Ammunition

In theHunter: Call of the Wild, ammunition is vital to more than just the ability to shoot wildlife. Every animal has a class rating associated with it, which helps determines appropriate ammunition to use, as it is the ammunition that determines whether a shot will be effective, ineffective, or even overkill (see Integrity). This is shown in the ammunition's info as "recommended class." The weapon itself has no bearing on the ability to kill an animal, outside of the ammunition type it uses.

For most weapons, there is at least two types of ammunition available.

For Rifles and Pistols, these are generally divided in two types: ammunition with a high expansion value and ammunition with a high penetration value.
For Shotguns and Bows this isn't really the case. Instead these weapons have even more focus on the animal class. They tend to have more versatility when hunting, as you can easily switch from hunting White-tailed Jackrabbits (Class 1) to hunting Roosevelt Elks (Class 7) by simply changing ammunition instead of switching guns at Outposts, or carrying multiple.

• Expansion can cause high damage and severe bleeding, especially on vital hits. However, this is highly dependent on achieving enough penetration to reach the vitals. Ammo with high a high expansion value is commonly used to ensure a quick kill.

• Penetration determines how deep the shot will go before stopping. Ammo with a high penetration value is typically used when it is specifically needed (e.g. shooting the front of an animal, or even at a quarter from front/rear). Higher penetration ammunition is also useful in situations where you encounter an animal which is of a higher class than your current ammunition/weapon. An example of this is using the Ranger .243 rifle, which uses Class 2-6 ammunition, on a Roosevelt Elk, which is a Class 7 animal. In such a situation, it is better to use high penetration, typically polymer-tipped ammunition, rather than expansion focused ammunition.

Rifle Ammo

Caliber	Type	Class	Range	Penetration	Expansion	Weight	Price
.22LR	Truncated Cone	1	100 m	1	17	0.01	250
	Jacketed Hollow-Point			5	10		200
.22H	Polymer-Tip	1-2	150 m	15	3	0.05	300
	Soft-Point			7	10		200
.22-250	Polymer-Tip	2-4	150 m	25	3	0.01	375
	Soft-Point			12	15		230
.223	Polymer-Tip	2–4	150 m	20	3	0.01	350
	Soft-Point			10	12		220
.243	Polymer-Tip	2–6	150 m	30	4	0.02	530
	Soft-Point			15	17		Free
.270	Polymer-Tip	4–8	150 m	35	5	0.03	700
	Soft-Point			17	24		440
.30-06	Polymer-Tip	4–8	150 m	45	13	0.03	850
	Soft-Point			19	53		590
.30-30	Soft-Point Round Nose	2–6	75 m	35	4	0.02	220
	Hollow-Point			17	17		480
.300 Magnum	Polymer-Tip	7–9	150 m	42	14	0.03	950
	Soft-Point			21	60		720
.303 British	Polymer-Tip	4–8	150 m	40	12	0.04	880
	Soft-Point			20	53		610
.308	Polymer-Tip	4–8	150 m	44	13	0.03	850
	Soft-Point			19	52		690
.338 Mag	Polymer-Tip	7–9	150 m	45	16	0.05	1050
	Soft-Point			22	68		790
.45 Air Rifle Pellet	Round Nose	2–4	50 m	27	6	0.01	300
	Hollow-Point			15	70		200
.45-70	Soft-Point Flat Nose	4–9	75 m	40	6	0.03	390
	Hollow-Point			20	27		660
.470 Nitro Express	Full Metal Jacket	9	75 m	100	23	0.03	2660
	Soft-Point			25	100		2000
.50 Ball	Minié Ball	4–8	200 m	40	30	0.01	450
	Round Ball	3–7	100 m	30	30		300
.50	Polymer-Tip Sabot	4-8	200 m	42	20	0.01	500
	Hollow-Point Sabot			20	60		450
6.5mm	Polymer-Tip	4–8	200 m	40	4	0.03	650
	Soft-Point			20	20		400
7.62x35mm	Polymer-Tip	3–6	150 m	32	7	0.01	530
	Soft-Point			15	21		350
7.62x39mm	Polymer-Tip	2–6	150 m	34	5	0.01	300
	Soft-Point			16	20		200
7.62x54R	Soft-Point	3–7	150 m	15	17	0.01	380
7mm Mag	Polymer-Tip	4–9	150 m	40	12	0.04	880
	Soft-Point			20	53		610
9.3x74R	Polymer-Tip	5–9	150 m	40	12	0.01	880
	Soft-Point			20	53		610

Handgun Ammo

Caliber	Type	Class	Range	Penetration	Expansion	Weight	Price
.357	Flat Nose Hard-Cast	2–6	50 m	50	4	0.01	350
	Jacketed Hollow-Point			12	18		220
.44	Flat Nose Hard-Cast	3–8	50 m	70	16	0.02	530
	Jacketed Hollow-Point			17	70		260
.45 Colt	Full Metal Jacket	2–5	50 m	55	6	0.03	600
	Flat Nose Hard-Cast			17	70	0.02	530
.454	Flat Nose Hard-Cast	4–9	50 m	100	23	0.03	770
	Jacketed Hollow-Point			25	100		440
10mm Auto	Hard Cast Flat Nose	2–6	50 m	50	8	0.01	280
	Jacketed Hollow-Point			12	36		350

Shotgun Ammo

Gauge	Type	Class	Range	Penetration	Expansion	Weight	Price
.410	Birdshot	1	25 m	0	0	0.05	200
10 GA Brass	Birdshot	1-2	25 m	0	0		200
	Buckshot	4–7		5	0		600
	Slug	6–9	50 m	45	22		950
10 GA Plastic	Birdshot	1-2	25 m	0	0		200
	Buckshot	4–7		5	0		600
	Slug	6–9	50 m	45	22		950
12 GA	Birdshot	1	25 m	0	0		180
	Buckshot	2–5		5	0		530
	Slug	4–8	50 m	40	19		880
16 GA	Birdshot	1	25 m	0	0		180
	Buckshot	2–4		5	0		530
	Slug	4–7	50 m	37	16		880
20 GA	Steel Birdshot	1	25 m	0	0		150
	Birdshot
	Buckshot	2–4		4	0		500
	Slug	4–7	50 m	33	16		800

Arrows

Style	Grain	Class	Range	Pen	Exp	Weight	Price
Regular	300 gr. Small Game Point	1-2	20 m	10	0	0.06	530
	420 gr. Broadhead	2-7		50		0.07	700
	600 gr. Broadhead	7-9		90		0.08	880
Bolt	300 gr. Small Game Point	1-2	30 m	10		0.06	600
	420 gr. Broadhead	2-7		50		0.07	770
	600 gr. Broadhead	7-9		90		0.08	950
Traditional	350 Grain Broadhead	1-3	20 m	15		0.07	500
	540 Grain Broadhead	4-7		75		0.08	750
	700 Grain Broadhead	8-9		90		0.09	900