Gun and ammo locations in Project Zomboid

Map data marks the rooms that can roll firearm loot, but a marked room is a chance, not a promise. On the default Apocalypse preset ranged weapons are set to 1.2 while ammunition is 0.6, so expect more guns than rounds to feed them. Both are sandbox settings.

Counts of these places differ by source. One map lists 30 gun stores and 15 police stations; another counts 21 gun stores and 12 police stations in the 42.21 data.

Build 42 also changed what players find. In the first Build 42 releases many players reported gun stores with ammunition but few guns, and bedroom wardrobes with almost none, unlike Build 41. Treat Build 41 loot lists with care. For how the weapons handle, see firearms.

No source gives a zombie head count for any of these sites, so the last column is a relative rating that scales with your population settings.

One Build 42.21 survey put estimated first-visit averages on four sites at default settings: the Rosewood police station at about 37 guns and 9 ammunition boxes, the gun shop on KY-60 north of Echo Creek at about 21 and 75, the Fallas Lake gun store at about 13 and 89, and Jamieton Army Surplus at about 9 and 84 (one source). In short, police lockers give guns and shops give ammunition. General container odds are on the loot tables page.

This table lists only places that at least one source places on the Build 42 map. Coordinates are approximate world tiles you can check on the map. Unmarked rows have two or more sources.

Other single-source mentions: a March Ridge police station, gun store storage in Ekron, a second West Point gun store at about 10212, 6996, and a player report of a gun store in Dixie.

Rosewood prison. The Kentucky State Prison sits at about 7683, 11877. Build 42 guides call it a very large zombie reservoir with armory containers possible, best cleared one wing at a time. The best-known walkthrough of its armory, on an upper floor of the first building left of the entrance, was published in November 2024 and does not name a build, so check the layout yourself.

Louisville checkpoint and outpost. The military stop on the southern approach to Louisville is at about 12510, 4200, with army storage rooms and tents nearby. Its lockers can roll army firearms and ammunition.

Army surplus. Two stores in Louisville, a stall in the Muldraugh Stor-A-Max hall at about 10757, 10350, one beside the Echo Creek gun store, and Jamieton Army Surplus in Doe Valley at about 5465, 9511. The Jamieton store keeps all its guns in a barred cage at the back, and the zombie pocket on it is as dense as the Louisville surplus store (one source).

Build 42 made secure rooms harder to open. Players report that armored doors can no longer be disassembled with a screwdriver, so you need the matching key or a way to break through. Keys are named for their building, such as the Jamieton Army Surplus key, and can turn up on zombies or in nearby buildings.

The glass cage door at Jamieton has 2,000 hit points, four times a normal door (one source). Guides disagree on whether a club hammer or pickaxe can replace the sledgehammer. Sledgehammer sources are covered under tools and torch work under welding.

Houses. Map data lists the small revolver as a bedroom item and the two hunting rifles as possible in living rooms and closets (one source). Gun cases and gun bags are rare and can be empty. Players have found basement gun lockers holding only ammunition.

Hunting stores and lodges. One map counts 12 hunting stores (one source), including the one in the Echo Creek complex. Guides name hunting lodges as a secondary source but give no locations. We could not confirm hunting cabins for Build 42.

Armed zombies. Player reports from early Build 42 describe police zombies carrying a pistol in a holster, zombies with shotguns or rifles on their backs outside the Rosewood station. Many police zombies have empty holsters. No source gives a drop rate. See zombies.

Opinion Treat a gun site as a two-day job: one visit to clear, one to break in and carry.

1. Scout from the road in daylight and park short of the lot, facing out.
2. Pull zombies away in small groups and fight them with melee. See combat and stealth.
3. Clear the lot fully before any loud entry. A sledgehammer or a door alarm calls in more.
4. Check zombies near the building for the named key before you break anything.
5. Take ammunition and magazines first. They are scarcer than guns on default settings.
6. Leave if it is getting dark, you are hurt, or the car is surrounded. Loot does not respawn on default settings, so it will wait.