Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques" at a glance

Skill Book Books & media
It trains Reloading for levels 9–10 and has 380 pages. It weighs 1.
Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques" is a skill book item in Project Zomboid. It trains Reloading for levels 9–10 and has 380 pages. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.

Skill Book Books & media
It trains Reloading for levels 9–10 and has 380 pages. It weighs 1.
Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.
More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.BookReloading5 | Skill Book |
Reloading V: "The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Reloading Techniques" is on 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Library Military History | University library (shelves) | 1.4% | 4 |
| Army Surplus Literature | Army Surplus Store (shelves) | 0.88% | 4 |
| Gun Store Literature | Gun Store (shelves) | 0.54% | 4 |
| Firearm Weapons | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, cupboard, crate, …); Survivor cache 1 (cupboard); Survivor cache 2 (cupboard); and 1 more place | 0.44% | 2 |
| Firearm Weapons Mid | Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.34% | 3 |
| Firearm Weapons Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, cupboard, crate, …) | 0.30% | 4 |
| Police Lockers | Police locker (locker) | 0.11% | 4 |
| Garage Firearms | Garage storage (locker) | under 0.1% | 4 |
It is on 7 more tables with smaller shares.
On zombies: zombies in these outfits can carry it: Survivalist, Survivalist 02, Survivalist 02 Late, Survivalist 02 Mid, Survivalist 03, Survivalist 03 Late, Survivalist 03 Mid, Survivalist 04 and 7 more.
Inside bags and cases: Military Backpack.
Town by town: loot locations.
Used up as an ingredient in 1 recipe: Pack Set of Books in Box.
It weighs 1 in Build 42.
Base.BookReloading5.
It trains Reloading for levels 9–10.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.