Handmade SMG
An extremely basic automatic firearm. Low damage and accuracy.
The Handmade SMG is an automatic weapon in Rust. Its default ammo is the Pistol Bullet. It deals 21 damage per shot at 428 shots per minute from its 18-round magazine. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 100 scrap to research.
About the Handmade SMG
A full reload takes 4 seconds, and switching to it takes 1 second. Aiming down the sights narrows its spread from 3.5° to 0.5°, 7 times tighter than firing from the hip. Its 15 compatible attachments include a silencer. Mounted in an Auto Turret, it deals 35% of its normal damage.
There are 3 kinds of ammo for it: Pistol Bullet, Incendiary Pistol Bullet and HV Pistol Ammo. With the remaining ammo type, its damage per second is 59 for the HV Pistol Ammo. The HV Pistol Ammo flies fastest, at 200 m/s, and the Incendiary Pistol Bullet slowest, at 113 m/s.
From full condition it fires 400 shots with the Pistol Bullet before it breaks, which is 22.2 full magazines.
On the tech tree it sits behind 13 other unlocks: Revolver, Pistol Bullet, Flare, Waterpipe Shotgun, Salvaged Cleaver, Mace and 7 more. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
Handmade SMG damage and stats
Loaded with the Pistol Bullet, the Handmade SMG deals 59 damage per second. The Incendiary Pistol Bullet raises it to 66.
How to craft the Handmade SMG
Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 5 × High Quality Metal, 200 × Metal Fragments and 1 × Metal Spring.
5 
200 
1 
How to get the Handmade SMG blueprint
Research it for 100 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 14 Blueprint Fragments in total.
1 Item 
100 Scrap Blueprint 100 
Node 
1 Blueprint Fragment Unlocked 14 How to repair the Handmade SMG
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 2 × High Quality Metal and 41 × Metal Fragments, and you need its blueprint.
×2 ×41 Handmade SMG compared with other automatic weapons
Among the 11 automatic weapons it ranks 11th for damage per second, 11th for damage per shot, 11th for fire rate and 11th for magazine size.
The closest to it in damage per second are the LR-300 Assault Rifle, M16A2, Custom SMG and Thompson.
Pistol Bullet 21 59.3 0.5° 150 ×25–30m 
Incendiary Pistol Bullet 23.5 66.4 0.5° 113 ×25–30m 
HV Pistol Ammo 21 59.3 0.5° 200 ×25–30m Damage & DPS are per-shot with the listed ammo; aim cone is the spread in degrees, velocity in m/s.
Variable Zoom Scope –––––+50 %––– 
Burst Module –+30 %-35 %-35 %–-35 %––– 
Extended Magazine –––––––+25 %– 
Weapon flashlight ––––––––– 
Gas Compression Overdrive +20 %-20 %––+30 %+10 %––+20 % 
Holosight ––-20 %–––––– 
Weapon Lasersight ––-20 %-50 %––-90 %–– 
Muzzle Boost –+10 %+0.15+0.5––––– 
Muzzle Brake -15 %–+0.5+2–-50 %-100 %–– 
Simple Handmade Sight ––––––––– 
Oil Filter Silencer -30 %–––-30 %–––– 
Military Silencer -25 %–––-25 %–––– 
Soda Can Silencer -30 %–––-35 %–––– 
8x Zoom Scope –––––+50 %––– 
Targeting Attachment ––––––––– What the Handmade SMG recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 2 × High Quality Metal and 100 × Metal Fragments for one.
×2 ×100 50% 50% ×3 ×120 60% 
×3 ×150 75% 75% 
×2 ×80 40% Where to find the Handmade SMG
Sunken Chest has the best chance at 1.1%, followed by Scarecrow at 0.49% and Brown Crate at 0.44%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.
