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Saw Off Shotgun recipe

Saw Off Shotgun is a weaponry crafting recipe in Project Zomboid Build 42. It makes Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun or Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun x1. It needs no skill level.

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Skill, learning and time

  • It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.
  • Skill needed: none.
  • Base crafting time: 200 (game time units in the recipe file).
  • Can be crafted in your hands.
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Quick answers

How do you make Sawed-off JS-2000 Shotgun or Sawed-off Double Barrel Shotgun in Project Zomboid?

Use the Saw Off Shotgun recipe (Weaponry category). You need JS-2000 Shotgun or Double Barrel Shotgun and these tools: any metalsaw or any smallsaw.

What skill does Saw Off Shotgun need?

No skill level is required.

How do I learn the Saw Off Shotgun recipe?

It is known from the start; no book or skill level is needed to see it.

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.