Speargun
A speargun which can only be fired underwater. Excellent for hunting Sharks.
The Speargun is a single-shot weapon in Rust. Its default ammo is the Speargun Spear. It deals 50 damage per shot at 60 shots per minute. You craft it at a Level 1 Workbench, and its blueprint costs 20 scrap to research.
About the Speargun
Loading the next shot takes 3.6 seconds, and switching to it takes 1.6 seconds. Aiming down the sights narrows its spread from 2.8° to 1°, 2.8 times tighter than firing from the hip.
The Speargun Spear is the only ammo it takes.
From full condition it fires 400 shots with the Speargun Spear before it breaks. Recycling it returns the Empty Propane Tank only by chance, 50% of the time.
On the tech tree it sits behind 3 other unlocks: Kayak, Paddle and Salvaged Hammer. In all, 23 loot sources drop it; the full list of where it drops gives the chance for each.
Speargun damage and stats
Loaded with the Speargun Spear, the Speargun deals 14 damage per second.
How to craft the Speargun
Crafting one takes 15 seconds at a Level 1 Workbench and costs 75 × Metal Fragments and 1 × Empty Propane Tank.
75 
1 
How to get the Speargun blueprint
Research it for 20 scrap, or unlock it on the Level 1 tech tree for 4 Blueprint Fragments in total.
1 Item 
20 Scrap Blueprint 20 
Node 
1 Blueprint Fragment Unlocked 4 How to repair the Speargun
A full repair at a Repair Bench costs 36 × Metal Fragments, and you need its blueprint.
×36 
Speargun Spear 50 13.9 1° 25 ×1.510–60m Damage & DPS are per-shot with the listed ammo; aim cone is the spread in degrees, velocity in m/s.
What the Speargun recycles into
A green recycler always gives back 37 × Metal Fragments for one.
×37 50% 50% ×45 60% 
×56 25% 75% 
×30 40% Where to find the Speargun
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 12 November 2026.
