L96 Rifle
A military grade high powered, long range rifle with great accuracy.
The L96 Rifle is a bolt-action rifle in Rust. Its default ammo is the 5.56 Rifle Ammo. It deals 80 damage per shot at 23 shots per minute from its 5-round magazine. It cannot be crafted, and Bradley Crate drops it most often, at 8.7%.
About the L96 Rifle
A full reload takes 3 seconds, and switching to it takes 1 second. Aimed down the sights it has no spread at all, against 1.8° from the hip. Its 12 compatible attachments include a silencer. Mounted in an Auto Turret, it deals 80% of its normal damage.
There are 4 kinds of ammo for it: 5.56 Rifle Ammo, Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo and HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. With the other ammo types, its damage per second is 32 for the Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo and 30 for the HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo. The HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo flies fastest, at 1,350 m/s, and the Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo and Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo slowest, at 675 m/s.
From full condition it fires 240 shots with the 5.56 Rifle Ammo before it breaks, which is 48 full magazines. With the Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo, which wears the barrel harder, that drops to 80.
In all, 8 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
L96 Rifle damage and stats
Loaded with the 5.56 Rifle Ammo, the L96 Rifle deals 30 damage per second. The Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo raises it to 33.
How to repair the L96 Rifle
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 14 × High Quality Metal, and no blueprint is needed.
×14 
5.56 Rifle Ammo 80 29.9 0° 1125 ×240–200m 
Explosive 5.56 Rifle Ammo 85 31.7 0.5° 675 ×240–200m 
Incendiary 5.56 Rifle Ammo 89.6 33.4 0° 675 ×240–200m 
HV 5.56 Rifle Ammo 80 29.9 0° 1350 ×240–200m Damage & DPS are per-shot with the listed ammo; aim cone is the spread in degrees, velocity in m/s.
Variable Zoom Scope –––––+50 %–– 
Extended Magazine –––––––+25 % 
Weapon flashlight –––––––– 
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 %–– What the L96 Rifle recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 20 × High Quality Metal, 3 × Metal Pipe and 2 × Metal Spring for one.
×20 
×3 
×2 
50% 50% ×24 ×3 ×3 60% 60% 
×30 ×4 ×3 75% 50% 75% 
×16 ×2 ×2 40% 40% Where to find the L96 Rifle
Bradley Crate has the best chance at 8.7%, followed by Locked Crate at 5.9% and Elite Crate at 0.81%.
Stats checked against the Rust game files on 13 November 2026.
