 6 6 7.62x54mm R BS gs 72 70 88 8% 6 6 6 6 6 6
.338 Lapua Magnum Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 .338 Lapua Magnum TAC-X 196 18 55 +10 +5 50% 80% 50% 6 5 3 1 0 0 .338 Lapua Magnum UCW 142 32 70 -5 60% 50% 40% 6 6 6 5 4 2 .338 Lapua Magnum FMJ 122 47 83 20% 35% 50% 6 6 6 6 5 5 .338 Lapua Magnum AP 115 79 89 +10 13% 20% 55% 6 6 6 6 6 6
12.7×55mm STs-130 Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 12.7x55mm PS12A 165 10 22 -15 -12 70% 35% 30% 6 0 0 0 0 0 12.7x55mm PS12 115 28 60 +10 30% 30% 20% 6 6 5 2 1 0 12.7x55mm PS12B 102 46 57 +15 30% 15% 6 6 6 6 5 4
40×46mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 40x46mm M576 (MP-APERS) grenade 15×160 5 95 0% 5 3 3 3 3 3
Stationary Weapons Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 30x29mm VOG-30 199 1 95 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.7x108mm B-32 182 88 88 17% 6 6 6 6 6 6 12.7x108mm BZT-44M 199 80 95 17% 6 6 6 6 6 6
26×75mm Caliber Name Damage Penetration Power Armor Damage % Accuracy % Recoil Frag. chance Bleed % L. Bleed % H. Effect. against armor class 1 Effect. against armor class 2 Effect. against armor class 3 Effect. against armor class 4 Effect. against armor class 5 Effect. against armor class 6 26x75mm flare cartridge (White) 37 0 60 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 26x75mm flare cartridge (Green) 37 0 60 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 26x75mm flare cartridge (Red) 37 0 60 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 26x75mm flare cartridge (Yellow) 37 0 60 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 26x75mm distress signal flare (poison green) 37 0 60 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0
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It may be a little overwhelming at first, but once you understand what the numbers represent, you will have a clear winner at first sight. Be sure to keep trying out your ammo of choice in order to get the best combinations possible to ensure that your enemies will go down, and stay down for good. I hope you get your perfect combination.
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