Items that count as firearm

In Project Zomboid Build 42, 21 items carry the base:firearm tag. Recipes and actions that ask for "any firearm" accept any of them, so you can use whichever one you have.

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Items with this tag

Item	Category	Weight
B-F Pistol	Weapon	2
Double Barrel Shotgun	Weapon	4
JS-14 Rifle	Weapon	3.5
JS-2000 Shotgun	Weapon	4
JS-3T Tactical Shotgun	Weapon	4.5
L92 Carbine	Weapon	3.5
L94 Rifle	Weapon	3.5
M16 Assault Rifle	Weapon	4
M1911 Pistol	Weapon	1.5
M1A Rifle	Weapon	4.5
M9 Pistol	Weapon	1.5
MSR700 Rifle	Weapon	4
MSR788 Rifle	Weapon	4
MSR7T Tactical Rifle	Weapon	4.5
Magnum	Weapon	2
Patrol Revolver	Weapon	1.5
SN38 Revolver	Weapon	1.2
Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun	Weapon	3
Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun	Weapon	3
Toy Cap Pistol	Memento	0.5
Trapper Carbine	Weapon	3.2

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Quick answers

Which items count as firearm in Project Zomboid?

21 items: B-F Pistol, Double Barrel Shotgun, JS-14 Rifle, JS-2000 Shotgun, JS-3T Tactical Shotgun, L92 Carbine, L94 Rifle, M16 Assault Rifle, M1911 Pistol, M1A Rifle, M9 Pistol, MSR700 Rifle and more.

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.