20 Gauge Round

20 Gauge Round is a type of ammunition in Fallout: New Vegas.

Production

Standard buckshot, magnum buckshot, 3/0 magnum buckshot and slug 20 gauge shotshell can be crafted at a Reloading Bench. A single shell requires the following ingredients:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Lead (30) Powder, Pistol (20) Primer, Shotshell (1)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 10		20 Gauge Round (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Lead (30) Powder, Pistol (28) Primer, Shotshell (1)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 25		20 Gauge, Magnum (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Lead (33) Powder, Pistol (20) Primer, Shotshell (1)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 25		20 Gauge, Slug (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Scrap Metal (1) Tin Can (5)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 45 Perk (Rank): Junk Rounds (1)		20 Gauge Round (1)

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Lead (32) Powder, Pistol (30) Primer, Shotshell (1)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 50 Perk (Rank): Hand Loader (1)		20 Gauge, 3\0 Buck Mag. (1)

Breakdown

Breaking down a standard 20 Gauge Round yields:

Materials:		Requirements:		Produces:
20 Gauge Round (1)		Build/Scrapped at: Reloading Bench Skill Level: Repair: 10		Hull, 20 Gauge (1) Lead (26) Powder, Pistol (18) Primer, Shotshell (1)

Weapons using this ammunition

• Caravan Shotgun
• Sturdy Caravan Shotgun
• Lever-Action Shotgun
• Single Shotgun

Variants

20 Gauge, Magnum

Magnum shells are standard buckshot shells fitted with a higher internal powder load, increasing velocity and stopping power. The downside is that they cause more damage to the firearm used due to the higher overall pressure, requiring more regular maintenance.

20 Gauge, Slug

Slugs contain a large lead projectile promoting better accuracy and kinetic energy over a distance. Slugs enable a shotgun to engage targets at a further distance.

20 Gauge Round (Junk)

A round made from refuge materials, their shoddy quality increases wear on the weapon by 1.5x and deals 25% less damage to targets.

20 Gauge, 3/0 Buck

A sub-type added with the add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal, these loads sacrifice quantity for quality, in other words, there are fewer projectiles overall but they're heavier and pack a bigger punch.

20 Gauge, 3/0 Buck Mag. (Hand Loader)

A sub-type added with the add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal, these magnum shells use the larger 3/0 shot size, but with a greater powder load resulting in higher velocity. The Hand Loader perk is required to craft it.

20 Gauge, Pulse Slug

A sub-type added with the add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal, these slugs cause more damage to power armor and robots, and the target gets an extra kick from an electromagnetic pulse triggered by the impact.

Comparison

Modifiers and Effects
Type	Weapon Damage	Target Damage Threshold	Weapon Condition	Weapon Spread	Bonus Effects	Craftable	Empty Casing %
20 gauge, Standard	x 1.2	x 1	x 1	x 1	7 projectiles		40% chance
20 gauge, Pulse Slug	x 0.7	x 1	x 1	x 0.35	1 projectile +50 robots +25 power armor		40% chance
20 gauge, Slug	x 1	x 1	x 1	x 0.35	1 projectile		40% chance
20 gauge, 3/0 Buck	x 1	x 1	x 1	x 1	4 projectiles		40% chance
20 gauge, Magnum	x 1.3	- 2	x 1.15	x 1	7 projectiles		35% chance
20 gauge, 3/0 Buck Magnum	x 1.3	- 2	x 1.15	x 1	4 projectiles		0% chance

Locations

Cliff Briscoe at the Dino Bite Gift Shop in Novac randomly stocks 20 Gauge, 20 Gauge Slug, and 20 Gauge Pulse Slugs.

Notes

3/0 Buck Rounds only have a x1 damage multiplier yet standard 20 Gauge Rounds have a x1.2 multiplier and Mag. rounds have x1.3, including the 3/0 Mag. rounds (these multipliers were added as part of patch 1.5). As a result, 3/0 Buck actually inflicts less damage than standard rounds while inflicting more damage per projectile as the damage is divided evenly among them.

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