Bulky Ammo Container is a container item in Project Zomboid. It holds 16 with 50% weight reduction. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
Container Bags & storage
It holds 16 with 50% weight reduction. It weighs 1.
Capacity is how much a container holds. Weight reduction is how much lighter the contents feel while you wear or carry it, so a bag with high weight reduction lets you carry more before you are overloaded.
More: Bags and backpacks.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_308 | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_38 | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_44 | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_45 | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_556 | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_9mm | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_Hunting | Container |
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_ShotgunShells | Container |
9 versions share the name Bulky Ammo Container, usually different colours, sizes or states.
Bulky Ammo Container is on 8 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Army Surplus Ammo Boxes | Army Surplus Store (shelves, military crate) | 14% | 4 |
| Army Storage Ammunition | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate) | 4.7% | 4 |
| Police Storage Ammunition | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 3.8% | 4 |
| Pawn Shop Guns Special | Pawn shop office (locker) | 3.2% | 4 |
| Firearm Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 2.4% | 4 |
| Army Storage Guns | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate, locker) | 1.9% | 4 |
| SWAT Storage Ammunition | Police SWAT room (shelves) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Garage Firearms | Garage storage (locker) | 0.42% | 4 |
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any ammocase.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo, Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_308, Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_38, Base.Bag_ProtectiveCaseBulkyAmmo_44 (variants share the name).
Capacity 16, weight reduction 50%.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.