Also known as M16.
A military rifle. Stats, where to find it and how to use it below. Updated for Build 42.21, November 2026.
5.56x45mm Firearms
A military rifle.
Military areas, police armories.
Town by town: loot locations.
Shares ammo with the JS-14.
How the M16 stacks up against other 5.56x45mm items and similar firearms in our database, sorted by ammo.
| Item | Ammo | Noise radius |
|---|---|---|
| L92 Carbine | .357 Magnum | 120 tiles |
| B-F Pistol | .44 Magnum | 120 tiles |
| L94 Rifle | .30-30 | 160 tiles |
| Double Barrel Shotgun | 12 gauge | 200 tiles |
| JS-2000 Shotgun | 12 gauge | 200 tiles |
| JS-3T Tactical Shotgun | 12 gauge | 200 tiles |
| M16 | 5.56x45mm | 150 tiles |
| JS-14 Rifle | 5.56x45mm | 150 tiles |
The M16 turns up in military areas, police armories. These named places from our town guides fit that description; loot is random, so none is guaranteed.
| Place | Town | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Police station Gun storage next door; basement | Muldraugh | 10648,10408 |
| Police station Armory in the basement | West Point | 11804,6809 |
| Police station Armory and cells in the basement | Riverside | 6085,5242 |
| Police station Gun storage | Rosewood | 8068,11734 |
| Eight gun stores, two army surplus Plus 12330,1330 and 13595,1537 | Louisville | 13554,1266 |
| Gun store | Valley Station | 13261,5443 |
| Cold War bunker All rooms four floors down, beyond generator range | March Ridge | 9921,12624 |
| Three gun stores Plus a hunting store and storage rooms | Fallas Lake | 7252,8278 |
Every town and store type: loot locations and the map.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Assault rifle (full-auto) |
| Ammunition | 5.56x45mm |
| Capacity | 30 (M16 magazine) |
| Added | Before Build 42 |
| Notes | Only full-auto gun; largest magazine; 20% crit; hits up to 2 targets |
Every gun compared: firearms guide.
M16 Assault Rifle 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 Storage Guns | Any building (locker); Army storage (shelves, military crate, locker) | 29% | 4 |
| SWAT Storage Guns | Police SWAT room (locker) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Drug Lab Guns | Drug lab (crate, shelves) | 1.4% | 2 |
| Firearm Weapons | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); and 1 more place | 0.88% | 2 |
| Firearm Weapons Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.68% | 3 |
| Firearm Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.60% | 4 |
| Drug Shack Weapons | Drug lab (cupboard); Drug shack (crate, box) | 0.49% | 4 |
| Pawn Shop Guns Special | Pawn shop office (locker) | 0.32% | 4 |
Inside bags and cases: Gun Case - Military, Gun Case, Duffel Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
Counts as: any hasmetal, any firearm.
5.56x45mm; it holds 30 (M16 magazine).
Military areas, police armories.
A military rifle. Shares ammo with the JS-14.
Item data from the ProjectZom item database, with stats from the Build 42 game data as published by pzfans.com and pindrop.gg. Item art is from Project Zomboid.