How to get ammo in Stalker 2Here’s how to make sure you never run out of ammo in Stalker 2

Here’s how to make sure you never run out of ammo in Stalker 2

Image credit:GSC Game World

Image credit:GSC Game World

The player in Stalker 2 stands atop a roof in a settlement and looks out towards the sunset while holding their rifle.

Looking for more ammo in Stalker 2?The Zone can be a punishing place, and it’s not just food and vodka that you need a healthy supply of inStalker 2. Ammo can become rather scarce if you’re not careful, which can leave you in a very bad spot when the next group of bandits or mutants come a-knocking.

There are two parts to always making sure you have enough ammo. First is to conserve existing ammo where possible.Use your pistolto conserve primary ammunition, and consider switching your rifles tosingle-shot modeinstead of full-auto mode. But even then, you might still run low on ammo, particularly in the early game. So you’ll need to understand how to easily get more ammo of the right type. Follow the below guide to learnhow to get ammo in Stalker 2.

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How to get ammo in Stalker 2

The easiest ways to get ammo in Stalker 2 are:

Get into the habit of unloading any gun you see, even if you don’t plan to take the gun itself. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World

A close-up of the inventory UI in Stalker 2, with the “Unload” option selected in a drop-down on the player’s gun.

It’s also a good idea if you need aspecific type of ammoto spend time in places where guns that use that ammo are more prevalent. For example, you’ll likely find a lot of 9x19mm ammo in the Lesser Zone, because the Viper-5 - a very common gun in the Lesser Zone - uses that ammo. But you won’t find much 7.62x54mm ammo in the Lesser Zone. For that, you should probably venture into Salvage or Wild Island, where you might find more characters using the SVDM-2 or other rifles which use 7.62 ammo.

Traders like Hamster in Zalissya always have plenty of ammo to sell. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/GSC Game World

The player in Stalker 2 engages in trade with an NPC character for ammunition.

If you’re running desperately low on ammo, then your best bet is toengage in trade with NPCs. You can trade with a great many characters in Stalker 2, not just dedicated tradesmen. To see if a character is amenable to trade, simply interact with them to start a dialogue, and you should see a prompt in the lower-right corner of the screen to hitE(orXon controller) to trade with them, if it’s available.

That brings us to the end of this quick guide on how to get more ammo in Stalker 2. For other handy primers on key mechanics in Stalker 2, check out our guides onhow to fast travel,how to repair weapons, andhow to use bolts.